ipumspy.api.MicrodataExtract.adjust_monetary_values

MicrodataExtract.adjust_monetary_values(variable)

A method to update existing IPUMS Extract Variable objects to include that variable’s inflation-adjusted version in the extract if possible. This feature is only applicable to variables representing dollar amounts.

Parameters:

variable (Union[Variable, str, List[Variable], List[str]]) – a Variable object or a string variable name