help varcheck

Title

varcheck -- Varcheck summarizes variables' missing observation.

Syntax

varcheck varlist,
by(varname)

Description

varcheck constructs a table that shows the percentage of observations
missing for each variable in varlist for each value of varname. It is meant to quickly
ascertain whether certain variables are available for certain waves of a longitudinal
survey.

Options

by(varname) allows user to determine missing observations
by a variable. For example, if you want to know % missing for each year or
wave of a survey, you'd use the by command.

Examples

. varcheck age birthmonth birthyear, by(wave)

. varcheck *, by(surveyyear)

Author

Jeremy Nighohossian

FTI Corporation

Washington, DC