ASCII files from BRFSS

[May Blake]

Does anyone know how to load this dataset into STATA?

https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_2021.html

[Leonardo Guizzetti]

They provide SAS Xport files that can be imported into Stata directly with -import-. If you insist on using ASCII files, then you’ll need infile or infix along with the details of the variable layout and formats.

[May Blake]

Leonardo,

I am using the SASXPORT command described below with the SAS file. The problem is that I can't even select the file I need because it is grayed out.

import sasxport5 LLC2021.XPT, describe

[Leonardo Guizzetti]

I don't know what you mean by the file being greyed out.

what happens when you use. Note; describe is not an import command, just a descriptive one showing the structure of all contained datasets. In the command below, pay attention to the quotes around the file name and to ensure you have correctly spelled the entire file name.

import sasxport5 "LLC2021.XPT"