*This program reads the 1968 NCHS Natality Detail Data File 
*Note:  This program is distributed under the GNU GPL. See end of
*this file and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ for details.
*by Jean Roth Thu Nov  8 16:52:10 EST 2007 
*Please report errors to jroth@nber.org 
*Change output file name/location as desired.
*Change the input file location as needed.
*If you have trouble running this program,
*then try opening a new syntax file & type this command:
*INCLUDE "c:\natl1968.sps".
*and choose to RUN ALL
file handle natl1968 /name="c:\homes\data\natality\ftp.cdc.gov\pub\Health_Statistics\NCHS\Datasets\DVS\natality\Nat1968.dat" .
data list file=natl1968 / 
            datayear   1           
            rectype    11          
            restatus   12          
            stateres   13-14       
            cntyres    13-17 (a)   
            cityres    18-20 (a)   
            citrspop   21-21 (a)   
            smsares    22-24 (a)   
            metrores   25-25 (a)   
            frace      26          
            mrace      27          
            crace      28          
            crace2     29          
            crace3     30          
            csex       31          
            birmon     32-33       
            dmage      38-39       
            mage36     40-41       
            mage8      42          
            mage12     43-44       
            dlivord    47-48       
            livord9    49          
            livord3    50          
            birattnd   58          
            dgestat    59-60       
            gestat10   61          
            dbirwt     62-65       
            birwt12    66-67       
            birwt3     68          
            dlegit     69          
            dplural    70          
            plural2    71          
            statenat   74-75       
            cntynat    74-78       
.
* See the codebook for more detailed variable descriptions.
variable labels
            datayear   "Data year"                             
            rectype    "Record type"                           
            restatus   "Resident status"                       
            stateres   "NCHS State of Residence"               
            cntyres    "NCHS County of Residence"              
            cityres    "NCHS City of Residence"                
            citrspop   "Population size - place of residence"  
            smsares    "Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area SMSA of residence"
            metrores   "Met/Nonmet county of residence"        
            frace      "Race of Father"                        
            mrace      "Race of Mother"                        
            crace      "Race of Child"                         
            crace2     "Race of Child Recode"                  
            crace3     "Race of Child Recode"                  
            csex       "Sex of Child"                          
            birmon     "Month of birth"                        
            dmage      "Age of Mother"                         
            mage36     "Age of Mother recode 36"               
            mage8      "Age of Mother recode 8"                
            mage12     "Age of Mother recode 12 "              
            dlivord    "Detail Live birth order"               
            livord9    "Live birth order Recode 9"             
            livord3    "Live birth order Recode 3"             
            birattnd   "Attendant at birth"                    
            dgestat    "Gestation"                             
            gestat10   "Gestation Recode 10 (0-9)"             
            dbirwt     "Birthweight"                           
            birwt12    "Birthweight Recode 12"                 
            birwt3     "Birthweight Recode 3"                  
            dlegit     "Legitimacy"                            
            dplural    "Plurality"                             
            plural2    "Plurality recode 2"                    
            statenat   "NCHS State of Occurence"               
            cntynat    "NCHS County of Occurence"              
.
list.
execute.
save outfile = 'c:\natl1968.sav'.

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