50 State Database
US Census Bureau - County Business Patterns (CBP)
| 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 Administrative data |
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| Source Description and Coverage: Describes how data is collected and the sample representation |
The data are taken from the Business Register, the Census Bureau's file of all known single and multi-establishment companies. The data also are extracted from the Annual Company Organization Survey, the Economic Censuses, the Annual Survey of Manufacturers, and Current Business Surveys, as well as administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 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 establishment by number of employees; annual payroll; number of employees |
| 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 annually |
| Link to Cornell Methodology Guide: Links the user to relevant section of the methodology guide for more description about data uses |
Appendix B and Section 3 Measuring Size of Sector (number of establishments size and child care laborforce) |
| 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/cbp/view/cbpview.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 2001 |
| Link to Variable Descriptions: | http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/genexpl.html |
| Variables: |
Annual Payroll ($1,000)
Number of Establishments Number of Employees Key: Economic Data Demographic Data Early Care and Education Program Data |