| A word about file formats:
The BRFSS Survey Data and documentation are available in several
different file formats. Each available format is described below. |
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Rich Text Format File (RTF).
This format contains plain text and allows for basic formatting. Use
a word processor to view and edit these files. |
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Zip Archive File (ZIP).
The zip format contains one or more files within it and is
compressed to minimize the file's size. Use any zip utility to unzip
these archives. |
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SAS Instruction File (SAS). This format
contains plain text which can be edited with a text editor. The
instructions are intended for statistical analysis software
developed by SAS Institute, Inc. |
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SAS Version 8 Catalog File (SAS7BCAT). This format
requires the use of statistical analysis software
developed by SAS Institute, Inc. |
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SAS Version 8 Datasets File (SAS7BDAT). This
format requires the use of statistical analysis software
developed by SAS Institute, Inc. |
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IBM SPSS Version 14. This
format requires the use of SPSS statistical analysis software
developed by the IBM Corporation. |
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SAS Transport File (XPT).
This format allows data sets created by the SAS software to be imported directly into other statistical software such as Stata or SPSS. |
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Portable Document
Format File (PDF). This format allows formatting that enables
full document navigation. You will need
Acrobat Reader (a free
application) to view and print this document. |
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Plain Text File
(TXT). This format contains simple text. Use any text editor to
view and edit these files. |
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CSV Instruction
File (CSV). This format is a comma-delimited text file which can
be imported by most analysis software. |