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burtsm
Calcite | Level 5

I'd like to create a data set containing only observations that have a record where FIRST=1 within each ID group. In the example below, I'd like to keep all observations except those where ID=60, since this ID group does not have any records where FIRST=1.

HAVE:

ID     FIRST

7      0

7      1

18    0

18    1

56    0

56    0

56    0

56    1

60    0

60    0

76    0

76    0

76    1

WANT:

ID     FIRST

7      0

7      1

18    0

18    1

56    0

56    0

56    0

56    1

76    0

76    0

76    1

This seems like it should be very simple coding, but I'm spinning my wheels here!

Thank you,

Stephanie

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Jagadishkatam
Amethyst | Level 16

Alternatively via data step

proc sort data=have;

by id descending first;

run;

data want;

set have;

by id descending first;

retain test;

if first.id then test=first;

if test>0;

drop test;

run;

Thanks,

Jag

Thanks,
Jag

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Reeza
Super User

Are you looking for a data step or SQL solution? What hasn't worked for you?

burtsm
Calcite | Level 5

I am much more familiar/comfortable with coding using data step.

The response by Jag below worked for me.

stat_sas
Ammonite | Level 13

proc sql;

create table want as

select * from have

group by id

having sum(first)>0

order by id, first;

quit;

Jagadishkatam
Amethyst | Level 16

Alternatively via data step

proc sort data=have;

by id descending first;

run;

data want;

set have;

by id descending first;

retain test;

if first.id then test=first;

if test>0;

drop test;

run;

Thanks,

Jag

Thanks,
Jag

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