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st: problem with the generate command


From   [email protected]
To   [email protected]
Subject   st: problem with the generate command
Date   Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:07:57 +0100 (CET)

Hello,


I have a health expenditure variable in current dollars, called H. It is a
numeric variable ("long"). I called it "H". I want to convert it in euros,
e.g to multiply by 1,6 so I write in my do-file:
"gen health=1.6*H"
I am very surprised because the results are wrong. It is very strange. For
instance:
H=13.00   and  Health=23.32 (first observation)
or: H=116.00 and Health=16.96 (2d one)
or: H=76.00 and Health=169.6

Thank you very much for help
Best regards

Isabelle

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