use http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/w/wisconsin.dta, clear recode ocf57 2=1 3=2 4=3 5=3 label define ocf57 1 "lower" 2 "middle" 3 "higher", modify label value ocf57 ocf57 ldecomp college , direct(ocf57) indirect(hsrankq)