Re: st: Re: Creating a unique identifier from a string and byte variable

[n j cox <n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk>]

That is,

egen idchild = group(caseid bidx), label

is an alternative.

n j cox wrote:

> -search identifier, faq- points clearly to an FAQ and that
> in turn recommends -egen, group()- as a solution to this need.
>
> FAQ     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating group 
> identifiers
>         3/01    How do I create individual identifiers numbered
>                 from 1 upwards?
>                 http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/data/group.html
>
> Nick
> n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk
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