Re: st: value labels

[Richard Goldstein <richgold@ix.netcom.com>]

you've got to tell Stata which value label:

list var2 if sex=="male:lab_sex

Rich

Raoul C Reulen wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> I am trying to define value labels for a variable called 'sex'.
>  
> . label define lab_sex 1 male 2 female
> . label values sex lab_sex
>  
> However, now I want to list a different variable according to the value label like this:
>  
> .list var2 if sex=="male"
>  
> but that gives me an error message, but:
>  
> .list var2 if sex==1
>  
> works. What have I done wrong?
>  
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Raoul
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