wru (version 3.0.3)

format_legacy_data: Legacy data formatting function.

Description

format_legacy_data formats legacy data from the U.S. census to allow for Bayesian name geocoding.

Usage

format_legacy_data(legacyFilePath, state, outFile = NULL)

Arguments

legacyFilePath

A character vector giving the location of a legacy census data folder, sourced from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/. These file names should end in ".pl".

state

The two letter state postal code.

outFile

Optional character vector determining whether the formatted RData object should be saved. The filepath should end in ".RData".

Details

This function allows users to construct datasets for analysis using the census legacy data format. These data are available for the 2020 census at https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/. This function returns data structured analogously to data from the Census API, which is not yet available for the 2020 Census as of September 2021.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
gaCensusData <- format_legacy_data(PL94171::pl_url('GA', 2020))
predict_race_new(ga.voter.file, namesToUse = 'last, first, mid', census.geo = 'block',
     census.data = gaCensusData)
}