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/* Created by: Simon Freidin (Updated by: Michelle Summerfield)		*/
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/* Purpose of the program: 										*/
/* This program merges wave 1 household and responding person   */
/* files 														*/
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*Specify the release and the version of the data used;
%let release=140;
%let version=140; 
* Location of datasets (edit to reflect your paths);
libname hilda "X:\HILDA\Release &release.\Files\SAS &version.c" access=readonly;
data w1p;
set hilda.rperson_a&version.c;
run;
* get the information from the household file;
data w1h;
set hilda.household_a&version.c (keep=ahhrhid ahifefn ahifefp ahifdip ahifdin);
run;
proc sort data = w1p; by ahhrhid;
proc sort data = w1h; by ahhrhid;
data w1p;
merge w1p w1h;
by ahhrhid;
run;
* now w1p file got personal level information and selected household level information from the household file;