### 11.12 VALUE LABELS

    VALUE LABELS
            /var_list value ’label’ [value ’label’]…

`VALUE LABELS` allows values of numeric and short string variables to be associated with labels. In this way, a short value can stand for a long value.

To set up value labels for a set of variables, specify the variable names after a slash (‘`/`’), followed by a list of values and their associated labels, separated by spaces.

Value labels in output are normally broken into lines automatically. Put ‘`\n`’ in a label string to force a line break at that point. The label may still be broken into lines at additional points.

Before `VALUE LABELS` is executed, any existing value labels are cleared from the variables specified. Use `ADD VALUE LABELS` (see ADD VALUE LABELS) to add value labels without clearing those already present.