https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/format-for-percentage/m-p/50089#M13613 Use percentn12.1 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:41:56 GMT Flip 2010-02-01T18:41:56Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/format-for-percentage/m-p/50087#M13611 when I used put(value, percent12.1), I got a parenthesis around a negative value, e.g. -37.2% is output as '(37.2%)'. How can I output just '-37.2%'? What is the correct format name? thanks! Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:51:29 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/format-for-percentage/m-p/50087#M13611 abdullala 2010-02-01T15:51:29Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/format-for-percentage/m-p/50088#M13612 You Can use PROC FORMAT to define your owne format style for this. Like below.<BR /> PROC FORMAT;<BR /> value percentage 0-high ='9999999.99%'<BR /> other = '-99999999.99%'<BR /> ;<BR /> run; Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:19:31 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/format-for-percentage/m-p/50088#M13612 DPraba79 2010-02-01T18:19:31Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/format-for-percentage/m-p/50089#M13613 Use percentn12.1 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:41:56 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/format-for-percentage/m-p/50089#M13613 Flip 2010-02-01T18:41:56Z