re: st: Combining dates in Stata

[Christopher Baum <kit.baum@bc.edu>]

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I have two time variables in my dataset - one for year and one for month.

Both of these variables are numeric with Year containing four-digit
year values and month is a two-digit values ranging from 1 to 12.

I would like to combine the Year and month variables into one a time
variable to allow me to work with the dataset as a panel. How do I
recode (or replace) the Year and Semester month to create one.

Specifically, I would like to have one variable that reads 1/2000 for
january 2000, or 2000m1... I do not really mind the format!


Easily solved with help datetime_functions:

g yearmo = ym(year, month)
format yearmo %tm                 (or whatever you prefer)
tsset unitid yearmo

Kit


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