Count & Error Margin of Custodial Grandparents in Nashville Area, by ZIP Code

Count & Error Margin of Custodial Grandparents in Nashville Area, by ZIP Code

Attached is the code used for the Week 6 Lab Project in Dr. Ken Blake’s JOUR 3841 Course at MTSU: “Data Skills for Media Professionals”.

if (!require("tidyverse")) install.packages("tidyverse")
if (!require("tidycensus")) install.packages("tidycensus")
library(tidyverse)
library(tidycensus)

TNGPData <- read.csv("https://drkblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TNGPData.csv")
DRW_ZIPs <- read.csv("https://drkblake.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DRW_ZIPs.csv")

MergedData <- left_join(DRW_ZIPs,
                        TNGPData,
                        by = join_by(ZIP == ZCTA))

head(MergedData, 10)

##      ZIP GParents_E GParents_M
## 1  37013        898        245
## 2  37015        229        121
## 3  37027         72         42
## 4  37064        120         81
## 5  37072        405        161
## 6  37076        164         91
## 7  37080         33         28
## 8  37115        287        145
## 9  37122        277        139
## 10 37135         37         40