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| From | Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> |
| To | "statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
| Subject | Re: st: copying contents form existing to new variable |
| Date | Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:20:03 +0100 |
This could be as simple as your new variable not inheriting the value labels of the -encode-d variable. (Have a look at -clonevar-.) Otherwise, we need more evidence. What you do mean by the contents changing? Show us the results of . describe var1 var2 . su var1 var2 . list var1 var2 if var1 != var2 [example at least] Nick njcoxstata@gmail.com On 24 April 2013 10:10, Patricia Biedermann <pati.stat@gmail.com> wrote: > If I generate a new variable from an existing variable it happens that > the contents get changed. > gen var2=var1 > > My approach is following: > 1) My original variable is string and I - encode - it: var1 > 2) gen var2=var1 > > At step 2) the contents changes. > I came along this Thread: > http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2012-05/msg01280.html > ..and tried to create a double variable first before copying the > variables. Anyway, the same problem appears again. > > What could be the problem? It did this thing (gen var2=var1) many > times and it always worked so far... * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/