1) Files contained in the anes2008_2009panel.zip:

anes2008_2009panel.por			SPSS portable file
anes2008_2009panel_fcodebook.txt	Frequency Codebook
anes2008_2009panel_rawdata.txt		Raw data file

sas.zip					SAS syntax files
 anes2008_2009panel_codelabels.sas
 anes2008_2009panel_columns.sas
 anes2008_2009panel_formats.sas
 anes2008_2009panel_missingdata.sas
 anes2008_2009panel_run.sas
 anes2008_2009panel_varlabels.sas
 
spss.zip				SPSS syntax files
 anes2008_2009panel_codelabels.sps
 anes2008_2009panel_columns.sps
 anes2008_2009panel_missingdata.sps
 anes2008_2009panel_run.sps
 anes2008_2009panel_varlabels.sps
 
stata.zip				Stata syntax files
 anes2008_2009panel_codelabels.do
 anes2008_2009panel_columns.dct
 anes2008_2009panel_formats.do
 anes2008_2009panel_missingdata.do
 anes2008_2009panel_run.do
 anes2008_2009panel_varlabels.do 
 
Methodology Report for the 2008-2009 ANES Panel Study.pdf


2) Note on the raw data file

The raw data file included in this dataset package is comma delimited.


3) Note on 'version' variable

The first variable on the raw data file is the 'version' variable. This includes the version of the data
and the date of production for these data.

4) Note on _run files

Instructions for use of the SAS, SPSS, and Stata syntax files can be found in the header of the _run files.

5) Users should be aware that due to the large size of the Panel study files, the data may exceed variable 
or case limitations for Stata versions other than Stata SE.

