{smcl}
{* 25sep2003/20sep2005}{...}
{hline}
help for {hi:nmissing, npresent}{right:{hi:(SJ3-4:dm67_2; SJ5-4:dm67_3 in press)}}
{hline}

{title:Numbers of missing (present) values}

{p 8 17 2}
{cmdab:nmissing}
[{it:varlist}]
[{cmd:if} {it:exp}]
[{cmd:in} {it:range}]
[{cmd:,}
    {cmdab:m:in(}{it:#}{cmd:)} 
    {cmdab:o:bs}
    {cmdab:p:iasm}
    {cmdab:t:rim}
]

{p 8 17 2}
{cmdab:npresent}
[{it:varlist}]
[{cmd:if} {it:exp}]
[{cmd:in} {it:range}]
[{cmd:,}
    {cmdab:m:in(}{it:#}{cmd:)} 
    {cmdab:o:bs}
    {cmdab:p:iasm}
    {cmdab:t:rim}
]

{p 4 4 2}
{cmd:by} {it:...}{cmd::} may be used with {cmd:nmissing} and {cmd:npresent}; 
see help {help by}.


{title:Description}

{p 4 4 2}
{cmd:nmissing} lists the number of missing values in each variable in
{it:varlist} (or optionally in each observation). Missing means numeric missing
(that is, sysmiss {cmd:.} or one of the extended missing values {cmd:.a} to
{cmd:.z}) for numeric variables and empty or {cmd:""} for string variables. 
See help on {help missing} for further information. 

{p 4 4 2} 
{cmd:npresent} lists the number of present (non-missing) values in each 
variable in {it:varlist} (or optionally in each observation). 


{title:Options}

{p 4 8 2}
{cmd:min(}{it:#}{cmd:)} specifies that only numbers at least {it:#} should be listed.
Default 1. The argument may be zero or any positive integer or any expression
evaluating to zero or a positive integer. As a special case, {cmd:_all} or 
{cmd:*} means the number of variables in {it:varlist} or, with {cmd:obs}, 
all the observations specified. 

{p 4 8 2}
{cmd:obs} specifies that counting is for observations, not variables.     

{p 4 8 2}
{cmd:piasm} specifies that {cmd:p}eriod {cmd:i}s {cmd:a}lso {cmd:s}tring
{cmd:m}issing: that is, {cmd:"."} counts as missing. Some Stata users use
{cmd:"."} to indicate missing. 

{p 4 8 2} 
{cmd:trim} specifies that whether string values are missing is to be determined 
after trimming leading and trailing spaces. For example, with {cmd:trim} 
{cmd:" "} (a single blank) would count as missing. 

{p 4 8 2} 
{cmd:trim piasm} would specify that e.g. {cmd:" . "} counts as missing. 


{title:Saved results} 

{p 4 8 2}If the {cmd:obs} option is not used, {cmd:r(varlist)} holds the list 
of variables containing more than {cmd:min()} missing values. If the {cmd:obs} 
option is used, {cmd:r(varlist)} just echoes {it:varlist}. 


{title:Examples}

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. nmissing}

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. nmissing rep78}

{p 4 4 2}To see which observations have all missing values: 

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. nmissing, min(*) obs} 

{p 4 4 2}To get details on variables with 10 or more missing values: 

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. nmissing, min(10)}{p_end}
{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. d `r(varlist)'} 

{p 4 8 2}{cmd:. npresent} 


{title:Author}

{p 4 4 2}Nicholas J. Cox, Durham University, U.K.{break} 
         n.j.cox@durham.ac.uk


{title:Acknowledgements} 

{p 4 4 2}A question by Eric Uslaner led to the addition of {cmd:r(varlist)}
as a saved result. 


{title:Also see}

{p 4 13 2}
Online:  help for {help missing}; {help dropmiss} (if installed)