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d0816
Quartz | Level 8

Hello,

I have following dataset. (There are other variables too but this sample dataset has only two variables)

IDvariable1
1NA
2C
2NC
3NA
3C
3NC
4NA
4NA
4NA
4NA
5NC
5NC
5NC

 

I would like to subset into two dataset where dataset 1 is: (This data will contains all rows for an ID if the value for variable 1 is NA.)

IDvariable1
1NA
4NA
4NA
4NA
4NA

 

and Dataset 2 is:

IDvariable1
2C
2NC
3NA
3C
3NC
5NC
5NC
5NC

 

Would appreciate your help with this.

 

Thank you.

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Here is one way

 

data have;
input ID variable1 $;
datalines;
1 NA
2 C
2 NC
3 NA
3 C
3 NC
4 NA
4 NA
4 NA
4 NA
5 NC
5 NC
5 NC
;

proc sql;
    create table one as
    select * from have
    group by ID
    having n(variable1)=sum(variable1='NA');
    create table two as
    select * from have
    group by ID
    having n(variable1) ne sum(variable1='NA');
quit;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Here is one way

 

data have;
input ID variable1 $;
datalines;
1 NA
2 C
2 NC
3 NA
3 C
3 NC
4 NA
4 NA
4 NA
4 NA
5 NC
5 NC
5 NC
;

proc sql;
    create table one as
    select * from have
    group by ID
    having n(variable1)=sum(variable1='NA');
    create table two as
    select * from have
    group by ID
    having n(variable1) ne sum(variable1='NA');
quit;

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