RDC / Data Technical Notes
Boston Census Research Data Center

Version 2012.01.03

RDC Data and Questionnaires

Economic Data - firms and establishments

Demographic Data - households and persons

Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Data - linked employers and employees

Health data

Agency for Health Care Research (AHRQ) - health data

National Center for Healthcare Statistics (NCHS) - health data (short listing)

CES Research Reports and Working Papers

CES Research Reports - include abstracts for approved projects in Appendix 3

CES Working Papers - papers by RDC users

Proposal Resources

Proposal Review Guidelines - draft revision

Proposal Review Guidelines - web version

Proposal Review Form and Guidelines - what the reviewers are asked to evaluate

Sample RDC Research Proposals - sample proposals and Predominant Purpose Statements (PPS, "Census benefits")

Writing Benefit Statements - explanations and examples of the benefit criteria (types/categories)

Source Documents for Proposal Census Benefit Ideas

Potential RDC Methodological Topics - benefit ideas of interest to Census

Statistical Research Topics - benefit ideas of interest to Census (ASA-NSF announcement)

Research Opportunities at the U.S. Census Bureau - benefit ideas of interest to Census

Data Collection, Analysis and Dissemination Process Topics - from NSF-Census Solicitation (page down to italics)

Census Bureau Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012 - Census priorities

Potential Methodological Topics using Foreign Trade Data - benefit ideas for trade data

Census Working Papers - links to census working paper series

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