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From   [email protected]
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: Substr() problem.
Date   Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:53:53 -0400

Hi, I want to get the household ID from a DHS women file.
But somehow, substr() is not working properly.
My identification variables are string formats (with spaces
between them somethimes).


I go:

. use hhid using amhr41rt

. so hhid

. ta hhid in 1/10

        Case |
Identificati |
          on |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
-------------+-----------------------------------
        1  2 |          1       10.00       10.00
        1  3 |          1       10.00       20.00
        1  5 |          1       10.00       30.00
        1  6 |          1       10.00       40.00
        1  7 |          1       10.00       50.00
        1  8 |          1       10.00       60.00
        1  9 |          1       10.00       70.00
        1 10 |          1       10.00       80.00
        1 11 |          1       10.00       90.00
        1 12 |          1       10.00      100.00
-------------+-----------------------------------
       Total |         10      100.00

. ta hhid in 5970/5980

        Case |
Identificati |
          on |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
-------------+-----------------------------------
      260 19 |          1        9.09        9.09
      260 20 |          1        9.09       18.18
      260 21 |          1        9.09       27.27
      260 22 |          1        9.09       36.36
      260 23 |          1        9.09       45.45
      260 24 |          1        9.09       54.55
      260 25 |          1        9.09       63.64
      260 26 |          1        9.09       72.73
      260 27 |          1        9.09       81.82
      260 28 |          1        9.09       90.91
      260 29 |          1        9.09      100.00
-------------+-----------------------------------
       Total |         11      100.00

. g le=length(hhid)

. ta le

         le |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
------------+-----------------------------------
         12 |      5,980      100.00      100.00
------------+-----------------------------------
      Total |      5,980      100.00

. ta hh
(output omitted)
Max observation: 260 29


. use caseid using amir41rt, clear

. so ca

. ta c in 1/10

           Case |
 Identification |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
----------------+-----------------------------------
        1  3  1 |          1       10.00       10.00
        1  5  3 |          1       10.00       20.00
        1  7  2 |          1       10.00       30.00
        1  8  2 |          1       10.00       40.00
        1  9  4 |          1       10.00       50.00
        1 10  2 |          1       10.00       60.00
        1 10  3 |          1       10.00       70.00
        1 11  2 |          1       10.00       80.00
        1 12  2 |          1       10.00       90.00
        1 13  2 |          1       10.00      100.00
----------------+-----------------------------------
          Total |         10      100.00

. ta c in 6420/6430

           Case |
 Identification |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
----------------+-----------------------------------
      260 18  7 |          1        9.09        9.09
      260 21  2 |          1        9.09       18.18
      260 22  2 |          1        9.09       27.27
      260 22  4 |          1        9.09       36.36
      260 24  4 |          1        9.09       45.45
      260 25  2 |          1        9.09       54.55
      260 25  3 |          1        9.09       63.64
      260 26  2 |          1        9.09       72.73
      260 26  3 |          1        9.09       81.82
      260 27  3 |          1        9.09       90.91
      260 29  4 |          1        9.09      100.00
----------------+-----------------------------------
          Total |         11      100.00

. ta caseid
(output omitted)
max obs:  260 29  4


. g le=length(c)

. ta le

         le |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
------------+-----------------------------------
         15 |      6,430      100.00      100.00
------------+-----------------------------------
      Total |      6,430      100.00

. g str9 hhid = substr(c, 1, 12)
. ta hhid
(output omitted)
Max obs:  260

What is the problem?
Is there a way to get the correct hhid?

Best regards.

Amadou.
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