Re: [R] SPSS data import: problems work arounds for GSS surveys

2009-03-03 Thread John Fox
: socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox -Original Message- From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Paul Johnson Sent: March-02-09 10:58 PM To: R-help Subject: [R] SPSS data import: problems work arounds for GSS surveys I'm using R 2.8.1 on Ubuntu 8.10. I'm

[R] SPSS data import: problems work arounds for GSS surveys

2009-03-02 Thread Paul Johnson
I'm using R 2.8.1 on Ubuntu 8.10. I'm writing partly to ask what's wrong, partly to tell other users who search that there is a work around. The General Social Survey is a long standing series of surveys provided by NORC (National Opinion Research Center). I have downloaded some years of the