How to create a categorical variable in stata

1. How do you create a new categorical variable?
2. What is a categorical variable Stata?

How do you create a new categorical variable?

To create a categorical variable from the existing column, we use multiple if-else statements within the factor() function and give a value to a column if a certain condition is true, if none of the conditions are true we use the else value of the last statement.

What is a categorical variable Stata?

Categorical variables refer to the variables in your data that take on categorical values, variables such as sex, group, and region. Factor variables refer to Stata's treatment of categorical variables.