--- Janet Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
> I loop over this variable with prior knowledge of the
> numerical values of state
> forvalues i=1(1)3{
> di `i'
> su a if state==`i'
> ....other calculations etc.
> }
> and this displays the numeric value of i. What I would
> like to do display the label.
The answer can be found by looking at the extended macro functions, see
-help extended_fcn- and the example below:
*----------------- begin example --------------
sysuse nlsw88, clear
forvalues i = 1/3 {
di as result "`: label (race) `i''"
sum wage if race == `i'
}
*----------------- end example ----------------
(For more on how to use examples I sent to the Statalist, see
http://home.fsw.vu.nl/m.buis/stata/exampleFAQ.html )
Hope this helps,
Maarten
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