(You can choose 64-bit, if that matches your version of Windows, but 32-bit should always work. To download the full version of 7-Zip (recommended):Ĭlick on the first link (32-bit x86) to download the 7-zip installer onto your PC. A free option is 7zip other programs are also available. If your Windows-based does not know how to decompress the file, you need to download decompression software. Some type of application that unizips compressed files, but a significant number may not. Mac OS X will decompress the file when you double-click it. The downloaded data file should have the suffix '.gz', such as 'idhs_' (for a file in Stata format). Right click on the link under 'Formatted Data' and select 'Save Link As'. On the Download or Revise My Data page, you will see your extract requests along with the creation date, optional description, and links to the following: Formatted data in your chosen format, ASCII format data, command files for SPSS, SAS, and Stata, and a Basic Codebook.ĭownload the formatted data file. The IPUMS DHS extract system provides formatted data in the format specified by the user (Stata, SAS, SPSS, or CSV ), as well as an ASCII data file that can be read into another format using command files. General Instructions for Opening an Extract
