{"72135":{"#nid":"72135","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Census Data Center Is Valuable Resource","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen people think of the census, a treasure trove of data on everything from company research and development expenditures to health data on illnesses probably doesn\u2019t come to mind \u2014 but maybe it should. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta Census Research Data Center (ACRDC) is just one of 13 data centers scattered across the country that is home to data that would be of interest to researchers from most units at Georgia Tech. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy research depends heavily upon access to data in my areas of interest \u2014 innovation, technology transfer and high-tech entrepreneurship,\u201d said Jerry Thursby, professor of strategic management and Ernest Scheller Jr. Chair in the College of Management. \u201cThe data available through the data center is massive and very detailed.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccess to the information is free to researchers with approved projects, thanks to the Institute\u2019s membership in a consortium that includes other area universities, as well as the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Without the consortium membership, fees to access the data can be as high as $20,000, said Julie Hotchkiss, executive director of the ACRDC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe data you find in the ACRDC is not available anywhere else \u2014 you have to physically go to one of the data centers to have access,\u201d Hotchkiss said. \u201cFor example, the data allows for following a worker in some states throughout his or her career and for linking across census data sets and government agency data sets.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThursby hopes to use the research and development survey data available at the ACRDC to examine the impact of recessions on firm research and development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGaining access to the center does require some patience, so Hotchkiss would not recommend the ACRDC to someone who isn\u2019t prepared to wait several months for approval. And, while the Census does not restrict research content, there are procedures in place to control the format in which research results become public.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers are required to submit a proposal that demonstrates that the research project has a need for restricted data and will benefit the census program. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cTo simplify this process, a census employee, Melissa Banzhaf, is on site and she will work closely with researchers to help them develop a proposal that meets all necessary requirements,\u201d Hotchkiss added. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt can take several months to receive approval, depending on which data are required for the project, and the researcher must undergo a background check. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ACRDC is located in the Federal Reserve Bank of America at the corner of 10th and Peachtree Streets. For more information, contact Banzhaf at 404-498-7538.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen people think of the census, a treasure trove of data on everything from company research and development expenditures to health data on illnesses probably doesn\u2019t come to mind \u2014 but maybe it should. \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"When people think of the census, a treasure trove of data on everything from company research and development expenditures to health data on illnesses probably doesn\u2019t come to mind \u2014 but maybe it should."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-10-31 15:50:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:34","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-10-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-10-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/aysps.gsu.edu\/acrdc","title":"Atlanta Census Research Data Center"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14940","name":"ACRDC"},{"id":"14939","name":"Atlanta Census Research Data Center"},{"id":"438","name":"data"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMelissa Banzhaf\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta Census Research Data Center\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-498-7538\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}