Convert a dta file to csv without Stata software

Question

Is there a way to convert a dta file to a csv?

I do not have a version of Stata installed on my computer, so I cannot do something like:

File --> "Save as csv"

Answer 1

The frankly-incredible data-analysis library for Python called Pandas has a function to read Stata files.

After installing Pandas you can just do:

>>> import pandas as pd >>> data = pd.io.stata.read_stata('my_stata_file.dta') >>> data.to_csv('my_stata_file.csv') 

Amazing!

Answer 2

You could try doing it through R:

For Stata <= 15 you can use the haven package to read the dataset and then you simply write it to external CSV file:

library(haven) yourData = read_dta("path/to/file") write.csv(yourData, file = "yourStataFile.csv") 

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Alternatively, visit the link pointed by huntaub in a comment below.

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For Stata <= 12 datasets foreign package can also be used

library(foreign) yourData <- read.dta("yourStataFile.dta") 

Answer 3

You can do it in StatTransfer, R or perl (as mentioned by others), but StatTransfer costs $$$ and R/Perl have a learning curve.
There is a free, menu-driven stats program from AM Statistical Software that can open and convert Stata .dta from all versions of Stata, see:

http://am.air.org/

Answer 4

I have not tried, but if you know Perl you can use the Parse-Stata-DtaReader module to convert the file for you.

The module has a command-line tool dta2csv, which can "convert Stata 8 and Stata 10 .dta files to csv"