[OS X TeX] column width in tables

Themis Matsoukas matsoukas at psu.edu
Thu Apr 27 19:05:00 EDT 2006


Your first column is too wide because it has to accommodate the very  
last item:

       "\small\textit{Source: } NLSY97 and 2000 Census Longform Survey".

One way to correct this is to say:

        \multicolumn{6}{l}{\small\textit{Source: } NLSY97 and 2000  
Census Longform Survey}

Themis


On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:27 PM, Scott Cunningham wrote:

>
> When I use the following code, the first column which reports the  
> names of variables ends up being far wider than any other column.   
> Why is this happening?  How do I specify that I want the first  
> column to be as large as the longest string in one of the cells in  
> that column, and no wider?  I will report both the code I'm using,  
> and then following that, some of the errors I received when it was  
> compiling.
>
> ****** CODE ********
> \begin{table}[!tbp] \caption{Estimated Effect of Relationship  
> Markets on Male's Recent Sex Partners (Robust Standard Errors in  
> Parenthesis)}
> \begin{center}
> \begin{tabular}{ld..} \toprule
> \multicolumn{1}{1}{} &\multicolumn{1}{c}[1]&\multicolumn{1}{c}[2]& 
> \multicolumn{1}{c}[3]&\multicolumn{1}{c}[4]&\multicolumn{1}{c} 
> {\textbf{[5]}}\\
> \toprule
> SexRatio$^{-1}$&         .018&         .021&         .037&         . 
> 071&         .062\\
>         &       (.011)&       (.011)&       (.018)&       (.027) 
> &       (.026)\\
> Age     &        3.979&        3.182&        3.215&         
> 3.698&         .991\\
>         &       (.829)&       (.885)&       (.925)&      (1.008) 
> &      (1.204)\\
> Age$^2  &       --.101&       --.074&       --.076&       --. 
> 091&       --.036\\
>         &       (.024)&       (.025)&       (.025)&       (.028) 
> &       (.032)\\
> Edu     &       --.153&       --.067&       --.026&       --. 
> 028&         .378\\
>         &       (.138)&       (.146)&       (.165)&       (.170) 
> &       (.264)\\
> Parents Married&       --.812&       --.902&       --.957&       --. 
> 983&       --.668\\
>         &       (.316)&       (.358)&       (.387)&       (.393) 
> &       (.727)\\
> \hline
> R$^2$   &         .017&             &             &              
> &         .091\\
> N. of individuals&     2277.000&     2277.000&     2277.000&      
> 2277.000&     2277.000\\
> \midrule
> \midrule
> $SexRatio$^{-1}$&         .000&       --.000&       --.004&        
> --.016&       --.015\\
>         &       (.010)&       (.010)&       (.013)&       (.020) 
> &       (.021)\\
> Age     &        2.358&        2.115&        2.078&         
> 1.924&         .621\\
>         &       (.406)&       (.422)&       (.434)&       (.432) 
> &       (.551)\\
> Age$^2  &       --.055&       --.047&       --.047&       --. 
> 042&       --.014\\
>         &       (.011)&       (.011)&       (.012)&       (.012) 
> &       (.013)\\
> Edu     &       --.299&       --.242&       --.229&       --. 
> 224&         .102\\
>         &       (.083)&       (.090)&       (.096)&       (.097) 
> &       (.132)\\
> Parents Married&       --.711&       --.648&       --.644&       --. 
> 645&         .213\\
>         &       (.131)&       (.149)&       (.149)&       (.149) 
> &       (.348)\\
> \hline
> R$^2$   &         .032&             &             &              
> &         .046\\
> N. of individuals&     5499.000&     5499.000&     5499.000&      
> 5499.000&     5499.000\\
> \bottomrule
> \small\textit{Source: } NLSY97 and 2000 Census Longform Survey
> \end{tabular}
> \end{center}
> \end{table}
>
> **********************
>
> ****** ERROR MESSAGE *******
>
> LaTeX Warning: Float too large for page by 53.26924pt on input line  
> 342.
>
> (./OLS.tex
>
> ! Package array Error:  Illegal pream-token (1): `c' used.
>
> See the array package documentation for explanation.
> Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
> ...
>
> l.4 \multicolumn{1}{1}{}
>                          &\multicolumn{1}{c}[1]&\multicolumn{1}{c} 
> [2]&\multi...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.4 ...multicolumn{1}{c}[2]&\multicolumn{1}{c}[3]&
>                                                   \multicolumn{1}{c} 
> [4]&\mul...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.6 ...&         .018&         .021&         .037&
>                                                            . 
> 071&         .062\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.7 ...&       (.011)&       (.011)&       (.018)&
>                                                          (.027) 
> &       (.026)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.8 ...&        3.979&        3.182&        3.215&
>                                                            
> 3.698&         .991\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.9 ...&       (.829)&       (.885)&       (.925)&
>                                                         (1.008) 
> &      (1.204)\\
>
> ?
> ! Missing $ inserted.
> <inserted text>
>                 $
> l.10 Age$^2  &
>                      --.101&       --.074&       --.076&       --. 
> 091&      ...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.10 ...       --.101&       --.074&       --.076&
>                                                          --. 
> 091&       --.036\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.11 ...       (.024)&       (.025)&       (.025)&
>                                                          (.028) 
> &       (.032)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.12 ...       --.153&       --.067&       --.026&
>                                                          --. 
> 028&         .378\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.13 ...       (.138)&       (.146)&       (.165)&
>                                                          (.170) 
> &       (.264)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.14 ...       --.812&       --.902&       --.957&
>                                                          --. 
> 983&       --.668\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.15 ...       (.316)&       (.358)&       (.387)&
>                                                          (.393) 
> &       (.727)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.17 ...         .017&             &             &
>                                                                 
> &         .091\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.18 ...     2277.000&     2277.000&     2277.000&
>                                                         
> 2277.000&     2277.000\\
>
> ?
> ! Missing $ inserted.
> <inserted text>
>                 $
> l.21 $SexRatio$^
>                 {-1}$&         .000&       --.000&       --. 
> 004&       --.01...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.21 ...         .000&       --.000&       --.004&
>                                                          --. 
> 016&       --.015\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.22 ...       (.010)&       (.010)&       (.013)&
>                                                          (.020) 
> &       (.021)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.23 ...        2.358&        2.115&        2.078&
>                                                            
> 1.924&         .621\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.24 ...       (.406)&       (.422)&       (.434)&
>                                                          (.432) 
> &       (.551)\\
>
> ?
> ! Missing $ inserted.
> <inserted text>
>                 $
> l.25 Age$^2  &
>                      --.055&       --.047&       --.047&       --. 
> 042&      ...
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.25 ...       --.055&       --.047&       --.047&
>                                                          --. 
> 042&       --.014\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.26 ...       (.011)&       (.011)&       (.012)&
>                                                          (.012) 
> &       (.013)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.27 ...       --.299&       --.242&       --.229&
>                                                          --. 
> 224&         .102\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.28 ...       (.083)&       (.090)&       (.096)&
>                                                          (.097) 
> &       (.132)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.29 ...       --.711&       --.648&       --.644&
>                                                          --. 
> 645&         .213\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.30 ...       (.131)&       (.149)&       (.149)&
>                                                          (.149) 
> &       (.348)\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.32 ...         .032&             &             &
>                                                                 
> &         .046\\
>
> ?
> ! Extra alignment tab has been changed to \cr.
> <recently read> \endtemplate
>
> l.33 ...     5499.000&     5499.000&     5499.000&
>                                                         
> 5499.000&     5499.000\\
>
> ?
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