Recode Health Classification Values — transform_health

Standardises health-related classification labels by replacing coded values with human-readable labels.

Usage

transform_health_values(
  data_chr,
  new_missing_chr = c("Not stated", "_N"),
  new_total_chr = c("Total", "_T"),
  new_var_chr = c("Mental Health Condition", "91"),
  ...
)

Arguments

data_chr: Character vector to transform.
new_missing_chr: Length-two character vector specifying the replacement label for missing values and the source code used to represent missingness.
new_total_chr: Length-two character vector specifying the replacement label for total values and the source code used to represent totals.
new_var_chr: Length-two character vector specifying the replacement label for the target condition and the source code used to represent that
...: Additional arguments passed through from calling functions.

Details

This helper function is primarily used when transforming ABS health datasets prior to contingency-table construction.