RDA Application (VDI)

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Submit this form to apply for a Restricted Data Agreement (RDA) to access HRS Restricted Data through the MiCDA Enclave VDI.

The application can not be saved before submitting, so make sure you have the following information and documentation before you begin:

  • Project title and research abstract
  • A short description of each of the following:
    • The HRS Restricted data products and variables you intend to use in your research, including planned data analyses
    • For each requested restricted data product, explain why the public data are not adequate for your research purposes
    • How the results you plan to export or publish will comply with the requirements of disclosure limitation review
      • You must include a statement that you understand that all results obtained as a result of analysis with the restricted data must undergo disclosure review. In addition, if your request includes access to any restricted geographic data products, you must include a statement that you will not propose export of aggregated statistics at a level less than census region division
    • If required for your research, a brief description of any external (non-HRS) data to be imported to the MiCDA enclave, including the name and source of each dataset
  • Documentation of IRB review and approval of your research plan from your institution, in .pdf format
    • If the project team includes members who do not have a formal affiliation with the receiving institution, IRB documentation from every additional represented institution is also required
  • A completed HRS-RDA MiCDA Access Agreement, in .pdf format
    • The agreement must be signed by the principal investigator and all members of the project team. After all team member signatures have been obtained, the MiCDA Access Agreement must be signed by an Accessing Agency representative. The accessing agency is your institution/university. The "Accessing Agency Representative" is a person at your institution/university
    • If the project includes team members from more than one institution, an agreement must be submitted for each institution
  • The Principal Investigator's CV, in .pdf format

If the Principal Investigator is a student, the following are required:

  • A letter of support from an advisor
  • A faculty advisor must be included as a project team member with data access

For each additional project team member, you need:

  • Name, address, phone number and institutional email address (Gmail, Yahoo, or other personal email addresses are not allowed)
  • Role on project
  • Indicate if the team member requires access to the data

Team members who require access to the data will be asked to create a website account and submit a Data Security Plan and a CV in .pdf format. They will also be asked to electronically review and agree to the MiCDA Data Enclave Acceptable Use Policy Agreement, the ISR Pledge to Safeguard Respondent Privacy, and the HRS Disclosure Limitation Review Policy Agreement form.

Team members who do NOT have access to the data will be asked to create a website account and submit the HRS Disclosure Limitation Review Policy Agreement form.

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