Outputs a data frame of area type ids, their descriptions, and how they map to parent area types. To understand more on mappings of areas, see the Where to start section of the Life Expectancy vignette.
Usage
area_types(
AreaTypeName = NULL,
AreaTypeID = NULL,
ProfileID = NULL,
proxy_settings = fingertips_proxy_settings(),
path
)Arguments
- AreaTypeName
Character vector, description of the area type; default is NULL
- AreaTypeID
Numeric vector, the Fingertips ID for the area type; default is NULL
- ProfileID
Numeric vector, id of profiles of interest
- proxy_settings
string; whether to use Internet Explorer proxy settings "default" or "none". Setting this manually will decrease runtime; default determined automatically.
- path
String; Fingertips API address. Function will default to the correct address
See also
indicators for indicator lookups,
profiles for profile lookups,
deprivation_decile for deprivation decile lookups,
category_types for category lookups,
indicator_areatypes for indicators by area types lookups,
indicators_unique for unique indicatorids and their names,
nearest_neighbours for a vector of nearest neighbours for an area and
indicator_order for the order indicators are presented on the
Fingertips website within a Domain
Other lookup functions:
category_types(),
deprivation_decile(),
indicator_areatypes(),
indicator_metadata(),
indicator_order(),
indicators_unique(),
indicators(),
nearest_neighbours(),
profiles()
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Returns a data frame with all levels of area and how they map to one another
area_types()
# Returns a data frame of county and unitary authority mappings
area_types("counties")
# Returns a data frame of both counties, district
# and unitary authorities and their respective mappings
areas <- c("counties","district")
area_types(areas)
# Uses AreaTypeID to filter area types
area_types(AreaTypeID = 152)} # }