Infant Mortality in Auckland, New Zealand (1977–1985)

This dataset, `auckland_poly`, is a data frame containing information on infant mortality in census area units (CAUs) of Auckland, New Zealand. The dataset has 167 rows, each corresponding to a CAU, and 4 columns with geographic coordinates and mortality-related statistics. It is often used in spatial epidemiology studies and in demonstrations of spatial analysis methods.

Usage

data(auckland_poly)

Format

A data frame with 167 observations and 4 variables:

Easting

Easting coordinate (numeric)

Northing

Northing coordinate (numeric)

Deaths.1977.85

Number of infant deaths between 1977 and 1985 (numeric)

Under.5.1981

Population under age 5 in 1981 (numeric)

Source

Data taken from the spData package version 2.3.4.

Details

In addition to the `auckland_poly` data frame, the original source also provides two related spatial objects: `auckland.nb`, a neighbour list of CAUs based on contiguity, and `auckpolys`, a polylist object representing polygon boundaries. These are not included here, but can be generated from the original dataset using spatial analysis workflows.

The dataset name has been kept as `auckland_poly` to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the `lightsf` package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The original content has not been modified in any way.