[R] Importint stata file and using value labels

[ruipbarradas at sapo.pt]

So you should do

table(region[sex=="Hombre"],type[sex=="Hombre"]

Rui Barradas
 

Citando Juan Ceccarelli Arias <jfca283 at gmail.com>:

>> str(sex)
>  Factor w/ 2 levels "Hombre","Mujer": 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 ...
>   On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 1:42 PM, <ruipbarradas at sapo.pt> wrote:
>> _Maybe sex is a factor and Man its label. Factors are coded  
>> internally as integers, to see it use
>>
>> str(sex)
>>
>> Rui Barradas
>>  _
>>
>> _Citando Juan Ceccarelli Arias <jfca283 at gmail.com>:_
>>
>>> _Nop. I didn't work. But using the following it does work.
>>> table(region[sex=="Men"],type[sex=="Men"])_
>>> _When i use the dta file with stata i declare the condition with  
>>> sex==1 and not sex=="Man"._
>>> _  _ _On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:39 PM, <ruipbarradas at sapo.pt> wrote: _
>>>> __Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Try instead
>>>>
>>>> table(region[sex==1],type[sex=_=1])
>>>>
>>>> To test for equality use == not =.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>>
>>>> Rui Barradas
>>>>  _
>>>>
>>>> __Citando Juan Ceccarelli Arias <jfca283 at gmail.com>:__
>>>>
>>>>> _ _
>>>>> __Hi
>>>>> Im a bit lost.
>>>>> Ive imported a stata13 file. When i try to make a simple
>>>>> table(region[sex=1],type[sex=_1])
>>>>> i get something as
>>>>>           type1 type2
>>>>> region1 0 0
>>>>> region2 0 0
>>>>> region3 0 0
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't know how to operate with the value labels.
>>>>> Sex is defined as 1 as "Man" and 2 as "Female".
>>>>> And region1 is 1, region2 is 2 and so on.
>>>>> So, how can i make reference to the value and not the value labels when i
>>>>> write down some condition or statement ?
>>>>> I know is simple, but using the help for readstata13 didn't clarify it to
>>>>> me.
>>>>> Thanks for your help and time.
>>>>>  _
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