The FAQ almost answers the question, but not quite: to get
one random individual per household (as opposed to a random
sample of households), try:
set seed 12345678
gen random=uniform()
bys household (random): gen byte mysample=_n==1
Then -mysample- will be one randomly selected individual
per household.
hth,
Jeph
n j cox wrote:
The Statalist FAQ advises, inter alia, consideration of
the existing FAQs. In this case,
How can I sample clusters, not individuals?
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/sampleby.html
Nick
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Mariano Sana
I have a data set where each record is an individual in a household. I have
all members of each household. How do I make a dataset that has only one
randomly selected member from each household?
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