local vars "other1c other2c other3c other4c"
gen bad=0
foreach v of varlist `vars' {
replace bad=1 if `v'>22 & `v'!=.
}
list `vars' if bad
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Babigumira Ronnie [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:11 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: st: repeating same command for a number of variables
>
>
> Dear listers
> There must be an easier way of doing this, please help
>
> I am looking survey data and in this particular section,
> respondents have
> given reasons for saving. I allow for upto four reasons and
> as such have
> four variables (other1c other2c other3c other4c). Having coded all the
> responses, I have upto 22 reasons and I would now like to flash out
> illegal entries (exceed the codebook limits). I have a crude
> syntax (which
> lists values greater than the codebook limit of 22 but are
> not missing)
>
> list houscode other1c other2c other3c other4c if (other1c >22 & /*
> */ other1c ~=.)|(other2c >22 & other2c ~=.)|(other3c > 22 &
> other3c /*
> */ ~=.) |(other4c > 22 & other4c ~=.)
>
> Is there an easier (more elegant or less repetitive) way of
> doing this
>
> Roni
>
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