get_long_term_care_facility_use_rates#

get_long_term_care_facility_use_rates(datadir=None, location=None, state_location=None, country_location=None, file_path=None, use_default=False)[source]#

Get Long Term Care Facility use rates by age for a state.

Parameters:

  • datadir (str) – file path to the data directory

  • location_alias (str) – more commonly known name of the location

  • state_location (str) – name of the state the location is in

  • country_location (str) – name of the country the location is in

  • file_path (string) – file path to user specified gender by age bracket distribution data

  • use_default (bool) – if True, try to first use the other parameters to find data specific to the location under study, otherwise returns default data drawing from settings.location, settings.state_location, settings.country_location.

Returns:

A dictionary of the Long Term Care Facility usage rates by age.

Return type:

dict

Note

Currently only available for the United States.