[R] Importint stata file and using value labels

[Juan Ceccarelli Arias]

Mmm...The other option working with  R for importing the dta file but
obtaining the values and deleting or ignoring the value labels.
I think some time ago i did that, but now i can't remember it.


On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 4:11 PM, <ruipbarradas at sapo.pt> wrote:

> So you should do
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> table(region[sex=="Hombre"],type[sex=="Hombre"]
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> Rui Barradas
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> Citando Juan Ceccarelli Arias <jfca283 at gmail.com>:
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> 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:
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>>> _Maybe sex is a factor and Man its label. Factors are coded internally
>>> as integers, to see it use
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>>> str(sex)
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>>> Rui Barradas
>>>  _
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>>> _Citando Juan Ceccarelli Arias <jfca283 at gmail.com>:_
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>>> _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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