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nottyprof
Calcite | Level 5

How do you find proportions in sas with the if statement. Say you given couple of numbers say 1 to 50 with a variable named BMI, how do you find proportions of i) BMI < 25, ii)at least 25 but less than 30 and iii) 30 or greater? 

 

25.24..20.2320.272730222523242223262121192021202530243518...85.5355.5158567159465175476823.21.25.2323.172022.2720282922.192624211921232022251914.231917272933.2024.262624212121243102620.22282329029232023.22232322192123.2626.02521193320232419230202229263819252322..2025242121

 

BMI
25.06
.
24.21
.
.
19.84
.
23.23
20.33
.
27.46
27.44
29.95
22.44
24.96
23.17
24.21
22.31
23.38
25.74
20.80
21.03
19.00
19.85
21.03
20.48
24.63
30.11
23.73
34.97
18.48
.
.
.
84.50
.
53.06
54.61
.
51.35
58.23
56.36
70.89
58.57
46.49
50.50
74.55
46.76
68.20
23.11
.
20.63
.
25.49
.
23.23
22.89
.
17.16
19.84
21.95
.
27.19
19.57
28.36
29.26
22.49
.
18.79
25.82
23.71
20.80
19.48
20.50
22.59
20.23
21.70
25.06
19.14
14.12
.
23.05
19.13
16.95
26.78
29.05
33.20
.
19.57
24.33
.
26.38
26.25
23.57
21.14
20.80
21.45
24.09
30.54
0.00
25.66
19.97
.
21.63
27.89
22.71
29.05
0.00
29.18
22.66
19.97
22.80
.
21.87
22.80
23.38
21.56
19.02
20.77
23.04
.
25.92
26.29
3045.06
0.00
25.00
20.90
18.95
33.47
20.47
22.59
23.77
18.88
23.17
0.00
20.47
22.46
29.26
25.93
37.65
19.39
24.96
22.67
22.04
.
.
19.58
24.51
23.99
21.45
20.98

 

 

 

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Reeza
Super User
Create your categories and then run a PROC FREQ on the output.

https://gist.github.com/statgeek/227565537f3dffcd8627f1fe2eff844f

nottyprof
Calcite | Level 5
Found it out later.

option ps=10 1s=40;
data in;
input BMI;
title 'Question 4 Respondents Body mass index (BMI)';
if 10 le bmi le 24.99 then bmiclass='Respondents BMI <25';
else if 25 le bmi le 29.99 then bmiclass='Res BMI 25 to 29.99';
else if 30 le bmi le 40 then bmiclass= 'Respondents BMI <30';
cards;
25.06
19.84
23.23
20.33
27.44
29.95
22.44
24.96
23.17
25.74
20.80
21.03
18.47
19.85
21.03
20.48
30.11
23.73
18.48
24.12
24.82
25.62
21.13
21.25
31.00
23.11
23.41
17.16
19.84
21.95
28.36
29.26
18.79
20.80
19.48
20.50
20.23
21.70
25.06
19.14
14.12
23.05
19.13
26.78
29.05
33.20
19.57
26.25
23.57
21.14
20.80
21.45
24.09
30.54
27.89
22.71
29.05
22.66
19.97
22.80
22.80
23.38
20.77
23.04
21.00
20.90
18.95
22.59
23.77
23.17
20.47
22.46
28.34
25.93
19.39
24.96
22.67
22.04
23.99
21.45
20.98
24.21
27.46
24.21
23.03
23.38
24.63
34.97
38.41
23.34
26.47
32.22
26.62
22.96
33.89
20.63
25.49
22.89
27.19
19.57
22.49
25.82
23.71
22.59
16.95
24.33
26.38
25.66
19.97
21.63
29.18
21.87
21.56
19.02
25.92
26.29
25.00
33.47
20.47
18.88
37.65
19.58
24.51
run;

proc freq;
tables bmiclass;
run;

Cards could be replaced with dataline

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