Resources for working with the RDC
Following are some resources that will be useful to you as you look into using Federal Statistical Research Data Center facilities to enhance your population research.
Maryland RDC executive director, Liu Yang
Visit the Maryland RDC website
Faculty Affiliate Todd K. Gardner, U.S. Census Bureau, may be helpful with getting acquainted with the Federal Statistical Research Data Center at Maryland.
Overview
MPRC Faculty Associates Andrew Fenelon and Michel Boudreaux gave a workshop in Fall 2018 outlining the benefits and requirements of using the Maryland Federal Statistics Research Data Center. Slides from that workshop are available by using the link below.
See the RDC Overview slide deck [PDF]
Resource Links
Follow these links to detailed information on the Census and NCHS RDC resources
List of demographic databases for qualified researchers
How to apply to do an RDC project
Proposal Preparation outline from the National Center for Health Statistics
Steps in the RDC Prosposal Process
There are five steps for the first proposal - Step Two only needs to be done once
- Proposal Application
- Certification (Special Sworn Status)
- Data Merging and Upload (NCHS only)
- Analysis
- Disclosure