I don't find this very clear.
It sounds as though you want the mean percents and
should specify that.
If your variables are already percents, don't use
the -percent- option.
The FAQ (very recently revised) at
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/percentvars.html
may also help.
By the way, it helps to see the _exact_ code
you are using. What you give is not legal code,
as it includes illegal variable names and an
illegal command name,
so it makes one wonder how much else you are
changing in your report.
Nick
[email protected]
Mosca, Ilaria
> I have five different variables (calculated as percentages),
> and namely:
> the % of the population living within 15 minutes distance from a
> hospital, the % of population living within 30 minutes distance from a
> hospital, ... within 45 min..., ... within 60 min..., and over 60 min.
>
> The hospitals are classified into 5 categories, like general hospital,
> university hospital, and so forth.
>
> I would like to draw a graph bar showing the percentages of the
> population "w\in15 w\in30 w\in45 w\in60 over60 minutes" as
> the yvars for
> the different five categories of hospitals.
>
> I typed in the following command:
> Graph bar w\in15 w\in30 w\in45 w\in60 over60, perc by (category)
> But I get an error report saying that the option by is not
> allowed. What
> is the right command?
>
> Moreover, I have some further questions:
> 1. Being the vbs w\in15 w\in30 w\in45 w\in60 over60 already
> percentages,
> should I specify anyway the option per? Alternatively, should
> I use the
> "original" values and let stata calculate the percentages
> while drawing
> the graph?
> 2. Is there any other graph I could use for this purpose?
>
*
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
