This is an example of a SAS program that creates a SAS
 file from the 2006 NSAS Public Use ASCII file
 
 This is stored in NSAS06.SAS
*********************************************************************;

DATA NSAS06;
  INFILE 		; /* 'refer to location of NSAS06 data file by drive and 					directory' ; */
  INPUT
   FACILITY     1 - 4
   DMONTH       5 - 6
   DYEAR        7 - 10
   SEX          11
   STATDISP     12
   ESOP1        13 - 14
   ESOP2        15 - 16
   ESOP3        17 - 18
   TYPMCARE     19
   TYPMCAID     20
   TYPPRIV      21
   TYPOTH       22
   NOSOP        23
   TOTCHRGS     24 - 28
   NOCHRGS      29
   INOPR      TIME5.
   INOPRAP      35
   INOPRNA      36
   SURGBEG    TIME5.
   SURGAP       42
   SURGNA       43
   SURGEND    TIME5.
   ENDAP        49
   ENDNA        50
   OUTOPR     TIME5.
   OUTAP        56
   OUTNA        57
   INPO       TIME5.
   INPOAP       63
   INPONA       64
   OUTPO      TIME5.
   OUTPOAP      70
   OUTPONA      71
   TOPICAL      72
   IV           73
   MAC          74
   EPIDURA      75
   SPINAL       76
   RETROBUL     77
   PERIBULB     78
   BLOCK        79
   GENERAL      80
   OTHER        81
   NONSPC       82
   ANESTH       83
   CRNA         84
   SURGPHYS     85
   NOTSPEC      86
   DIAG1      $ 87 - 91
   DIAG2      $ 92 - 96
   DIAG3      $ 97 - 101
   DIAG4      $ 102 - 106
   DIAG5      $ 107 - 111
   DIAG6      $ 112 - 116
   DIAG7      $ 117 - 121
   PROC1      $ 122 - 125
   PROC2      $ 126 - 129
   PROC3      $ 130 - 133
   PROC4      $ 134 - 137
   PROC5      $ 138 - 141
   PROC6      $ 142 - 145
   NOPROC       146
   LACPUNC      147
   AIROBST      148
   APNEA        149
   BLEED        150
   BLDTRANS     151
   ARREST       152
   DIFFWAK      153
   DYSRHY       154
   EMBOL        155
   FAINT        156
   FISTULA      157
   HYPERT       158
   HYPOXIA      159
   INCONT       160
   HYPOT        161
   MALIGN       162
   NAUSEA       163
   BURN         164
   SHOCK        165
   VOMIT        166
   OTH          167
   NONE         168
   FOLLOWUP     169
   REACH        170
   QUESTION     171
   NOPROB       172
   PROB         173
   CALLDR       174
   WENTDR       175
   CALLASC      176
   CAMEASC      177
   CALLED       178
   WENTED       179
   ADMITTED     180
   OTHRPROB     181
   NOTHING      182
   UNKNOWN      183
   MENTION      184
   RECNUM       185 - 190
   AGEFLAG      191
   AGEINYRS     192 - 194
   AGER4        195
   AGER5        196
   AGER10       197 - 198
   SEXFLAG      199
   SURGTIME     200 - 203
   ORTIME       204 - 207
   POTIME       208 - 211
   TOTTIME      212 - 215
   NUMDIAG      216
   NUMPROC      217
   SYMPTOMS     218
   NUMSYMP      219 - 220
   SGFLAG1      221
   SGFLAG2      222
   SGFLAG3      223
   SGFLAG4      224
   SGFLAG5      225
   SGFLAG6      226
   PD1CLASS     227
   PD2CLASS     228
   PD3CLASS     229
   PD4CLASS     230
   PD5CLASS     231
   PD6CLASS     232
   FACTYPE      233
   MSA          234
   SURVEYYR     235 - 238
   WEIGHT       239 - 242
   STRATA       243 - 244
   POPFAC       245 - 248
   POPVIS       249 - 250
   PSUDOLOG     251 - 252
;

PROC CONTENTS DATA=NSAS06;
RUN;