Hi Julia,
> I write: generate long = length (vp40_11), vp40_11 is the
> string varible
> whose length I want.
> Error message reads: "too few variables specification","r(102)"
> However, the help section says to write
> "generate varname = exp" and exp in this case is length (s),
> where "s" is
> the string variable.
"long" is already used for something else in Stata, so you have to choose a different name. E.g.
generate long_vp40_11 = length (vp40_11)
Jelmer
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