Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDC) are partnerships between federal statistical agencies and leading research institutions. FSRDCs provide secure environments supporting qualified researchers using restricted-access data while protecting respondent confidentiality.

The federal statistical system has developed the standard application process (SAP) Portal, which is a web-based data catalog and common application that serves as a “front door” to apply for confidential data from any of the 16 principal federal statistical agencies and units for evidence building purposes. To learn more about the SAP, please visit the Standard Application Process Overview webpage and view the SAP Explainer Video. Information about applying for access to restricted-use microdata in the FSRDCs using the SAP portal is available on the standard application process website.

Assistance from an FSRDC administrator will greatly reduce the need for future revisions to your SAP application. If you are unsure which FSRDC to contact or have a general question, please reach out to the Census Bureau at ced.fsrdc.info@census.gov.

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About

The Federal Statistical Research Data Centers are partnerships between federal statistical agencies and leading research institutions.

Restricted-Use Data

Access to confidential data is available to qualified research projects.

Contact Information

Find out how to contact your local Federal Statistical Research Data Center.

Research Data Centers

Federal Statistical Research Data Centers currently are located across the United States.

Events

Find out about events related to the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers.

Partner and Collaborating Agencies

Federal and state statistical agencies collaborate with the Census Bureau to provide microdata to approved researchers in the secure FSRDC environment.

FSRDC Projects

Learn more about FSRDC projects using restricted-access Census Bureau microdata, including title, abstract, location, researcher, and datasets.

Updates

2024 Federal Statistical Research Data Center Annual Conference

September 2024

The Wasatch Front FSRDC in Salt Lake City, Utah will host the 2024 FSRDC Annual Research Conference

FSRDCs, NCHS, and IPUMS workshop at 2024 PAA Annual Conference

April 2024

FSRDCs, NCHS, and IPUMS will host a workshop at the 2024 Population Association of America’s (PAA) Annual conference.

New Partner Agencies Added

March 2024

EEOC and FRB-Microeconomic Surveys Unit join FSRDCs as Partner Agencies

Events

2024 Federal Statistical Research Data Center Annual Conference

September 2024

Wasatch Front FSRDC in Salt Lake City, Utah will host the 2024 FSRDC Annual Research Conference

FSRDCs, NCHS, and IPUMS workshop at 2024 PAA Annual Conference

April 2024

FSRDCs, NCHS, and IPUMS will be host a workshop at the 2024 Population Association of America’s (PAA) Annual conference.

Presentation

FSRDC Presentation Series

January 2024

A series of online presentations of researchers' findings using Census Bureau data.

Publications

AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publications Search

Search reference citations for Medical Expenditure Panel Survey related articles in professional journals, reports, working papers, and conference materials.

Center for Economic Studies Discussion Paper Series

Download papers from researchers in Research Data Centers and Census Bureau staff on a wide range of topics primarily using restricted-access microdata.

NCHS Research Data Center User Publications

Publications from authors with access to restricted National Center for Health Statistics data are listed by NCHS survey.

Researchers interested in analyzing federal agency microdata that are not publicly available might benefit from using a Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC). This introductory video describes what FSRDCs are, what kinds of data are available, and how to access an FSRDC. We look forward to working with you!