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tbick
Calcite | Level 5

Hello,

I have the following data:

personID              caretype              date

1                            primary                18000

1                            primary                18001

1                            specialty              18005

1                            primary                18007

1                            specialty              18008

1                            specialty              18009

1                            primary                18020

I would like to create a count variable where the count starts over every time it reaches the caretype value of "primary".  For example, I would like my data to look like the following:

personID              caretype              date                      count

1                            primary                18000                   1

1                            primary                18001                   1

1                            specialty              18005                   2

1                            primary                18007                   1

1                            specialty              18008                   2

1                            specialty              18009                   3

1                            primary                18020                   1

Any ideas on how to do this?

Thank you!

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Linlin
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

data have;

input personID              caretype $              date;

cards;

1                            primary                18000

1                            primary                18001

1                            specialty              18005

1                            primary                18007

1                            specialty              18008

1                            specialty              18009

1                            primary                18020

;

data want;

  set have;

  if upcase(caretype)="PRIMARY" then count=1;

    else count+1;

run;

proc print;run;

PaulLee
Fluorite | Level 6

I think the retain statement needs to be used to make the count work....

data test;

input personID              caretype $              date;

cards;

1                            primary                18000

1                            primary                18001

1                            specialty              18005

1                            primary                18007

1                            specialty              18008

1                            specialty              18009

1                            primary                18020

;


data test2;
set test;
retain count;

if caretype = "primary" then count = 1;
else count = count + 1;
run;

Linlin
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

you don't have to use retain if you change

count = count + 1;

to

count+1;

tbick
Calcite | Level 5

Perfect, thank you!

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