datadictionary: Data dictionary

Description Usage Format Source

Description

A dataset containing metadata for column variables in the dwelling, household, family, and individual datasets.

Usage

1

Format

A data table with columns:

geography

Geographic level. One of MB (meshblock), AU (area unit), Ward, TA (Territorial Authority), or RC (Regional Council).

name

Column name.

type

The dataset in which the column is located.

subtype

A grouping for a collection of related columns.

variable

Description of column.

outcome

Specific column value. For example, if the variable is number of rooms in a dwelling, then one possible outcome is the count of dwellings with 1 room.

notes

Footnotes carried over from the original source.

Other variables are documented in datadictionary.

Source

http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/data-tables/meshblock-dataset.aspx


cmhh/NZCensus documentation built on May 13, 2019, 8:44 p.m.