freq vars=cntry freehms prtyban euftf.

* you can insert comments into your syntax to document what you are doing. 
* an asterisk at beginning means it will be recognised as a comment not a command



CROSSTABS
  /TABLES=cntry  BY freehms prtyban
  /CELLS= COUNT ROW.
FREQUENCIES
  VARIABLES=freehms.
EXECUTE.

*  create new variable grouping into 3 categories rather than 5

RECODE
  freehms
   (1 thru 2=1) (3=2) (4 thru 5=3)  (SYSMIS=Copy)   INTO  freehms3 .
VARIABLE LABELS freehms3 'Gays and lesbians free to live as they wish 3 category'. 
VALUE LABELS  freehms3
     1  'Agree or agree strongly'
     2  'neither'
     3  'disagree or stronger'  .freq vars=freehms3.
EXECUTE .
FREQUENCIES
  VARIABLES=freehms freehms3.
EXECUTE.
FREQUENCIES
  VARIABLES=freehms freehms3.

* apply the design weight, run the tables and then remove the weight.

WEIGHT
  BY dweight .

CROSSTABS
  /TABLES=cntry  BY freehms freehms3
  /CELLS= COUNT ROW.

WEIGHT
  OFF.