Kirimi,
Jean Roth at the NBER makes do files and dictionary files that import CPS data into Stata. The data is available here:
http://www.nber.org/data/cps_basic.html
The do files and dictionary files are here:
http://www.nber.org/data/cps_basic_progs.html
The do files contain comments with instructions on how to import the data.
If you need data from CPS supplements (e.g. the March ASEC supplement), the NBER also has do files for some (all?) of those. Unfortunately, the NBER website just stopped working for me, so I can't find the link.
Hope this helps.
Howie
Howie Lempel
Research Assistant
The Brookings Institution | Economic Studies
1775 Massachusetts Ave NW | Washington DC 20036
[email protected] | p: (202) 238-3576
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirimi Sindi
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:10 AM
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Subject: st: Getting data from NBER to STATA
Dear Users,
I have been trying to get the CPS surveys data set to STATA and cannot
seem to get it done. Is there anyone who knows how I can do this the
data has a .dct extension and have no luck even trying to get it
converted with STATTRANSFER. Please help. The data I need is from 2005
to 2008 March. I can get it at
http://www.bls.census.gov/cps_ftp.html#cpsmarch
Thank you,
Kirimi
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