Quick-R: Value Labels You can use the factor function to create your own value labels. # variable v1 is coded 1, 2 or 3 # we want to attach value labels 1=red, 2=blue, 3=green mydata$v1 <- factor (mydata$v1, levels = c (1,2,3), labels = c ("red", "blue", "green")) # variable y is coded 1, 3 or 5 # we want to attach value labels 1=Low, 3=Medium, 5=High