Label Define - syntax error

[kenwald]

I recently created a new variable, RELTRAD2, and then tried to create a set of labels for the values of the new variable. The program (Stata 14 on a PC) gives me a syntax error. I can't see an obvious problem but it's been awhile since I've used Stata. To be clear, I called the values "rtlab2". Here's the output:

-> tabulation of RELTRAD2

RELTRAD2 | Freq. Percent Cum.
------------+-----------------------------------
1 | 296 7.96 7.96
2 | 207 5.57 13.53
3 | 744 20.01 33.53
4 | 406 10.92 44.45
5 | 512 13.77 58.21
6 | 729 19.60 77.82
7 | 772 20.76 98.57
99 | 53 1.43 100.00
------------+-----------------------------------
Total | 3,719 100.00

. label define rt2lab 1 “All Jews” 2 “Mormon” 3 “Mainline Prod” 4 “Black Prod” 5 “White Catholic” 6 “Hispanic Catholic” 7 “White Evangelical” , add
invalid syntax

Could anyone let me know if they understand the error? I'd be grateful.

Ken Wald

[Ali Atia]

I cannot replicate your error:

. label define rt2lab 1 "All Jews" 2 "Mormon" 3 "Mainline Prod" 4 "Black Prod" 5 "White Catholic" 6 "Hispanic Catholic" 7 "White Evangelical" , add

. label li
rt2lab:
           1 All Jews
           2 Mormon
           3 Mainline Prod
           4 Black Prod
           5 White Catholic
           6 Hispanic Catholic
           7 White Evangelical

Did you copy and paste the code which resulted in that error exactly?

[Nick Cox]

You need the plain

“

character as string delimiter, note curly double quotes,