Instructions to Download the MMP Data Files
ACCESS
ALL files contained in the MMP website are available for public
use. We have taken measures to ensure the confidentiality of our
respondents. However, to further ensure the confidentiality of our
data, we request that you fill out a registration form prior to
downloading the files. By submiting the registration form you agree
to:
- Use the data contained only for research or educational purposes
- Not try to identify any individual, household or migrant community
- Not give access to your copy of the MMP database to other users
who do not agree to respect these confidentiality terms.
(Note: We suggest that you recommend for everyone who wants to
use the MMP database to visit our website in order to download their
own copy)
DOWNLOAD
Once you click the link below you will be taken to the OPR's Data
Archive page for the MMP, from where you will login or register
as a user of the data archive.
OPR's
Data Archive
To download double click on the file of your choice. A pop-up window
will allow you to save the file to a folder of your choice on your
computer. If you have trouble downloading our datasets, please do not hesitate to contact us.
OPEN FILE
We have compressed the files using the "zip" program. A common
unzip utility for Windows is WinZip which you can download from
the web. Follow this link to install WinZip on your computer (make
sure you don't already have WinZip installed):

FILE EXTENSIONS
Some files have been compressed, their name extensions
have changed. Below is a chart of the corresponding extension names
for compressed and uncompressed files :
| Operating
System |
Files
|
File
Format |
File
name extension |
| compressed |
uncompressed |
| PC/UNIX |
Core, Community, and Environmental
files
|
SAS transport |
tpt.zip |
.tpt |
SPSS portable |
por.zip |
.por |
Stata |
- |
.dta |
| National-Level files |
SAS transport |
- |
.tpt |
| SPSS portable |
- |
.por |
| Excel |
- |
.xls |
| MSA-Level files |
ASCII |
ascii.zip |
.dat |
| SPSS export |
.exp.zip |
.exp |
|