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# SPSS / SAV

The SPSS / SAV export will generate a native SAV export file that you can import in IBM's [SPSS software](https://www.ibm.com/analytics/spss-statistics-software).

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The exported SAV file features full support for SPSS variables and labels. 
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## 🔅 SPSS export properties

* **`Columns filter`** allows you to choose which questions / answers will be part of the export.
* **`Export following answers`** exports all types of answers or only selection or text field based answers.
* **`SPSS string width`** set the fixed string width for SPSS text values. As widths are fixed in SPSS all saved text based answers will have that width. 
* **`Set missing value of unanswered questions`** will set the default value used by SPSS unanswered questions. 


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