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dhsdata

Introduction

dhsdata is a simple data package to create a single data file with specific variables from numerous DHS surveys. It only takes 3 steps outlined below.

1. Select variables
2. Get the filenames of all surverys get_file_paths
3. Make a single data file with select variabels read_select_rbind

1. Select variables

Create a vector with all variable names you wish to import (NOTE: in uppercase). You can find these variable codes in DHS recode manuals.

B <- '01'
M <- '1'
cnames0<-c("V000", "V001","V002","V004", #"V007", #"V008", "V010",
           "V012", "V106", "V113",
           "V161", "V190", "V437", "V438", "V481", "HW1$1")
# THESE VARIABLES HOLD 20 MOST RECENT BIRTHS
cnames1 <- paste0(c("BORD$","B0$","B4$", "B5$"), B) #"B3$"
# THESE VARIABLES HOLD 6 MOST RECENT BIRTHS
cnames2 <- paste0(c("M19$", "M19A$") ,M)
cnames <- c(cnames0,cnames1,cnames2)

Make a lowercase version and concatenate with the original uppercase vector. DHS is not consistent with cases so this ensures we get the variable regardless of how it is in the survey. They will all be set to lower after they are read in with my function.

cnames_l <- cnames %>% tolower()
cnames <- c(cnames, cnames_l)

2. Get the filenames of all surverys

Write the full path to the folder that holds are your DHS surveys. You’ll need to change my path here. You can find these files on box in this private folder https://umass.app.box.com/folder/56680977451

path <- "D:/storage/fail_safe/tempdhs" 
filepaths <- get_file_paths(path, filetype=".csv") #gets path too microdata survey files

3. Make a single data file with select variabels

The resulting file is automatically saved to the folder named “output” which can be found inside your dhsdata folder.

read_select_rbind(filepaths, cnames)

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