[amelia] imputing count variable

I would like to impute a variable that counts the number of delinquent acts an individual engaged in in the last year. The variable will be used as an outcome and has a 0-inflated distribution so it will need to have all integer values if it is to be analyzed in a 0 inflated model. Does anyone have thoughts on whether it's better to 1. impute this variable as ordinal in order to obtain all integer values versus 2. impute as continuous and recode the values to integers after imputation? -- Alicia Doyle Lynch, Ph.D. Boston College, Lynch School of Education Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Phone: (617) 552-6437 e-mail: doylead(a)bc.edu