-- I wrote:
*---------- begin example ------------
> /* generate some data */
> drop _all
> set obs 100
> forvalues i = 1/12 {
> gen week`i' = ceil(6*uniform())
> }
>
> /*at least once poor adherence*/
> gen poor = 0
> forvalues i = 1/12 {
> replace poor = 1 if week`i' > 5
> }
>
> /*count number of poor adherence patients*/
> count if poor == 1
> *--------------- end example -------------
It is probably safer to replace the line:
replace poor = 1 if week`i' > 5
with:
replace poor = 1 if week`i' > 5 & week`i' < .
(see: http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html#if<. )
-- Maarten
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Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
visiting address:
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+31 20 5986715
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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