How to combine multiple character columns into a single column in an R data frame

Question

I am working with Census data and I need to combine four character columns into a single column.

Example:

LOGRECNO STATE COUNTY  TRACT BLOCK
    60           


        

Answer 1

Try this:

AL_Blocks$BLOCK_ID<- with(AL_Blocks, paste0(STATE, COUNTY, TRACT, BLOCK))

there was a typo in County... it should've been COUNTY. Also, you don't need the collapse parameter.

I hope that helps.