Hello,

New to SPSS.  As I work through a data data set and recode, I am wondering if I can recode multiple variables differently. Perhaps I am doing this incorrectly.  For example, I am recoding income into three groups and also reported stress (on a 1-10 Likert scale). However, when I try to recode the the second variable (stress level) it messes up how the first (income) was recoded.  Any advice?

Thank you!

Hi. Check the Command syntax reference guide or online help to see how to RECODE different variables if you want different schemes for different variables. For example:

RECODE V1 TO V3 (0=1) (1=0) (2,3=-1) (9=9) (ELSE=SYSMIS)
  /QVAR(1 THRU 5=1)(6 THRU 10=2)(11 THRU HI=3)(ELSE=0).

Note the slash before QVAR, since V1, V2, and V3 use different recode settings than QVAR does.