I recently wanted to examine migrants’ labour market situation by their continent of birth , however datasets like the EU-Labour Forces Survey or EU-SILC or the UK-LFS, don’t provide a continent variable.
Below you can find the Stata code to generate a continent variable (e.g. indicating Antarctica as continent of origin) based on a variable containing country information (in ISO 3-digit format, e.g. 404 = “Kenya”).
*Generate empty string variable
gen continent = ""
*Replace empty observations with Continent string given a country variable.<\code>
replace continent = "Not defined" if(country_origin==-9 & continent=="")
replace continent = "Not defined" if(country_origin==-8 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==4 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==8 & continent=="")
replace continent = "ANT" if(country_origin==10 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==12 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==16 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==20 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==24 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==28 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==31 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==32 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==36 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==40 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==44 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==48 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==50 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==51 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==52 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==56 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==60 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==64 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==68 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==70 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==72 & continent=="")
replace continent = "ANT" if(country_origin==74 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==76 & continent=="")
replace continent = "MA" if(country_origin==84 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==86 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==90 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==92 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==96 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==100 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==104 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==108 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==112 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==116 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==120 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AN" if(country_origin==124 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==132 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==136 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==140 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==144 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==148 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==152 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==156 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==158 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==162 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==166 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==170 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==174 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==175 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==178 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==180 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==184 & continent=="")
replace continent = "MA" if(country_origin==188 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==191 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==192 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==203 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==204 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==208 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==212 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==214 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==218 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==222 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==226 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==231 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==232 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==233 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==234 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==238 & continent=="")
replace continent = "ANT" if(country_origin==239 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==242 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==246 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==248 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==250 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==254 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==258 & continent=="")
replace continent = "ANT" if(country_origin==260 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==262 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==266 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==268 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==270 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==275 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==276 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==288 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==292 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==296 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==300 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AN" if(country_origin==304 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==308 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==312 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==316 & continent=="")
replace continent = "MA" if(country_origin==320 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==324 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==328 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==332 & continent=="")
replace continent = "ANT" if(country_origin==334 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==336 & continent=="")
replace continent = "MA" if(country_origin==340 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==344 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==348 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==352 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==356 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==360 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==364 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==368 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==372 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==376 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==380 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==384 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==388 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==392 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==398 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==400 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==404 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==408 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==410 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==414 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==417 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==418 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==422 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==426 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==428 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==430 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==434 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==438 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==440 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==442 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==446 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==450 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==454 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==458 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==462 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==466 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==470 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==474 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==478 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==480 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AN" if(country_origin==484 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==492 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==496 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==498 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==499 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==500 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==504 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==508 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==512 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==516 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==520 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==524 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==528 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==530 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==531 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==533 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==534 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==535 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==540 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==548 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==554 & continent=="")
replace continent = "MA" if(country_origin==558 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==562 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==566 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==570 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==574 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==578 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==580 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==581 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==583 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==584 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==585 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==586 & continent=="")
replace continent = "MA" if(country_origin==591 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==598 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==600 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==604 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==608 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==612 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==616 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==620 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==624 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==626 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==630 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==634 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==638 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==642 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==643 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==646 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==652 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==654 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==659 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==660 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==662 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==663 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==666 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==670 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==674 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==678 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==682 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==686 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==688 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==690 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==694 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==702 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==703 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==704 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==705 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==706 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==710 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==716 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==728 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==729 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==732 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==736 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==740 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==744 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==748 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==752 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==756 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==760 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==762 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==764 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==768 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==772 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==776 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==780 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==784 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==788 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==792 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==795 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==796 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==798 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==800 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==804 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==807 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==818 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==831 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==832 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==833 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==834 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AN" if(country_origin==840 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==850 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==854 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==858 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==860 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==862 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==876 & continent=="")
replace continent = "OC" if(country_origin==882 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==887 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==891 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==894 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==901 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==902 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==903 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==911 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==912 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==913 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==921 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==922 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==923 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==924 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==925 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==926 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==931 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==951 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==971 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==972 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==973 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==974 & continent=="")
replace continent = "EU" if(country_origin==981 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AF" if(country_origin==982 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==983 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AS" if(country_origin==984 & continent=="")
replace continent = "AN" if(country_origin==985 & continent=="")
replace continent = "MA" if(country_origin==986 & continent=="")
replace continent = "SA" if(country_origin==987 & continent=="")
replace continent = "CAR" if(country_origin==988 & continent=="")
replace continent = "ANT" if(country_origin==989 & continent=="")
replace continent = "Not defined" if(country_origin==990 & continent=="")
replace continent = "Not defined" if(country_origin==991 & continent=="")
replace continent = "Not defined" if(country_origin==992 & continent=="")
*Destringing
local names = "AF ANT AN MA SA AS CAR EU OC"
local i = 0
foreach name of local names {
replace continent = "`i'" if(continent=="`name'")
local ++i
}
replace continent = "9" if(continent=="Not defined")
destring continent, replace
label define continent 0 "Africa" 1 "Antarctica" 2 "North America" 3 "South America" 4 "Middle America" 5 "Asia" 6 "Caribeans" 7 "Europe" 8 "Oceania" 9 "Not defined"
label val continent continent
Too curious to sit still 