Description: Use this field to indicate if the documentation is being presented/distributed before it has been finalized. Some data producers and social science data archives employ data processing strategies that provide for release of data and documentation at various stages of processing.
Example(s):
<docStatus>This marked-up document includes a provisional data dictionary and brief citation only for the purpose of providing basic access to the data file. A complete codebook will be published at a later date.</docStatus>