Dear Stata listers,
I have a dataset with the string variable hypertension. Observations
of the variable hypertension can be mild, moderate, and severe or no
hypt (no hypertension):
hypertension
.
mild
.
.
moderate
.
severe
no hypt
severe
.
.
mild
mild
.
no hypt
.
I would like to create a new variable, hypertension_status, which
‘distingushes’ if an individual is hypertensive or not.
generate hypertension_status = hypertension
replace hypertension_status = "hypertensive" if hypertension = "mild"|
hypertension = “moderate” | hypertension = “severe”
I am getting:
type mismatch
r(109);
How can I formulate the command?
Kind regards,
Gwinyai
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