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***SOCI 420: ADVANCED METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
***APPEND DIFFERENT YEARS OF GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY
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***CLEAR MEMORY
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clear all

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***CREATE SHORTCUTS AND LOG FILE
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***Shortcut for folders
global codes  = "H:\course\codes"
global data   = "H:\course\data"
global output = "H:\course\output"

***Start saving results window
log using "$codes\Stata_append.log", replace text

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***OPENING COMMANDS
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***Tell Stata to not pause for "more" messages
set more off

***Change directory
cd "$data"

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***APPEND DIFFERENT YEARS
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***Open 2018 GSS
use "GSS2018.dta", clear

***Append 2010 GSS
append using "GSS2010.dta"

***Append 2004 GSS
append using "GSS2004.dta"

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***FOR EVERYBODY
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tab year, missing
tab year, m

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***CLOSING COMMANDS
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***Save data
save "Stata_append.dta", replace

***Save log
log close