Actually, the -tsset- would fail if
start and end dates were in the same month.
Nick
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> -----Original Message-----
Nick Cox
>
> expand 2
> bysort serial : replace bclmstdt = bclmeddt if _n == 2
> gen mbclmstdt = month(bclmstdt)
> tsset serial mbclmstdt
> tsfill
> tab serial mbclmstdt
>
> That way you are assured exact months, although
> the tabulation ignores day within month.
>
> Note that you will get a display of 2 in the table
> if a person starts and ends within the same month.
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