R/getquestion.R
get_question.Rdget_question() prints out the survey question associated with a given column in a given dataset name.
get_question(do, q)
| do | a CES survey data object (given as a character string) |
|---|---|
| q | a column name in a CES survey data object (given as a character string) |
The associated question q in a loaded dataset do.
The order of the parameters for get_question are data object then column name.
Both parameters must be character strings and cannot be reversed.
To return the associated survey question, the get_question function relies
on the var_label function from the labelled package.
get_ces() function help.
get_cescodes() help.
# print out CES code calls get_cescodes() #> index ces_survey_code get_ces_call_char #> 1 1 ces2019_web "ces2019_web" #> 2 2 ces2019_phone "ces2019_phone" #> 3 3 ces2015_web "ces2015_web" #> 4 4 ces2015_phone "ces2015_phone" #> 5 5 ces2015_combo "ces2015_combo" #> 6 6 ces2011 "ces2011" #> 7 7 ces2008 "ces2008" #> 8 8 ces2004 "ces2004" #> 9 9 ces0411 "ces0411" #> 10 10 ces0406 "ces0406" #> 11 11 ces2000 "ces2000" #> 12 12 ces1997 "ces1997" #> 13 13 ces1993 "ces1993" #> 14 14 ces1988 "ces1988" #> 15 15 ces1984 "ces1984" #> 16 16 ces1974 "ces1974" #> 17 17 ces7480 "ces7480" #> 18 18 ces72_jnjl "ces72_jnjl" #> 19 19 ces72_sep "ces72_sep" #> 20 20 ces72_nov "ces72_nov" #> 21 21 ces1968 "ces1968" #> 22 22 ces1965 "ces1965" # call CES survey get_ces("ces1988") #> TO CITE THIS SURVEY FILE: Johnston, R, Blais, A, Brady, H. E. and Crête, J. 1989. The 1988 Canadian Election Study [dataset]. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Institute for Social Research [producer and distributor]. #> #> LINK:http://odesi2.scholarsportal.info/webview/index.jsp?v=2&submode=abstract&study=http%3A%2F%2F142.150.190.128%3A80%2Fobj%2FfStudy%2FCES-E-1988&mode=documentation&top=yes # request the survey question for column a6 get_question("ces1988", "a6") #> Saw Last TV Debate Among Party Leaders