topic Re: wide to narrow data? in SAS Programming

wide to narrow data?

Cruise — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:57:39 GMT

I have a census population by counties and age categories in wide format as shown in the Image 2. Can you please help organize it to a narrow format in Image1?

I tried e.g.,: if agecat1 then agecat=1; else

if agecat2 then agecat=2; else ..

which creates only agecat=1.

Image 1: data I want:

Image 2: data I have

Re: wide to narrow data?

novinosrin — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 01:59:50 GMT

Cruise, you should be on cruise control with proc transpose with tons of syntax on a google search

Re: wide to narrow data?

Cruise — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:05:55 GMT

Thanks a lot. Below just worked out.
proc transpose data=c.temp out=c.temp1;
by countycode;
run;

Re: wide to narrow data?

novinosrin — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:07:05 GMT

Well done! That's the spirit. Have a good evening. Mark your own answer as correct and please close the thread. Good job mate!

Re: wide to narrow data?

Cruise — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:08:34 GMT

do you know how to close the thread?

Re: wide to narrow data?

novinosrin — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:11:53 GMT

Well, you have. Some original posters never mark an answer and the question stays open for ages. I would assume they want more responses, however if it's simple i seriously wonder why they lack the common sense to know that they are not gonna get any more. lol. Marking the answer is closing the thread.

I'm sure somebody may still come to this thread and offer like, "hey, here is an array solution. lol" that's like peanuts alongside my beer seeing such messages 🙂

Re: wide to narrow data?

Cruise — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:21:20 GMT

Gotcha. Have a wonderful evening.