column(1) str6 HHID %6s "HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER"

column(7) str3 PN %3s "PERSON NUMBER"

[additional dictionary statements]

}

7B2. Linux: SAS

In the following examples we assume that the user (user1) is working in a folder

named saswork (/home/user1/saswork), and is creating a SAS version of HRS

products in a separate sub-folders (e.g./home/user1/saswork/2022/sas).

Building SAS system files (One Section)

In the following example we assume that the user has downloaded the 2022 tracker

dataset and placed the files in a folder called trk2022

(/home/user1/saswork/trk2022) with the ASCII data file (.da) stored in subfolder

data (/home/user1/saswork/trk2022) and the syntax file (.sas) in subfolder sas

(/home/user1/saswork/trk2022/sas). Next step is to modify trk2022tr_r.sas to

match the folder structure:

In file trk2022tr_r.sas:

Change from…

LIBNAME trk2022 'c:\trk2022\sas\';

DATA trk2022.trk2022tr_r;

INFILE 'c:\trk2022\data\trk2022tr_r.da' LRECL = 1028;

To…

LIBNAME trk2022 '/home/user1/saswork/trk2022/sas/ ';

DATA trk2022.trk2022tr_r;

INFILE '/home/user1/saswork/trk2022/trk2022tr_r.da' LRECL = 1028;

When the SAS file is run, it will create file trk2022tr_r.sas7bdat in folder

/home/user1/saswork/trk2022/sas/.

Building SAS system files (Multiple Sections)

In the following example we assume that the user has downloaded the HRS 2022

Core dataset and placed the files in a folder called hrs2022

(/home/user1/saswork/hrs2022) with the ASCII data files (H22{sec}_{lvl}.da)

stored in subfolder data (/home/user1/saswork/hrs2022/data) and the syntax files

(H22{sec}_{lvl}.sas) in subfolder sas (/home/user1/saswork/hrs2022/sas).

Important: Begin by modifying each syntax file as follows:

Change all occurrences of...

LIBNAME H2222 'c:\hrs2022\sas\';

To...

LIBNAME H2222 '/home/user1/saswork/hrs2022/sas/';

Change the INFILE statement in each .sas file from...

INFILE 'c:\hrs2022\data\H22{sec}_{lvl}.da' LRECL = nnn;

To...

INFILE '/home/user1/saswork/hrs2022/data/H22{sec}_{lvl}.da' LRECL=nnn;

Example

INFILE '/home/user1/saswork/hrs2022/data/H22A_H.da' LRECL=87;

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