Hello, I am using Stata 16.1 (MP). I have a date variable, which is stored as a numeric variable in the data. When I -tab- the variable, it shows the following (it seems like a string variable):
Array
But When I codebook this variable, it has numeric values associated with each date, as follows:
Array
I googled and found it is the Stata formate for date. But I am not sure how to deal with this vairbale. For example, I would like to create a categorical variable based on this variable: people who complete their degree before a certain date.
I was wondering if anyone could help with this question.
Code:
* Example generated by -dataex-. To install: ssc install dataex
clear
input int date
22671
22085
21903
21686
22264
    .
    .
21663
21451
    .
21626
21686
22095
    .
21762
22095
22280
21959
    .
21314
    .
    .
    .
22505
22234
    .
22125
21805
    .
22159
    .
    .
22049
21704
22188
21672
21501
20975
21901
21889
21609
21693
22431
22056
21906
21489
21532
21508
    .
22224
21686
    .
22592
22342
22096
21684
20951
22624
21726
21675
    .
22415
    .
    .
22599
22026
    .
21898
21745
21897
22043
21312
22144
22300
    .
    .
21677
21792
20963
21715
    .
21647
    .
    .
22234
    .
22090
21390
22123
    .
    .
22481
21924
    .
    .
22050
22097
22415
21684
21898
end
format %tdnn/dd/CCYY date