ff_acs_ethnicity: Filter for race / ethnicity rows in ACS data

In forsythfuture/FFtools: Consolidates common functions and commands used by Forsyth Futures

Filter for race / ethnicity rows in ACS data

Description

This function filters for the following ethnicities in ACS data: White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino; Black or African American Alone; Hispanic or Latino

Usage

ff_acs_ethnicity(df, ethnicity_column)

Arguments

df	Dataframe of ACS data
ethnicity_column	Column name that contains race / ethnicity phrase

Details

It also cleans the race / ethnicity name to match FF standards.

Value

The dataframe inputted into the function, but only the rows with race / ethnicity information for White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino; Black or African American Alone; and Hispanic or Latino remain

Examples

ff_acs_ethnicity(df, description)

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