Record Order (SURVIVAL command)

The SURVIVAL output file contains records for each of the life tables specified on the TABLE subcommand. All records for a given table are produced together in sequence. The records for the life tables are produced in the same order as the tables themselves. All life tables for the first survival variable are written first. The values of the first- and second-order control variables rotate, with the values of the first-order controls changing more rapidly.

Example

PROCEDURE OUTPUT OUTFILE = SURVTBL.
SURVIVAL TABLE = MOSFREE BY TREATMNT(1,3)
  /STATUS = PRISON (1) FOR MOSFREE
  /INTERVAL = THRU 24 BY 3
  /WRITE = BOTH.

• WRITE generates a procedure output file called SURVTBL, containing life tables, variable names and labels, and value labels stored as record types 10, 20, 30, 31, and 40.