In collaboration with our sister Regional Rural Development Centers, NCRCRD conducted select NCR-Stat surveys in the Northeast, Southern and Western regions. This innovative data initiative with the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD), Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC), and the Western Regional Development Center expands research opportunities in all regions and across the United States. All datasets are open access and reside individually on the Purdue University Research Repository (PURR).

Baseline 2024 Survey
The NCR-Stat: Baseline Survey 2024 is a collaborative initiative developed by the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, the Southern Rural Development Center, and Auburn University. Click on the links to download individual dataset.
- Northeast Region – NER-Stat: Baseline Survey 2024 : Survey conducted: 2024 / Survey respondents: 4,211
- Southern Region – SR-Stat: Baseline Survey 2024: Survey conducted: 2024 / Survey respondents: 5,500
- Western Region – WR-Stat: Baseline Survey 2024: Survey conducted: 2025 / Survey respondents: 4,502
- 4-Region Household Dataset – 4R-Stat: Baseline Survey 2024
Provides all four regions’ Baseline 2024 open access data in one download (North Central, Northeastern, Southern, and Western).
Caregiving Survey
In 2023, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development partnered with the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) to deploy the NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey in the Northeast region. The NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey is the regional household survey that NCRCRD conducted in collaboration with Ohio State University and the National Farm Medicine Center.
- NER-Stat: Caregiving (Northeast Region): Survey conducted: 2023 / Survey respondents: 4,480 households (725 child caregivers, 714 adult(s) caregivers, and 1,175 child and adult caregivers).