Hi,
Using this syntax in SAS Age= (graduationdate-dob)/365.25;
and using the equivalent in spss Compute Age= (graduationdate-dob)/365.25.
I get the same exact result. In SPSS, the present code takes into account leap year.
but the issue is in SAS to accurately calculate age while taking into acount leap year the folllowing should be used
syntax 3- Age= ('year' dob, graduationdate, 'continuous')
OR syntax 3- Age= intck('year', dob, graduationdate) - (put(dob, mmddyy4.) > put(graduationdate, mmddyy4.)).
However results from syntax3 or syntax4 are not similar to that of the SPSS code.
Does anyone know why this discrepancy? thanks.
What SPSS code?
Then the SPSS code is not accounting for leap years. It is approximately, but not exactly so your SPSS numbers will be incorrect.
This is question was also asked yesterday,
Theres some links there that go over the differences between the methods and which one is correct.
Syntax 3 should be
Age = INTCK('year', dob, graduationdate, 'continuous')
dividing the number of days by 365.25 will give you the correct age sometimes but definitely not always.
good catch. INTCK shjould be includded.
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