Dear Statalist members,
I have data in monthly expenditures in variables ing_1 through ing_6, and survey months in variables mes_1 through mes_6 (these vary from respondent to respondent). I wish to adjust the monthly expenditures for inflation, and I have deflation factors in variables def_1 through def_12.
I am pretty accomplished in SAS, but only a novice in Stata. In SAS I would say:
array def {12} def_1 - def_12;
array ing {6} ing_1 - ing_6;
array mes {6} mes_1 - mes_6;
do t=1 to 6;
month=mes{t};
ing{t}=ing{t}/def{month};
end;
I have been searching unsuccessfully for the Stata analogue to this; I am sure it is written somewhere and I am just not using the best search terms.
Will somebody please point me to the proper place?
Thanks!
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