1. Data Available in the RDC
Katie Genadek, PhD
RMRDC Administrator
University of Colorado
IBS Room 423

2. Types of Restricted Data Available
Economic Data
Demographic Data
Linked Data

3. Economic data available in RDCs
Microdata that is not available elsewhere
Detailed geographies and industries
Data linked over time
Employee and employer linked data
Full business register for the US
Can link own data to individual businesses

4. Economic Data Advantages
Establishment and firm level characteristics
Detailed industry and geography
Addresses, newer data had latitude and longitude
Linking Data
Consistent identifiers
Business register
Outside data

5. Types of Economic data available in RDCs
Business Register
Firm Surveys
Establishment Surveys
Economic Censuses
Transaction or Trade data

6. Business Register Data
Data Set
Compustat-SSEL Bridge (CSB)
Form 5500 Bridge File
Integrated Longitudinal Business Database (ILBD)
Longitudinal Business Database (LBD)
Ownership Change Database (OCD)
Standard Statistical Establishment List / Business Register (SSEL)

7. Firm Surveys Data Set Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES)
Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)
Business Expenditures Survey (BES)
Business Research & Development and Innovation Survey (BRDIS)
Enterprise Summary Report (ESR)
Exporter Database (EDB)
Quarterly Financial Report (QFR)
Service Annual Survey (SAS)
Survey of Business Owners (SBO)
Survey of Industrial Research and Development (SIRD)

8. Establishment Surveys
Data Set
Annual Survey of Manufacturers (ASM)
Current Industrial Reports (CIR)
Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS)
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey – Insurance Component (MEPS-IC)
National Employer Survey (NES)
Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (QPC)
Survey of Manufacturing Technology (SMT)
Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (PCU)
Survey of Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures (PACE)

9. Economic Censuses Census of Auxiliaries (AUX)
Data Set
Census of Auxiliaries (AUX)
Census of Construction Industries (CCN)
Census of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate (CFI)
Census of Manufacturers (CMF)
Census of Mining (CMI)
Census of Retail Trade (CRT)
Census of Services (CSR)
Census of Transportation, Communications, Utilities (CUT)
Census of Wholesale Trade (CWH)

10. Transactions Data Data Set Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)
Foreign Trade Data - Export (EXP)
Foreign Trade Data - Import (IMP)
Longitudinal Foreign Trade Transactions Data (LFTTD)

11. Linked Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD)
LEHD data combine administrative data from states’ Unemployment Insurance systems with Census Bureau data.
Workers: Employer history and quarterly wages, Individual characteristics (sex, age, race), Point in time residence and place of birth
Employers: Industry, employment, total payroll, location
Linkages between workers and employers
Links to other Census data: Virtually any RDC data on businesses; SIPP; CPS March supplement; ACS
The key is that you can link the worker and employer information to other data sets – economic or demographic.

12. Mining, Oil and Gas Data in the RDC
Census of Mineral Industries
Every 5 years, 2012
Information:
Forms: 21_form_default.html

13. Related data in the RDC
Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities
Every 5 years, last 2012
Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures Survey (PACE)
Sponsored by CB and EPA
Various years, last 2005
Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS)
Sponsored by Energy Information Administration
Various years, last 2010

14. Examples of research using business data
Environmental regulation and productivity: evidence from oil refineries
E Berman, LTM Bui - Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001
Industrial Investments in Energy Efficiency: A Good Idea?
Mary Jialin Li – CES Working Paper 2017
State Taxation and the Reallocation of Business Activity: Evidence from Establishment-Level Data
Xavier Giroud & Joshua Rauh – CES Working Paper 2017

15. Census Data: Demographic data available in RDCs
More geographic detail
Additional variables
More observations
Variables not censored (income)
Additional detail within variables

16. Data Available Decennial Censuses
Yearly ACS (American Community Survey)
Current Population Survey Supplements
American Housing Survey
Survey of Income and Program Participation
National Crime Victimization Survey
National Longitudinal Mortality Study
National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS)

17. Data Available Decennial Censuses
full count long and short form census data (mostly)
Household and individual level demographic, socio-economic, program participation, education, household characteristics, etc
Yearly ACS (American Community Survey)
2006 – 2015 (full), (small, no GQ), (limited)
1.5% of US population
Long form from 2000 decennial + a few extra questions

18. Data Available Current Population Survey Supplements
ASEC (Annual Social and Economic Supplement) or March
Fertility Supplement ( ), Food Security ( ), School enrollment ( ), Tobacco Use ( ), Unbanked ( ), Volunteer ( ), Voter Reg ( )
American Housing Survey
Some years from ; ~50,000 households per year
Core questions: Home condition, occupant characteristics, home improvements, housing costs, home values, characteristics of recent movers, etc
Topical questions vary by year

19. Data Available Survey of Income and Program Participation
2-4 year household panels; interviews ~every 4 months; ; 14,000 to 52,000 households each wave
Core: labor force, income dynamics, government transfers
Topical modules vary
National Crime Victimization Survey
Yearly ; ~90,000 households
Non-fatal and property crimes, reported and unreported; demographic information for respondent; demographic information of perpetrator, exp with CJ system

20. Data Available National Longitudinal Mortality Study
CPS-ASEC data linked to national death index
CPS cohorts
National Longitudinal Survey (NLS)
Original cohorts (1966, 1968)
Labor market, demographic, and other data collected over 20 years
~5,000 respondents per cohort

21. More information
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Public data and metadata

22. Linking to Demographic Data
Link data by geographic area to demographic and survey data
Local data
Survey data
Proprietary data
Linked data within the RDC

23. Detailed Geography Data Set Geography Decennial Census Block
American Community Survey (ACS)
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Tract
Current Population Survey* (CPS) – ASEC Supplement & Food Supplement
American Housing Survey (AHS)
National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) – Young/Mature Women
Lat/Lon
Block Group
National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) – Young/Old Men
County
National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS)

24. Person Identification Keys (PIKs)
9 digit, unique identifiers called Protected Identification Keys (PIKs) via probabilistic matching techniques to surveys and decennial data
PIKs are used to facilitate record linkage
Once ‘PIKed,” data can be linked to any other data with PIKS
Some data is PIKed and linked already

25. Current RDC projects of interest – Census Data
Interracial couples and children’s race – how are they reported, how does that change over time
The effects of 1960 individual housing conditions on urban renewal

26. Current RDC projects using linked data
Linking 2010, 2000 full count census to asses race response changes and how is racial identity influenced by neighborhood characteristics
Migration and duration of international student graduates (NSCG merged to ACS data)

27. Useful Websites Census Bureau Data: Center for Economic Studies