Features

Support for CCHS synthetic data sets for 2009, 2010, and 2012.

Variables

Active transportation

New active_transport: Daily active transportation.
New PAC4Acont: Time walk work/school in week.
New PAC4Bcont: Time bike work/school in week.
New PAADVTRV: Active transportation (18+ years old).
New PAYDVTTR: Active transportation (12-17 years old).
New PAC7Bcont: Time walk work/school.
New PAC8Bcont: Time bike work/school.

Social provision scale (SPS)

New SPS_01: SPS-5 - people to depend on for help.
New SPS_02: SPS-5 - people who enjoy same social activities.
New SPS_03: SPS-5 - close relationships.
New SPS_04: SPS-5 - important decision discussion.
New SPS_05: SPS-5 - competence and skill are recognized.
New SPS_06: SPS-5 - trustworthy person for advice.
New SPS_07: SPS-5 - group with shared attitudes and beliefs.
New SPS_08: SPS-5 - strong emotional bond with a least one person.
New SPS_09: SPS-5 - admired talents and abilities.
New SPS_10: SPS-5 - strong emotional bond.
New SPS5_der: SPS-5 - overall.

Medical outcome study (MOS)

New SSA_01: MOS - # close friend and relatives.
New SSA_02: MOS - has someone to give help if confined to bed.
New SSA_03: MOS - has someone to listen.
New SSA_04: MOS - has someone to provide/give advice about a crisis.
New SSA_05: MOS - has someone to take to doctor.
New SSA_06: MOS - has someone who shows love and affection.
New SSA_07: MOS - has someone to have a good time with.
New SSA_08: MOS - has someone to give info to help understand a situation.
New SSA_09: MOS - has someone to confide in.
New SSA_10: MOS - has someone who gives hugs.
New SSA_11: MOS - has someone to get together with for relaxation.
New SSA_12: MOS - has someone to prepare meals.
New SSA_13: MOS - has someone to give advice.
New SSA_14: MOS - has someone to do things to get mind off things.
New SSA_15: MOS - has someone to help with daily chores if sick.
New SSA_16: MOS - has someone to share most private worries and fears with.
New SSA_17: MOS - has someone to turn to for suggestions for personal problems.
New SSA_18: MOS - has someone to do something enjoyable with.
New SSA_19: MOS - has someone who understands problems.
New SSA_20: MOS - has someone who loves and makes feel wanted.

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Published by kittychenn over 3 years ago

Bug Fixes

Bug fixes to labelling in rec_with_table().
Corrections to specifications on variables.csv and variable_details.csv.

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Published by wyusuf068 over 4 years ago

Features

Support for CCHS cycles up to 2018.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to rec_with_table() to support round bracket interval notation.

Variables

New ADL01A: Help preparing meals. Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New ADL02A: Help appointments/errands. Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New ADL03A: Help housework. Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New ADL04A: Help personal care. Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New ADL05A: Help move inside house. Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New ADL06A: Help personal finances. Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New ALC_005: In lifetime, ever drank alcohol? Used for CCHS 2001-2008 and 2015-2018.
New ALWDVSTR_der: Derived variable for short term risks due to drinking. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New ALWDVLTR_der: Derived variable for long term risks due to drinking. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New DEPDVSEV: Depression scale - severity of depression. Used for CCHS 2015-2018.
New dietscorecat3: Derived variable for categorical diet score. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New EDUDR03: Derived variable for highest level/education - 3 categories. Used for all cycles.
New energy_exp: Daily energy expenditure. Used for all cycles.
New HUIDHSI_cat10: Categorical Health Utility Index into 10 categories. Used for CCHS 2001-2016.
New HUIDHSI_cat20: Categorical Health Utility Index into 20 categories. Used for CCHS 2001-2016.
New HUIDHSI_cat50: Categorical Health Utility Index into 50 categories. Used for CCHS 2001-2016.
New HWTGBMIdercat4: Derived variable for categorical body mass index into 4 categories. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New HWTGCOR: Adjusted BMI. Used for CCHS 2015-2018.
New HWTGCOR_der: Derived variable for adjusted BMI. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New immigration_der: Derived variable for immigration categories. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New lowdrinkscore: Derived variable for low risk drinking score. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New lowdrinkscore1: Derived variable for low risk drinking score that includes never drank and former drinker categories. Used for CCHS 2001-2008 and 2015-2018.
New PAA_045: Sweat/breathe harder exercises - hours - 7d (18+ years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAA_050: Sweat/breathe harder exercises - minutes - 7d (18+ years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAA_075: Other physical activities - hours - 7d (18+ years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAA_080: Other physical activities - minutes - 7d (18+ years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAADVDYS: Active days - 7d (18+ years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAADVVIG: Vigorous activity over a week (18+ years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAYDVADL: Leisure activities - minutes - 7d (12-17 years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAYDVDYS: Active days - 7d (12-17 years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAYDVTOA: Other physical activities - minutes - 7d (12-17 years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New PAYDVVIG: Vigorous activities - minutes - 7d (12-17 years old). Used for CCHS 2015-2016.
New pcttimeder_cat10: Categorical percentage of time in Canada. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New SMKDSTY_B: Smoker status into 5 categories. Used for CCHS 2015-2018.
New SMKDSTY_cat5: Smoker status into 5 categories. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New SMKG040: Age started to smoke daily - daily/former daily smoker. Used for CCHS 2015-2018.
New SMKG040_cont: Derived variable for age started to smoke daily - daily/former daily smoker. Used for all CCHS cycles.
New CCC_075: Do you have high blood cholesterol or lipids? Used for CCHS 2015-2018.

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Published by wyusuf068 over 4 years ago

Bug Fixes

Documentation corrections to pct_time_fun() and variable_details.

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Published by wyusuf068 over 4 years ago

Bug Fixes

Fixes to age_cat_fun() to support decimal values from DHHGAGE_cont.
Documentation corrections to pack_years_fun() and time_quit_smoking_fun().

New variable

SMKDSTY_cat3: 3 category smoking status derived variable.

- R
Published by wyusuf068 over 4 years ago

Bug Fixes

Correct breaking specification errors for diet_score.

- R
Published by wyusuf068 about 5 years ago

Features

New function merge_rec_data() that merges and labels transformed CCHS datasets.

Minor improvements

Improved support for tagged_na in derived variables. Additional documentation added for creating derived variables in the tagged_na article.
Updates to labels and variable classification on variables.csv and variable_details.csv.

New variables

COPDEmphder: derived variable that determines if a respondent has either COPD or Emphysema.
ADLscore5: derived variable that scores the number of daily tasks that a respondent needs help with.
diet_score: derived variable that scores respondents based on daily consumption of fruit, vegetables, and fruit juice.
smoke_simple: derived variable that identifies respondents smoking status.
timequitsmoking: derived variable that estimates approximate time since respondent has quit smoking if they are a former smoker.
LBFA31A/LBFA31Aa/LBFA31A_b: Occupation group. 3 different variables with differing categories were created to harmonize between CCHS cycles.
CCC_041: Fibromyalgia.
CCC_061: Back problems.
CCC_081: Migraine headaches.
CCC_290: Anxiety disorder.

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Published by wyusuf068 about 5 years ago

Minor improvements

Corrections to typos in tagged_na article.
Refactor recTo values for GEOGPRV to values specified in CCHS.

New variables

GEODPMF: Health region. Specified for the 2013-14 & 2014 CCHS cycles.
idyear: ID variable that appends dataname to ADM_RNO, creating a unique identifier for all respondents.

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Published by wyusuf068 over 5 years ago

cchsflow 1.7.0 (Latest build)

2020-09-11

Breaking changes

Notation in recFrom column of variable_details.csv is now changed to interval notation (e.g. 7:9 is now denoted as [7,9]).

Features

New description column added to variables.csv to allow a description of variables.
New role column added to variables.csv to allow users to set roles for variable manipulation.

New variables

Age: 1. DHHGAGE5: age variable categorized into 5 20-year age groups. Used in all CCHS cycles. 2. DHHGAGED: age variable categorized into 8 10-year age groups. Used in all CCHS cycles.

Depression: 1. DPSDPP: Depression Scale - Predicted Probability. Used in all CCHS cycles. 2. DPSDSF: Depression Scale - Short Form Score. Used in all CCHS cycles 3. DIS10G: Frequency - distress: felt sad / depressed - past month. Used in CCHS cycles 2005-2014. 4. DIS10H: Frequency - distress: depressed/nothing cheers - past month. Used in CCHS cycles 2005-2014. 5. DPSDMT: Specific month when felt depressed. Used in all CCHS cycles. 6. DPSDWK: Number of weeks felt depressed - (D). Used in all CCHS cycles. 7. DPS02: Felt sad/blue/depressed - 2 weeks or more - 12 mo. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 8. DPS03: Sad/depressed - length feelings lasted - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 9. DPS04: Sad/depressed - frequency - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 10. DPS05: Sad/depressed - lose interest in things - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 11. DPS06: Sad/depressed - felt tired out / low on energy - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 12. DPS07: Sad/depressed - weight change - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 13. DPS08A: Sad/depressed - weight change (amount) - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 14. DPS08B: Sad/depressed - weight change (lb/kg) - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 15. DPS09: Sad/depressed - trouble falling asleep - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 16. DPS10: Sad/depressed trouble falling asleep - frequency - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 17. DPS11: Sad/depressed - trouble concentrating - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 18. DPS12: Sad/depressed - felt down on self - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 19. DPS13: Sad/depressed - thought a lot about death - 2 wk. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012. 20. DPS14: Sad/depressed - number of weeks - 12 mo. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2012.

Influenza: 1. FLU160: Ever had a flu shot. Used in all CCHS cycles. 2. FLU162: Last time had flu shot. Used in all CCHS cycles.

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Published by wyusuf068 over 5 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.6.0

cchsflow 1.6.0

2020-03-30

Breaking changes

Refactored derived variable functions to handle tagged_na
Added new parameter ALW1 to `bingedrinker_fun()`

Bug Fixes

Bug fix to resp_condition_fun1() that was not correctly handling respondents under 35 with respiratory conditions

Variables

New SDC5A1 - Knowledge of official languages. Used in CCHS cycles 2011-2014
New SDCDFOLS - First official language spoken. Used in CCHS cycles 2011-2014
New SDCGLHM - Languages spoken at home. Used in CCHS cycles 2007-2014
New SDCGLNG - Languages - can converse in. Used in CCHS cycles 2001-2010

- R
Published by wyusuf068 almost 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.5.2

cchsflow 1.5.2

2020-03-24

Bug Fixes

Fixes to typos in variables.csv & variable_details.csv

- R
Published by wyusuf068 almost 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.5.1

cchsflow 1.5.1

2020-03-20

Minor improvements

Minor hotfix in description of package

- R
Published by wyusuf068 almost 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.5.0

cchsflow 1.5.0

2020-03-20

Breaking changes

Modified internal list index access to be compliant with R 4.0.
Added attach_data_name: new argument for adding dataname to `recwith_table()` return

Variables

New ADL_der - derived "needs help with task" variable.
New RACDPAL_fun - custom function to derive RACDPAL for the 2001 CCHS survey cycle.
New ADL_07 - Needs help with heavy household chores. Recoded variable used in CCHS cycles 2001-2005.
New ADM_RNO - Sequential record number used in all CCHS cycles.
New RAC_2B - Reduction in activities at school or work due to disability variable used only in the 2001 CCHS survey cycle
New INCGPER_cont - continuous personal income variable harmonized across all CCHS cycles

Minor improvements

New article that describes overlaps in certain CCHS datasets
Documentation on GEN_02A2 variable
Expanded derived variables section in How to add variables article
Added example in get started that uses new attachdataname argument in rec_with_table()

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Published by wyusuf068 almost 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.4

cchsflow 1.4.4

2020-03-03

Features

Docsearch added to website
New article on getting started with cchsflow

Bug fixes

Refactor to pct_time_fun function to output value from 0-100% as opposed to 0-1
Refactor to respiratory functions to better capture respondents under 35 with respiratory conditions

Minor improvements

Improvements to warning outputs in rec_with_table()
Improvements to labels in variables.csv & variable_details.csv

- R
Published by wyusuf068 almost 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.3

cchsflow 1.4.3

2020-02-21

Minor improvements

Minor documentation improvements in vignettes and home page

- R
Published by wyusuf068 almost 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.2

cchsflow 1.4.2

2020-02-19

Bug fixes and minor improvements

New badges and documentation updates to reflect package being added to CRAN
Fixed bug in rec_with_table() to include all values in recFrom column
Improvements in labelling of variables in variables.csv & variable_details.csv, as well as labelling of derived categorical variables

- R
Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.1

cchsflow 1.4.1 (Latest build)

2020-02-11

Minor improvements

Suppressed warning messages in function examples
Minor edits & corrections to tagged_na, variable_details, and how to add variables articles.
Minor changes to titles of sample datasets
Minor refactor in rec_with_table() to match output type with specified toType for derived variables
Bug fixes to Reference page

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Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.0

cchsflow 1.4.0 (Latest build)

2020-02-10

Breaking changes

Added to _p suffix to the names of datasets & databaseStarts to denote CCHS PUMF data

Features

Badges added to README.md with usethis.

Variables

New multiple conditions - derived multiple chronic conditions variable
Modifications to derived respiratory condition variable to include respondents with asthma.

Minor improvements

Expansion to tagged_na article

- R
Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.3.2

cchsflow 1.3.2

2020-02-04

Variables

New binge_drinker - derived binge drinking variable

Minor improvements

Issue and variable request templates added on Github
Minor edits to the labels and sections in variables.csv
Minor correction to DESCRIPTION
Minor corrections to the documentation of resp_condition_fun1(), resp_condition_fun2(), resp_condition_fun3(),

- R
Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.3.1

cchsflow 1.3.1

2020-01-28

Variables

New CCC_31A. Ever diagnosed with cancer
New CCC_072. Ever diagnosed with hypertension
New CCC_073. Taken blood pressure medication in the last month
New HCU_1AA. Has regular medical doctor

- R
Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchs 1.3.0

cchsflow 1.3.0

2020-01-23

Breaking changes

Changed print_note() parameter in rec_with_table() to notes.

Variables

New foodinsecurityder. Derived food insecurity variable.

Major improvements

message() is now used to print messages onto console. This enables the ability to easily suppress console output for testing purposes.

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Minor edits to DESCRIPTION

- R
Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.2.0

cchsflow 1.2.0

2020-01-13

Breaking changes

Changed datasetname to databasename
Added a simple rec_with_table() function call that uses data variable name as database_name as well as default variables and variable_details that come with the package.

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Autolinked DOI in DESCRIPTION
Fixes to R chunks and minor edits in README.md
Modified tests and examples to use the new simplified rec_with_table() call
Modified vignettes to reflect use of new rec_with_table() call

- R
Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.10

cchsflow 1.1.0

2020-01-08

Breaking changes

Changed data_source parameter in rec_with_table() to data.
Changed order of parameters to have variables after dataset_name.

New features

Added warnings to set_data_labels() when a variable is present in details but missing in variables and vice versa.
Added automated testing for functions

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Updated DESCRIPTION to expand description of package and added The Ottawa Hospital as author.
Refactored age_cat_fun() to account for age below 0 and include warning messages for respiratory functions.
Added trailing white space removal to set_data_labels().
Added trailing white space removal to startVariable during rec_with_table().
Added missing contributing code of conduct page.
Minor formatting changes on vignettes and README.md for better clarity.
Fixed broken links in articles.

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Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.0.1

cchsflow 1.0.1

2019-12-19

Features

Updated LICENSE
Bug fixes to hyperlinks in README.md and NEWS.md

- R
Published by wyusuf068 about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow CRAN release v1.0.0

cchsflow 1.0.0

2019-12-18

News

Submitted package to CRAN

Features

Switched formatting to snake_case
Corrections to "using cchsflow" article
Removed DDI files
Updated LICENSE

Dependency Changes

Dependency lowered to R 3.2
Dependency set for haven (>= 1.1.2)
Dependency set for dplyr (>= 0.8.2)
Dependency set for sjlabelled (>= 1.0.17)
Dependency set for stringr (>= 1.2.0)
Added bllflow functions to package to avoid dependency to package

- R
Published by rvyuha about 6 years ago

cchsflow - Cran Release testing

- R
Published by rvyuha about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 0.2.3

Features

Updated example in the introduction to reflect data that is now included in the cchsflow package.
Updates to vignettes to reflect latest version of package
Updates to variables.csv & variableDetails.csv

Variables

New DHHGAGE_C - categorical age variable that groups various age categories across all CCHS cycles. Based on the continuous age variable (DHHGAGE_cont) that is also harmonious across all CCHS cycles.
New WTS_M - sampling weight variable
New DHHGHSZ - household size
New INCGHHA, INCGHHB, INCGHHC, INCGHHcont - Total household income from all sources. The categories for household income vary across CCHS cycles so three categorical variables were added along with a continuous variable that harmonizes household income across all CCHS cycles by taking the midpoint of each category.

- R
Published by rvyuha about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 0.2.2

Features:

Updated ref branch of bllflow to match latest version of RecWTable()
Minor formatting changes in data, function, and derived variable documentation to improve readability
Minor corrections to derived variables article

- R
Published by rvyuha about 6 years ago

cchsflow - cchsflow 0.2.1

Documentation for derived variable functions now available
Documentation for derived alcohol variables now available

- R
Published by wyusuf068 over 6 years ago

Recent Releases of cchsflow

cchsflow - cchsflow v2.1.0

Features

Variables

Active transportation

Social provision scale (SPS)

Medical outcome study (MOS)

cchsflow - cchsflow 2.0.1

Bug Fixes

cchsflow - cchsflow 2.0.0

Features

Bug Fixes

Variables

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.8.3

Bug Fixes

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.8.2

Bug Fixes

New variable

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.8.1

Bug Fixes

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.8.0

Features

Minor improvements

New variables

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.7.1

Minor improvements

New variables

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.70

cchsflow 1.7.0 (Latest build)

Breaking changes

Features

New variables

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.6.0

cchsflow 1.6.0

Breaking changes

Bug Fixes

Variables

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.5.2

cchsflow 1.5.2

Bug Fixes

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.5.1

cchsflow 1.5.1

Minor improvements

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.5.0

cchsflow 1.5.0

Breaking changes

Variables

Minor improvements

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.4

cchsflow 1.4.4

Features

Bug fixes

Minor improvements

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.3

cchsflow 1.4.3

Minor improvements

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.2

cchsflow 1.4.2

Bug fixes and minor improvements

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.1

cchsflow 1.4.1 (Latest build)

Minor improvements

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.4.0

cchsflow 1.4.0 (Latest build)

Breaking changes

Features

Variables

Minor improvements

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.3.2

cchsflow 1.3.2

Variables

Minor improvements

cchsflow - cchsflow 1.3.1

cchsflow 1.3.1

Variables

cchsflow - cchs 1.3.0

cchsflow 1.3.0

Breaking changes

Variables

Major improvements