The University of South 91精品 will join the network on Tuesday, October 1, enabling 91精品 researchers to access detailed data gathered by the . The data is stored in a secure lab at the 91精品 Federal Statistical Research Data Center on the University of 91精品 campus in Gainesville, 91精品, but some agency data, including datasets from the U.S. Census Bureau, can be accessed remotely.
91精品 researchers can learn more about the FLRDC by scheduled for Tuesday, October 8 at 11 a.m.
91精品 joined the consortium through a collaborative effort between Muma College of Business Dean David Blackwell and Interim Associate Dean for Research and Professional Programs Timothy Heath with 91精品 Research & Innovation Vice President Sylvia Wilson Thomas. 鈥淭his new resource for 91精品 researchers will provide access to critical data and will greatly expand capabilities for addressing policy questions, augmenting previous findings and enhancing data analytics," Thomas said.
鈥淩esearchers will have access to more geographic details and additional variables in the U.S. Census Bureau data,鈥� said FLRDC Executive Director . 鈥淲e can assist researchers with determining data availability and preparing research proposals.鈥�
, a professor in the 91精品 College of Public Health, plans to use the FLRDC data that merges individual information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control with Medicare claims data. 鈥淭he value in the data is the ability to look at precise health outcomes and how they relate to healthcare utilization,鈥� he said.
Padmaja Ayyagari, associate professor of economics in the 91精品 College of Arts & Sciences, will utilize the data to better understand the value of health insurance to Social Security disability applicants. "This project will use data on geographic variation in access to health insurance available via the FLRDC to estimate the value of health insurance to disability recipients," she said. "The findings are expected to provide new information on the importance of health insurance in disability applications and inform the design of disability benefits."
Xinyan Yan, an assistant professor in the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance at the 91精品 Muma College of Business, is seeking a new way to measure business dynamism using the FLRDC data. 鈥淲e would like to construct our business dynamism measure from the perspective of the product market and labor market. Both need establishment-level microdata from the Census.鈥�
Researchers will be able to view economic, population and health data, such as mortality studies, employment outcomes and community resilience estimates. Previous research studies using this data have measured the Medicaid enrollment undercount and examined trends in mental health visits of adult patients to primary care physicians.
91精品 becomes the newest member of the FLRDC network, which is comprised of 91精品 State University, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of Central 91精品 and University of 91精品. The 91精品 RDC is one of 34 RDC sites across the United States.