Syntax group data in bands

 

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* Syntax to group data in bands.
* rlevesque@videotron.ca.

*I note that your variable is a string.

* Use dummy data for demonstration purposes.
DATA LIST FREE /income(A16).
BEGIN DATA.
'25000' 'not applicable' '35000' '36000' '37000' 'not applicable' '26200'
END DATA.

RECODE income (CONVERT) INTO incom2.
* To group incom2 into bands of 5000 wide use following.
COMPUTE incom3=TRUNC(incom2/5000)-3.

* or proceed as follows.
RECODE incom2 (LO THRU 24999=1) (25000 THRU 29999=2) (30000 THRU 34999=3)(35000 THRU HI=4) INTO incom4.
EXECUTE.
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