[DDI-users] SAS CNTLIN CNTLOUT dataset in DDI31

Michelle Edwards edwardsm at uoguelph.ca
Thu Oct 14 11:24:16 EDT 2010


Hey Larry!

This is great news!  Can't wait to try it out :)

Michelle


----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Hoyle" <larryhoyle at ku.edu>
To: "Data Documentation Initiative Users Group" <ddi-users at icpsr.umich.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 11:21:03 AM
Subject: [DDI-users] SAS CNTLIN CNTLOUT dataset in DDI31

SAS (and Stata) are a little different from SPSS in that labels for
values are defined independently from variables. A Variable then
contains a pointer to a set of labels (formats).

SAS has the capability to create a dataset containing a collection of
label definitions, a "CNTLOUT" dataset. This can be then used as a
"CNTLIN" dataset to recreate the collection of labels. Preserving a SAS
dataset involves preserving the dataset itself and the associated CNTLIN
dataset.

Since the structure of the CNTLIN dataset is always the same, it is a
good candidate for a DDI 3.1 resource package. A draft of such a package
can be found at:


https://documents.ku.edu/users2/larryhoyle/Public/DDI31/SAS_CNTLIN_CNTLO
UT_ResourcePackage.xml

A SAS program which writes the above DDI file can be found at:

https://documents.ku.edu/users2/larryhoyle/Public/DDI31/SAS_CNTLIN_CNTLO
UT_ResourcePackage_SASputs.sas 


Feedback would be appreciated.



Larry Hoyle
Senior Scientist
Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas
1541 Lilac Lane, Blake 607
Lawrence, KS  66045-3129

http://www.ipsr.ku.edu


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