decode_race_parsed: Convert Race Codes to Multiple Labels

In jamisoncrawford/panthr: Streamlining Preprocessing Tasks with GSU Data

Description

decode_race_parsed formats the RACE_CODES field by evaluating a scalar or vector of values with race codes and missing values and converting them to all full race labels, separated by commas. Missing values are converted to Not Reported.

Usage

decode_race_parsed(code)

Arguments

code	A scalar or vector of length n and class character containing race codes, e.g. W, B, Z, I, P, or any permutation containing more than one code.

Details

Output may be made categorical using function factor or as.factor. This function also allows for easily tallying counts using, e.g., function table.

Values containing race codes other than W, B, Z, I, or P are coerced to NA rather than converted to Not Reported. In these instances, a warning message is thrown.

Value

A scalar or vector of values of length n and class character converted into full-length labels and separated by commas. NULL values are converted into the character string: Not Reported.

Author(s)

Jamison R. Crawford, Institutional Research Associate, Georgia State University

See Also

grepl, table, paste, gsub

jamisoncrawford/panthr documentation built on March 9, 2020, 6:18 p.m.