NCJ Number
89401
Date Published
1981
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This memorandum describes a methodology for converting the National Crime Survey (NCS) Quarterly Collection files to longitudinal files. To implement this methodology, a special program to convert the quarterly collection files to ASCII files can be run on a VAX 11/780.
Abstract
The document discusses the logical and physical structures of the Public Use Files and explains hierarchical to longitudinal reorganization. Examples are included, and the conversion program is appended.
Date Published: January 1, 1981
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