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Can anyone help me with the following question? Is there a function on EpiData Entry which allows data to be repeated from one record to the other (without the data enterer having to fill in all the same data again)?

For example, we are interviewing all the family members in 10 different households. On the record of each household member, the 'household' data will be the same, but their individual data will be different. We want the household data to appear on each record without the data enterer having to re-enter all the data.

Is it possible to put a command in the .chk file so the data is re-entered on that record automatically?

For Example: Qu: Does this individual belong to the same household as the previous record? (If the answer is yes, the 'household data' will automatically replicate that of the previous record). Thanks in advance for your advice,

Dr Jean-Francois Trani Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre University College London Website: www.lcdisability.org/idc

Answer: This can be done with the "repeat" and "clear" feature. An example has been uploaded to the page http://www.epidata.dk/examples.php

................................................................................................................ Extract of chk file is: same COMMENT LEGAL USE label_same MUSTENTER type comment allfields Blue AFTER ENTRY IF same = 2 THEN CLEAR class CLEAR school ELSE GOTO age ENDIF END END

school COMMENT LEGAL USE label_school REPEAT END ................................................................................................................

regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association