50 State Database
US Census Bureau - Economic Census
| Type of Source: Describes the type of data source: federal administrative data, federal survey, survey conducted by private/nonprofit organizations, and other databases created by non-governmental organizations |
Federal Survey Data |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
Data are collected through a survey of more than 5 million businesses across the United States and federal administrative data from the Internal Revenue Services (IRS). Federal administrative data are used to supplement the data for small employers and non-employer firms. The definition of ��small�� employer firms varies across sectors. ��Small�� firms are generally single establishment companies that meet specified minimum annual sales (usually $1,000) and maximum payroll. The number of employees varies across sectors; in the sectors derived from the NAICS (National American Industry Classification System) services sector, the ��small�� companies have 1 to 4 employees. The child care sector is defined according to the NAICS 624410 Child Day Care Services. This source provides only the aggregate number of establishments and does not distinguish between type of care (center or family care providers) or licensed and unlicensed care. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Number of establishments by number of employees; annual payroll; number of employees; Receipts |
| Child Care Economic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on size of child care sector (number of establishments, number of employees, wages and gross receipts) |
Yes |
| Demographic Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on demographics of families and children. |
No |
| Early Care and Education Program Data? Coded as yes if data source has data on public and private early care and education enrollment, funding, and regulations. |
No |
| Geographic Level: Describes the geographic levels for which data is available |
National; state; county, metropolitan area; and zip code area |
| Year Available: Gives the year for the most recent data available for each source (as of 2004) |
Data are available every five years (1997 is the most recent year available. The 2002 Survey should be available by 2005) |
| Link to Cornell Methodology Guide: Links the user to relevant section of the methodology guide for more description about data uses |
Appendix B |
| Raw Data: Links the user to the website of the organization collecting the data, so user can access the raw data |
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html |
| In Cornell database? Links the user to Cornell's quantitative database which has a sampling of the most recent data available (as of 2004) for several of the sources listed here. |
Yes: see data for 1997 |
| Link to Variable Descriptions: | http://www.census.gov/epcd/ec97/introgen.htm#estab1 |
| Variables: |
Annual Payroll ($1,000)
Number of Establishments Number of Employees Shipments/Sales/Receipts ($1,000) Key: Economic Data Demographic Data Early Care and Education Program Data |