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       log:  C:\AAA Miker Files\newer web pages\soc_meth_proj3\second class_2003.log

  log type:  text

 opened on:  14 May 2003, 11:01:32

 

. set mem 20m

 

Current memory allocation

 

                    current                                 memory usage

    settable          value     description                 (1M = 1024k)

    --------------------------------------------------------------------

    set maxvar         5000     max. variables allowed           1.733M

    set memory           20M    max. data space                 20.000M

    set matsize         400     max. RHS vars in models          1.254M

                                                            -----------

                                                                22.987M

 

. use "C:\AAA Miker Files\newer web pages\soc_meth_proj3\cps_y2k_numeric.dta", clear

[I opened the dataset using file>open, and STATA printed this command to the log]

[

 

. version 7.0

[if you purchase the software yourself you're using STATA 8, and if you're having trouble getting some command to work for you the way I demonstrated it, you can use version control to tell stata to behave as if it were still version 7]

 

. describe

 

Contains data from C:\AAA Miker Files\newer web pages\soc_meth_proj3\cps_y2k_nu

> meric.dta

  obs:       133,710                         

 vars:            39                          30 May 2001 12:57

 size:     9,493,410 (54.7% of memory free)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              storage  display     value

variable name   type   format      label      variable label

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

phseq           str5   %9s                    household sequence number p2

pernum          byte   %8.0g                 

age             byte   %8.0g                  p15

maritl          byte   %26.0g      marlbl     Marital Status p17

sex             byte   %8.0g       sexnm      p20

vet             byte   %22.0g      vetnm      veteran status p21

hga             byte   %8.0g                  Educational Attainment p22

race            byte   %11.0g      racenm     p25

reorigin        byte   %8.0g                  Hispanic Origin p27

hrs1            byte   %8.0g                  hours worked last week p76

clswkr          byte   %32.0g      cwrknm     sector of worker p109

grswk           int    %9.0g                  gross weekly wages p135

unmem           byte   %13.0g      unnm       labor union member p139

lfsr            byte   %28.0g      lfsrnm     labor force status p145

ernval          float  %9.0g                  main job last year earnings p228

ssval           long   %12.0g                 last year soc security payments

                                                p291

pawval          int    %12.0g                 last year welfare payments p305

wgt2            int    %9.0g                  rounded weight based on p50

ernval2         float  %9.0g                  main job earnings, losses

                                                recoded to zero

htype           byte   %37.0g      htpnm      household type h25

state           byte   %8.0g                  HG-ST60, or simply state of

                                                residence h40

hpmsasz         byte   %8.0g                  metropolitan area size h56

hcccr           byte   %8.0g                  residence in central city h58

frelu18         byte   %8.0g                  number of kids in fam under 18

                                                f29

povll           byte   %8.0g                  ratio of fam income to poverty

                                                level f38

fwsval          float  %9.0g                  family income f48

famwgt2         int    %8.0g                  adjusted family weight f233

yrsed           float  %9.0g                  years of education, from hga

citizen         byte   %33.0g      citnm      citizenship p733

health          byte   %11.0g      hlthnm     self reported health status p800

occ             int    %8.0g                  occupation P 106

ptotr           byte   %8.0g                  total person income categories

                                                P466

penatvty        int    %8.0g                  country of birth P 722,

                                                Appendix H

pemntvty        int    %8.0g                  Mother's country of birth,

                                                P725, appendix H

pefntvty        int    %8.0g                  Father's country of birth,

                                                P728, appendix H

peinusyr        byte   %8.0g                  time of immigration, P 731

pxnatvty        byte   %8.0g                  allocation flag for country of

                                                birth P 734

hgmsac          int    %8.0g                  metropolitan area code, h44,

                                                appendix E

pppos2          byte   %8.0g                  family sequence number within

                                                each household p46

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sorted by:  race 

 

. tabulate citizen

 

                 citizenship p733 |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.

----------------------------------+-----------------------------------

                native born in US |     116220       86.92       86.92

      native, born in territories |       1090        0.82       87.73

native, born abroad of US parents |        976        0.73       88.46

        foreign born, naturalized |       5348        4.00       92.46

     foreign born, non US citizen |      10076        7.54      100.00

----------------------------------+-----------------------------------

                            Total |     133710      100.00

 

. tabulate citizen [fweight=wgt2]

 

                 citizenship p733 |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.

----------------------------------+-----------------------------------

                native born in US |  241895378       88.53       88.53

      native, born in territories |    1587797        0.58       89.11

native, born abroad of US parents |    1879470        0.69       89.80

        foreign born, naturalized |   10496702        3.84       93.64

     foreign born, non US citizen |   17374474        6.36      100.00

----------------------------------+-----------------------------------

                            Total |  273233821      100.00

 

. summarize citizen

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     citizen |  133710     1.44417   1.185647          1          5

 

. *summarizing categorical variables is possible but it doesn't tell you anythi

> ng interesting

. tabulate citizen [fweight=wgt2], nolabel

 

citizenship |

       p733 |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.

------------+-----------------------------------

          1 |  241895378       88.53       88.53

          2 |    1587797        0.58       89.11

          3 |    1879470        0.69       89.80

          4 |   10496702        3.84       93.64

          5 |   17374474        6.36      100.00

------------+-----------------------------------

      Total |  273233821      100.00

 

. sort citizen

 

. by citizen: summarize  ernval2 if age> 20 & age<65

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native born in US

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |   62868    27020.52    31256.2          0     362302

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native, born in territories

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |     776    17769.34   27815.81          0     362302

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native, born abroad of US parents

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |     620    27129.39   29420.01          0     229339

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = foreign born, naturalized

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |    4014    27132.11    34399.5          0     362302

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = foreign born, non US citizen

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |    7636    16504.61   23940.32          0     362302

 

 

. by citizen: summarize  ernval2 if age> 20 & age<65 &  ernval2>0 & sex==1 [fweight=wgt2]

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native born in US

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 5.8e+07    41094.14   37787.74          1     362302

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native, born in territories

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  458736    28015.47   20287.07          1     120000

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native, born abroad of US parents

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  531903    40651.84   33628.36        600     229339

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = foreign born, naturalized

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 3.4e+06    44372.85   43359.62          1     362302

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = foreign born, non US citizen

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 6.0e+06     28258.6   32207.03          1     362302

 

 

. *What about education?

. by citizen: summarize  yrsed if age> 20 & age<65 &  ernval2>0 & sex==1 [fweight=wgt2]

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native born in US

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

       yrsed | 5.8e+07    13.58493   2.425652          0         22

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native, born in territories

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

       yrsed |  458736    11.82379   4.219794          0         22

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native, born abroad of US parents

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

       yrsed |  531903    13.69144   2.892469        1.5         22

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = foreign born, naturalized

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

       yrsed | 3.4e+06    13.34986   3.896225          0         22

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = foreign born, non US citizen

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

       yrsed | 6.0e+06    11.29091   4.532244          0         22

 

 

. by citizen: summarize  ernval2 if age> 20 & age<65 &  ernval2>0 & sex==1 & yrsed=12 [fweight=wgt2]

[I forgot the double equals after yrsed]

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native born in US

too many weights

r(198);

 

. by citizen: summarize  ernval2 if age> 20 & age<65 &  ernval2>0 & sex==1 & yrsed==12 [fweight=wgt2]

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native born in US

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 2.0e+07    31287.93   23807.94          1     257525

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native, born in territories

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  121217    22362.75   13054.69          1      54000

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = native, born abroad of US parents

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  134338    26315.81   14649.03        690      60000

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = foreign born, naturalized

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  918928    32132.84    27848.1          1     229339

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> citizen = foreign born, non US citizen

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 1.7e+06     22833.9   17552.92          1     229339

 

 

. tabulate hga, nolabel

 

Educational |

 Attainment |

        p22 |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.

------------+-----------------------------------

          0 |      30484       22.80       22.80

         31 |        457        0.34       23.14

         32 |       1187        0.89       24.03

         33 |       2320        1.74       25.76

         34 |       4527        3.39       29.15

         35 |       4161        3.11       32.26

         36 |       4695        3.51       35.77

         37 |       4721        3.53       39.30

         38 |       1491        1.12       40.42

         39 |      31970       23.91       64.33

         40 |      18797       14.06       78.39

         41 |       3758        2.81       81.20

         42 |       3328        2.49       83.69

         43 |      14705       11.00       94.68

         44 |       4918        3.68       98.36

         45 |       1229        0.92       99.28

         46 |        962        0.72      100.00

------------+-----------------------------------

      Total |     133710      100.00

 

. table hga, contents (mean yrsed)

 

-----------------------

Education |

al        |

Attainmen |

t p22     | mean(yrsed)

----------+------------

        0 |           0

       31 |           0

       32 |         1.5

       33 |         5.5

       34 |         7.5

       35 |           9

       36 |          10

       37 |          11

       38 |          12

       39 |          12

       40 |          13

       41 |          14

       42 |          14

       43 |          16

       44 |          17

       45 |          19

       46 |          22

-----------------------

 

. generate edlvl=0

 

. replace edlvl=1 if hga==38

(1491 real changes made)

 

. replace edlvl=2 if hga==39

(31970 real changes made)

 

. replace edlvl=3 if hga>39

(47697 real changes made)

 

. table hga, contents (mean edlvl)

 

-----------------------

Education |

al        |

Attainmen |

t p22     | mean(edlvl)

----------+------------

        0 |           0

       31 |           0

       32 |           0

       33 |           0

       34 |           0

       35 |           0

       36 |           0

       37 |           0

       38 |           1

       39 |           2

       40 |           3

       41 |           3

       42 |           3

       43 |           3

       44 |           3

       45 |           3

       46 |           3

-----------------------

 

. label define edlabel 0 "<12th grade" 1 "12 grade, no dip" 2 "HS diploma" 3 "> HS"

 

. label values edlvl edlabel

 

. label edlvl "4 categories ed attainment"

invalid syntax

r(198);

 

. label var edlvl "4 categories ed attainment"

 

. sort edlvl

 

. by race: summarize  ernval2

not sorted

r(5);

 

. sort edlvl

 

. sort sex edlvl

 

. by sex edlvl: summarize ernval2 if age>20 & age<65 & ernval2>0 [fweight=wgt2]

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = male, edlvl = <12th grade

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 6.9e+06    20615.84   16778.24          1     229339

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = male, edlvl = 12 grade, no dip

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  787711    23366.43   17959.61          1     150000

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = male, edlvl = HS diploma

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 2.2e+07    30875.95   23745.32          1     257525

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = male, edlvl = >HS

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 3.9e+07    48961.24   43910.57          1     362302

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = female, edlvl = <12th grade

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 4.7e+06    12153.76   11896.09          1     197387

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = female, edlvl = 12 grade, no dip

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  543227     15408.9   13123.84         96     130000

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = female, edlvl = HS diploma

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 1.9e+07    18388.31   14780.26          1     333564

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = female, edlvl = >HS

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 3.7e+07    28428.44   24451.71          1     333564

 

 

. by sex edlvl: summarize ernval2 age if age>20 & age<65 & ernval2>0 [fweight=wgt2]

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = male, edlvl = <12th grade

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 6.9e+06    20615.84   16778.24          1     229339

         age | 6.9e+06    39.87845   12.28925         21         64

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = male, edlvl = 12 grade, no dip

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  787711    23366.43   17959.61          1     150000

         age |  787711    36.30828   10.67245         21         64

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = male, edlvl = HS diploma

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 2.2e+07    30875.95   23745.32          1     257525

         age | 2.2e+07    39.48721   11.01249         21         64

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = male, edlvl = >HS

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 3.9e+07    48961.24   43910.57          1     362302

         age | 3.9e+07    40.35842   11.02373         21         64

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = female, edlvl = <12th grade

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 4.7e+06    12153.76   11896.09          1     197387

         age | 4.7e+06    40.76914   11.76523         21         64

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = female, edlvl = 12 grade, no dip

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  543227     15408.9   13123.84         96     130000

         age |  543227    37.89884   10.66215         21         62

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = female, edlvl = HS diploma

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 1.9e+07    18388.31   14780.26          1     333564

         age | 1.9e+07    40.86394   11.24467         21         64

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> sex = female, edlvl = >HS

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 | 3.7e+07    28428.44   24451.71          1     333564

         age | 3.7e+07    39.32518   10.94315         21         64

 

 

.  tabulate citizen

 

                 citizenship p733 |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.

----------------------------------+-----------------------------------

                native born in US |     116220       86.92       86.92

      native, born in territories |       1090        0.82       87.73

native, born abroad of US parents |        976        0.73       88.46

        foreign born, naturalized |       5348        4.00       92.46

     foreign born, non US citizen |      10076        7.54      100.00

----------------------------------+-----------------------------------

                            Total |     133710      100.00

 

. tabulate citizen, nolabel

 

citizenship |

       p733 |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.

------------+-----------------------------------

          1 |     116220       86.92       86.92

          2 |       1090        0.82       87.73

          3 |        976        0.73       88.46

          4 |       5348        4.00       92.46

          5 |      10076        7.54      100.00

------------+-----------------------------------

      Total |     133710      100.00

 

. generate immigrant=1 if citizen<4

(15424 missing values generated)

 

. replace immigrant=2 if citizen>3

(15424 real changes made)

 

. define label immigrant_cat 1 "native" 2 "immigrant"

unrecognized command:  define

r(199);

 

. label define immigrant_cat 1 "native" 2 "immigrant"

 

. label val immigrant immigrant_cat

 

. sort immigrant

 

. label define immigrant_lbl 1 "native" 2 "immigrant"

 

. label val immigrant immigrant_lbl, replace

replace not allowed

r(101);

 

. label val immigrant immigrant_lbl

 

. by immigrant: summarize ernval2 age yrsed

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> immigrant = native

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |  118286    15307.48   26922.34          0     362302

         age |  118286    34.70264   22.66807          0         90

       yrsed |  118286    9.603186   6.003554          0         22

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> immigrant = immigrant

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |   15424    15875.95   26585.98          0     362302

         age |   15424    38.83772   17.98077          0         90

       yrsed |   15424    10.20478   5.132426          0         22

 

 

. by immigrant: summarize ernval2 age yrsed if age>20 & age<65

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> immigrant = native

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |   64264    26909.86   31215.65          0     362302

         age |   64264    41.24163   11.64261         21         64

       yrsed |   64264    13.35139   2.453572          0         22

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

-> immigrant = immigrant

 

    Variable |     Obs        Mean   Std. Dev.       Min        Max

-------------+-----------------------------------------------------

     ernval2 |   11650    20166.31   28439.47          0     362302

         age |   11650    38.92858   11.27594         21         64

       yrsed |   11650    11.21807   4.441233          0         22

 

 

. save "C:\AAA Miker Files\newer web pages\soc_meth_proj3\cps_y2k_numeric.dta",  replace

file C:\AAA Miker Files\newer web pages\soc_meth_proj3\cps_y2k_numeric.dta saved

 

[The save command was executed through the menu File> Save, and this line was just printed into the log to inform me]

 

. exit, clear