Good afternoon,
I am often given frequency tables which I would like to expand into data sets, which are more easy to manipulate. Is there a procedure that I could use?
For example, I would like to expand the frequency table below into the consequent data set.
GIVEN
Age Group | Laid off | Retained |
up to 40 | 2 | 5 |
40-49 | 1 | 3 |
DESIRED OUTCOME
Age Group | Employment |
Up to 40 | Laid Off |
Up to 40 | Laid Off |
Up to 40 | Retained |
Up to 40 | Retained |
Up to 40 | Retained |
Up to 40 | Retained |
Up to 40 | Retained |
40-49 | Laid Off |
40-49 | Retained |
40-49 | Retained |
40-49 | Retained |
data desired ;
set given ;
employment='Laid Off';
do _n_=1 to laid_off ;
output;
end;
employment='Retained';
do _n_=1 to retained ;
output;
end;
run;
Or you could created a smaller dataset with the a COUNT or FREQ variable. Many procedures will allow you to tell it to use this variable as a weight or frequency.
data want ;
set given ;
employment='Laid Off';
count = laid_off ;
output;
employment='Retained';
count = retained ;
output;
run;
data desired ;
set given ;
employment='Laid Off';
do _n_=1 to laid_off ;
output;
end;
employment='Retained';
do _n_=1 to retained ;
output;
end;
run;
Or you could created a smaller dataset with the a COUNT or FREQ variable. Many procedures will allow you to tell it to use this variable as a weight or frequency.
data want ;
set given ;
employment='Laid Off';
count = laid_off ;
output;
employment='Retained';
count = retained ;
output;
run;
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