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Re: st: Generate variable which identify same subject
egen id=group(Name)
will do it.
[email protected] wrote:
Dear all,
I have a data set with 260 rows for 36 different subject.
All subject are identify by their name, a string variable.
I would like to create a variable "id" with value 1 for the fist subject,
value 2 for the second ... until 36
Name id
Alli 1
Alli 1
Alli 1
Bear 2
Chea 3
Chea 3
.
.
.
How can I do ?
Thank you
Alvine
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