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+import pandas as pd
+
+# read in CSV
+df = pd.read_csv('cleaned/wellness.csv')
+
+# print out column uniques
+print(df["Illness"].unique())
+
+# make dictionary of unique values and their associated values
+illness = {'No': 0, 'Slightly Off': 0.5, 'Yes': 1}
+
+# iterate through new column vectorize
+df["IllnessNum"] = [illness[item] for item in df["Illness"]]
+
+df.to_csv('cleaned/wellness.csv')
+
+print(df["Illness"])
+print(df["IllnessNum"])