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Re: How to download only few variables from the DHS dataset [message #9843 is a reply to message #9840]

Mon, 30 May 2016 17:11

Reduced-For(u)m
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I believe you can just download the regular dataset, but only load certain variables from it. See: http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?use

use [varlist] [if] [in] using filename [, clear nolabel]

So if you typed, for example:

"use make rep78 foreign using myauto"

...it would only load 3 variables ("make" "rep78" and "foreign") from the dataset "myauto".

I think that should work, but let me know if it doesn't.

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		How to download only few variables from the DHS dataset By: Uththara on Sun, 29 May 2016 20:39
		Re: How to download only few variables from the DHS dataset By: Reduced-For(u)m on Mon, 30 May 2016 17:11
		Re: How to download only few variables from the DHS dataset By: Uththara on Mon, 30 May 2016 23:54
		Re: How to download only few variables from the DHS dataset By: boyle014 on Tue, 31 May 2016 16:33

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