Dear all,
I have a dataset with the results of a survey where answers are labelled as "Very good", "good", "fair", "bad", "very bad". Then, I have % of responses for each answer. I would like to create a dummy variable named "Top" assuming value 0 when answers are very good, good and fair; value 1 when they are either bad or very bad.
Is there any STATA command to do so, or do I have to rename all the labels on a numerical basis (i.e. 1 for very bad, 2 for bad, etc.?)
Thank you in advance,
Best regards,
RD
I have a dataset with the results of a survey where answers are labelled as "Very good", "good", "fair", "bad", "very bad". Then, I have % of responses for each answer. I would like to create a dummy variable named "Top" assuming value 0 when answers are very good, good and fair; value 1 when they are either bad or very bad.
Is there any STATA command to do so, or do I have to rename all the labels on a numerical basis (i.e. 1 for very bad, 2 for bad, etc.?)
Thank you in advance,
Best regards,
RD
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