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Re: st: break string into multiple variables: correction
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Steve Samuels <[email protected]>
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Re: st: break string into multiple variables: correction
Date
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:59:08 -0400
Sophie privately thanked responders to her question. I want to correct an error in my post. Only -infile-
allows one to specify variable labels in the dictionary file.
Steve
> Another approach is to -outfile- the string variables to a text file,
> then -infix- or -infile- the individual questions with a dictionary
> file. This would allow you to name and label the questions at the same
> time.
>
> Steve
>
>
>> On Oct 10, 2012, at 7:32 PM, Sophie Moullin wrote:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I've got a number of string variables which contain answers for up to
>> 13 questions within the broad variable category, which when destrung
>> are listed as one single numeric, e.g. 2222112222 (1 is yes, 2 is no).
>> I need to create separate variables for each question 1-13.
>>
>> I haven't been able to find any example code for this on any of the
>> stata documentation or FAQ. Any advice would be much appreciated.
>>
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