cchsflow 1.6.0 (Latest build)

2020-03-30

Breaking changes

• Refactored derived variable functions to handle tagged_na
• Added new parameter ALW_1 to binge_drinker_fun()

Bug Fixes

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

Variables

• New SDC_5A_1 - 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

cchsflow 1.5.2

2020-03-24

Bug Fixes

• Fixes to typos in variables.csv & variable_details.csv

cchsflow 1.5.1

2020-03-20

Minor improvements

• Minor hotfix in description of package

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 data_name to rec_with_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 attach_data_name argument in rec_with_table()

cchsflow 1.4.4 (Latest build)

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

cchsflow 1.4.3

2020-02-21

Minor improvements

• Minor documentation improvements in vignettes and home page

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

cchsflow 1.4.1

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

cchsflow 1.4.0

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

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(),

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

cchsflow 1.3.0

2020-01-23

Breaking changes

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

Variables

• New food_insecurity_der. 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

cchsflow 1.2.0

2020-01-13

Breaking changes

• Changed dataset_name to database_name
• 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

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.

cchsflow 1.0.1

2019-12-19

Features

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

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

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

cchsflow 0.2.3

2019-11-29

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 INCGHH_A, INCGHH_B, INCGHH_C, INCGHH_cont - 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.

cchsflow 0.2.2

2019-11-26

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

cchsflow 0.2.1

2019-11-19

Features

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

cchsflow 0.2.0

Features

• Added Support for derived variables alongside vignettes explaining how to add new variables
• Added R file with custom functions for derived variables
• Changed naming to support short database names ex. cchs2001
• Added sample data for example purposes

cchsflow 0.1.0 (First Version)

Features

• Added variables.csv that contains list of CCHS variables in cchsflow.
• Added variableDetails.csv that maps variables across CCHS cycles from 2001-2014
• Added Vignettes to describe the process of using RecWTable(part of bllflow) to combine the data