census_api_url: Create an API call to send to api.census.gov

In higherX4Racine/hiRx: Helpful Tools for Higher Expectations' Data Work

Create an API call to send to api.census.gov

Description

Create an API call to send to api.census.gov

Usage

census_api_url(
  variables,
  for_geo,
  for_items,
  survey_type,
  survey_or_table_code,
  year,
  ...
)

Arguments

variables	a vector of variables
for_geo	a single geographic level, like "tract" or "block"
for_items	the specific geographies, or "*"
survey_type	e.g. "acs" or "dec"
survey_or_table_code	e.g. "acs5" or "pl"
year	the year of the survey
...	<['dynamic dots'][rlang::dyn-dots]> other items to pass to the query

Value

one URL, as a string

Examples

census_api_url(paste0("B25003_00", 1:3, "E"),
              "tract",
              "*",
              "acs",
              "acs5",
              2020L,
              state = 55L,
              county = 101L)

census_api_url(paste0("P1_00", c(1, 3, 4), "N"),
              "tract",
              "*",
              "dec",
              "pl",
              2020L,
              state = 55L,
              county = 101L)

higherX4Racine/hiRx documentation built on Nov. 18, 2024, 10:20 a.m.