Worked like a charm. Thanks!
Taylor
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Howard Lempel<[email protected]> wrote:
> I think you want the -ignore- option. You could also transform the original variables:
>
> gen score2 = subinstr(score, "%", "", 1)
> gen samplesize2 = subinstr(samplesize, " patients", "", 1)
>
> Hope this helps.
> Howie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Taylor Cook
> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 11:04 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: destring numeric and non-numeric data
>
> I am working with CMS's Hospital Compare data for the first time. One
> of the sets lists recommended treatment for a condition (ex:aspirin
> for heart attack), the percent of patients with the condition that
> received the treatment (Score), and the total number of patients who
> presented with the condition (SampelSize).
> The variables I am interested in, Score and SampleSize, are both
> string variables and, here is the tricky part, CMS recorded the data
> with numeric and non-numeric symbols. For example, all of the scores
> are "95%" and the sample size is "106 patients." These percent symbols
> and the word "patient" have made it difficult to destring. Any
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Taylor
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