*options obs=100 ; options nocenter ; /*------------------------------------------------ by Jean Roth Tue Apr 29 10:53:54 EDT 2008 This program reads the 1996 SIPP Panel Longitudnal Weight Data File Report errors to jroth@nber.org A value of -1 (or -1/# of implied decimals) indicates 'Not in Universe' This program is distributed under the GNU GPL. See end of this file and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ for details. ----------------------------------------------- */ * The following line should contain the directory where the SAS file is to be stored ; libname library "."; * 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:\ ; FILENAME datafile pipe "unzip -p /homes/data/sipp/1996/sipp96lw.zip "; * The following line should contain the name of the SAS dataset ; %let dataset = sip96lw ; DATA library.&dataset ; INFILE datafile LRECL = 20000 ; /*------------------------------------------------ The following variable names have been changed, if necessary: '$' to 'd', '-' to '_', '%' to 'p' . ----------------------------------------------- */ attrib lgtkey length=$8 label="PE: Person longitudinal key"; attrib spanel length=4 label="SU: Sample Code - Indicates Panel Year"; attrib ssuid length=$12 label="SU: Sample Unit Identifier"; attrib epppnum length=$4 label="PE: Person number"; attrib lgtpnlwt length=8 label="WW: Longitudinal Panel Weight"; attrib lgtcy1wt length=8 label="WW: Longitudinal First Calendar Year Weight"; attrib lgtcy2wt length=8 label="WW: Longitudinal Second Calendar Year Weight"; attrib lgtcy3wt length=8 label="WW: Longitudinal Third Calendar Year Weight"; attrib lgtcy4wt length=8 label="WW: Longitudinal Fourth Calendar Year Weight"; INPUT @1 lgtkey $8. @9 spanel 4. @13 ssuid $12. @25 epppnum $4. @29 lgtpnlwt 10.4 @39 lgtcy1wt 10.4 @49 lgtcy2wt 10.4 @59 lgtcy3wt 10.4 @69 lgtcy4wt 10.4 ; /*------------------------------------------------ The PROC FORMAT statement will store the formats in a sas data set called fsip96lw To use the stored formats in a subsequent program, use code like the following: proc format cntlin=library.fsp96lw; PROC freq; tables pesex ; format pesex P135L.; For more information, consult PROC FORMAT in the SAS Procedures Guide ----------------------------------------------- */ PROC FORMAT cntlout=library.fsp96lw; ; VALUE spanel (default=32) 1996 = "Panel Year" ; proc print data=library.sip96lw (obs=6); ; proc contents data=library.sip96lw; /* Copyright 2008 shared by the National Bureau of Economic Research and Jean Roth National Bureau of Economic Research. 1050 Massachusetts Avenue 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 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA. */