I guess that the global FM8X named within
$FM8X
is undefined. Alternatively, that you
didn't really mean to put a dollar sign
there. The same point will arise later
in the do file.
On a quite different point, these value labels
are rather too long to show up well in tables
and/or graphs.
Nick
[email protected]
Rudy Fichtenbaum
> Below is a do file generated by Dataferret downloaded by one of my
> students. I know that he has to put in the path and file name. The
> problem is that when he tries to run this file it generates the
> following error:
>
> "F invalid name
> r(198);
>
> end of do-file
> r(198);
>
> I know this has to do with the label definition and that for
> some reason
> Stata does not like the quotation marks around the F, M and U but I
> can't figure out what is wrong.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rudy
>
> */************************************************/
> */* Please scroll down to the INFIX step for */
> */* instructions related to providing full path */
> */* name for the input data file. */
> */************************************************/
> */ then scoll to the end of the file and provide the */
> */ path for where to store the data when finished */
>
> #delimit ;
>
>
> label define FM5X
> 0 "Unspecified (no longer in current payment status and has no FBR;
> indicates a back payment)"
> 1 "Living in own household ($531 for an individual and $796 for an
> eligible couple)"
> 2 "Living in another=EF=BE=92s household ($354 for an
> individual and $530.6=
> 7
> for an eligible couple)"
> 3 "Living in parent=EF=BE=92s household and child under 18 ($531)"
> 4 "Living in Medicaid institution ($30 for an individual and
> $60 for an
> eligible couple)"
> ;
> label define FM6X
> 0 "Unspecified"
> 1 "Aged individual living alone"
> 2 "Aged individual living with spouse"
> 3 "Disabled or blind individual living alone"
> 4 "Disabled or blind individual living with spouse"
> 5 "Disabled or blind child not living with parents"
> 6 "Disabled or blind child living with one or more parent"
> ;
> label define $FM8X
> "F" "Female"
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