[DDI-SRG] Interesting Question

[Pascal Heus]

Wendy:
correct, that's actually the only way to document non system missing values.
*P

Wendy Thomas wrote:
> 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
>