In order to use Data Zoom, you must have access to Stata 12 (or later) and to the database of interest on its original IBGE format. All original files should be saved in the same folder.
Installation (per package)
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Type in Stata’s command window
net install datazoom_social, from("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/
datazoompuc/datazoom_social_stata/master/") force
This process installs all packages and functions to read IBGE microdata on Data Zoom. Once installed, it is not necessary to reinstall a package in order to use it again.
Usage
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To access the dialog box, type in Stata’s command window
db datazoom_social
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For help, type in Stata’s command window
h datazoom_social
You can also access our package documentation and detailed usage guidelines for each IBGE survey on our GitHub page.
Warning: remember to periodically update the installed programs.
Make suer the original data files have the names expected by the program. For a list of these file names, please refer to each package's help file. For example, in the case of the 2000 Census, the people file for Acre's State is named "pes12.txt". If the file is saved under a different name, an error will occur when executeing the program.
To install the Data Zoom in devices which may block the downloads for users, please refer to Installation and portable use.
For use instructions per package, please refer to video tutorials.