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Research Data Centers (RDCs)
•The Census Bureau pioneered RDCs
– which were first used to enable researchers' access to economic microdata. 
–The National Science Foundation was involved in establishing this Census Bureau program. 
–There are six RDCs at this time.
• Other RDCs
–National Center for Health Statistics
–Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research
–Statistics Canada initiative
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