New York Federal Statistical Research Data Center (NYRDC)
The New York Federal Statistical Research Data Center (NYRDC) operates three secure facilities that provide researchers with the opportunity to engage in approved projects that use the restricted-access microdata collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Health Statistics, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRW). NYRDC facilities are located at Baruch College, Cornell University, and Yale University.
The NYRDC Consortium consists of twelve prominent social science research organizations: Baruch College; The City University of New York; Columbia University; Cornell University; The Federal Reserve Bank of New York; the National Bureau of Economic Research; New York University; Princeton University; the Russell Sage Foundation; the University at Albany of the State University of New York; Syracuse University; and Yale University.
The NYRDC has received generous support from the National Science Foundation (grant SEC-0322902 and grant ITR-0427889) to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Membership in the NYRDC Consortium covers access fees for faculty members, graduate students, and researchers affiliated with member institutions. It is also possible to access the NYRDC on a per-project basis.
All research proposals must undergo a rigorous and extensive review process before they can be carried out at an RDC. Researchers must demonstrate that projects using Census data benefit the Census Bureau, meet standards of scientific merit and feasibility, and satisfy stringent and confidentiality requirements. Proposals requesting NCHS and AHRQ data must meet criteria outlined by those agencies.
For inquiries regarding access or information about the facility please contact Associate Professor and Executive Director, Diane Gibson by email at Diane.Gibson@baruch.cuny.edu.
For more information regarding proposals and the Census RDC program, view the main NYRDC web site or the Center for Economic Studies.
