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Re: st: data management problem
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Richard Goldstein <[email protected]>
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Re: st: data management problem
Date
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:30 -0500
one way: use -egen- with the "max" function; here is an example:
egen atleastone=max(dummy_member_is_pensioner), by(hh_id)
Rich
On 12/16/11 8:44 AM, Ivica Rubil wrote:
> Dear Statalisters
>
> I have the first four variables in the table below in my dataset, and I
> wish to generate the fifth variable. This variable should be such that
> it is equal to 1 for all members of a particular household if there is
> at least one pensioner in this household. Below is the table with only
> two households one of which contains at least one pensioner and I wish
> to assign 1 to each member of this household. The other household
> doesn't contain any pensioner and I wish to assign 0 to each member of
> this household.
>
> How to do that???
>
>
> hh_id | hh_member | dummy_member_is_pensioner |
> dummy_hh_with_at_least_one_pensioner
>
> ------|-------------|----------------------------|----------------------
> ----------------
> 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
> 1 | 2 | 1 | 1
> 1 | 3 | 0 | 1
> 1 | 4 | 0 | 1
> 2 | 1 | 0 | 0
> 2 | 2 | 0 | 0
> 2 | 3 | 0 | 0
> ... | ... | ... | ...
>
>
> Thanks.
> i
>
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> Ivica Rubil
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