We want to merge file A and B. File A has variable age, file B provide birthd

We want to merge file A and B. File A has variable age,
file B provide birthdate. How to merge the data according
to age in file B

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We want to merge file A and B. File A has variable age, file B provide birthdate. How to merge t..

Answer / ramesh

First calculate age in B datase

data age;
set b;
age=int(intck('day',bday,today())/365.25);
run;

sort both datasets by the age key variable and Use the
merge statement to combine the both datasets

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We want to merge file A and B. File A has variable age, file B provide birthdate. How to merge t..

Answer / vishal

Calculate age in dataset B by using the following code:
data ages;
set b;
retain current;
if _n_=1 then current=today();
format bday current worddate20.;
age=int(intck('month',bday,current)/12);
if month(bday)=month(current) then
age=age-(day(bday)>day(current));
run;

Source: http://support.sas.com/kb/24/567.html

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We want to merge file A and B. File A has variable age, file B provide birthdate. How to merge t..

Answer / alok karan

First calculate age in BB dataset:

data bbb;
set bb;
age=round(yrdif(birthdate,today(),'Actual'),1);
run;
proc sort data=bbb;
by age;
drop birthdate;
run;

Now merge both dataset by age variable:
data abc;
merge aa bbb;
by age;
run;

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