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We are pleased to provide our raw data to researchers. We strongly recommend that only experienced analysts who are familiar with large SPSS and ASCII data files attempt to download these datasets.
More recent Pew Research Center datasets are stored as SPSS .sav files, while older datasets are stored as ASCII text files using a fixed format. For most ASCII files, a layout file lists the card(s) and column(s) in which each variable is located, as well the response values and corresponding response labels. For other ASCII surveys, the layout file lists only the variable locations, and a separate quest.lay file provides the response variables and labels. When applicable, additional files are included that provide the response values and labels for open-ended questions.
A complete questionnaire file and a readme file are also included. Toplines and expanded methodology statements are also included for more recent surveys. The dataset, layout and questionnaire files are all included in a single compressed archive file (.zip file) that may be downloaded and saved on your computer. All data files include a weight variable that should be used in analysis and is identified in the layout or readme file.
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