I found a simple answer to my question. -catplot- can create the same
graph as -graph bar- after the data has been recoded.
. recode rep78 3=1 4=2 5=3 1=4 2=5
. catplot bar rep78 foreign, percent(foreign) asyvars stack
Friedrich Huebler
--- Friedrich Huebler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nick,
>
> Thank you, -catplot- is easier to use than -graph bar- because
> several steps can be skipped. Another advantage is that -catplot-
> works with numeric values and strings.
>
> However, with -graph bar yvars, over(varname) stack- it is possible
> to stack the bars in a specific order by varying the order in which
> the yvars are listed.
>
> . sysuse auto
> . tab rep78, gen(rep)
> . graph bar rep3 rep4 rep5 rep1 rep2, over(foreign) stack percent
>
> Can the same be accomplished with -catplot-?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Friedrich Huebler
>
> --- Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Another way to do it is (in total)
> >
> > . catplot bar rep78 for , percent(for) asyvars stack
> > blabel(bar, pos(center) format(%3.2f))
> >
> > where I've added a format control. Here -catplot- can be
> > installed from SSC.
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