demo.eusilc {surveysd}

Generate multiple years of EU-SILC data

Description

Create a dummy dataset to be used for demonstrating the functionalities of the surveysd package based on laeken::eusilc. Please refer to the documentation page of the original data for details about the variables.

Usage

demo.eusilc(n = 8, prettyNames = FALSE)

Arguments

n

Number of years to generate. Should be at least 1

prettyNames

Create easy-to-read names for certain variables. Recommended for demonstration purposes. Otherwise, use the original codes documented in laeken::eusilc.

Details

If prettyNames is TRUE, the following variables will be available in an easy-to-read manner.

• hid Household id. Consistent with respect to the reference period (year)

• hsize Size of the household. derived from hid and period

• region Federal state of austria where the household is located

• pid Personal id. Consistent with respect to the reference period (year)

• age Age-class of the respondent

• gender A persons gender ("male", "Female")

• ecoStat Ecnomic status ("part time", "full time", "unemployed", ...)

• citizenship Citizenship ("AT", "EU", "other")

• pWeight Personal sample weight inside the reference period

• year. Simulated reference period

• povertyRisk. Logical variable determining whether a respondent is at risk of poverty

Examples

demo.eusilc(n = 1, prettyNames = TRUE)[, c(1:8, 26, 28:30)]