I)   File anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp.zip contains the following:

     IA. anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_rawdata.txt         - Raw datafile (ASCII)

     IB. anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_codebook.zip        - Codebook file (zipped)

     IC. anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_sas.zip :           - SAS syntax files (zipped)
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_columns.sas
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_run.sas
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_varlabels.sas
 
     ID. anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_spss.zip :          - SPSS syntax files (zipped)
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_columns.sps
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_run.sps
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_varlabels.sps
 
     IE. anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_stata.zip :         - Stata syntax files (zipped)
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_columns.dct
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_run.do
         anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp_varlabels.do 



II)  Note on the raw datafile:

     The format of the raw datafile (IA)  is both fixed column and bar (|) delimited.



III) Note on the release version of the data:

     The first variable in the data is the 'version' variable. This variable identifies
     the dataset release according to date of production (YYYYMMDD).



IV)  To a create a system dataset in SAS, SPSS, or Stata using the unzipped syntax files
     listed above (IC, ID, or IE):

     #1- Move the unzipped raw datafile and the unzipped syntax files (per IC, ID, or IE)
         into a single new or existing directory 
         (e.g. 'C:\anes\anes_specialstudy_1994behaviorexp\20140805'). 

     #2- Edit the 'run' file (syntax file) now residing in the directory (per #1) as follows. 
         - pathname (directory path) must be added wherever there is a reference to any of 
           the files now located in the directory (raw datafile or any of the syntax files);
         - SPSS or Stata only: path must be added to output dataset name;
         - SAS only: path must be added in quotes for the libname statement (identifying 
           the library).
      
     #3- Stata or SAS only: edit the file containing column locations (filename ending 
         "_columns.dct" or "_columns.sas") by adding the pathname to the raw datafile name.
      
      
     FOR MAC USERS:

     Follow IV above but replace \ slashes in the pathname to / slashes.


      


