Extracting the Beta Coeff from regression

[Nas Dad]

Hello all,

I am running a linear regression, with 2 sets of dummy variables age (25-65) and cohort(1924-1991). I wanted to extract the beta coefficients from my linear regression only for the age variable. Does anyone know how I can approach this problem?

Many Thanks.

[Chang Xu]

Hi Nas,

Maybe you can use "gen beta=_b[age]" and "gen se=_se[age]" to get the coeffcients.

Best regards
Chang

[Joseph Coveney]

Chang has it. Although if you're using Stata's factor variable notation for your indicator (dummy) variables, then you'll probably have to include the prefix. Something like

display in smcl as text _b[1.age]

For more information,

help _variables

and especially the hyperlink shown there to the user manual's entry [U] 13.5 Accessing coefficients and standard errors

[Nas Dad]

Many thanks,

Do you know if I am able to plot the dummy variables directly?

[Joseph Coveney]

I don't really understand what you mean by "plot the dummy variables directly". How does what you're seeking differ from what you can do with, say, marginsplot?

Edited to add: also, you might want to see whether what is pulled up by

search coefplot

is pertinent to what you're trying to do.