As explained by @EvanWright in the comments,
data['S1Q2I'] = pd.to_numeric(data['S1Q2I'])
is now the prefered way of converting types. A detailed explanation in of the change can be found in the github PR GH11133.
As explained by @EvanWright in the comments,
data['S1Q2I'] = pd.to_numeric(data['S1Q2I'])
is now the prefered way of converting types. A detailed explanation in of the change can be found in the github PR GH11133.