So how can you guarantee that non-event will get the 0 code? The codes
will be assigned in alphabetical order of the strings.
If you have only two values, than it's even easier, don't use
-recode-, but a -generate-:
label define lab_event 1 "event" 0 "non-event"
forvalues i=1/30 {
generate stub`i'_n=(stub`i'_str=="event") if stub`i'_str!=""
label values stub`i'_n lab_event
}
Regards,
Sergiy
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:49 PM, moleps islon <[email protected]> wrote:
> The zero start is just for an old habit whereby I'm used to code
> events/non-events 1/0..Easy work around, but I cant get rid of old
> habits..
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:27 PM, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
>> You can do it, but not I think directly. Here is one way:
>>
>> sysuse auto
>> egen nmake = group(make)
>> replace nmake = nmake - 1
>> labmask nmake, values(make)
>>
>> where -labmask- should be located using -findit-.
>>
>> But I can't see that zero-start has any real advantages. Can you name
>> any?
>>
>> Nick
>> [email protected]
>>
>> moleps islon
>>
>> is it possible, somehow, to
>> specify stata to start encoding with tha value 0 instead of 1 ?
>>
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