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Rename a variable in Stata

Published on May 31, 2023
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Before starting this exercise, you should have the “Digital.dta” file. (Download link is given below)

Click here to download – “Digital.dta”

Importing the “Digital.dta” file.

set maxvar 10000
use "/Users/pankajchowdhury/Downloads/Digital.dta"

I have the file located at "/Users/pankajchowdhury/Downloads/Digital.dta". Feel free to modify the file path according to your needs.

Result :


Observations:	724115
Variables:	31
Variable name	Storage type	Display format	Value label	Variable label
v005	long	%12.0g	v005	women's individual sample weight (6 decimals)
v013	byte	%8.0g	V013	age in 5-year groups
v024	byte	%8.0g	V024	state
v025	byte	%8.0g	V025	type of place of residence
v130	byte	%8.0g	V130	religion
v133	byte	%8.0g	V133	education in single years
v151	byte	%8.0g	V151	sex of household head
v157	byte	%8.0g	V157	frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
v158	byte	%8.0g	V158	frequency of listening to radio
v159	byte	%8.0g	V159	frequency of watching television
v169a	byte	%8.0g	V169A	owns a mobile telephone
v190	byte	%8.0g	V190	wealth index combined
v217	byte	%8.0g	V217	knowledge of ovulatory cycle
v504	byte	%8.0g	V504	currently residing with husband/partner
v702	byte	%8.0g	V702	husband/partner's highest year of education (at level in v701)
v704	byte	%8.0g	V704	husband/partner's occupation
v715	byte	%8.0g	V715	husband/partner's total number of years of education
v730	byte	%8.0g	V730	husband/partner's age
v743f	byte	%8.0g	V743F	person who usually decides what to do with money husband earns
v746	byte	%8.0g	V746	respondent earns more than husband/partner
d005	long	%12.0g	d005	weight for domestic violence (6 decimals)
d102	byte	%8.0g	d012	number of control issues answered 'yes' (d101x = 1)
sweight	long	%12.0g	sweight	sample weight (6 decimals) (state level)
s116	byte	%8.0g	S116	belong to a scheduled caste, a scheduled tribe, other backward class
s303	int	%8.0g	S303	time period not living with husband
s311	byte	%8.0g	S311	type of relationship to current husband,prior to marriage
s931	byte	%8.0g	S931	do you have a bank or savings account that you yourself use
s932	byte	%8.0g	S932	do you have any mobile phone that you yourself use
s933	byte	%8.0g	S933	do you use your mobile phone for any financial transaction ?
s934	byte	%8.0g	S934	have you ever used the internet?
s1004p	byte	%8.0g	S1004P	source of information about aids: internet

Code 1 :

codebook v103

Explanation : codebook v103 – This command will check the variable type, variable label, Range, Unique values, value label and frequency distribution of that variable “v013”.

Result :


Codebook :	v013
	Type: Numeric (byte)
	Label: V013

	Range: [1,7]		Units: 1
	Unique values: 7		Missing :	0/724,115
Tabulation:	Freq.	Numeric	Label
	1,22,480	1	15-19
	1,18,700	2	20-24
	1,18,379	3	25-29
	1,01,049	4	30-34
	98,068	5	35-39
	81,380	6	40-44
	84,059	7	45-49

Code 2 :

rename v013 FYAG

Explanation : rename v013 FYAG – This command will change the variable v013 name to FYAG (Five-year age group).

Code 3 :

codebook FYAG

Explanation : codebook FYAG – This command will help you to cross check your previous results.

Results :


Codebook :	FYAG
	Type: Numeric (byte)
	Label: V013
	Range: [1,7]		Units: 1
	Unique values: 7		Missing :	0/724,115
Tabulation:	Freq.	Numeric	Label
	1,22,480	1	15-19
	1,18,700	2	20-24
	1,18,379	3	25-29
	1,01,049	4	30-34
	98,068	5	35-39
	81,380	6	40-44
	84,059	7	45-49