This dataset, measles_survey_df, is a data frame containing the results of a survey
conducted by Roberts et al. (1995) on parents whose children had not been immunized
against measles during a recent campaign targeting all children in the first five years
of secondary school.
Usage
data(measles_survey_df)Format
A data frame with 307 observations and 11 variables:
- school
Factor with 10 levels indicating the school
- form
Factor with 2 levels indicating school form
- returnf
Factor with 2 levels indicating if the form was returned
- consent
Factor with 2 levels indicating if consent was given
- hadmeas
Factor with 2 levels indicating if the child had measles
- previmm
Factor with 2 levels indicating previous immunization
- sideeff
Factor with 2 levels indicating concerns about side effects
- gp
Factor with 2 levels indicating whether GP advised
- noshot
Factor with 2 levels indicating general refusal to vaccinate
- notser
Factor with 2 levels indicating the child was not seriously ill
- gpadv
Factor with 2 levels indicating GP advice against immunization
Details
The dataset name has been kept as measles_survey_df to avoid confusion with other datasets
in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the
infectiousR package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics.
The suffix _df indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified
in any way.