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how to merge xwavedat with data from all the other seven waves

Added by Nico Ochmann over 7 years ago. Updated about 2 years ago.

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
High
Assignee:
Nico Ochmann
Category:
Data management
Start date:
02/12/2018
% Done:

100%

Description

Dear Alita,

this seems an obvious procedure, but I obtain a fairly high number of non-matches (60,792), which kind of concerns me.
This is what I do and I cannot detect an obvious mistake.
Your suggestions are highly appreciated, as usual.
Best. Nico
use pidp hhorig sex birthy feend_dv ukborn plbornc_all using "$Stata11_se/xwavedat_protect", clear
save $Mergeddata_master2016/xwavedat, replace

foreach w in a b c d e f g {

use  pidp  `w'_istrtdaty `w'_jbhrs `w'_qfhigh_dv  `w'_dvage `w'_marstat  `w'_jbstat   ///    
        `w'_paygu_dv `w'_fimnlabgrs_dv  `w'_jbsize `w'_jbsect  `w'_jbsemp  `w'_nnatch  ///        
        `w'_gor_dv `w'_urban_dv `w'_jshrs   `w'_jbnssec8_dv ///
         using "$Stata11_se/`w'_indresp_protect", clear
gen wave = strpos("abcdefg","`w'")    
    renpfix `w'_
save $Mergeddata_master2016/`w'wave, replace
    }

use $Mergeddata_master2016/awave, replace
foreach w in b c d e f g{

append using $Mergeddata_master2016/`w'wave.dta
    }

save $Mergeddata_master2016/abcdefg_long, replace

merge m:1 pidp using $Mergeddata_master2016/xwavedat, force generate(_wemerge_2) 

Result                           # of obs.
    -----------------------------------------
    not matched                        60,792
        from master                         0  (_wemerge_2==1)
        from using                     60,792  (_wemerge_2==2)
matched                           334,897  (_wemerge_2==3)
    -----------------------------------------
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