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Hi guys

I want your help on this postproc coding

Population Group
1 = Black African
2 = Coloured
3 = Indian or Asian
4 = White
5 = Other (specify)

INTERVIEWER: IN QUESTIONS 105 - 112, ASK ONLY ABOUT RACE GROUPS OTHER THAN THAT TO WHICH THE RESPONDENT BELONGS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE RESPONDENT IS A BLACK PERSON, ONLY ASK ABOUT COLOURED, INDIAN AND WHITE PEOPLE. IF THE RESPONDENT IS A COLOURED PERSON, ONLY ASK ABOUT BLACK, INDIAN AND WHITE PEOPLE, AND SO ON.

None Few Some Many Very many (Do not know) (Not applicable – same race group as respondent)
105. … black people … 1 2 3 4 5 8 9
106. … coloured people … 1 2 3 4 5 8 9
107. … Indian people … 1 2 3 4 5 8 9
108. … white people … 1 2 3 4 5 8 9


None Few Some Many Very many (Do not know) (Not applicable – same race group as respondent)
109. … black people … 1 2 3 4 5 8 9
110. … coloured people … 1 2 3 4 5 8 9
111. … Indian people … 1 2 3 4 5 8 9
112. … white people … 1 2 3 4 5 8 9


so this is how i applied my postproc coding

PROC Q_105

postproc
if POPULATION = 1 then skip to Q_106; endif;

PROC Q_106

postproc
if POPULATION = 2 then skip to Q_105; endif;
if POPULATION = 2 then skip to Q_107; endif;

PROC Q_109

postproc
if POPULATION = 1 then skip to Q_110; endif;

PROC Q_110

postproc
if POPULATION = 2 then skip to Q_105; endif;
if POPULATION = 2 then skip to Q_107; endif;

please advice

Regards
Thabiso

This kind of check works better in the preproc. That way, before you ask the question about each race group, you can check against the POPULATION variable. Like this: