Copying labels of encoded variables

[bsc.j.j.w]

Dear all,

I was wondering whether it is possible to copy labels of encoded variables. Suppose I have the following code:

// Notice: A was a string categorical variable and now it is encoded into a numeric one.
enocode A, gen(enc_A)

// Notice: B was a string categorical variable, with the same categories as A, but now encoded into a numeric one.
encode B, gen(enc_B)

For the sake of example, let's assume they have 3 categories, High, Mid and Low, I would like to have the same numbers assigned to A as to B (i.e. if in A the label is: 1 - High, 2 - Mid, 3 - Low; I would like to have B encoded as 1 - High, 2 - Mid, 3 - Low). Note: I know I can do this by hand, however the problem is that there are about 50+ categories, so I prefer a different approach.

Thanks for your response!

[Clyde Schechter]

I think all you need is:

encode A, gen(enc_A)
encode B, gen(enc_B) label(enc_A)

[bsc.j.j.w]

Oh, I did not knew that! I probably have overlooked this function. Thank you! (PS: how do you do the code section, it looks really pretty!)

[Nick Cox]

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