combine_age function

Aggregate Age Group Labels

Convert age group labels to a less detailed classification. The three classifications recognized by combine_age()

are "single", "five", and "lt", as defined on age_labels(). The following conversions are permitted:

• "single" ---> "lt"
• "single" ---> "five"
• "lt" ---> "five"

combine_age(x, to = c("five", "lt"))

Arguments

• x: A vector of age labels
• to: Type of age classification to convert to: "five" or "lt". Defaults to "five".

Returns

If x is a factor, then combine_age()

returns a factor; otherwise it returns a character vector.

Examples

x <- c("0", "5", "3", "12")
combine_age(x)
combine_age(x, to = "lt")

See Also

• age_labels() to create age group labels
• reformat_age() to convert existing age group labels to a standard format
• set_age_open() to set the lower limit of the open age group