Asdoc not applying weights in pwcorr

[john dattoma]

I've been using asdoc to create a word document. I have several frequency and correlation tables that I want to create with survey data. When I use the tab command, asdoc applies the weights as specified. However, if I use to tab1 to create many frequency tables or I do a pwcorr asdoc does not apply the weights.

For example:

asdoc tab1 Q1A [iw=weight] if surv_yr == 2020, save(EG_tbl_new) append​​​​​​​

This is the unweighted output with the asdoc tab1 command.

Tabulation of Q1A

Q1A: Initial information the IRS provided so you knew what to expect	Freq.	Percent	Cum.
1: Very Dissatisfied	34	8.13	8.13
2: Somewhat Dissatisfied	34	8.13	16.27
3: Neither Satisfied Nor Dissatisfied	53	12.68	28.95
4: Somewhat Satisfied	94	22.49	51.44
5: Very Satisfied	203	48.56	100.00
Total	418	100.00

That is the weighted output with the asdoc tab command.

asdoc tab Q1A [iw=weight] if surv_yr == 2020, save(EG_tbl_new) append​​​​​​​

Tabulation of Q1A

Q1A: Initial information the IRS provided so you knew what to expect	Freq.	Percent	Cum.
1: Very Dissatisfied	34.775	8.36	8.36
2: Somewhat Dissatisfied	38.532	9.27	17.63
3: Neither Satisfied Nor Dissatisfied	53.079	12.76	30.39
4: Somewhat Satisfied	94.769	22.79	53.18
5: Very Satisfied	194.669	46.82	100.00
Total	416	100.00

I know I can run a loop with asdoc and the tab command with all my variables which I will do now. However, I do need to run the pwcorr, which also doesn't apply weights with asdoc. Does anyone know a solution to this? Is this a bug?

* Example generated by -dataex-. For more info, type help dataex
clear
input double(Q1A Q1B Q1C Q1D)
 4  3  .  5
 2  2  1  2
 3  2  2  1
 4  3  3  1
 2  3  1  2
 3  3  3  2
 .  .  .  .
 1  1  1  1
 4  4  3  2
 1  1  1  1
 1  1  .  2
 5  5  5  5
 1  1  1  1
 1  1  1  1
 4  3  3  4
 4  3  3  4
 5  3  3  5
 3  5  5  5
 4  2  2  2
 5  3  5  5
 4  4 98  4
 5  1  3  5
 5 98  5  5
 5  5  5  5
 4 98  5  5
 2  3  3  2
 5  4  4  5
 3  3  3  3
 5  4  5  5
 2  3  1  4
 5  2  3  4
 3  2  2  4
 5  3  3  5
 3  2  1  2
end

Above is a working short example of some data.

Thank you.

[Attaullah Shah]

Hello john dattoma
Welcome to Statalist. As reported by you, the pwcorr command in asdoc does not support weights. I have added it to the my future plans for asdocx. In the last update of the asdoc, I stated the following in its help file:

It is now almost three years that I have been developing asdoc and constantly adding features to it. With the addition of _docx and xl() classes to Stata, it is high time to add support for native docx and xlsx output to asdoc. Also, given that there exists a significant number of LaTeX users, asdoc should be able to create LaTeX documents. It gives me immense pleasure to announce asdocx that is not only more flexible in making customized tables, but also creates documents in native docx, xlsx, html, and .tex formats. If you have enjoyed and find asdoc useful, please consider buying a copy of asdocx to support its development. Details related to asdocx can be found on this page https://fintechprofessor.com/asdocx/

[john dattoma]

Hi Attaullah Shah,
Thanks for the great tool. That is very good to know. I assume tab1 also does not support weights, because I have the same issue. Unfortunately, I use Stata on a server that gives me very limited authorization to download outside packages or I certainly would download this. I will run it up the ranks, however.

Thanks,
John

[Attaullah Shah]

I think if you place the asdocx files on your computer, it should work. asdocx does not need to be installed on the server.