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selecting age group (sql select problem)


CaptainChainsaw

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Hi all,

 

The SQL I'm looking at calculates the the average age within the select and this works fine:

 

(AVG((TO_DAYS(NOW())-TO_DAYS(pl.dob)))/365.242199) AS averageage

 

 

The problem is when I want to count the ages that are within age groups. The example below should give the total number of ages within the 18-24 group. I can't get this to work, it displays zeros when the select statement is executed, there aren't any sql errors.

 

 

SUM((case when (TO_DAYS(NOW())-TO_DAYS(pl.dob)/365.242199) BETWEEN 18 AND 24 then 1 else 0 end)) AS '18-24',

 

 

Can anyone suggest a solution to this?

 

 

CaptainChainsaw

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I think you need to show the entire query. A SUM() needs a GROUP BY in order to actually sum anything. And, I believe, it is the GROUP BY that will need to have the logic to group by the age groups. It would also be helpful if you were to show the age groups you will have.

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