Question for controlling the variables reported in a regression table

[Alex Kucera]

My question is a two parter
-I am attempting the below regression using twelve controls. Is it possible to represent these twelve variables into a vector, let's say "X". I tried to generate a new variable using these and it did not work.
eststo: quietly reg occscore malmort1890 pre1890 lebergott99 docs1898 spend imr1890 hookworm lnchgterm lnchgptratio aadlit91 aurb90 ablack91 unemp_1930

-For my second part. When using estout, is it possible to control what variables go into the table? For instance if I did the entire above regression and only wanted two variables reported.

[Wouter Wakker]

- The way to do that is to store your variables in a local macro. Example:

sysuse auto, clear
local controls "mpg headroom trunk length"
reg price weight `controls'

- Yes, have a look at help estout, specifically the drop, keep and indicate options.
(Estout is from the Stata Journal)

[Alex Kucera]

Perfect, thanks for the response.