* This file reads merged1 and keeps selected variables; * It creates a sas file called merged2 ***************************************************** options compress=yes; libname in 'D:/cm/'; libname un 'D:/enrico/imported/data'; data tmp92; set in.merged1; if yr ^= 92 then delete; id92 = id; ind92 = ind; fst92 = fst; county92=county; smsa92 = smsa80; sw92=sw; keep id92 ppn ind92 fst92 county92 smsa92 sw92; proc sort; by ppn; run; data tmp82; set in.merged1; if yr ^= 82 then delete; id82 = id; ind82 = ind; fst82 = fst; county82=county; smsa82 = smsa80; sw82=sw; keep id82 ppn ind82 fst82 county82 smsa82 sw82; proc sort; by ppn; run; data in.merged2; merge tmp82 tmp92; by ppn; proc means; run;