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Introduction to the Economic Census_

PURPOSES AND USES OF THE ECONOMIC CENSUS

“The economic cens isthe major source of fact about

the structure and functioning ofthe Nat's economy

provides essental ifarmatin far goverdment, business, industry, ane the general pubic Tie 13 of the United

States Code Secione 131, 191, an 224) ares the Cen

us Bureau to take the economic census every 5 yes,

‘Covering years ending in? and?

The economic census furishes an impartan par ofthe

framework for such composite measures a5 the Qross

domestic product estimates, input/output measures, pro

fucton and price Indexes, a her staistiealsres tat

Ieasute shorter changes n economic conations Spe

‘ic ures of esnamie census eat include the flowing

+ Poicymaking agencies ofthe Federal overnment use

‘he data to mantor economic atv and asses the

effectiveness of patie,

+ State and local goverrments use the data to assess

busines actives and tox bases within th juried

tons and to develop programs to an rat business

+ Trade associations study tends in thelr own and com

petng indus, len allows them to keep thle mem

bers Informed of market changes

+ Individual businesses use the data locate potemia!

‘markets and to analyze tel wn production and sales

performance relative t industry or area average

[ALLNEW INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATIONS

‘ats fom the 1997 Economie Census are published pr

marly on the basis ofthe North American Indutry Caste

feation System (NAICS), une eter censuses, which

‘were pulsed according vo the Standard Indust Class

eaton (SIC) system NAICS i nthe process a being

sdpted inthe Unite Sates, Canada, and Mexico Most

camomic census reports cover one o hefolowing NACS

52 Finance and nswrance

$2 Real Evate and Rental and Leasing

54 Professional, Siete, and Technical

Services

$5 Management of Companies and Enterprises

56 Administrative and Suppor and Waste

Maragerent and Remediation Senvces

1 Educatons Services

72 accommodation and Foodservices,

81 Other Senaces except Public Administration) {Mot isted above are the Agriculture, Forestry Fishing, and Hunting sector (NAICS 11, partly covered by the census f3gocuiure canducted by the US Deparment of At Culture and the Pale Adminstation sector NAICS 92), overed bythe census of governments condudted By the Census Bureau)

‘The 20 HAICS sectors are subdivided into 96 subsectors (three digit codes), 313 industry groups eurdt coát), n6, 25 Implemented inthe United Sats, 1170 nasties Uie- ana saint codes

Wile many of the incviual NAICS Industries core: spond directly 10 industes a5 defined under the SIC s- (en, most ofthe higher level groupings donot Particular {re shouldbe taken in comping data fr retal ade, lies used in both NAICS and SIC, but cover somewhat a= ferent groups of industries, The industry definitions ci cass the relationships between NAICS and SIC industries Were changes are sgnfieant i will not be possible to Construct time series that include data fr points both before and after 1997

For 1997, cata fr sux establishment @hote fone: Woning primary te manage, Service oF support the atv

‘es of tai companys operating establishments, uch at

‘ental adminaratie office or warshouse) wil not be Included the sectorspeife report, Taese data wil be published separately

(GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODING

‘Accurate and complete information onthe physical tocation of euch establishments equied to rbulate the census data forthe states, metropolitan areas (MAS), cou tie, parahes, and corporate municipalities including et

‘es owns, vllages, and boroughs Respondents were

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'8A0Ied to eg9t thelr physical location set adres,

‘unicpaliy, county, and state ii fered fom their

imalingadares For etablshments not surveyed by mal

{and those singe ertablshment companies tha đ nợt

provide aceptble information an physi loaton, Toca

{om information am internal Revenue Service tax forme

{sused a aati for coding

BASIS OF REPORTING

‘The economic census ls conducted on an extablhment

basis: Acompany operating at more than one location Is

required to flea separate report foreach store, factory, shop, or othe locaton, Each extablshment i assigned a

Separate industry clasieation based on ts primary act

ityand mot that ots parent company

DOLLAR VALUES

‘Aldor values presented are expressed in current do

lars: ie 197 data ae expressed in 1997 dls, and

1392 data, in 1992 aollars Consequently, when making

‘comparisons with por years, users of he data should

‘Consider the changes in prices that have occurred

‘Al dol values are shown in thousands of dollars

Reports in Print and Electronic Media

Allresut of the 1997 Economic Census are avaiable

‘onthe Census Bureau Internet site Gwwsucensus gov and

‘on compact disc (CD-ROM) for sai by the Censat urea

‘Unite previous censuses only selected highights are

published in printed reports For more intrmation, il

{nga description of eecironic and printed reports bsg

{Ssued, se the Intemet ste or write to US Census,

Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-8300, or cal Customer

Series at 301"457-4100,

Special Tabulations

Special tabulations of data collected in the 1997 Eco

nomic Census may be obtaied, depending on avalabliy

(of time and personnel, in electronica tabular form The

data wl be Suraries subject tothe same rules prob

Ing disclosure of confident information (lading name,

adres, hind of business, o ther data Tor Individual

business establshments or companies} hat govern the

‘regular publieatios

Special tabulations ae prepared on a cost bass A

request fora cost estimate, a5 well a5 exact specications

fon Oe type and format ofthe data tobe provided, should

be lected tothe chief ofthe division named below, US

Census Bureau, Washington, OC 20235-3300 To discus @

Special tabulation before submicing speciation, cll

the appropiate division

“The economic census traces its beginnings to the 1810 Decennial Census, when quesons on manufacturing were Included with those for population Coverage of economic

‘actvides was expanded forthe 1840 Decennial Census and subsequent censuses to include mining and some

‘commer activites The 1905 Manufactures Census was the first me a census was taken apart rom the regular

‘decenil population centur Censuses covering real and

‘wholesale Wale and construction industries were added in 1830, as ware some covering sevice trades in 1933 Cen suses of construction, manufacturing, and the other bus ress Service censuses wee suspended dung Word Wat

‘The 1954 Economic Cantus was th Fist census tobe {uty integrated: providing comparable census data across

‘economic sectors, using consistent time periods, con" eps, definitions, Casscation, and reporting units eas the rst census 0 be taken by mal using Uist of Aims provided bythe administrative records of other Fe feral agencies since 1963, aminstratve records also have Deen used to provide basi statistics fr very small

rs, reducing or eliminating the need to Send them cen The range of industries covered inthe economic cen suses expanded between 1957 and 1992 The census of onsiruction indusues began am a regular bassin 1967, tnd the scope of serie indus, Intoduced i 1933, wns broadened in 1967, 1977, and 1987 While afew Transportation industies were covered a ery a 1963,

‘eas not unl 1992 tat the census broadened Yo fcluse {ile wansporation, communications, and utes Also Fea estate inusties, With these additions, the economic

‘census and the separate census of governments and cen-

Su of agriculture collectively covered roughly 88 percent

‘ofall economic acy

Prine statistical repos from the 1992 and erie

‘censuses provide historical figures forthe study of long {erm ime series and are avaiable in rome arg Horr

A oFthe census reports printed since 1967 ae stil aval ble forsale on microfiche from the Census Bureau

‘CbROME ‘esd fom the 1987 and 1992 Economic Cn fuses contain databases including nearly al data pu lished in prim plus adatonl statistics, suchas ZIP Code

1997 ECONOMIC CENSUS

'SOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION

Mor information about te scope, coverage asics

tion system, data ems, nd publications For eaeh ofthe

st mo census gov/econgue Mare information onthe

methodology, procedures, and Nistor ofthe censuses will

be published in the History of the 1997 Economie Census

A wn census o0/econ/ or ison NP

[ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

“The following abbreviations and symbols ae used with

‘te 1997 Economie Census data

a

H Standard error of 100 percent o more ‘Withheld to avo closing data of indi

aceeds 100 percent because dat inctude

stablshments with paeoll exceeding rev

Not avaiable or nt comparabe

ene tam half the unt shown, Ota 1S empoyees

101 19 percent estimated

20 1629 percent estimated Revsed

Sampling err exceeds 40 percent Not eseunare classifi,

Nt specified by kind Represents zero (gage mage/print on Consolidated ci

Independent cy

'MERODUGIION 3

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and

Remediation Services

“The Administrative and Support and Waste Management

and Remediation Services sector (sector 86) ofthe 1997

Economie Census comprises establishments performing

Fourie suppor activites forte day-to-day operations of

bther organizations These esentil activites are often

Undertaken i house by estaishments in many sectors of

the economy The establishments in this sector speciale

Inne or mare ofthese suppor activites and provide

‘these services fo lens ina variety of insti an, in

ome ates, to Household Activites performed include:

fice administration, hiring and pacing of personnel

‘document preparation and smlar clerical sence, soe

{ton collection, secuty ana suvellance sence, ear

Ing, and waste disposal services

“The administrative and management actives per

formed by evablshment inthis sector are pica on 3

ontract or fe baie These actiies may azo be per

formed by establishment tha are part of he company oF

fnterprise However erablahmens involved in admins

tering, aversecing, and managing eter establishments oF

the company of enterprise are classified in Sector 5,

Management of Companies and Enterprises There estab

Ishments normally undertake the strategie and organs

tional planning and decision making ree ofthe camaany

‘renterpise.Covernment establishments engaged it

‘ministering, oversening, and managing governmestal

programs ae dass Ia Sector 52, Pubic Adminis

Data fr this Sector are shown for extabshments of

Hư Subject to eseral ncame ak

inthis Sector are not thought af a commer Businesses

and the terms such a5 “busines,” “establishment” ad

“tim used to describe them may not be descriptive of

such serves However these terms ae apie all

“nds of business r operation” inorder to maintain con

Touma inthe measures of the production and delivery of

{00d and seraces and inthe presentation of dat “Te basic tabulations for vs secor do not include data

for establishments which are aviary (primary function

providing a service, such 25 warehousing or bookkeeping)

{o service extablshnents thin the stme organization

Dats for auxiliaries are presented separately

Df business forthe state, metropaltan areas 483), cour ties, and paces with 2,00 inhabitants or more Greater kind of busines đe le shown for larger areas

"he Unites States repor presens data or the United States as a whole for establshments wth pay of fms Subject o Federal income tax for dtalled and of business tlasseations

Sources of receipts report This report presents Sources of receipts data for establishments with parol by kind of busines Data ae presented forte Unite Sates, and nines

{Establishment and firm site (including legal form of srganizaten) repert TH epor presents receipt, payroll and emoyment data forthe United States By receipt siz by employment sae, and by legal form of

‘rgaization for establishments and recep ite Glu Ing concetation by largest frm) by employment san, Arế by number of establishments operated (single uns 3nd mula) for fr

Miscllaneous subjects report This report presents data for estabishments with payol fora valty of Industry specie questions Presentation of data varies by

‘nd of ines

2ZWP Code report This report presents data for establish

‘ments wih payroll by United States ZP Code The level of peograhie deal varies by cepa Data maybe presented fr:

2 States and he Dieter of Columbia

3 Consolidated metropolitan statisti areas (CMSA) tnd primary metropolitan statisti areas PMSA) defined by the Offce of Management and Budget {OMG 3s oF June 30,1997 CSAs a area used to facitate the preserttion and analyst of dat for larg concentations of metropolitan populations Includes wo or more comtguous SAS which nave 3 ADMIN & SUPPORT & WASTE MGT A AEMED SERV 5

Population of at east 1,000,000 (according othe 1990 Census of Poputauon o subsequent Special cen-

sus) and which meet specifi citer f urban charac

ter and of socal nd economie ntegration,

4 Meopolian statistical areas (MSAS) define by the

(OMB 25 of ne 30, 1997 An MSA san integrated eco

omic and social unit witha population eucies of at

Teast 50,000 inhabtants(acoraing tothe 1990 Cen

$3 of Population or subsequent special census) Each

MSA consists of one or more counties mesting stam

ards of metropoitan character New England, cties

and towns rater thn counties ave the component

‘9¢ographic uns

Areas within the tate outside metropolitan seat

(as

6 Counties and county equivalents defined as of January

1, 1997, Counties ae the primary sivsion o tates

except ip Lousiana where they ar called parishes and

{in Alaska where they are called boroughs and census

res, Maryland, Mtsour, Nevada, and Virginia have

‘ne pace or more thats independent of ay county

‘ofganzation an censuutes primary dvsons of thelr

states These places ae treated as counties and as

places

7 Consolidated ces defined a of unwary 1, 1997

CConsslidates ees are consolidated goverment

‘which consist of separately ncorprated mumicpal

te

8 Municipalities of 2500 inkabtans or more defines as

of fanuary 1, 1997 These are areas of signiiant

Population incorgrated a cies, boroughs, vilges,

‘Srtowns according to the 1990 Census of Population

Dr subsequent special census For the economic ren

us boroughs and census areas in Alska and bor

‘ugh New York are not icloded in this eategory

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9 Special economic urban areas (SUAS, whieh include {woships In Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania,

nd towns in New York, Wisconsin, and the six New England sates with 10,000 inhablants or more (according tothe 1980 Census of Population or subse đ0ent special conto,

‘COMPARABILITY OF THE 1992 AND 1997 CENSUSES

‘The 197 Economie Census is the fst census to present data based on the new North American industry Classification System (NAICS) Previous census dna were presented according tothe Standard industrial Cassia tiên IC) system developed some 60 years ago Ove to ths change comparably between census years may be Hmted Comparative statistics wil be included 3 part of the Cove Business Statistics Repos,

DISCLOSURE

tn accordance with Federal aw governing census reports Tile 13 ofthe United Sates Code, no data are Doblshed that would diclore the operations ofan Ind

‘dal establishment or business However, the numberof tsablshmens Ina kind-of business clazsfiation fot Considered a dlclosure: therefore, this information may

be veleased eventhough other formation s withheld AVAILABILITY OF MORE FREQUENT ECONOMIC DATA

‘The Census Bureau conducts the Service Annual Survey (SAS) each year This survey, wie providing more fre

‘quent observations, yeds less kindef business and geo-

‘raphe detail tran the economie census In adaton, he fon the umber af establishments, employment sod pay Folclasiteg by incustry within each county

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