Writing value labels instead of values

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Solution ID:	 	100000537	
Title:
Writing value labels instead of values in an ASCII data set 
Description:
Q. 
I would like to write out an ASCII data file, but I would 
like to write out the value labels of the values instead 
of the actual values wherever appropriate. Can this be done? 
A. 
Yes, it can. Here is a way that this can be done: 

*** This job demonstrates how REPORT can be used to replace 
*** numeric data values with the value labels. 
data list free / religion gender. 
begin data 
1 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 
3 2 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 1 
1 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 
3 2 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 1 
1 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 
3 2 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 1 
1 2 1 1 3 1 4 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 
3 2 3 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 1 4 1 
end data. 

variable labels religion '' 
/gender ''. 
value labels religion 1 'protestant' 
2 'catholic' 
3 'jewish' 
4 'none' 
/gender 1 'male' 
2 'female'. 
compute caseid=1+caseid. 
leave caseid. 
file handle out1 / name = 'report data' /recfm=f /lrecl=80. 
report format=list 
/outfile=out1 
/title=center '' 
/variables=caseid 
religion (label) 
gender (label) 
/break=(nobreak). 

*** This will create an ASCII data set that has the CASEID, 
*** RELIGION, and GENDER data written, but RELIGION and GENDER 
*** are string variables since they are represented by the 
*** value labels than the original values. If you wish to 
*** read the data, you would have to exit SPSS, then you may 
*** enter SPSS and use the following syntax: 

data list free file='report data' 
/caseid (f2) religion (a10) gender (a8).