get_statcan_geographic_attributes: Read the Geographic Attributes File

In cancensus: Access, Retrieve, and Work with Canadian Census Data and Geography

Read the Geographic Attributes File

Description

Reads the Geographies Attributes File for the given census year. The table contains the information on how all the geographic levels are related for each area, and population, dwelling and household counts. Data gets cached after first download if the cancensus cache path has been set. A reference guide is available at https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/92-151-G2021001

Usage

get_statcan_geographic_attributes(census_year = "2021", refresh = FALSE)

Arguments

census_year	census year to get the data for, right now only 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 are supported
refresh	(logical) refresh the cache if true

Value

tibble with the relationship data

Examples

# list add the cached census data
## Not run: 
get_statcan_geographic_attributes("2021")

## End(Not run)

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