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Remove label attributes from a data frame or labelled vector

Source: R/lbl_helpers.R
zap_ipums_attributes.Rd

Remove all label attributes (value labels, variable labels, and variable descriptions) from a data frame or vector.

Usage

zap_ipums_attributes(x)

Arguments

x

A data frame or labelled vector (for instance, from a data frame column)

Value

An object of the same type as x without "val_labels", "var_label", and "var_desc" attributes.

See also

Other lbl_helpers: lbl(), lbl_add(), lbl_clean(), lbl_define(), lbl_na_if(), lbl_relabel()

Examples

cps <- read_ipums_micro(ipums_example("cps_00157.xml"))
#> Use of data from IPUMS CPS is subject to conditions including that users should cite the data appropriately. Use command `ipums_conditions()` for more details.

attributes(cps$YEAR)
#> $label
#> [1] "Survey year"
#> 
#> $var_desc
#> [1] "YEAR reports the year in which the survey was conducted.  YEARP is repeated on person records."
#> 
attributes(zap_ipums_attributes(cps$YEAR))
#> NULL

cps <- zap_ipums_attributes(cps)
attributes(cps$YEAR)
#> NULL
attributes(cps$INCTOT)
#> NULL