Kim Price
>
> I need to replace some date of birth values that were entered
> incorrectly. The variable dob (V1) is entered as %d. I've
> been using
> variations on the following and coming up with error messages:
>
> replace V1=05sep2046 05sep1946 if id==434
>
> I want to change id 434's date from 05sep2046 to 05sep1946.
Use Stata's date functions, as in
replace V1 = mdy(9,5,1946) if id == 434
Nick
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