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SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

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1418 REPORT<br />

BREAK Subcommand<br />

BREAK specifies the variables that define the subgroups for the report, or it specifies summary<br />

totals for reports with no subgroups. BREAK also allows you to control the titles, width, and<br />

contents of break columns and to begin a new page for each level of the break variable.<br />

• A break occurs when any one of the variables named on BREAK changes value. Cases<br />

must be sorted by the values of all BREAK variables on all BREAK subcommands.<br />

• The BREAK subcommand must precede the SUMMARY subcommand that defines the<br />

summary line for the break.<br />

• A break column is reserved for each BREAK subcommand if ONEBREAKCOLUMN is OFF<br />

(the default).<br />

• To obtain multiple break levels, specify multiple break variables on a BREAK subcommand.<br />

• If more than one variable is specified on a BREAK subcommand, a single break column is<br />

used. The value or value label for each variable is displayed on a separate line in the order<br />

in which the variables are specified on BREAK. The first variable specified changes most<br />

slowly. The default column width is the longest of the default widths for any of the break<br />

variables.<br />

• To obtain summary totals without any break levels, use keyword TOTAL in parentheses<br />

on BREAK without listing any variables. TOTAL must be specified on the first BREAK<br />

subcommand.<br />

• When MISSING=VAR is specified, user-missing values are displayed in case listings but<br />

are not included in summary statistics. When NONE is specified, user-missing values are<br />

ignored. System-missing values are displayed as missing in case and break listings.<br />

• Optional specifications apply to all variables in the break column and to the break column<br />

as a whole. Options can be specified in any order following the last variable named.<br />

• All optional specifications except column headings must be enclosed in parentheses;<br />

column headings must be enclosed in apostrophes.<br />

Column Contents<br />

The following can be used to specify the contents of the break column:<br />

(VALUE) Display values of the break variables.<br />

(LABEL) Display value labels. If no value labels have been defined, values are displayed.<br />

• The value or label is displayed only once for each break change but it is repeated at the<br />

top of the page in a multiple-page break group.<br />

• When AUTOMATIC is in effect, the default is LABEL; when MANUAL is in effect, the default<br />

is VALUE.<br />

• When AUTOMATIC is in effect, the value or label is centered in the column. When MANUAL is<br />

in effect, value labels and string values are left-justified and numeric values are right-justified.<br />

Keywords OFFSET, ONEBREAKCOLUMN, and INDENT can also affect positioning.

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