PROC TABULATE by Example, Second Edition

Modify Row Headings

There is one limitation that you need to keep in mind when turning variable and statistic labels into blank labels to remove excess headings. If you use blank labels for column headings, PROC TABULATE removes the excess headings and does not display a blank heading. However, for rows, it’s a different story.

If you have a statistic or analysis variable in the row heading and you give it a blank label, PROC TABULATE will allot space for it anyway. You will end up with an extra row heading that is completely empty.

For example, look at the following table. A number of the row and column variables have been relabeled as blank to save space. In particular, note that the MEAN statistic and the analysis variable INCOME in the ...