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Format

Stata Data (DTA) Format

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Summary

Name
Stata Data (DTA) Format
Version
105
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1030
Format type
Dataset
Description
Stata is a research data analysis and statistical software package. The DTA format contains the Stata dataset. Please contact the PRONOM team if you can provide further information about this format.
File extensions
dta
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Stata DTA 105

Note
This signature is based on observation from a range of samples and inference from a later specification for Stata DTA 113. This signature could be improved with a better understanding of the formal specification. 'I' 0x(01|02)=(big|little) endianness filetype (0x01) 0x00 at 60th byte (0x3B)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
69(01|02)01{56}00
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V90

    Release date
    30 March 2017

    Stata Data (DTA) Format 105: Signature developed through PRONOM Research. Requested by Filling the Digital Preservation Gap - University of York and University of Hull.

    Stata Data (DTA) Format 105: Full entry added. Requested by Filling the Digital Preservation Gap - University of York and University of Hull.