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/* READING DATA: Using Input */

/* 
  Problem #2: Use the input command to create a Stata data set.
    Note that the storage type is declared in the input 
    statement.  So, Using compress has no effect--the 
    data are stored as efficiently as possible.
*/
clear

input str23 party byte (up elected notup y2004 y2006 plusminus) vote percent
data
"Democratic Party" 17 22 27 44 49 5 33929202 53.91
"Republican Party" 15 9 40 55 49 -6 26674169 42.38
"Independents" 1 2 0 1 2 1 879032 1.40
"Libertarian Party" 0 0 0 0 0 0 614629 0.98
"Green Party" 0 0 0 0 0 0 414660 0.66
"Constitution Party" 0 0 0 0 0 0 132155 0.21
"Peace and Freedom Party" 0 0 0 0 0 0 117764 0.19
"Write-in" 0 0 0 0 0 0 13567 0.02
"Socialist Workers Party" 0 0 0 0 0 0 10463 0.02
"Personal Choice Party" 0 0 0 0 0 0 9089 0.01
"Socialist Party USA" 0 0 0 0 0 0 2490 0.00
"Others" 0 0 0 0 0 0 141074 0.22
end


/* Problem #3: Format the variable display */
format party %-23s
format vote %10.0fc
format percent %9.2f


/* Problem #4: No work.  See the note for #1 */


/* Problem #5: describe and list the data */
describe
list

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