RECODE SEC (0=0)(1 thru 2=1)(3 thru 5=2)(6 thru 8=3) INTO SECshort. VALUE labels SECshort 0'missing' 1'Managerial & professional' 2 'Intermediate' 3'Routine, semi-routine or unemployed'. FORMATS secshort (F1.0). FREQ SECshort.