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Re: merge IR MR AND PR [message #28989 is a reply to message #28703] Mon, 08 April 2024 15:56 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
tanvirpmc04 is currently offline  tanvirpmc04
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Hi
I am interested in merging IR and MR with PR, append them, then creating a common variable BMI from variables ha2, ha3, hb2 and hb3. I have used the following codes:

clear
set maxvar 100000

use " C:\Users\Hp\Desktop\datasets\nepal_dhs\NPIR82DT\NPIR82FL.DTA "
gen sex = 2
gen in_IR=1
tab1 in*
gen cluster=v001
gen hh=v002
gen line=v003
gen id=CASEID
sort cluster hh line id
save IRtemp.dta, replace

use " C:\Users\Hp\Desktop\datasets\nepal_dhs\NPMR82DT\NPMR82FL.DTA ", clear
gen sex = 1
gen in_MR=1
tab1 in*
gen cluster=mv001
gen hh=mv002
gen line=mv003
gen id=MCASEID
sort cluster hh line id
save MRtemp.dta, replace

use " C:\Users\Hp\Desktop\datasets\nepal_dhs\NPPR82DT\NPPR82FL.DTA "
gen in_PR=1
tab1 in*
gen cluster=hv001
gen hh=hv002
gen line=hvidx
gen id=HHID
sort cluster hh line id

* Merge PR with IR
merge 1:1 cluster hh line using IRtemp.dta
rename _merge merge_PR_IR

* Merge with MR
merge 1:1 cluster hh line using MRtemp.dta
rename _merge merge_PR_MR
save IRMRPR.dta, replace

keep if merge_PR_IR==3 | merge_PR_MR==3
tab in_IR in_MR,m

However, if i then use: tab hb2 or hb3, it returns no observation. Can you please help me to identify the error?
 
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