st: how to code results from ineqdeco into new variable

[Megan Sheahan <megan.sheahan@gmail.com>]

Hello,

I downloaded the package for ineqdeco and am attempting to make
village-level (denoted by variable "vil" in my data) gini coefficients
using a variable in my data set called "totasvalall_10." I am trying
to do this by running the command ineqdeco by vil, then trying to have
Stata recall those values and put them into a variable named "gini."

Below is the syntax that was suggested to me, although Stata is unable
to recall any of the gini coefficients after running the second line.
When it runs the "replace" line of code, no values are inserted into
the variable "gini." So, it appears that Stata is not remembering the
information after running ineqdeco. Am I missing something? I am using
Stata 11.

generate gini=.
ineqdeco totasvalall_10, by(vil)
foreach z in 1111 1112 1113 1114 1211 1221 1222 1311 ///
3111 3112 3211 3212 3213 3214 3311 3312 3313 3314 ///
3411 3412 3413 3414 3415 3416 3511 3512 4111 4112 4113 4114 ///
4115 4116 4211 4212 4221 4222 4223 4224 4231 4232 ///
5111 5112 5113 5121 5122 5131 5211 5212 5213 ///
5214 5221 5222 5223 5224 5231 5232 5311 5312 5313 5314 6111 ///
6112 6121 6122 6131 6132 6221 6222 6223 6224 6231 6232 6233 ///
6234 7111 7112 7113 7114 7211 7212 7221 7222 7231 7232 7233 ///
7234 7311 7312 7411 7412 7413 7421 7511 7512 7521 7522 7523 ///
7524{
replace gini=r(gini_`z') if vil==`z'
}

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Megan
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