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From	Juan Julio Gutierrez <[email protected]>
To	[email protected]
Subject	st: keeping first digits in number
Date	Thu, 21 May 2009 13:56:42 -0700 (PDT)

Hello all

I am working with ISIC codes at the four digit level, but want to perform descriptives at the two digit level.

Ideas on how to create a variable that delete the last 2 digits of the 4 digit categories but keeps the first two?

Thank you

JJ


      
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