matching program in SPSS?

Posted by pjiman1 on Mar 25, 2013; 4:05am
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/matching-program-in-SPSS-tp5719058.html

I was wondering if there was a stratified matching program that I could use in SPSS, where I can match participants based on their array of demographics (Gender, age, race, SES, etc.), perhaps obtain a similarity score so I can locate a "best match" for any one participant. I would pair those participants, then randomly assign one of the pair to the treatment group, the other to the comparison group.  

I am thinking about using a cluster analysis in SPSS to obtain groups of participants with similar characteristics, and then pair participants within those clusters. I am thinking about using propensity score matching, but am I correct that propensity score matching is not quite appropriate because the participants are not already assigned to their groups?  I am new to STATA and am thinking about querying for a macro in STATA that I could use.

Thanks in advance for your response.

pjiman1