get_spss_label: Get SPSS label

In pewresearch/pewmethods: Pew Research Center Methods Miscellaneous Functions

Description

Returns variable labels from an SPSS dataset read in with either the foreign or haven packages.

Usage

get_spss_label(df, var, null_label = "No label found", unlist = TRUE)

Arguments

df	An SPSS dataset originally read into R via either foreign or haven.
var	character vector containing the names of variables whose labels should be returned.
null_label	character value to return if there is no label for a variable. Defaults to "No label found".
unlist	Should the output be converted from a list to a vector? Defaults to TRUE. Set to FALSE to return a list instead.

Value

The SPSS label/s, as a vector or a list.

Examples

get_spss_label(dec13_excerpt, "q1")
get_spss_label(dec13_excerpt, c("q1", "party"))
get_spss_label(dec13_excerpt, c("q1", "sdfklsdf", "party"), null_label = "here be dragons")
get_spss_label(dec13_excerpt, c("q1", "sdfklsdf", "party"), unlist = FALSE)

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