R/wfs.R

In grodri/wfs: Extracting and Reshaping World Fertility Survey Data using R

#' wfs: Extracting and Reshaping World Fertility Survey Data in R
#'
#' This package facilitates the use of World Fertility Survey (WFS) datasets
#' made available through the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data archive.
#'
#' @section Details:
#' It includes functions to
#' \itemize{
#' \item{view the list of datasets available and the documentation,}
#' \item{extract data directly from the data archive or local files,}
#' \item{reshape the union and birth histories from wide to long
#' format and back, and}
#' \item{make local copies of the data and dictionary files.}
#' }
#' To learn more about wfs, start with the vignette (to come)
#'
#' @docType package
#' @name wfs
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