------------------------------------------------------------------------------- log: /disk/nber10/SCCS/sipp/1996/sip96l2.log log type: text opened on: 18 Jan 2007, 11:27:31 . set mem 1000m (1024000k) . *This program reads the 1996 SIPP2 Core Longitudnal Data File . *Note: This program is distributed under the GNU GPL. See end of . *this file and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ for details. . *NOTE: The dictionary files and programs for Core 1996 Longitudnal Files 1-12 > are all the same; . *by Jean Roth Wed Nov 30 14:14:14 EST 2005 . *Please report errors to jroth@nber.org . *run with do sip96l2 . *Change output file name/location as desired in the first line of the .dct fi > le . *If you are using a PC, you may need to change the direction of the slashes, > as in C:\ . * or "\\Nber\home\data\sipp\1996\sip96l2.dat" . * The following changes in variable names have been made, if necessary: . * '$' to 'd'; '-' to '_'; '%' to 'p'; . *For compatibility with other software, variable label definitions are the . *variable name unless the variable name ends in a digit. . *'1' -> 'a', '2' -> 'b', '3' -> 'c', ... , '0' -> 'j' . * Note: Variable names in Stata are case-sensitive . clear . quietly infile using sip96l2 --Break-- r(1); end of do-file --Break-- r(1); . exit,clear