can you simplify the following variables names and help me rename them in stata? R CURRENTLY RESIDE IN MSA 1998 CURRENT RESIDENCE IN URBAN OR RURAL AREA 1998 CENSUS REGION OF RESIDENCE 1999 R CURRENTLY RESIDE IN MSA 1999 CURRENT RESIDENCE IN URBAN OR RURAL AREA 1999 CENSUS REGION OF RESIDENCE 2000 R CURRENTLY RESIDE IN MSA 2000 CURRENT RESIDENCE IN URBAN OR RURAL AREA 2000 CENSUS REGION OF RESIDENCE 2001
Yes, I can help you simplify the variable names and rename them in Stata. Here are some suggestions:
R CURRENTLY RESIDE IN MSA 1998could be renamed toreside_msa_1998CURRENT RESIDENCE IN URBAN OR RURAL AREA 1998could be renamed toreside_urban_rural_1998CENSUS REGION OF RESIDENCE 1999could be renamed toregion_1999R CURRENTLY RESIDE IN MSA 1999could be renamed toreside_msa_1999CURRENT RESIDENCE IN URBAN OR RURAL AREA 1999could be renamed toreside_urban_rural_1999CENSUS REGION OF RESIDENCE 2000could be renamed toregion_2000R CURRENTLY RESIDE IN MSA 2000could be renamed toreside_msa_2000CURRENT RESIDENCE IN URBAN OR RURAL AREA 2000could be renamed toreside_urban_rural_2000CENSUS REGION OF RESIDENCE 2001could be renamed toregion_2001
To rename the variables in Stata, you can use the rename command. For example, to rename the first variable, you would use the following command:
rename R CURRENTLY RESIDE IN MSA 1998 reside_msa_1998
and so on.
