ipumspy.api.metadata.IhgisDataTableMetadata#

class ipumspy.api.metadata.IhgisDataTableMetadata(name, collection='ihgis')[source]#

Class to request and store metadata for an IPUMS IHGIS data table

Parameters:: name (str) – Name of an IPUMS IHGIS data table

Attributes

`collection`	Name of an IPUMS data collection
`dataset_name`	Name of the dataset to which this data table belongs
`footnotes`	Explanatory footnotes associated with the table
`label`	Title of the data table
`sequence`	Order in which the data table will appear in the metadata API and extracts
`supported_collections`	Collections that support this metadata class
`table_num`	Number designating the table in the source publication
`tabulation_geographies`	Tabulation geographies for which this table is available
`universe`	Statistical population measured by this data table, including any restrictions on who or what was included
`variables`	Dictionary containing variable descriptions and codes for the variables included in the data table
`name`	IPUMS data table name

Methods