Re: st: RE: Converting numeric into string using the value labels

[Miranda Kim <mk@mrc.soton.ac.uk>]

Thanks a lot!

Isabelle Deltour wrote:
> Decode should do the work. 
> See 
>
> help decode    
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> Best wishes
> Isabelle
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> [mailto:owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Miranda Kim
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> Subject: st: Converting numeric into string using the value labels
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> A very basic question I would appreciate help with...
>
> if I have a numeric variable that has a value label assigned to it.
> For example a binary variable (0/1) where 0 has value label "no" and 1 
> has value label "yes"
> How can I convert this to a string variable that will be populated with 
> "yes" and "no"?
>
> Many thanks,
> Miranda
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