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re:st: Generating Identifier based on string variable
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Christopher Baum <[email protected]>
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re:st: Generating Identifier based on string variable
Date
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 09:05:23 -0500
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I am trying to generate a new identifier variable based on names of individuals. The shape of the data is as follows:
Name Date
Mark 1990
Mark 1991
Mark 1992
Marry 1990
Marry 1991
Marry 1992
Marry 1993
Chris 1993
Bob 1992
You need the egen group() function.
Kit Baum | Boston College Economics & DIW Berlin | http://ideas.repec.org/e/pba1.html
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