Goals of this Presentation
   Overview of RDC program
   Available data products and examples
   Process for accessing restricted-use data
    Realistic timeline
    Research Data Center (RDC)
  Census Bureau – research institution partnerships
     RDC fees
  Authorized researchers granted secure access to 
   internal microdata
     Thin client access to Census linux servers
     Census Bureau and other statistical agencies
       Additional fees for other agencies
   Research Data Center (RDC)
  Main Phases of an RDC Project
    Proposal drafting
    Submit proposal for review
    Security clearance (SSS)
    RDC analysis
    Statistical output for Disclosure Avoidance Review
    Provide working paper and benefit to Census
    Census Project Proposals
   Three stages of review
   RDC Development and Review with RDC Administrator
   Abstract, Proposal (Max 30 pages), Predominant Purpose 
   Statement
   Census Bureau Review
   Includes both scientific merit and benefits to Census
   Other Agency Review
   SSA, BLS, IRS – any agency providing some of the project’s data
    Use FSRDC Census Project as a 
       Research Agenda
   Don’t think of one FSRDC project 
   corresponding to one research paper
   Think of the FSRDC project as a research 
   agenda and include several papers
   NCHS projects more restricted in this domain