This sample demonstrates how to use the new NOLABELS option with PROC MEANS to suppress variable labels. This option will temporarily suppress variable labels that are associated with variables in the data set being processed by PROC MEANS. The variable labels are still available for use when the NOLABELS option is removed from the PROC MEANS statement and with other procedures.

The system option NOLABEL will suppress both variable labels and class labels. For example:

options nolabel;

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/* PROC MEANS without the NOLABELS option. */
proc means data=sashelp.shoes maxdec=2;
   var sales returns;
run;

/* PROC MEANS with the NOLABELS option */
/* to suppress the variable labels.    */
proc means data=sashelp.shoes maxdec=2 nolabels;
   var sales returns;
run;

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The MEANS procedure output before applying the NOLABELS option:

The MEANS Procedure

Variable   Label             N           Mean        Std Dev        Minimum
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Sales      Total Sales     395       85700.17      129107.23         325.00
Returns    Total Returns   395        2967.32        4611.74          10.00
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Variable   Label                Maximum
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Sales      Total Sales       1298717.00
Returns    Total Returns       57362.00
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


The MEANS procedure output with the NOLABELS option applied:

The MEANS Procedure

Variable      N            Mean         Std Dev         Minimum         Maximum
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Sales       395        85700.17       129107.23          325.00      1298717.00
Returns     395         2967.32         4611.74           10.00        57362.00
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