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The LABEL CATEGORIES command allows you to change the labels of categories on categorical variables and categorical arrays.

When used on multiple variables, all the variables should have the exact same categories (in number and codes).

You have the option to specify the category to change by its id (code) or the category label ("label"). On categorical variables, the id is not the same as the numeric values assigned to each category. If you are unsure about the id, then you can refer to the label.

If you want to change the names of subvariables of a multiple response variable or an array, then you need to use the CHANGE LABELS command.

LABEL CATEGORIES
    alias, ..., alias
    WITH code|"label" AS "string", 
    	 ..., 
    	 code|"label" AS "string";

Use cases

In the following example variable, we can change the labels to something more descriptive on a categorical variable:

LABEL CATEGORIES
    q7
    WITH 
         1 AS "Natural - any cost", 
         2 AS "Natural - no cost",
         3 AS "Don’t like natural";

We can also apply changes to a categorical array:

LABEL CATEGORIES
    q7a
    WITH 
         “Neither like nor dislike” AS "Neutral”;