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that provide access to restricted-use microdata for statistical purposes to authorized individuals. There are 35 FSRDCs across the country, primarily located at academic institutions and federal reserve banks.

History

The first Census Research Data Center (RDC) was in

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at Census Bureau Headquarters, established at the same time as the Center for Economic Studies in 1982. The first remote RDC was established in

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in 1994. In 1998, the Census Bureau partnered with the

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(NSF) to create the Census Research Data Center program. Under this program, proposed new RDC core locations are evaluated for their potential contribution to scientific research. Approved location are provided initial financial support by the NSF. This program expansion was documented in 1998 Federal Register notice, Vol. 68 No. 14. In 2016, the Census Research Data Center program was rebranded as the Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) program. The FSRDCs include data from the

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(NCHS), from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), from the

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(BLS), from the Census Bureau, and data the Census Bureau collects on behalf of other agencies.

Locations

There are 35 FSRDCs around the United States: * Atlanta * Boston * California - Berkeley * California - Irvine * California - Stanford * California - UCLA * California - USC * Census Bureau Headquarters * Central Plains (Lincoln, Nebraska) * Chicago * Dallas-Fort Worth * Federal Reserve Board * Florida * Georgetown * Kansas City * Kentucky (Lexington) * Maryland (College Park) * Michigan (Ann Arbor) * Minnesota (Minneapolis) * Missouri (Columbia) * New York - Baruch * New York - Cornell * Northwest (Seattle) * Ohio State * Penn State * Philadelphia * Puerto Rico * Rocky Mountain (Colorado) * Texas (College Station) * Texas - UT Austin * Triangle - Duke * Triangle - RTI * University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Opening 2018) * Wasatch Front * Wisconsin (Madison) * Yale

References

{{Reflist National statistical services Federal Statistical System of the United States United States Census Bureau

History

Locations

See also

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