Re: st: RE: change value an old variable

[ncdcta00@uniroma2.it]

thanks a lot
I try to do this:
by sort id country: replace var=var[_n+1] if year==1

is it the same?

now try with your help.
best

Quoting Scott Merryman <smerryman@kc.rr.com>:

> bysort id (year):replace var = var[2] if _n == 1 & mi(var)
>
> Scott
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-
> > statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of ncdcta00@uniroma2.it
> > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 8:27 AM
> > To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > Subject: st: change value an old variable
> >
> > Dear All,
> >   I have a variable in a panel that in first year is missing for each
> > value. I want to swap this variable by the value of the variable in
> > second year? How do it in stata? i try with generate and replace but
> > not function.
> > Thanks a lot for your help
> > Catia
>
> *
> *   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/



*
*   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/