in your "label values" statement, you refer to "agecatv" which is undefined
Rich
Paul O'Brien wrote:
Can someone explain my error please. agecat is not accepting the value
labels.
......
. gen agecat=recode(age, 16, 20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80)
(100 missing values generated)
. label define agecat 16 "<16" 20 "16-19" 25 "20-24" 30 "25-29" 35
"30-34" 40 "35-39" 45 "40-44" 50 "45-
> 49" 55 "50-54" 60 "55-59" 65 "60-64" 70 "65-69" 75 "70-74" 80 "75-79"
. label values agecat agecatv
. list in 1
Observation 1
age 20.08487 ... agecat 25
......
Also, any reason for using value labels over replace?
Thanks
Dr Paul O'Brien
Westside Contraceptive Services
Raymede Clinic, Exmoor St, London
W10 6DZ
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