Graph hbar for multiple binary variables

[Ines AS]

Hi,

I'm trying to build a graph of multiple binary variables like the one attached. I've tried the simple graph hbar but I'm interested in getting the % (and using the "percent" command adds them all to 100). I'm also struggling with the format. Thanks for any insight!

Ines

[Nick Cox]

Please show us a data example and the exact code you're trying. https://www.statalist.org/forums/help#stata applies.

(If the graph is your work, note that "dissabilities" is a typo.)

EDIT: This may help. You need statplot from SSC by eric_a_booth and friend.

webuse nlswork, clear

preserve 

label var collgrad "college graduate" 
label var not_smsa "not SMSA" 
label var south "from South" 
label var c_city "central city" 
foreach v in collgrad not_smsa south c_city { 
    replace `v' = `v' * 100 
}
statplot collgrad not_smsa south c_city, ysc(alt r(. 45)) yla(none) ytitle(percent) blabel(bar, format(%2.1f)) 

restore

[Ines AS]

Nick,

Thanks a lot for the prompt reply. I have data from about 100 development programs, including whether programs target people below $1.90, youth, people with disabilities, etc. For example:

obj_pov	obj_foodsec	obj_incself	obj_wage_empl	lead
1	1	1	0	Government
1	1	0	1	NGO
1	1	0	1	NGO
0	1	0	0	NGO
1	0	1	0	NGO
1	1	1	0	NGO
1	1	1	1	Government
1	0	1	0	Government
1	1	1	0	Government

I started with the basic graph hbar: graph hbar obj_*, ascategory bargap(25) yla(0 0.2 "20" 0.4 "40" 0.6 "60" 0.8 "80" 1 "100")
and then tried changing the default options but without success. I tried your suggestion and it worked, thanks! I was just wondering whether the same would be possible using the graph hbar function...?

I also wanted to look at this by type of lead organization (reporting the number of programs not percentage), as shown below.

Many thanks in advance!


Inés

[Nick Cox]

It's indeed possible with the graph hbar command (not function) but you need a reshaping of the dataset first, because that is what statplot does here.

[Ines AS]

Thanks Nick and apologies for the rather basic questions and typos. I'm slowly getting back into using stata, after more than a decade!

[Marcos Almeida]

It seems you'll need the - stack - option as well.

[Ines AS]

Thanks Marcos, is that for the second graph I was talking about, i.e. where I want to look at number of programs targeting different groups by type of lead organization?

[Marcos Almeida]

Hello Ines, I meant the graph shown in #3.