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Re: What does it means M2A$1 - DHS Women's dataset [message #703 is a reply to message #669]

Thu, 22 August 2013 09:42

Bridgette-DHS
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Multiple or repeating records are placed one after the other, with the maximum number of occurrences of each section being represented in every case. Each variable in a repeating section is placed immediately after the preceding variable of the same occurrence, such that all variables for occurrence 1 precede all variables for occurrence 2 of a section. Each occurrence of every such variable must have its own name because statistical packages do not generally support the use of arrays or subscripts. For example, the third occurrence of the variable named M2A would be named M2A$03 in SPSS, or M2A_03 in SAS and STATA.

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		What does it means M2A$1 - DHS Women's dataset By: hanslie on Sat, 03 August 2013 03:45
		Re: What does it means M2A$1 - DHS Women's dataset By: Bridgette-DHS on Thu, 22 August 2013 09:42
		Re: What does it means M2A$1 - DHS Women's dataset By: rppeyton on Sun, 23 July 2017 19:39
		Re: What does it means M2A$1 - DHS Women's dataset By: Bridgette-DHS on Mon, 24 July 2017 08:40
		Re: What does it means M2A$1 - DHS Women's dataset By: rppeyton on Mon, 24 July 2017 18:43
		Re: What does it means M2A$1 - DHS Women's dataset By: Bridgette-DHS on Tue, 25 July 2017 07:59
		Re: What does it means M2A$1 - DHS Women's dataset By: rppeyton on Tue, 25 July 2017 12:45

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