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11.7 VARIABLE LABELS

In addition to a variable’s name, each variable can have a label. Whereas a variable name is a concise, easy-to-type mnemonic for the variable, a label may be longer and more descriptive.

VARIABLE LABELS
        variablelabel’
        [variablelabel’]…

VARIABLE LABELS associates explanatory names with variables. This name, called a variable label, is displayed by statistical procedures.

Specify each variable followed by its label as a quoted string. Variable-label pairs may be separated by an optional slash ‘/’.

If a listed variable already has a label, the new one replaces it. Specifying an empty string as the label, e.g.‘''’, removes a label.