grouping - Create unique personal id -
i have stata data set this:
householdid  personid othervariables 1               1 1               2                  2               1 2               2 3               1 3               2 here householdid unique identifier each household , personid unique identifier each person in household. if want create unique personal id each person within sample, period. how this?
i have tried egen per_id = group(personid householdid) doesn't seem work. 
i take want unique identifier each person within entire dataset.
sort householdid personid  gen long obs id = _n  as follows accessible discussion in stata faq. have been found typing in stata
search identifier or
search id  (meta-answer: can , should within stata information on basic notions this.)
i add strong recommendation word unique still carries original meaning of appearing once only. word distinct is, suggest, better word when mean. more on on p.558 of this paper.
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