All detail group variables have the format "B000OO*_000E", where the "B" and
"E" are literal and the "*" is a race code.
Usage
build_api_variable(
group_code,
item_number,
race_code = "",
separator = "_",
suffix = "E"
)
Arguments
- group_code
the group code, like "B18101"
- item_number
some integer between 0 and 999
- race_code
optional, either an empty string or one of [A..I]
- separator
optional, usually "_" for ACS variables.
- suffix
optional, usually "E" for ACS variables, but sometimes "N" for decennial data.
Value
a vector of strings, each of which is a variable name
Examples
groups <- c("B19013", "B18101", "B18101")
races <- c("", "", "I")
numbers <- 1
build_api_variable(groups, numbers, races)
#> [1] "B19013_001E" "B18101_001E" "B18101I_001E"