           {include: '#string-compound'}
           {include: '#string-regular'}
           {
-            'match': '(count|coun|cou|co|c)(\\()(local|loca|loc|global|globa|glob|glo|gl)\\s+([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,31})(\\))'
+            'match': '(count|coun|cou|co|c)(\\()(local|loca|loc|global|globa|glob|glo|gl)\\s+(\\w{1,32})(\\))'
             'captures':
               '1':
                 'name': 'support.function.builtin.stata'

              {include: '#builtin_variables'}
            ]
          }
          {
            'comment': 'true/false options'
            'match': '[A-Za-z_0-9]+'
            'name': 'entity.name.type.class.stata'
          }
          {include: '#constants'}
          {include: '#operators'}
          {include: '#string-compound'}

              {include: '#macro-global'}
              {include: '#functions'}
              {
                'match': '[\\w&&[^0-9]]\\w{0,31}'
                'name': 'variable.parameter.function.stata'
              }
              {include: '#comments-triple-slash'}
