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samuelsaari/readSHAREsetup.do
Last active Apr 14, 2019
readSHARE setup for Stata
| // Instructions for setting up readSHARE in Stata | |
| // What is readSHARE? | |
| view browse "https://ideas.repec.org/c/boc/bocode/s458405.html" | |
| // 2.1. Load all the waves that you want to use in the same folder | |
| * In other words, all folders containing the data for a SHARE wave should be found following the same path , for example under "C:/Users/JohnSmith/Documents/SHARE" | |
| * Remember to extract the zip-files. | |
| * We recommend you download all waves at once | |
| // 2.2. Download readSHARE | |
| ssc install readSHARE | |
| // 2.3. Create the following macros | |
| global sData "C:/YOUR_DIRECTORY" // NB! Insert your path here | |
| global shareDesc "${sData}/shareDescStata.dta" | |
| global w1Dir "${sData}/sharew1_rel7-0-0_ALL_datasets_stata/" | |
| global w2Dir "${sData}/sharew2_rel7-0-0_ALL_datasets_stata/" | |
| global w3Dir "${sData}/sharew3_rel7-0-0_ALL_datasets_stata/" | |
| global w4Dir "${sData}/sharew4_rel7-0-0_ALL_datasets_stata/" | |
| global w5Dir "${sData}/sharew5_rel7-0-0_ALL_datasets_stata/" | |
| global w6Dir "${sData}/sharew6_rel7-0-0_ALL_datasets_stata/" | |
| global w7Dir "${sData}/sharew7_rel7-0-0_ALL_datasets_stata/" | |
| // NB! Run the above global macros every time you use readSHARE | |
| *Alternatively you can copy the macros in the profile.do file. That way the macros are active upon startup of Stata | |
| *Profile.do file is created or located in your "personal" folder, the path of which can be found using the command | |
| personal | |
| // 2.4. Finally create a file containing the metainfo and save it | |
| createSHAREDesc, sDir(${sData}) | |
| cap n save ${shareDesc}, replace | |
| // 2.5. Congratulate yourself for the good work when the following command opens the PH-module of wave 7 | |
| readSHARE *, w(7) mod(ph) | |
| // 2.6. Also get familiar with the full functionalities of readSHARE | |
| help addSHARE | |
| help readSHARE |
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