Date:         Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:28:17 +0100
Reply-To:     Stefan Pohl <Stefan.Pohl@PROVINZIAL-ONLINE.DE>
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From:         Stefan Pohl <Stefan.Pohl@PROVINZIAL-ONLINE.DE>
Subject:      proc phreg: type of variable is character with 4 values,
              how to construct dummies?
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hi,

i use proc phreg and i have a variable of type character with 4 values.
non-numeric variable = group with the values A, B, C, D.

phreg wants to have numeric variables.

is there an easy way to construct the 3 dummies and why isn`t
proc phreg able to construct them automatically?

thanks,

stefan.