Nesim Sisa asked about modes. 
Apologies for previous premature reply. 
>  I need something
> to look for modes across a row (variables w/in an
> observation).
I would -reshape-, get the modes, and -reshape- back. 
There is an analogous problem (for medians) within 
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/reshape3.html
>  Also when I use mode, if there is more than one mode, 
> Stata does not by
> default report all the modes.
Precisely what 
* command are you using here? 
* is your definition of a mode? 
Nick 
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