Multi-response variables

[Jan Veenstra]

I am having trouble creating some multiple response variables from my data
set and wonder if anyone can help me.  I have several pieces of data which
are formatted as "check all that apply" in the response.  So each category
within the question is
yes = checked or no= not checked.  I have tried to set these up as multiple
response variables using both methods available - under the "DATA" menu and
under the "Analyze" menu - however, neither one is working.  It just doesn't
do anything.  I have tried changing the type of data (ordinal, nomical,
scale), the type of response (dichotomous, category), etc. and nothing seems
to work.  I am using SPSS 15.

Thanks!




Jan Veenstra
Division of Medical Economics
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
401 West 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701-1680
512/370-1461 Phone
512/370-1693 FAX
 
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Improving the Health of All Texans

 
Texas Medical Association
www.texmed.org
401 W. 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701

[ViAnn Beadle]

Multiple response variables are used in SPSS procedures CTABLES (via the
Custom Tables dialog), Tables (via the 4 Tables dialogs on the
Analyze>Tables command), and Chart Builder. If you go back to the Multiple
Response Sets dialog box do you see the ones you have defined? If so, open
one of these dialogs and see if they appear.

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Jan
Veenstra
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:16 PM
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Subject: Multi-response variables

I am having trouble creating some multiple response variables from my data
set and wonder if anyone can help me.  I have several pieces of data which
are formatted as "check all that apply" in the response.  So each category
within the question is
yes = checked or no= not checked.  I have tried to set these up as multiple
response variables using both methods available - under the "DATA" menu and
under the "Analyze" menu - however, neither one is working.  It just doesn't
do anything.  I have tried changing the type of data (ordinal, nomical,
scale), the type of response (dichotomous, category), etc. and nothing seems
to work.  I am using SPSS 15.

Thanks!




Jan Veenstra
Division of Medical Economics
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
401 West 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701-1680
512/370-1461 Phone
512/370-1693 FAX

--------------------------------------------------------

Improving the Health of All Texans


Texas Medical Association
www.texmed.org
401 W. 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701

[Florio Arguillas]

Jan,

I assume you created a dichotomous variable - checked or not checked
-- for each response category of the question of interest.

In the Data menu select Define Multiple Response sets.  Transfer all
dichotomous variables for the question set in the Variables in Set box.
Since your variables are coded as dichotomies, indicate which value
you want to have counted.  Enter a unique name for each multiple
response set. The name can be up to 63 bytes long. A dollar sign is
automatically added to the beginning of the set name.   Enter a
descriptive label for the set. (This is optional.)   Click Add to add
the multiple response set to the list of defined sets.  (Source: SPSS Help )

Now, to use the set variable.  Go to Analyze> Tables> Multiple
Response Tables and/or  Custom Tables
(There maybe a few other procedures where you can use your set variable)

Also if your interest is just counting the presence or absence of
something you may want to check the COUNT command.

Hope this helps.

Florio

At 02:16 PM 8/29/2007, Jan Veenstra wrote:

>I am having trouble creating some multiple response variables from my data
>set and wonder if anyone can help me.  I have several pieces of data which
>are formatted as "check all that apply" in the response.  So each category
>within the question is
>yes = checked or no= not checked.  I have tried to set these up as multiple
>response variables using both methods available - under the "DATA" menu and
>under the "Analyze" menu - however, neither one is working.  It just doesn't
>do anything.  I have tried changing the type of data (ordinal, nomical,
>scale), the type of response (dichotomous, category), etc. and nothing seems
>to work.  I am using SPSS 15.
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
>
>Jan Veenstra
>Division of Medical Economics
>TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
>401 West 15th Street
>Austin, TX 78701-1680
>512/370-1461 Phone
>512/370-1693 FAX
>
>--------------------------------------------------------
>
>Improving the Health of All Texans
>
>
>Texas Medical Association
>www.texmed.org
>401 W. 15th Street
>Austin, TX 78701