log using sip96lw, text replace
set mem 1000m

/*------------------------------------------------

  This program reads the 1996 SIPP Panel Longitudnal Weight 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 Tue Apr 29 10:53:54 EDT 2008
  Please report errors to jroth@nber.org
  run with do sip96lw

----------------------------------------------- */

/* The following line should contain
   the complete path and name of the raw data file.
   On a PC, use backslashes in paths as in C:\  */

local dat_name "/homes/data/sipp/1996/sipp96lw.dat"

/* The following line should contain the path to your output '.dta' file */

local dta_name "./sipp96lw.dta"

/* The following line should contain the path to the data dictionary file */

local dct_name "./sip96lw.dct"

/* The line below does NOT need to be changed */

quietly infile using "`dct_name'", using("`dat_name'") clear

/*------------------------------------------------

  Decimal places have been made explict in the dictionary file.
  Stata resolves a missing value of -1 / # of decimal places as a missing value.

 -----------------------------------------------*/

*Everything below this point, aside from the final save, are value labels

#delimit ;

;
label values spanel   spanel; 
label define spanel  
	1996        "Panel Year"                    
;

#delimit cr
save `dta_name' , replace

/*
Copyright 2008 shared by the National Bureau of Economic Research and Jean Roth

National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Cambridge, MA 02138
jroth@nber.org

This program and all programs referenced in it are free software. You
can redistribute the program or modify it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307
USA.
*/