Unfortunately, the string CIP code variable (ex. 11.1111) won't work
because of the dot.
Thanks,
John Milam
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Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:31 PM
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Subject: Re: st: Education CIP Codes with Label Define
It's hard to know if this will work: it depends on how the data will be
used. But could you create two string variables--one with the CIP code,
the other with the longer label? Then users could
tabulate/list/whetever
whichever variable they wanted in a given instance.
--Nick Winter
At 02:48 PM 1/7/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi. I am new to this list and fairly new to STATA.
>
>I am working on a software project for the US Dept of Education in
which
>we dynamically generate SAS, SPSS, and STATA syntax for use with the
>national IPEDS datasets. This involves variables for CIP Codes or
>Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes that document the
>hundreds of disciplines taught in higher education for enrollment and
>degree data. CIP Codes are somewhat comparable to diagnostic and
>procedure codes in health care with the ICD9 or 10 and involve a string
>with 7 characters such as 11.1111 or 01.1110
>
>As you know, STATA does not like the period within the CIP Code value
>label, much as it does not like the period within ICD9 codes. However,
>there is no utility within STATA like for iCD9.
>
>I have read past threads and searched the FAQs and manuals. I tried
>splitting this alpha string variable into parts, but the value label
>must be kept intact for software users to view, displaying examples
such
>as 11.1111 or 01.1110 when doing tabulate/etc. I tried treating the
CIP
>Code as a numeric variable, but this drops leading and trailing zeros
>which is unacceptable.
>
>Can I somehow use ICD9 utility for this purpose? If so, how?
>
>Can I use reshape? If so, how? I am not sure if the period in the CIP
>Code can be treated as a stub.
>
>I need to know this quickly as we are past deadline on bringing this
>free software tool online.
>
>Thanks for any and all help you may have with this problem.
>John
>
>John Milam, Ph.D.
>Managing Director
>HigherEd.org, Inc.
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>Winchester, VA 22601
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>
>
>
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