Stata 17: Relabel Graphs with Smaller Font Size in Survey Data

[Michael Duarte Goncalves]

Dear Statalist Users,

I have a quick question to ask you please:

I am trying to reduce the font size of my x-axis labels. Nevertheless, I am struggling to do it. Basically, that's my code:

graph bar (mean) sexe1 sexe2 [pw = k_gewicht],                               ///
      over(bachelor_hes, relabel(1 "Autres Formations"                    ///
      2 "Bachelor HES-SO sans GE" 3 "Bachelor HES-GE" 4          ///
      "Autres Bachelors HES",labsize(small)))                                 ///
      legend(label(1 "Homme") label(2 "Femme"))                               ///
      percentages bargap(-10)                                                             ///
      ytitle("en pourcent (%)")                                                              ///
      bar(1, color(pink))                                                                       ///
      bar(2, color(ltblue))                                                                     ///
      title("Diplômes obtenus (moyenne pondérée)")                         ///
      subtitle("Par sexe")                                                                    ///
      note("Source : {&copy} Haute École de Gestion de Genève. Données : OFS, 2022")

Does anyone could help me please ?

I thank you in advance for your help.

Best Regards,

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Michael Duarte Gonçalves

[Nick Cox]

I can’t see your graph but my advice starts with try

graph hbar

[Michael Duarte Goncalves]

Dear Professor Cox,

Thank you very much for your answer.
I am a real fan of your work and try to apply the advice given in your paper "Suggestions on Stata programming style" (2005).

I tried using graph hbar instead of graph bar, and the result is the same. Here is the error code given:

option labels() incorrectly specified
        expects, # "label" # label ...  r(198);

end of do-file

Here is the graph that I obtained. My aim is to reduce the font size of the labels under the vertical bars precisely by using code, and without having to fiddle with the editor available when creating the graphics.

Thank you in advance for your help. Thank you for your patience.


Yours faithfully,

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Michael Duarte Gonçalves

[Nick Cox]

Thanks for the appreciation, but I can't see how the graph in #3 could be the result of graph hbar.

You are just showing 4 percents, as % Homme = 100 - % Femme, so this code is to show that readable text is perfectly possible with graph hbar. Blue for male, pink for female, or are trying to subvert expectations?

Showing 50% as a reference level might be tempting.

clear
input pchomme which
36 1
42 2
44 3
54 4
end

label def which 1 "Autres Formations"
label def which 2 "Bachelor HES-SO sans GE", add
label def which 3 "Bachelor HES-GE", add
label def which 4 "Autres Bachelors HES", add

label val which  which

set scheme s1color
graph hbar (asis) pchomme, ytitle("pourcent Homme (%)") bar(1, color(ltblue)) ///                                                                   ///
over(which) title("Diplômes obtenus (moyenne pondérée)")   ysc(alt)     ///
note("Source : {&copy} Haute École de Gestion de Genève. Données : OFS, 2022")

[Michael Duarte Goncalves]

Dear Professor Cox,

Thank for the suggestion ! Everything is clear now.

Best regards,

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Michael Duarte Gonçalves