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st: AW: Counting months over several years in a variable


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: AW: Counting months over several years in a variable
Date   Sat, 29 May 2010 15:51:52 +0200

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So this code -generate-s "myvar" across the entire dataset. Make sure it does what you want:

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clear*

inp int Year byte month 
2008       8     
2008       9     
2008       10    
2008       11    
2008       12    
2009       1     
2009       2     
2009       3 
end

gen myvar=_n
list, noo

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HTH
Martin

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von George Chioran
Gesendet: Samstag, 29. Mai 2010 15:07
An: [email protected]
Betreff: st: Counting months over several years in a variable

Dear statalisters, 
 
I want to count the
months in several years. I have variables year and month, and want to obtain
variable mvar. My database looks like this. 

Year       month  mvar
2008       8             1
2008       9             2
2008       10     3
2008       11           4
2008       12           5
2009       1             6
2009       2             7
2009       3             8
…             …             …
 
Thank you in advance
for your help, 
George


      

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