Buzz Burhans
>
> I think this will reassign SS2 according to your desired
> criteria, but
> don't use it without testing it and the results. Make
> absolutely sure it
> gives you the correct reassignments, I haven't tested it
> very carefull
> against your criteria and sample data.
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Watch two details among many others.
> bysort Household: egen Dependants = count( REL) if REL==3
Note that this kind of statement _excludes_ observations
for which REL != 3. This is not what you want _if_ the
intention is to see whether any other members of the family
have REL equal to 3.
> replace SS2 = 3 if SS1 ==. & (CIVIL==1 & CIVILSUM==1 &
> Dependants2 != .)
The habit of writing
!= .
is going to become dangerous as you move to Stata 8
and make use of missing values .a to .z. The habit
to learn for not missing is
< .
Nick
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