st: Re: RE: values to labels

["Michael Blasnik" <michael.blasnik@verizon.net>]

I don't think this does what they asked -- this creates value labels that 
are sequential values labeled with the values of a variable -- in fact it 
does what -encode- does more directly.  The question was about labeling  the 
values of one variable using the values of another -- a slightly trickier 
problem.  I've written an ado that does this but haven't posted it to SSC 
(no help file, not fully gracious with errors).  I could send a copy 
off-list if Caleb would like.

Michael Blasnik

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Merryman" <smerryman@kc.rr.com>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 12:06 PM
Subject: st: RE: values to labels



> Here is one way:
>
> levelsof year, local(levels)
> local i = 1
> foreach l of local levels {
> local mylabels "`mylabels' `i' `l'"
> local ++i
> }
> label define label `mylabels'
> label values round label
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Scott
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu [mailto:owner-
> > statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Caleb Southworth
> > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 11:18 AM
> > To: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> > Subject: st: values to labels
> >
> > Is there a convenient way to convert the values of one variable into
> > labels? For example, if rounds of survey are given in a particular year,
> > then
> >
> > . tab round, sum(year)
> >
> >       round |           Summary of year
> >      number |        Mean   Std. Dev.       Freq.
> > ------------+------------------------------------
> >           1 |        1992           0        4763
> >           2 |        1993           0        6037
> >           5 |        1994           0        2787
> >           6 |        1995           0        2650
> >           7 |        1996           0        2611
> >           8 |        1998           0        2651
> >           9 |        2000           0        2733
> >          10 |        2001           0        3201
> >          11 |        2002           0        3339
> >          12 |        2003           0        3351
> > ------------+------------------------------------
> >       Total |   1996.8892   3.9638084       34123
> >
> > Of course, I could define labels for round and label its values. My 
> > desire
> > is to automate this process over several surveys and many variables to
> > label graph axes. Thanks!
> >
> > Caleb
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