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Re: matching data with the report [message #15113 is a reply to message #15089]

Tue, 05 June 2018 07:50

Bridgette-DHS
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Following is a response from Senior DHS Stata Specialist, Tom Pullum:

I can only say how we do this in Stata. Open the KR file (ETKR70FL.dta) and paste the following lines into the command window:

* restrict to children living with the mother
keep if b9==0

* the youngest child will be the one with the lowest value of bidx
sort v001 v002 v003 bidx
egen sequence=seq(), by(v001 v002 v003)

tab sequence bidx,m
keep if sequence==1

Stata has some "egen" ("extensions to generate") commands that are very helpful. This one, "seq()", as used here, will sequence the children who have the same mother (identified with v001 v002 v003) in the order of bidx. This is used AFTER the KR file has been reduced to children who are living with the mother (no need to do a separate check on whether they are alive), given with b9=0. If SPSS does not have a command similar to seq(), you will have to find some other way to do this. Perhaps another SPSS user can help.

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