Recode a variable in steps                                      [dm25: STB-24]
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  ^srecode^ newvar ^=^ exp [^if^ exp] [^in^ range] [^,^ ^ma^x^(^#^)^ ^mi^dpoint ^mi^n^(^#^)^ ^s^tep^(^#^)^ ]


recodes the expression into uniform ranges, or "steps", and stores the recoding
in ^newvar^.  By default, the first step begins at the minimum value of the
expression in the data, the last step includes the maximum value of the
expression, and ^newvar^ contains the minimum value of each step.



Options
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^max(^#^)^ specifies the maximum value of the expression to recode.  Higher values
    are recoded as missing.  By default, all values of the expression are
    recoded.

^mid^point specifies that ^newvar^ is to contain the midpoint of each step rather
    than the minimum value on the step.

^min(^#^)^ specifies the minimum value of the first step.  Lower values of the
    expression are recoded as missing.  By default, all values of the
    expression are recoded, and the minimum value of the first step is the
    minimum value of the expression.

^step(^#^)^ specifies the width of the steps.  The default value is "1".  


Author
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        Sean Becketti, Stata Technical Bulletin
        FAX   914-533-2902


Also see
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 Manual:  [2] function, [5d] recode
    STB:  dm25 (STB-24)
On-line:  ^help^ for @functions@ and @recode@