Sensitive geographic information – i.e., data with higher geographic resolution than participant state of residence, such as zip-code and nearest town of residence – bears the risk of identifying individual participants, as does data derived from sensitive location data – i.e., county of residence and county-based external measures – and therefore is excluded from the public data.
To access sensitive geographic information researchers must take the following steps:
1. Contact the COVID-Dynamic Team by completing a brief form https://emotioncaltech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iiyJCwM2bOxUxg
2. Provide project approval by their respective Internal Review Board and to establish a data use agreement with the Caltech Internal Review Board.