Function reference • svibuildr

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calculate_svi(): Get data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey and calculate the Social Vulnerability Index for the specified region(s)

calculate_svi_2016(): Calculate the 2016 SVI for the given region

calculate_svi_2018(): Calculate the 2018 SVI for the given region

calculate_svi_2020(): Calculate the 2020 SVI for the given region

get_2000_2010_data(): Separate function to get 2000 and 2010 data from the CDC as these datasets aren't stored in the same scheme as other years.

get_region_states(): Called when user specifies a region in which to calculate the SVI

get_svi_from_cdc(): Download SVI data files directly from the CDC ATSDR Website.

svibuildr: Return a social vulnerability index for a specified region according to the CDC ATSDR methodology using the tidycensus package developed by Kyle Walker.

validate_state(): Utility functions for use in other functions Called to check to see if "state" is a FIPS code, full name or abbreviation. modified from function in tidycensus by Kyle Walker