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JJG
Calcite | Level 5 JJG
Calcite | Level 5

Hello!

I have a dataset on which I need to create a "visit" variable (want) with serial numbers according to all available not missing values in another variable (var). The dataset is sorted by ID and Timepoint variables. Below are the 3 variables in the dataset (ID, Timepoint and Var) and last column is what I am looking for (want).

 

IDTimePointVarWant
11..
1251
13..
1472
1543
21..
2291
25..
31..
3281
3332
3453
35..
3654

 

I have tried the following code without success on getting serial number variable (see code and output below):

proc sort data=have;
by ID TimePoint;
run;

data want; set have; want + 1; if Var > 0 then want = 1; else want = .; run;
IDTimePointHaveWant
11..
1251
13..
1471
1541
21..
2291
25..
31..
3281
3331
3451
35..
3651

Thank you for any input regarding this matter!
JJG

 

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Accepted Solutions
Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

To have those gaps in the WANT value you need to make another variable.  Otherwise there is no place to remember the previous value.

data have ;
  input ID TimePoint Var Expect;
cards;
1 1 . .
1 2 5 1
1 3 . .
1 4 7 2
1 5 4 3
2 1 . .
2 2 9 1
2 5 . .
3 1 . .
3 2 8 1
3 3 3 2
3 4 5 3
3 5 . .
3 6 5 4
;

data want;
  set have;
  by id ;
  if first.id then counter=0;
  if not missing(var) then do;
     counter + 1;
     want=counter;
  end;
run;

Results

              Time
OBS    ID    Point    Var    Expect    counter    want

  1     1      1       .        .         0         .
  2     1      2       5        1         1         1
  3     1      3       .        .         1         .
  4     1      4       7        2         2         2
  5     1      5       4        3         3         3
  6     2      1       .        .         0         .
  7     2      2       9        1         1         1
  8     2      5       .        .         1         .
  9     3      1       .        .         0         .
 10     3      2       8        1         1         1
 11     3      3       3        2         2         2
 12     3      4       5        3         3         3
 13     3      5       .        .         3         .
 14     3      6       5        4         4         4

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Tom
Super User Tom
Super User

To have those gaps in the WANT value you need to make another variable.  Otherwise there is no place to remember the previous value.

data have ;
  input ID TimePoint Var Expect;
cards;
1 1 . .
1 2 5 1
1 3 . .
1 4 7 2
1 5 4 3
2 1 . .
2 2 9 1
2 5 . .
3 1 . .
3 2 8 1
3 3 3 2
3 4 5 3
3 5 . .
3 6 5 4
;

data want;
  set have;
  by id ;
  if first.id then counter=0;
  if not missing(var) then do;
     counter + 1;
     want=counter;
  end;
run;

Results

              Time
OBS    ID    Point    Var    Expect    counter    want

  1     1      1       .        .         0         .
  2     1      2       5        1         1         1
  3     1      3       .        .         1         .
  4     1      4       7        2         2         2
  5     1      5       4        3         3         3
  6     2      1       .        .         0         .
  7     2      2       9        1         1         1
  8     2      5       .        .         1         .
  9     3      1       .        .         0         .
 10     3      2       8        1         1         1
 11     3      3       3        2         2         2
 12     3      4       5        3         3         3
 13     3      5       .        .         3         .
 14     3      6       5        4         4         4
JJG
Calcite | Level 5 JJG
Calcite | Level 5

Thank you very much Tom!

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