And here a more specific version, with my ideas for variable types/lengths:
data want;
infile cards dlm=' ' dsd firstobs=2;
length
ID $3
Radon 8
Floor 3
Uranium 8
County $2
countyname $ 40
;
input ID Radon Floor Uranium County countyname;
cards;
"log.radon" "floor" "uranium" "county" "county.name"
"1" "0.78845736036427" "1" "-0.6890475953545" "1" "AITKIN "
"2" "0.78845736036427" "0" "-0.6890475953545" "1" "AITKIN "
"3" "1.06471073699243" "0" "-0.6890475953545" "1" "AITKIN "
"917" "1.6094379124341" "0" "-0.0900242748478867" "84" "WRIGHT "
"918" "1.30833281965018" "0" "0.355286981163884" "85" "YELLOW MEDICINE "
"919" "1.06471073699243" "0" "0.355286981163884" "85" "YELLOW MEDICINE "
;
run;
Note that your initial code would read all variables as $40.
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