Enterprise Miner - how to change variable role

[RV4]

data EMWS1.datosreg;
set &EM_IMPORT_DATA;
estadoCivilNew = estadoCivil;
if estadoCivil = 'CASADO C/SEPARACIÓN DE BIENES' then estadoCivilNew = 1;
else if estadoCivil = 'CASADO CON GANANCIA' then estadoCivilNew = 2;
else if estadoCivil = 'CASADO S/SEPARACIÓN DE BIENES' then estadoCivilNew = 3;
else if estadoCivil = 'SOLTERO' then estadoCivilNew = 4;
else if estadoCivil = 'VIUDO' then estadoCivilNew = 5;
else if estadoCivil = 'SEPARADO' then estadoCivilNew = 6;
else if estadoCivil = 'DIVORCIADO (A)' then estadoCivilNew = 7;
else estadoCivilNew = 8;

estudiosNew = estudios;
if estudios = 'UNIVERSITARIA' then estudiosNew = 1;
if estudios = 'SECUNDARIA' then estudiosNew = 2;
if estudios = 'PRIMARIA' then estudiosNew = 3;
if estudios = 'No Informado' then estudiosNew = 4;
else estudiosNew = 5;

tipopropiedadNew = tipoPropiedad;
if tipoPropiedad = 'PROPIA CON DEUDA' then tipopropiedadNew = 1;
else if tipoPropiedad = 'PROPIA SIN DEUDA' then tipopropiedadNew = 2;
else if tipoPropiedad = 'DE UN FAMILIAR' then tipopropiedadNew = 3;
else if tipoPropiedad = 'ARRENDADA' then tipopropiedadNew = 4;
else if tipoPropiedad = 'EMPLEADOR' then tipopropiedadNew = 5;
else if tipoPropiedad = 'No Informado' then tipopropiedadNew = 6;
else if tipoPropiedad = 'FISCAL' then tipopropiedadNew = 7;
else tipopropiedadNew = 8;


run;

Hi all

Got a question (quite new to SAS Miner). I have a nominal variable in SAS which is basically the marital status: (married, single, divorced etc.) -> I would like to do a logistic regression and therefore have to transform the variable into a Interval variable. So what I did is following:

data EMWS1.datosreg;
set &EM_IMPORT_DATA;
estadoCivilNew = estadoCivil;
if estadoCivil = 'married' then estadoCivilNew = 1;
else if estadoCivil = 'single' then estadoCivilNew = 2;
else estadoCivilNew = 3;

However my new variable "estadoCivilNew" is still considered nominal, or anything else but interval. Anyone knows how to tackle my problem maybe in an easier way?

Thank you very much & best regards

[Reeza]

Hi @RV4 welcome to the SAS Community forums.

I've modified your subject line and moved your post to a better location. Posting it at the end of someone else's solved questions means it's unlikely to be seen at all. 

If you're searching documentation/google you can look for 'how to change a variable role in SAS EM' to find options. A good place to check is lexjansen.com. 

One other method - recode your variables using the recode task, not a code node and see if lets you change it there while creating the new variable.

Otherwise, hopefully you get a response soon.