st: random numbers generator

["Cassio M. Turra" <cmturra@gmail.com>]

Hi, I need to generate random numbers from a discrete probability
distribution (drawn from a life table).
Does anyone know how I can do it in Stata?
I don't want to use any continuous probability functions built in Stata.

Thanks a lot, Cassio
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