#Download spss portable code#

Formats replace original value codes with value code descriptions. PROC FORMAT: Creates user-defined formats for the variables.Click on each section to see an example taken from ICPSR 6512 (Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1993). Our SAS setup files generally include the following SAS sections. SAS setup files can be used to generate native SAS file formats such as SAS datasets, SAS xport libraries, and transport files. Setup files for certain collections may not contain all of the commands listed below.

The following instructions explain the different components of SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files. If you wish to create a setup file on your own, you should download the documentation for the study, and then consult our tutorial on interpreting a record from an ASCII data file. If it is determined that ICPSR cannot create them or cannot create them within your time frame, then you are advised to seek assistance from someone on your campus with experience in the statistical package that you have chosen to use. If you're not comfortable building your own setup file, you can contact ICPSR User Support at to inquire about the possibility of ICPSR creating setup files for the study. You can find a video tutorial addressing this topic on the ICPSR YouTube channel. How do I create a setup file? There are no setup files available for my dataset. There are no setup files available for my dataset.