Thanks a lot!!!
On 4/27/08, Philipp Rehm <[email protected]> wrote:
> .
> In your individual level data-set, you can generate the village id variable
> by typing:
>
> gen vid=substr(pid,1,4)
>
> Note that this assumes that the vid-information is always written into the
> pid-variable as the first four digits.
>
> Then go ahead and -merge- the two data-sets on variable "vid". Something
> along these lines should do (there are other ways to do this):
>
> use inividual.dta, clear // individual-level data
> gen vid=substr(pid,1,4)
> sort vid
>
> preserve
> use village.dta, clear // village data
> sort vid
> tempfile v
> save `v'
> restore
>
> merge vid using `v'
>
> HTH,
> Philipp
>
>
>
> Nirina F wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have individual level data and village level data.
> > The individual identifiers are 7character variables and start with 4
> > characters that represent the village where the individual is in.
> > . list pid in 1/5
> >
> > +---------+
> > | pid |
> > |---------|
> > 1. | V001002 |
> > 2. | V001022 |
> > 3. | V001026 |
> > 4. | V001032 |
> > 5. | V001037 |
> > +---------+
> >
> > In the village data, there is village id variable which is similar to
> > the 4 characters above.
> > . list vid in 1/5
> >
> > +---------+
> > | vid |
> > |---------|
> > 1. | V001 |
> > 2. | V001 |
> > 3. | V001 |
> > 4. | V001 |
> > 5. | V001 |
> > +---------+
> >
> > My question is: I don't know how to extract the village identifier
> > from the individual identifier for me to merge the village level data
> > into the individual level data.
> >
> > I know I cannot put any attachement in the statalist emails but I hope
> > I am clear on my question.
> > Thank you in advance.
> > Nirina
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