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Re: st: Identifier from three variables


From   "Svend Juul" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: Identifier from three variables
Date   Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:22:29 +0200

N�dia wrote (via Nick):
 
How can I generate an identifier from three variables? 
In my data I have a column for the house, one for the family and one for the individual
 
example:
house     family   individual
1                 1         1
1                 1         2
1                 1         3
2                 1         1
2                 1         2
...
 
and I would like to know how can I create an identifier per individual such as:
 
individual
010101
010102
010103
020101
...
 
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Nick immediately advised against creating a composite identifier.
In my experience, it can sometimes be quite useful. Here N�dia could:
 
   egen id = concat(house-individual), format(%02.0f)
 
For this to work, there must be no missing values in the original
identifiers. If there are, things get messy.
 
Hope this helps
Svend
 
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Svend Juul
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(Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology)
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