Coming Soon—Rocky Mountain Research Data Center (RMRDC)

Introducing the Rocky Mountain Research Data Center (RMRDC)

Friday, Oct 21, 10:00-11:00am

North Classroom 1005

Jani Little, Executive Director

The RMRDC allows statistical analysis of economic, business, population, education and health data collected internally and confidentially by federal statistical agencies. These data are NOT otherwise available for public use. It is a physical laboratory located at CU Boulder, set up according to the guidelines of the U.S. Census Bureau to ensure the data are protected and used only in ways that minimize the risks of unlawful disclosures.

Economic and Business Data: Censuses and surveys of business establishments and firms. Linked Business and Household Data combine federal and state administrative data on employers and employees with core Census Bureau censuses and surveys.

Population Data: Censuses and surveys of households and individuals includes all records and complete geography (in many cases down to the block). Items such as income are not top-coded. Individual identifiers such as name, address, and social security numbers are not included.

Longitudinal Employer–Household Dynamics (LEHD) data

Health and Education Data: Restricted data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), including various surveys that have been linked with death records, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and claims, and Social Security benefits. Restricted survey and school-based data from the National Center for Education Statistics is available.