st: quarterly data

["Terra Curtis" <terra.curtis@cambridgefinance.com>]

Dear Statalist,

I have two variables, quarter and year, and I would like to generate a new
variable which stata recognizes as the quarter and year together, so that I
can -tsset- my data.  I thought about using the -date- function, but it
doesn't seem this has a quarterly option.  Any ideas?

Thanks,
Terra

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