Dummy variable

[Ayorinde Ogunyiola]

Will this be right if I create a new variable say games to have values of 1 from each variable

Variables

mj takes on values of 1 for participation in this game and 0 for not participating

me takes on values of 1 for participation in this game and 0 for not participating

op

takes on values of 1 for participation in this game and 0 for not participating

any

takes on values of 1 for participation in this game and 0 for not participating

gen games =0

replace games=1 if mj==1| me==1 |op==1 |any==1

[Clyde Schechter]

That will give you a variable that is 1 if for participation in any of the games, and 0 for participation (or unknown participation) in all of them. If that's what you want, that code will work. But you can do it more simply than that:

gen games = inlist(1, mj, me, op, any)