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All of the attributes of the marital variable are applied to the new variable.
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Defining Variable Properties for Categorical Variables
For categorical (nominal, ordinal) data, Define Variable Properties can help you
define
value labels and other variable properties. Define Variable Properties:
 Scans
the actual data values and lists all unique data values for each selected
variable.
 Identifies unlabeled values and provides an “auto-label” feature.
 Provides the ability to copy defined value labels from another variable to the
selected variable or from the selected variable to multiple additional variables.