NCHS and U.S. Census Bureau Allow Access to NCHS data at
Census Bureau Research Data Centers
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the U.S. Census Bureau have taken a step toward allowing access to NCHS data at nine Census Bureau Research Data Centers around the country. Recently, the first NCHS data set was sent to Cornell University—one of the nine Census sites. This represents a major step forward in NCHS's efforts to expand access to its data files. By making its data available through Research Data Centers, NCHS can provide secure access to the full range of health and vital statistics information that it collects, while continuing to protect the confidentiality of the respondents and records. For more information about the NCHS Research Data Center, go to http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/r&d/rdc.htm
