To select k members from each household, the
code should be
gen randomvar = uniform()
bysort householdid (randomvar): gen selectionflag = _n <= k
so that you just substitute for k whatever number
you want.
. search _n
yields various suggestions, including
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class notes 3.0: Counting from _n to _N
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCLA Academic Technology Services
6/04 http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/notes3/countn.htm
SJ-2-1 pr0004 . . . . . . . . . . Speaking Stata: How to move step by: step
Q1/02 SJ 2(1):86-102 (no commands)
explains the use of the by varlist : construct to tackle
a variety of problems with group structure, ranging from
simple calculations for each of several groups to more
advanced manipulations that use the built-in _n and _N
Nick
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Akihito Tokuhara
> The commands worked well. Thank you very much.
> I tested them on my dataset, but still not yet heard anything from my
> colleague.
>
> By the way, what if, say, now I want to select 3 or 4 obs from each
> household,
> with household_ID can be selected 2 or 3 times.
>
> I mean, I tried to change the second command line, but the
> result is always
> only
> one obs for each household.
>
> Is there any keyword to look for in Help so that I can see
> the explanation
> in details
> of that command line, or in relation to using -- uniform() --
> because the
> Help in Stata
> does not give me much info. Thank you very much in advance for any
> guide/help.
Alex Ogan
> >This will select one person randomly per household:
> >
> >gen randomvar = uniform()
> >bysort householdid (randomvar): gen selectionflag = _n==1
Akihito Tokuhara
> >My colleague wants to know how to select a random obs with some
> >conditions from her dataset.
> >She wants to select one person randomly per household, but also with
> >condition that there is
> >no repetition of household (no household should appear twice in the
> >outcome, although the person is different).
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