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st: RE: dealing with income range


From   "Nick Cox" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: dealing with income range
Date   Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:08:32 -0000

I think you need 3 sets of value labels. Then apply 
the one you want at any time. 

Nick 
[email protected] 

Nirina M.
 
> My data on income is reported in messy way: AND I
> WOULD LIKE TO GET THE INCOME IN THE SAME WAY, FOR
> EXAMPLE ALL INCOME WOULD BE PER YEAR OR PER MONTH OR
> PER DAY. 
> HOW DO I DO THIS?
> 
> I have:" income" variable
> codes     Average per year     Average per month   
> Average per week
> 1             <2,500                       < 200      
>                     <50
> 2            2,500- 3,750              200-300        
>                50-70
> 3           3,750 -5000                300-400        
>                70-100
> 4           >5000                          >400       
>                       >100
> 
> and then I have "incomereport" variable which says:
> codes       label
> 1            income reported was per WEEK
> 2            income reported was per MONTH
> 3            income reported was per YEAR

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