Good morning!
I have a table
Country | Sex | Age |
Canada | Female | 89 |
Canada | Male | 62 |
USA | Female | 55 |
I want to convert into a table below with one variable but combining the 3 variables values into different row
Country/ Sex/ Age |
Canada Female 89 |
Canada Male 62 |
USA Female 55 |
Thanks !
Hi:
Here's a solution using PROC REPORT with the NEWLINE function and ODS ESCAPECHAR set to '^':
Hope this helps,
Cynthia
Is this for reporting purposes or do you need at SAS data set like this?
data _null_;
set have;
file print;
if _N_ = 1 then put "Country/Sex/Age";
put country / Sex / Age;
end;
@zimcom wrote:
I have other variables in the table as well, only want to combine the 3 avriables into one variable, how can I modify the code below:
if _N_ = 1 then put "Country/Sex/Age";
put country / Sex / Age;
The show the variables in the example data and how they are supposed to appear in the output.
Have
PID | Country | Sex | Age | Outcome |
123 | Canada | Female | 89 | Good |
456 | Canada | Male | 62 | Good |
789 | USA | Female | 55 | Best |
Want
PID | Country/Sex/Age | Outcome |
123 | Canada Female 89 | Good |
456 | Canada Male 62 | Good |
789 | USA Female 55 | Best |
Adapting the code to desired output:
data _null_;
set have;
file print;
if _N_ = 1 then put "PID Country/Sex/Age Outcome"; /* as labels */
put @5 country /
@1 PID @5 Sex @15 outcome /
@5 Age;
end;
each @ assigns the starting position of the vale, and / assigns new line.
Hi:
Here's a solution using PROC REPORT with the NEWLINE function and ODS ESCAPECHAR set to '^':
Hope this helps,
Cynthia
@zimcom wrote:
wgat would be the variable name for "Country/Sex/Age" then?
You asked for a report. With the method I used, there is no need to create a new variable, especially as y want to have them vertically, in the same column of the report.
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