to_survey {tidycensus}

Convert a data frame returned by get_pums() to a survey object

Description

This helper function takes a data frame returned by get_pums and converts it to a tbl_svy from the srvyr as_survey package or a svyrep.design object from the svrepdesign package. You can then use functions from the srvyr or survey to calculate weighted estimates with replicate weights included to provide accurate standard errors.

Usage

to_survey(
  df,
  type = c("person", "housing"),
  class = c("srvyr", "survey"),
  design = "rep_weights"
)

Arguments

df

A data frame with PUMS person or housing weight variables, most likely returned by get_pums.

type

Whether to use person or housing-level weights; either "housing" or "person" (the default).

class

Whether to convert to a srvyr or survey object; either "survey" or "srvyr" (the default).

design

The survey design to use when creating a survey object. Currently the only option is "rep_weights".

Value

A tbl_svy or svyrep.design object.

Examples

## Not run: 
pums <- get_pums(variables = "AGEP", state = "VT", rep_weights = "person")
pums_design <- to_survey(pums, type = "person", class = "srvyr")
survey::svymean(~AGEP, pums_design)

## End(Not run)