Which SAS function would you use to get the day of the month from a specific date?

The DAY() function is specifically designed to extract the day of the month from a given date value in SAS. When you use this function, it takes a SAS date value as its argument and returns the day portion of that date as an integer between 1 and 31.

For example, if you have a date value representing July 15, 2023, using the DAY() function on this date would yield the result of 15. This is useful in various data manipulation tasks where you need to isolate just the day component for analysis or reporting.

In contrast, other functions like MONTH() and YEAR() serve different purposes. The MONTH() function extracts the month part of the date, while the YEAR() function extracts the year part, but neither of these provides the day of the month. The Date() function, as described in this context, is not a standard SAS function for date manipulation in this manner, making DAY() the most appropriate choice.