Donations to the ARCES archives

Donations to the ARCES archives

Please, fill out this form. It will allow ARCES to know the characteristics of your data file. Filling this form out correctly will contribute to a better use of the data by the social science research community.

It is crucial that the information you provide be as accurate as possible. This will enable ARCES to prepare a description of the study, which will be disseminated in a variety of formats.

By providing this data, you grant ARCES permission to keep and distribute the data. Please, sign this document after you have read the following statements:

• I grant permission to the Archivo de Estudios Sociales to disseminate the data described in the present document.
• I own the data provided and/or I am authorised to disseminate this data through the Archivo de Estudios Sociales.
• I declare that proper measures have been taken to ensure the anonymity of all physical persons who provided information. In case a confidentiality issue arises, I am willing to collaborate with the Archivo de Estudios Sociales to find a solution.

Donor's information
Surname(s):
Name:
Nationality:
University/centre/company:
Post/occupation:
Contact address:
City/Town:
Province:
Post code:
Country:
Telephone:
Alternative telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:

Survey data
Main researcher(s):
Producer organisation:
Research project carried out or financed by a third party Who:
Description of the tasks carried out by a third party:
Number of sub-samples
Periodicity:
Publications:
Language(s) of the technical documentation (questionnaire, registry design, code book):
Are there any restrictions regarding data availability? (for example, only available for research purposes). If restrictions apply, please describe them:

For each SUB-SAMPLE
Sub-sample number:
Universe:
Scope:
Number of observations in the data file (sample size in the case of surveys by sampling):
Field work date:	Commencement:                      End:
Mode of collection:
Sampling type:
Number of variables:
Sociodemographic variables:
Questionnaire content summary:
Notes:

DATA FILE
How many different data files does this data collection contain?
Data file size (in MB):
Can they be analysed (and disseminated) separately?	- Yes - No
Can they be put together in a single data file?	- Yes - No

For each data file
File number:
File name:
Number of observations:
Number of variables:
Record length:
Number of records per observation:
Is the file zipped?	- Yes      Program to Unzip: ________________ - No
File format:	- ASCII - SPSS portable file - SAS - Dataset - Other _________________________________
Form of transfer:	- Disc - Magnetic tape - FTP - E-mail - Other _________________________________
Which of the following processes was applied to the data file?	- Consistency test - Out of range code control - Missing data standardisation          Missing values code:___ - Anonymisation

DOCUMENTATION
Is this documentation in a magnetic tape format?	- Yes - No
File format:
File name:	Paper	Magnetic tape format (system and name)
Questionnaire
Technical information
Code book
Record design
Data list SPSS
Sata step SAS
Varying frequencies
Other

I AM AWARE OF ALL TERMS AND I AGREE TO THEM: In                               , on                                     200             
(donor's signature)