Epi-Data (2)

Dr. Jutatip Sillabutra

ASEAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT
Mahidol University
Create questionnaire file

Create record file

Step to work by EpiData

Enter data

Analyze data
 Entering data

choose : Enter Data

View data/List data

If you want view all data that you enter, you choose

Document View data

Example:
View data/List data

If you want view some field/some record that you enter,

you choose
Document List data

Example:
 Step to work by EpiData
Create questionnaire file

Create record file

Create check file (optional)

Enter data

Convert record file to other file Minitab

/SPSS
Analyze data
Create check file

choose : Check
 Range, Legal defines that data can be entered

Example:

Numeric : 1,2,3,9
1-3, 9

Text : Yes, No
Y, N
 Jumps specifies where to go to after entry

Example:

1. if respondent is 15 years old, then skip to answer in Sex,

2. if this answer is 1 or 2, then skip to answer in P1,

EpiData notation: “>”

Example: 1. 15>Sex

2. 1>P1, 2>P1
Must enter If set to “Yes” a value must be given.

Repeat If set to “Yes”, value is repeated

from previous record
 Value label For categorical data this defines
the meaning of the values.

Example: 1 means “Male”

2 means “Female”.

The values are edited by clicking in “+”

Example:

No. Variable Possible Missing Type of No. of

Name value Value data digit/alp
habet
1 Age 15-49 99 Numeric 2
2 Income 0-40000 99999 Numeric 6
3 Sex Male - Text 6
Female

choose : Check
Age:

:Income
Sex:
No. Variable Possible Missing Type of No. of
Name value Value data digit/alp
habet
4 Source 1- 7* 9 numeric 1
*1- doctor
2- friend
3- family
member
4- health
volunteer
5- Nurse
6-Lecturer
7-Boss
Click “+” after Value Label box,

After finish, choose “Accept and Close”

No. Variable Possible Missing Type of No. of
Name Value Value data digit/
alphabet
5 Doctor 1 if choose 9 numeric 1
0 if didn’t choose
Friend 1 if choose 9 numeric 1
0 if didn’t choose
Family 1 if choose 9 numeric 1
member 0 if didn’t choose

Health 1 if choose 9 numeric 1

volunteer 0 if didn’t choose
condition :

if respondent is 15 years old, then skip to answer in Sex

When finish, please Save

 Edit Many other aspects can be defined here
as “free hand” editing for this field.

Example:

Condition: Total score = Assignment Score + Final Score

No.Childrean = No.Male + No.Female

The condition is set

by clicking in “Edit” button
Example: (check file)
1. Total number of children ……
2. Number of male children …...
3. Number of female children ……
4. Age ….. years

No. Variable Possible Missing Type of No. of

Name value Value data digit/
alphabet
1 ntotal 0-10 99 Numeric 2
2 nmale 0-5 9 Numeric 1
3 nfemale 0-5 9 Numeric 1
4 age 25-49 99 Numeric 2
No. Variable Possible Missing Type of No. of
Name value Value data digit/
alphabet
1 ntotal 0-10 99 Numeric 2
2 nmale 0-5 9 Numeric 1
3 nfemale 0-5 9 Numeric 1
4 age 25-49 99 Numeric 2
1. Create questionnaire file and record file,
2. Create checking file:
- Set Range and legal,
- Click “Edit” and type commands as follow

• when finish, click “accept and close”

Example: (check file)
1. Assignment score : ……
2. Final score : …...
3. Total score : ……

No. Variable Possible Missing Type of No. of

Name value Value data digit/
alphabet
1 Assignment 0-60 - Numeric 2
2 Final 0-40 - Numeric 2
3 total 0-100 - Numeric 3
No. Variable Possible Missing Type of No. of
Name value Value data digit/
alphabet
1 Assignment 0-60 - Numeric 2
2 Final 0-40 - Numeric 2
3 total 0-100 - Numeric 3

1. Create questionnaire file and record file,

2. Create checking file:
- Set Range and legal,

Condition: Total score = Assignment Score + Final Score

clicking in “Edit” button

 Exporting data

Data file Statistic

Epi-data
Software

Data Export data

-*.rec -*.xls -*.xls

-*.dbf
-*.txt -*.dbf
-*.dta
-*.sps -*.txt
-*.sas
 Export data

choose : Export data