*	        CODE: Categorize Age - V2
*	      AUTHOR: Blink 7 (http://www.blink7.com)
*	        DATE: February 26, 2008
*	REQUIREMENTS: 
*	 DESCRIPTION: Categorizing a variable using PROC FORMAT
*	       NOTES: Make sure the file nameage.sas7bdat is in your WORK directory
*				  before running this exercise
;

PROC FORMAT;
	VALUE agecat
		10-19 = '10-19'
		20-29 = '20-29'
		30-39 = '30-39'
		40-high = '40+'
	;
RUN;

DATA catv2;
	SET	nameage;
	FORMAT	age_category	$16.;
	age_category = PUT(age,agecat.);
	age_in_5 = PUT(age+5,agecat.);
RUN;

PROC PRINT DATA=catv2;
RUN;