read_ktdb_files: Read old-age mortality data from files downloaded from K-T...

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Read old-age mortality data from files downloaded from K-T database

Description

read_ktdb_files reads old-age mortality data from files downloaded from K-T database (https://www.demogr.mpg.de/cgi-bin/databases/ktdb/datamap.plx) and constructs a vital object suitable for use in other functions. If two files are provided, the function will treat them as data for each gender, returning a combined dataset. If only one file is provided, the function will assume that it represents data for a single gender.

Usage

read_ktdb_files(male = NULL, female = NULL, triangle = 1)

Arguments

male	File containing male mortality downloaded from the K-T database.
female	File containing female mortality downloaded from the K-T database.
triangle	Lexis triangle number, 1 (default) is lower triangle, 2 is upper triangle.

Value

read_ktdb_files returns a vital object combining the downloaded data.

Author(s)

Sixian Tang

Examples

## Not run: 
# File downloaded from the K-T database
australia_male <- read_ktdb_files("maustl.txt")

## End(Not run)

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