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SasStatistics
Pyrite | Level 9

Assume I have the following table:

row ID dummy_variable my_new_dummy
1 1 0  
2 1 1  
3 1 0 1
4 2 0  
5 2 0  
6 2 0  
7 2 0  
8 2 1  
9 2 0 1

 

so, as you can see we have two unique ID (1 and 2), for each of the unique id we have a column "dummy_variable" which has a 1 in it. The first row AFTER dummy_variable = 1 I want to "mark" by creating a new column: "my_new_dummy_variable" which should have the value 1 on the first row after dummy_variable = 1. 

Any ideas on how to do this? 

Thanks. 

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26
/* UNTESTED CODE */

data want;
    set have;
    prev_dummy_variable=lag(dummy_variable);
    if prev_dummy_variable=1 then my_new_dummy=1;
    else my_new_dummy=.;
    drop prev_dummy_variable;
run;
--
Paige Miller

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26
/* UNTESTED CODE */

data want;
    set have;
    prev_dummy_variable=lag(dummy_variable);
    if prev_dummy_variable=1 then my_new_dummy=1;
    else my_new_dummy=.;
    drop prev_dummy_variable;
run;
--
Paige Miller

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