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mar0000
Obsidian | Level 7

I would like to be able to join variables 1-4 into one variable based on the value.

 

data have;
input var1 var2 var3 var4;
cards;
1 91 98 1
2 1 91 2
2 2 91 2 
1 98 2 91
2 2 2 2 ; run;

I want the output to be set so if there is a value of '1' in var1, var2, var3, or var4, the output will be 1. If there is not a value of '1' in any of the four variables, I want the output to be 0.  I'm not sure how to go about this. Thank you!

 

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Try this

 

data have;
input var1 var2 var3 var4;
cards;
1 91 98 1
2 1 91 2
2 2 91 2 
1 98 2 91
2 2 2 2
;
run;

data want;
   set have;
   array var var:;
   v = (1 in var);
run;

 

Result:

 

var1 var2 var3 var4 v 
1    91   98   1    1 
2    1    91   2    1 
2    2    91   2    0 
1    98   2    91   1 
2    2    2    2    0 

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mar0000
Obsidian | Level 7
data have;
input var1 var2 var3 var4;
cards;
1 91 98 1
2 1 91 2
2 2 91 2 
1 98 2 91
2 2 2 2
;
run;

The example code was messed up. This is more accurate.

PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Try this

 

data have;
input var1 var2 var3 var4;
cards;
1 91 98 1
2 1 91 2
2 2 91 2 
1 98 2 91
2 2 2 2
;
run;

data want;
   set have;
   array var var:;
   v = (1 in var);
run;

 

Result:

 

var1 var2 var3 var4 v 
1    91   98   1    1 
2    1    91   2    1 
2    2    91   2    0 
1    98   2    91   1 
2    2    2    2    0 

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