neighborhood_table: Make ACS table for list of neighborhoods

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples

Description

Makes an ACS table for a list of neighborhoods

Usage

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neighborhood_table(neighborhood_list, table.number, year = 2015, state = 9,
  county = 9, blocks = F)

Arguments

neighborhood_list

A nested list of lists of tracts (and, optionally, block groups). Each outer list item should be given the name of its neighborhood, and each inner list item must have a FIPS code for a tract, with the name "tract"; see details for setup

table.number

String corresponding to an ACS table number; this is case-sensitive

year

Endyear of ACS estimates as a four-digit integer

state

Either a number corresponding to the state's FIPS code, or a string with the state's two-letter abbreviation or full name

county

Either a number corresponding to the county's FIPS code (safer), or a string with the county's name. Defaults to 09, FIPS code for New Haven County, Connecticut

blocks

Logical. If TRUE, expects to find named entries of block groups. Defaults to FALSE, meaning list items only contain tract codes

Details

make_neighborhood requires a nested list of lists structure. For neighborhoods that specify block groups, this should take the form:

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dixwell <- list(
  list( tract = 141600, block.group = 1:4 )
)

For neighborhoods with only tracts specified:

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dixwell <- list(
  list( tract = 141600 )
)

Lists are nested to allow for neighborhoods spanning multiple tracts that may need to be paired with their block groups. Example:

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downtown <- list(
  list(tract = 140100, block.group = 1),
  list(tract = 361401, block.group = 1:3),
  list(tract = 361402, block.group = 1:2)
)

Value

Returns an acs-class object, as is standard from the acs package.

Examples

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beaver_hills_bg <- list(
  list(tract = 141400, block.group = 1:4),
  list(tract = 141300, block.group = 2)
)
beaver_hills_pop <- neighborhood_table(beaver_hills_bg, "B01003", blocks = T)

CT-Data-Haven/acsprofiles documentation built on June 13, 2019, 8:20 a.m.