Location of the Learner Sample Code

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1 The following SPSS code is provided to illustrate the Location of the Learner data definition.

L_LLLSC, L_LREG, L_LLA, L_LWAR01, L_LWAR03, L_LWARD

2 The following SPSS code illustrates how to match Location of the Learner fields on to the Learner data set.

GET FILE '………………..LEARNERS data set'.
SORT CASES BY L17.

/* Rename the learners postcode so that it matches the name of the postcode field in the postcode file.
RENAME VARIABLES (L17=postcode).
MATCH FILES /FILE=*
/TABLE = '…………………………POSCTODE data set.sav'
/BY POSTCODE.

RENAME VARIABLES (LLSC=L_LLLSC) (LREG=L_LREG) (LAUAcode=L_LLA) (WARD_91=L_LWARD) (WARD_01=L_LWA01) (WARD_03=L_LWA03) (POSTCODE=L_A23).

VARIABLE LABELS L_LLLSC 'DV - Home LSC of the Learner, based on the Learner postcode'
 /L_LWARD 'DV - Local Authority ward code of the Learner (1991), based on the Learner postcode'
 /L_LWAR01 'DV - Local Authority ward code of the Learner (2001), based on the Learner postcode'
 /L_LWAR03 'DV - Local Authority ward code of the Learner (2003), based on the Learner postcode'
 /L_LREG 'DV - Home Region of the Learner, based on the Learner postcode'
 /L_LLA 'DV - Local Authority of the Learner, based on the Learner postcode'.

Creator	Analysis and MI Team
Date issued	25 September 2006
Date created	22 December 2005
Document ref.	G:\Organisational Data\DCA\A&MI\Documentation\web data dictionary\200607\SampleCode\nat-locationofthelearnersamplecode-report-25sep2006.doc
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Last Modified: 27 Sep 06