[DDI-SRG] Interesting Question

[Wendy Thomas]

so you are using this to indicate that the category is a means of defining 
a category of missing data...correct? if so I'm fine...I just interpreted 
the doumentation differently.

wendy


On Wed, 23 Jan 2008, Pascal Heus wrote:

> Wendy:
> I'm actually using this in DExT, you can have missing value codes with 
> specific category label. The 'missing' attribute could however be stored in 
> the Code instead than the Category (right now I need to create a dummy 
> Category with an empty Label for unlabeled missing codes).
> *P
>
>
> Wendy Thomas wrote:
>> When describing a category within a category scheme....when would I WANT to 
>> indicate that the category contains missing data? Isn't this a function of 
>> its use in  a question and/or variable? Can someone provide an example of 
>> when I would want to declare it in the category itself?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Wendy
>> 
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Wendy L. Thomas                          Phone: +1 612.624.4389
Data Access Core Director		 Fax:   +1 612.626.8375
Minnesota Population Center              Email: wlt at pop.umn.edu
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455