/* this program reads in the SAS dataset on homicides and runs some simple freqs to 
   get you started */

libname gssdata 'c:\205a\';

data work.hcide;
 set gssdata.hcidedat;
 run;

 proc means data=work.hcide;
 run;

/* this is the codebook information: 

  WRKSTAT: 1='WORKING FULLTIME'   2='WORKING PARTTIME'
   3='TEMP NOT WORKING'   4='UNEMPL, LAID OFF'   5='RETIRED'   6='SCHOOL'
   7='KEEPING HOUSE'   8='OTHER'   9='NA'   0='NAP'   ;

   Race:   1='WHITE'   2='BLACK'   3='OTHER'   ;

   Region:    1='NEW ENGLAND'   2='MIDDLE ATLANTIC'   3='E. NOR. CENTRAL'
   4='W. NOR. CENTRAL'   5='SOUTH ATLANTIC'   6='E. SOU. CENTRAL'
   7='W. SOU. CENTRAL'   8='MOUNTAIN'   9='PACIFIC'   0='NOT ASSIGNED'   ;

   cideknew: 8=DK, 9=Missing
   
   EDUC: 98 and 99 = Missing

   AGE: 99 = missing.


*/

 proc freq data=work.hcide;
 tables wrkstat educ race region cideknew age;
 run;

 /* now you should do the recodes to get the vars you want and run the models */