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Re: st: RE: Cross-tabulation of data


From   "Hugh Colaco" <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: RE: Cross-tabulation of data
Date   Tue, 3 Jul 2007 07:35:46 -0400

Nick and Svend,

Thanks so much for your help - your codes were really helpful.

Hugh


On 7/1/07, Nick Cox <[email protected]> wrote:
clear

input id q23 q24        q25     q29     q30     q31
1       3       1       .       1       4       .
2       4       2       3       5       3       2
3       2       .       .       2       .       .
4       3       .       .       3       .       .
5       1       3       2       4       6       1
end

matrix results = J(4,3,.)

qui forval i = 1/3 {
       count if q23==`i' & (q29==1 | q29==2)
       local a = r(N)
       count if q24==`i' & (q30==1 | q30==2)
       local a = `a' + r(N)
       count if q25==`i' & (q31==1 | q31==2)
       matrix results[1,`i'] = `a' + r(N)

       count if q23==`i' & q29==3
       local b = r(N)
       count if q24==`i' & q30==3
       local b = `b' + r(N)
       count if q25==`i' & q31==3
       matrix results[2,`i'] = `b' + r(N)

       count if q23==`i' & q29==4
       local c = r(N)
       count if q24==`i' & q30==4
       local c = `c' + r(N)
       count if q25==`i' & q31==4
       matrix results[3,`i'] = `c' + r(N)

       count if q23==`i' & q29==5
       local d = r(N)
       count if q24==`i' & q30==5
       local d = `d' + r(N)
       count if q25==`i' & q31==5
       matrix results[4,`i'] = `d' + r(N)
}

matrix colnames results = NP FP G
matrix rownames results = <25% 25-49% 50-74% >74%
matrix li results, noheader

Nick
[email protected]

hmjc66

> I posted my question yesterday, but realized there were some errors as
> Nick rightly pointed out. Here is another attempt at what I am trying
> to do.
>
> Assume my data is as follows:-
>
> id    q23     q24     q25     q29     q30     q31
> 1     3       1               1       4
> 2     4       2       3       5       3       2
> 3     2                       2
> 4     3                       3
> 5     1       3       2       4       6       1
>
> q23-q25 and q29-q31 are categorical variables.
> q23-q25 each has 4 categories 1, 2, 3 & 4. I want to ignore
> category 4.
> q29-q31 each has 6 categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. I want to
> ignore category 6.
>
> I am interested in a cross tabulation.
>
> Here's what I need:-
>
> count if q23==1 & (q29==1 | q29==2);
> count if q24==1 & (q30==1 | q30==2);
> count if q25==1 & (q31==1 | q31==2);
>
> /* I then need to sum these */; Lets call the total "a"
>
> count if q23==1 & q29==3;
> count if q24==1 & q30==3;
> count if q25==1 & q31==3;
>
>
> /* I then need to sum these */; Lets call the total "b"
>
>
> count if q23==1 & q29==4;
> count if q24==1 & q30==4;
> count if q25==1 & q31==4;
>
> /* I then need to sum these */; Lets call the total "c"
>
> count if q23==1 & q29==5;
> count if q24==1 & q30==5;
> count if q25==1 & q31==5;
>
> /* I then need to sum these */; Lets call the total "d"
>
>
> THEN GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCEDURE using q23=2, q24=2 & q25=2. Assume
> the four values generated are e, f, g and h
>
> FINALLY DO THE SAME using q23=3, q24=3 & q25=3. Assume the four values
> generated are i, j, k and l
>
>
> I finally need the results in a table such as
>
>       NP      FP      G
> < 24% a       e       i
> 25-49%        b       f       j
> 50-74%        c       g       k
> >75%  d       h       l
>
> I am using STATA 9.

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