Date:         Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:30:52 -0400
Reply-To:     "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>"
              <schreier.junk.mail@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>"
              <schreier.junk.mail@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: anyone know how to calculate quintiles for complex survey
              design data

On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:25:49 -0400, Alison El Ayadi <alisontetler@YAHOO.COM>
wrote:

>looking to get quintiles for some brfss variables.  anyone know how to do
>this?
>
>thanks,
>alison

To just determine the boundary values between quintiles, use PROC
UNIVARIATE. To assign individual observations to quintiles, use PROC RANK.