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galzohar
Calcite | Level 5

Is there a way to automatically recoding a certain variable into multiple new variables at once? For instance, make the gender variable into two different variables at once?

 

I rather use it with function if possible, but any solution would be helpful.

 

Thanks!

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Patrick
Opal | Level 21

It's most of the time better to have a long and narrow table over having a wide table with values split into multiple variables with a lot of blanks/missings. 

Most SAS procedures work just fine with such long and narrow tables.

 

If you really need to go for a wide table structure then how to transform your data will depend. But have a look into Proc Transpose. That might give you what you're after.

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Patrick
Opal | Level 21

It's most of the time better to have a long and narrow table over having a wide table with values split into multiple variables with a lot of blanks/missings. 

Most SAS procedures work just fine with such long and narrow tables.

 

If you really need to go for a wide table structure then how to transform your data will depend. But have a look into Proc Transpose. That might give you what you're after.

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