May 24, 2016

Random graphs (84): Line plot

unzipfile ZA4582_v1-0-0.dta.zip

use ZA4582_v1-0-0.dta, clear

recode v126 (0 = .a "Not asked") ///
            (8 = .b "Don't know") ///
            (9 = .c "No answer") ///
            (1 =  3 "Completely agree") ///
            (2 =  2 "Mostly agree") ///
            (3 =  1 "Mostly disagree") ///
            (4 =  0 "Completely disagree") ///
           , gen(goodlife)

recode goodlife (3 = 100) (2 1 0 = 0), gen(completelygood)

generate east = (ost_west == 2)

collapse completelygood, by(year east)

twoway (scatter completelygood year if east == 1, connect(L)) ///
       (scatter completelygood year if east == 0, connect(L)) ///       
       , legend(order(2 "Western Germany" 1 "Eastern Germany") pos(7) ring(0)) ///
         title(`" 'All in all, one can live very well in a country like Germany' "') ///
         ytitle("% completely agree") xlabel(1985 (5) 2010 2014) ///
         xmtick(1984 (1) 2014) xtitle("") ylabel(0 (10) 60)

erase ZA4582_v1-0-0.dta