No labels of categories in numerical values

[Giorgio Piccitto]

Dear all, I wold like to share with you a doubt.

I am working on a very small dataset (two variables), and I would like that, when using the data editor, both variables will show as label their actual value (which is one real meaningful value for one variable and a numerical occupational code for the other).

Here the variables:

* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex
clear
input int isco88h float a_13
121 1.2520453
122 1.1745726
123 1.2469904
131  .9735656
211 1.3680235
end
label values isco88h is883d_VL
label def is883d_VL 121 "Directors and chief executives", modify
label def is883d_VL 122 "Production and operations managers", modify
label def is883d_VL 123 "Other specialist managers", modify
label def is883d_VL 131 "Managers of small enterprises", modify
label def is883d_VL 211 "Physicists, chemists and related professionals", modify

do you know how to obtain it?

thanks a lot, best, G.

[Nick Cox]

help numlabel

?

[Giorgio Piccitto]

Sorry, what should I do with that command? It needs to add a numerical prefix, while I would like to show the Isco code associate to each profession instead of its label.

[Nick Cox]

Then I don't think I understand your question. Re-reading #1 I gather that you want to see the labels. Reading #3 it seems that you don't want to see the labels. Which is it?

Note that list has a nolabel option. So does edit

With your data I get this:

. list 

     +-----------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                        isco88h       a_13 |
     |-----------------------------------------------------------|
  1. |                 Directors and chief executives   1.252045 |
  2. |             Production and operations managers   1.174573 |
  3. |                      Other specialist managers    1.24699 |
  4. |                  Managers of small enterprises   .9735656 |
  5. | Physicists, chemists and related professionals   1.368024 |
     +-----------------------------------------------------------+

. list, nolabel 

     +--------------------+
     | isco88h       a_13 |
     |--------------------|
  1. |     121   1.252045 |
  2. |     122   1.174573 |
  3. |     123    1.24699 |
  4. |     131   .9735656 |
  5. |     211   1.368024 |
     +--------------------+

. numlabel is883d_VL, add

. list

     +----------------------------------------------------------------+
     |                                             isco88h       a_13 |
     |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  1. |                 121. Directors and chief executives   1.252045 |
  2. |             122. Production and operations managers   1.174573 |
  3. |                      123. Other specialist managers    1.24699 |
  4. |                  131. Managers of small enterprises   .9735656 |
  5. | 211. Physicists, chemists and related professionals   1.368024 |
     +----------------------------------------------------------------+

The point about numlabel is that you see both.

[Giorgio Piccitto]

Dear Nick,
thanks a lot for your always useful explanation, probably I was not able to make me understood.

Anyway, what I was looking for was the command -_strip_labels - , which just rule out the labels. But what you explained it is very interesting as well!

Thanks again, best, G.