Data Availability and Access Requirements
Data collected by the RLMS-HSE are available to researchers with access restrictions as indicated in the table below. Subsequent sections of this page provide further details of the respective requirement.
| Type of Data | Rounds | Online Registration | Data Use Agreement | IRB Approval | Online Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household & Individuala | 5-20b | Required | Required | No |
Yes |
| Community | 5-20b | Required | Required | Required | Yes |
| Sexual History | 10 & 12 | Required | Required | Required | Yes |
| Family Planning and Reproductive Health |
19 | Required | Required | Required | Yes |
a Constructed economic and health variables are distributed with the Household and Individual data.
b We do not recommend analysis using the data from Rounds 1-4. But, if you have a specific need for this data, please feel free to contact us and we can provide the data for you.
Online Registration
In order to download the data, you must create a personal login account on the www.cpc.unc.edu server. You will need to indicate the email address with which you registered on the Data Use Agreement.
Data Use Agreement
The Data Use Agreement document must be signed by the indicated parties and mailed to the RLMS-HSE per the included instructions.
IRB Approval
Approval from your local institutional review board (IRB) must be provided (and renewed) according to the instructions found in the RLMS Data Use Agreement document.
Online Download
Data for which you qualify is available for download on the Data Downloads page after your request has been fully processed. You will need to be logged-in in order to access the data for which you qualify. Please note that the data files are available in Stata and SPSS Portable format and are zipped together into a single zip file per round, per type of data.
Data Encryption
As of May 24, 2012 each data download file is encrypted with AES 256-bit encryption. If you are eligible to download online data, but do not know the appropriate password(s), please click on the Contact Us page and request assistance.
- Login (please refer to Online Registration above)
