Re: st: How to convert variable values in tables and panels to CPI adjusted values

[Maarten Buis <maartenlbuis@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Erik Aadland wrote:
> I need to convert variable values in tables and panels to CPI (consumer price index) adjusted values.

*--------------------- begin example -----------------------
// create datasets
clear all
tempfile cpi annual panel

input year cpi
      1997 0.9
      1998 1
      1999 1.2
      2000 1.3
end
save `cpi'

drop _all
input ///
year    var1    var2
1997    2.1     2.2
1998    3.3     4.3
1999    4.3     4.0
2000    3.7     3.8
end
save `annual'

drop _all
input ///
year    org_id    var1     var2
1997    1         2.1      2.2
1998    1         2.2      2.3
1999    1         2.3      2.4
1998    2         1.5      1.6
1999    2         1.6      1.7
end
save `panel'

// start correcting the annual data
use `annual'
merge 1:1 year using `cpi'
list
assert _merge == 3
drop _merge

gen cvar1 = var1/cpi
gen cvar2 = var2/cpi
list

// start correcting the panel data
use `panel', clear
merge m:1 year using `cpi'
list
assert _merge != 1
drop if _merge == 2
drop _merge

gen cvar1 = var1/cpi
gen cvar2 = var2/cpi
list
*---------------------- end example -------------------------
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Hope this helps,
Maarten

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