I think destring would require to have your variable coded as '1' and '2'
already. So either you rename them first:
replace sex="1" if sex=="m"
replace sex="2" if sex=="f"
and than destring, replace
or you could try:
encode sex, gen(sex2)
This gives you F=1 and M=2, because it's done alphabetically but the rest is
easy to change.
Soeren Mattke
OECD Health Policy Unit
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 1:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: st: Simple recoding
Hello statalisters,
I have a variable in my datasheet, sex which is formatted as str1 %9s.
There are two types either M or F. I need to convert this so that M=1 and
F=2. How do I do this, or where is a problem similar to this described. I
have tried using "destring sex, replace" etc but have had no luck.
Thanks for all your help in advance on this relatively simple question.
Christopher D Fergusson
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