A Format Is Not Being Applied to a Variable
Unlike most SAS procedures,
where there is only one way to apply formats to your output, PROC
TABULATE has several ways to apply formats. Consider the following
three ways:
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using the FORMAT= option in the PROC TABULATE statement
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using the FORMAT= (or F=) option in the TABLE statement
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using the FORMAT statement
Unfortunately, these
three methods are not interchangeable. This can lead to a lot of confusion
when your table does not turn out as expected. For example, look at
the following two tables. One table has a format for the analysis
variable INCOME. The second table has formats for the two class variables,
OCCUP and CTRY.
PROC TABULATE DATA=TEMP; CLASS EDUC AGE; VAR INCOME; TABLE ...
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