Downloading the ED2013 file

The ED2013 file contains the raw data.  To download it:

1. Navigate to the CDC NHAMCS homepage: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ahcd/ahcd_questionnaires.htm.
2. Scroll to the middle of the page, to the Public-use Data Files: Downloadable Data Files heading.
3. Click on the link for NHAMCS. It should take you to the CDC's FTP website (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Datasets/NHAMCS). This website is pictured in the following screenshot.
4. Find the file named ED2013.zip. Click on it. The file will start to download.
5. Navigate to the file in your File Explorer and unzip it. In the unzipped directory, you should see a file named ED2013 with no extension. This is the data file.

 

6. Move the ED2013 data file to the directory associated with the book-related files: