Select variables and build data.tables from the SIPP database, downloaded and built with anthony damico's usgsd tools. selects ALL waves from coredata, but only selected waves from topical modules.
ExtractorSippDB(dbfile, ck, which.core, which.tm, which.wgt, tk, subset = "", outfile, verbose, test = FALSE)
| dbfile | location of database |
|---|---|
| ck | string of variable names from core data to keep |
| which.core | numeric vector of which core waves to keep |
| which.tm | numeric vector of which topical modules to keep |
| which.wgt | character vector of name of weight tables |
| tk | list of character vectors of variable names from topical data to keep, one vector for each topical module |
| subset | SQL string for selecting from database |
| outfile | filename of where to save results |
| test | if TRUE extract only a short test dataset |
Notice that Damico's repo has since evolved. You can replicate what I did by using the code in a fork I created from his code, located at https://github.com/floswald/asdfree. In particular, you need to run the code in https://github.com/floswald/asdfree/blob/master/SIPP/down1996.R
To build data, don't use this function but the easier to use
Extract.wrap
https://github.com/floswald/asdfree,https://github.com/ajdamico/usgsd, http://www.asdfree.com/