Welcome to the RDC Website! The NCHS Research Data Center (RDC) is in the unique position of being able to provide secure access to the full range of health and vital statistics information collected by the National Center for Health Statistics data systems, while continuing to protect the confidentiality of the respondents and records. Our mission is to give wide public access to the data, while maintaining strict confidentiality, and to offer our statistical, programming, and consulting expertise to facilitate the data analysis for your research project. Please review the Guidelines for Use of the Research Data Center . We provide a dataset created for you, using variables from virtually any NCHS data collection activity. For more information, see the NCHS Summary Matrix . You agree to maintain the complete confidentiality of the data, in both analysis and reporting. The application process: How to get started
Contact the RDC Staff at any time to discuss whether your project is within the scope of what we do, or to see if RDC staff-assisted research is available. Another option is to carry out your research through a Census Research Data Center. RDC Frequently Asked Questions For more information, contact:
Research Data Center 3311 Toledo Road, Suite 4113 Hyattsville, MD 20782 (301) 458-4375 (301) 458-4039 (fax)
This page last reviewed
June 13, 2008
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