set_spss_label: Set SPSS label

In pewresearch/pewmethods: Pew Research Center Methods Miscellaneous Functions

Description

Writes a label to an SPSS dataset read into R with either the foreign or haven packages.

Usage

set_spss_label(df, var, label_text)

Arguments

df	An SPSS dataset read into R via either foreign or haven.
var	character vector containing the names of variables to be labeled.
label_text	character vector containing the label or labels to be assigned.

Value

A copy of df with variable labels updated.

Examples

dec13_excerpt <- set_spss_label(dec13_excerpt, "q1", "Obama approval")
dec13_excerpt <- set_spss_label(dec13_excerpt,
                               c("q1", "q45"),
                               c("Obama approval", "Obamacare approval"))

# Let's create a fake new variable for illustration
dec13_excerpt$newvar <- 1
dec13_excerpt <- set_spss_label(dec13_excerpt, "newvar", "New variable")

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