50 State Database
US Census Bureau - Nonemployer Statistics
| 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 |
Data are extracted from administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and comprised primarily of sole proprietorship businesses filing IRS Form 1040, Schedule C. The data are provided in US, state, metro areas, and county formats. Until 1997, these data were part of the Economic Census, however, in 1998 the Nonemployer statistics became an annual series and it is available up to the year 2001. 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 licensed and unlicensed care. It can be used as an estimate of family providers who have no employees. |
| Data Available: Includes a description of all variables available |
Number of establishments and 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, and metropolitan 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 or 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/nonemployer/ |
| 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/nonemployer/view/define.html |
| Variables: |
Receipts (Earnings)
Number of Establishments Key: Economic Data Demographic Data Early Care and Education Program Data |