Re: st: Using Percent of another variable to gen new var

[daniel klein <klein.daniel.81@googlemail.com>]

... to illustrate a possible starting point for a solution using value
labels. I think this might be closer to what you have in mind.

* set data
clear
set obs 202
foreach x in a b {
	g q5`x' = 1 + int(5*runiform())
}
replace q5b = . if q5b == 2

* view
tab1 *

*create new variables
tempname l p

foreach x in b a {
	loc opp = cond("`x'" == "b", "a", "b")

	* frequencies and proportions into matrix
	qui ta q5`x' ,matrow(`l') matcell(`p')
	mat `p' = `l', (`p'/r(N))*100
	
	* create value labels
	forval j = 1/`= rowsof(`p')' {
		la de q5`x'_p `= `p'[`j', 1]' /*
		*/ "`=`p'[`j', 1]' (q5`x' `= round(`p'[`j', 2], .01)' %)" /*
		*/ ,modify
	}
	la val q5`x' q5`opp'_p
}

* view result
tab1 *

Best
Daniel
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