FILE ABSTRACT____________________________CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESS OWNERS =>CITATIONS Characteristics of Business Owners (CBO) survey on CD-ROM, 1992: [machine-readable data file] / prepared by the Bureau of the Census. -Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1997. CBO is, in part, underwritten by the Small Business Administration (SBA). =>TYPE OF FILE Summary statistics. =>UNIVERSE DESCRIPTION The 1992 Characteristics of Business Owners survey is the same universe as used in the 1992 Survey of Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses. This is the firms for which any of the following Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax form(s) were filed during 1992: Form 1040, Schedule C (individual proprietorship or self-employed person). Form 1065 (partnership); Form 1120S (subchapter S corporation). Data are classified by specific ownership groups: All (universe), Hispanic, Black, Other (includes Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indians and Alaska Natives), women and nonminority male-owned. (A firm is classified as minority- or women-owned if the sole owner or at least half of the partners or shareholders were members of the specified minority or gender.) This universe differs from the universe of economic census figures by: 1) the exclusion of regular "C" corporations--IRS Form 1120 (U.S. data for C corporations was compiled in the women publication. In the economy, these corporations represent about one tenth of the firms, and approximately three-quarters of the sales and receipts.) 2) the inclusion of nonemployers (companies with no annual payroll) and certain other very small firms (minimum sales of $500 vs. $1,000) 3) the inclusion of unclassified businesses and businesses in the agricultural services, forestry and fishing sectors not covered in the economic census, and 4) the report of data in terms of companies (firms) rather than establishments. For more information on data comparison, see "Universe Description" (or "Coverage, Methodology, and Estimates" for further details). =>SUBJECT-MATTER DESCRIPTION The 1992 Characteristics of Business Owners (CBO) survey provides the only national data available for comparing selected economic, demographic, and social characteristics among all business, minority, women and nonminority male business owners and their businesses. Summary tabulations included in each subtable (a,b,c &d) are: sectors (based on the Standard Industrial Classification system--SIC); receipts size; employment size and legal form of organization. These files present data on industry groups or sectors of the economy for all firms in the universe. The 1992 Characteristics of Business Owners files (tables) include: 1. Summary Characteristics of Business Owners and Their 1992 Businesses 2. Number of Firms, Owners, and Receipts 3. Ownership Status of Business 4. Current Operating Status of Business 5. Reason the Discontinued Business is No Longer Operating 6. Age, Birthplace (United States), and Marital Status of Owner 7. Veteran Status of Business Owner 8. Educational Background of Owner 9. Owner's Area of Concentration in College or Other School Beyond High School 10. Owner's Work Experience Prior to Beginning/Acquiring the Business 11. Owner's Managerial Experience Prior to Beginning/Acquiring the Business 12. Previous Experience as a Business Owner Prior to Beginning/ Acquiring the Business 13. When and How the Owner Acquired the Business 14. Total Capital Needed by Owners to Start/Acquire the Business 15. Percent of Total Capital Borrowed by Owners to Start/Acquire Business 16. Sources of Borrowed Capital for Owners 17. Sources of Non-Borrowed Capital for Owners 18. Weeks and Hours Owner Spent Managing or Working 19. Total Personal Income of Owner 20. Percent of Owner's Total Personal Income Produced From This Business 21. Total Capital Needed by the Firm to Start/Acquire the Business 22. Percent of Total Capital Borrowed by the Firm to Start/Acquire Business 23. Sources of Borrowed Capital for the Firm 24. Home-Based Businesses 25. Home-Based Businesses' Primary Use of Home 26. Franchised Businesses 27. Net Profit and Net Loss 28. Percent of Women Employees 29. Percent of Minority Employees 30. Percent of Minority Customers 31. Total Sales of 10% or More to Customer Categories 32. Percent of Exports =>GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE Data are provided at the United States geographic level only. No State level data are available with this summary set. =>INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION The 1992 Characteristics of Business Owners survey covers eight sectors (or industry divisions) and unclassified as defined in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual. See "Industry Descriptions" for information on industries. =>SOFTWARE ACCESS EXTRACT - This software system, included on this CD-ROM, provides access to every file discussed in the "File Characteristics" section of this abstract. GO92 - This "user-friendly" software is not employed with this data set. =>RELATED DATA FILES Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE) on CD-ROM, 1992: [machine-readable data file] / prepared by the Bureau of the Census. -Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1995. Survey of Women-Owned Businesses (WOB) on CD-ROM, 1992: [machine-readable data file] / prepared by the Bureau of the Census. -Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 1995. =>FILES & FILE CHARACTERISTICS File structure: dBase III+ /tm Data are structured into 32 files. (See "Subject-Matter Description" above for a full table description.) Note that all files also have one or more dBase index files (.ndx). Label files can also be linked to specified data files. => SUMMARY CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESSES & OWNERS BY GROUP - FILE 1 Subtables: Business Ownership Status Operating Status Discontinued Business: Status & Reason Age of Business Owner Business Owner Born in United States Marital Status of Business Owner Veteran, Disabled Vet or Military Status Owner Had Health Insurance Education & Area of Concentration of Business Owner Owner's Prior Work Experience Owner's Prior Managerial Experience Owner's Prior Business Owner Experience Total Personal Income Year That this Business was Established When and How the Owner Acquired the Business Reason for Becoming an Owner Total Capital Needed by Owner Source of Capital for Owner Measures Taken If this Business Was Not Producing Weeks and Hours Spent Managing or Working Owner Received Grants, Training, or Tech Assistance Capital Needed by Firm Source of Capital for Firm Measures Taken by Firm If Not Producing Customers Accounting for 10% or More of Sales Marketplace of Business Percent of Minority Customers Served by Business Business Net Profits (or Losses) Owner's Total Personal Income Produced from Bus Impact of Issues upon Business's Profitability Percent of Women Employees Percent of Minority Employees Retirement and Health Plans Offered Business Ownership or Control by Close Relatives Franchised Business Home-based Business Languages Used in Business Transactions Percent of Exports Export Market Destination Agencies Helpful for Business's Exports Time Involved in Exports and Export Plans Issues Important to Ability to Export NAFTA impact on Business 1. File sequence: Sequential by line (CBOLINE). 2. Available indexes (.ndx): Not available 3. Linkable label files (.dbf): CBOLINE Characteristic of Business Owners text, sequential order with table designation. => DETAILED TABLES (BY SECTOR, RECEIPTS, EMPLOYMENT, & LEGAL FORM) 1992 CBO: Number of Firms, Owners, and Receipts...CBO9202 1992 CBO: Ownership Status of Business............CBO9203 1992 CBO: Operating Status of Business............CBO9204 1992 CBO: Reason Discontinued Bus No Longer Oper..CBO9205 1992 CBO: Age, Birthplace & Marital Status(Owner).CBO9206 1992 CBO: Veteran Status of Business Owner........CBO9207 1992 CBO: Educational Background of Owner.........CBO9208 1992 CBO: Owner's Education (College) Concentration.CBO09 1992 CBO: Prior Work Experience of Owner..........CBO9210 1992 CBO: Prior Managerial Experience of Owner....CBO9211 1992 CBO: Prior Business Experience of Owner......CBO9212 1992 CBO: When & How Owner Acquired the Business..CBO9213 1992 CBO: Total Capital Needed to Start/Acq Bus--Owner.14 1992 CBO: % Capital Borrowed to Start/Acq Bus--Owner...15 1992 CBO: Sources of Borrowed Capital--Owners.....CBO9216 1992 CBO: Sources of Non-Borrowed Capital--Owners.CBO9217 1992 CBO: Weeks/Hours Owner Spent Managing/Working..CBO18 1992 CBO: Total Personal Income of Owner..........CBO9219 1992 CBO: % of Personal Income Produced from Business..20 1992 CBO: Total Capital Needed to Start/Acq Bus--Firms.21 1992 CBO: % Capital Borrowed to Start/Acq Bus--FirmsCBO22 1992 CBO: Sources of Borrowed Capital--Firms......CBO9223 1992 CBO: Home-Based Businesses...................CBO9225 1992 CBO: Home-Based Businesses' Primary Use of HomeCBO26 1992 CBO: Franchise Businesses....................CBO9227 1992 CBO: Net Profit and Net Loss.................CBO9228 1992 CBO: Percent of Women Employees..............CBO9229 1992 CBO: Percent of Minority Employees...........CBO9230 1992 CBO: Percent of Minority Customers...........CBO9231 1992 CBO: Sales (10% or more) to Customer CategoriesCBO32 1992 CBO: Percent of Exports......................CBO9233 1. File sequence: Group by Sector 2. Available indexes (.ndx): CBO92..A Group by Sector CBO92..B Sector by Group 3. Linkable label files (.dbf): MB92GRP Group codes: race, ethnicity, & minority men & women MB92SIC Sector (standard industrial classification) titles SIZEKEY Employment & receipts size codes type of organization & ###