POLS210

Assignment 8

SPSS: Recoding

1. Recode the variable age in the GSS93subset dataset into the following three categories.

18-35

36-45

Older than 45

Hint: Make sure to check the highest value. Do not forget to deal with the missing cases.

a) Run a frequency distribution on age

b) Do recode and add labels to new values on recoded variable

c) Run a frequency distribution on the recoded variable

2. Recode the variable partyid in the GSS93subset dataset into three categories (Republican, Independent, Democrat). Run a frequency distribution on the recoded variable and attach the SPSS output. Make sure to follow the guidelines below

Combine “Strong Democrat”, “Not Str Democrat”, and “Ind, near Demo”

Combine “Independent”

Combine “Strong Republican”, “Not Str Republican”, and “Ind, near Rep”

Treat the rest as system-missing