--- "Robert J�ckle" wrote:
> I have fitted a simple line graph with six lines
> and I would like to colour the areas between the
> lines. Additionally, I would like to fit labels
> in the coloured areas if this is possible.
For color between the lines you can look at the
-rarea- twoway graph. See the example below. For
labels in the colored areas you can look at the
text option, see: -help added text options-
*------------------- begin example ------------
sysuse nlsw88, clear
recode age 46 = 45
gen byr = 1988 - age
gen lths = grade < 12 if grade < .
gen hs = grade == 12 if grade < .
gen sc = grade > 12 & grade < 16 if grade < .
gen com = grade >= 16 if grade < .
collapse (mean) lths hs sc com, by(byr)
gen zero = 0
gen tillhs = lths + hs
gen tillsc = tillhs + sc
gen one = 1
twoway rarea zero lths byr || /*
*/ rarea lths tillhs byr || /*
*/ rarea tillhs tillsc byr || /*
*/ rarea tillsc one byr, /*
*/ xlab(1944(2)1954) /*
*/ xscale(range(1943 1954)) /*
*/ xtitle("year of birth") /*
*/ ytitle("proportion") /*
*/ title("distribution of education") /*
*/ plotr(m(zero)) /*
*/ legend(order(4 3 2 1) /*
*/ label(1 "less then" /*
*/ "high school" ) /*
*/ label(2 "high school" ) /*
*/ label(3 "some college" ) /*
*/ label(4 "college" /*
*/ "or more" ) /*
*/ )
*----------------- end example ------------------
(For more on how to use examples I sent to the Statalist, see
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html )
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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Department of Social Research Methodology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/
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