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Re: st: "Label define" syntax for "all other values"
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Eric Booth <[email protected]>
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Re: st: "Label define" syntax for "all other values"
Date
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:55:12 +0000
<>
lab def rr_jobf 1 "Driver" 2 "Conductor" 3 "Brakeman" 4 "Fireman", modify
levelsof rr_job if rr_job>4, local(lev)
foreach x in `lev' {
lab def rr_jobf `x' "All Other Jobs", modify
}
lab li
lab val rr_job rr_jobf
-Eric
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Eric A. Booth
Public Policy Research Institute
Texas A&M University
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On Sep 24, 2010, at 1:46 AM, Dan Waldo wrote:
> Dear list members,
> Suppose that variable rr_job takes the values 1,2,3,...,999. Can I construct a format for this variable that specifies some values and lumps the rest into a catchall category? That is, can I write
>
> label define rr_jobf 1 "Driver" 2 "Conductor" 3 "Brakeman" 4 "Fireman" <other> "All other jobs"
>
> where <other> represents the syntax I don't know but means any value not elsewhere specified.
>
> Thanks!
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