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:
RDC Frequently Asked Questions
Peter Meyer, Director
Research Data Center
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road, Suite 4113
Hyattsville, MD 20782
(301) 458-4375
(301) 458-4039 (fax)
(301) 458-4375
(301) 458-4039 (fax)
National Center for Health
Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone:
1-800-232-4636
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A
Tel: (404) 639-3311 / Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435