CONTENTS_________________________________CHARACTERISITCS OF BUSINESS OWNERS


   CBO92-1 Characterisitics of Business Owners
   
   TABLES (as presented in the printed publication)

1. Summary Characteristics of Business Owners and Their 1992 Businesses by
    --Minority, Women, and Nonminority Male Ownership Status: 1992

 * Each table below (2 to 32) has four 
   components/corresponding stub types: 
    
    a. Industry Division: 1992
    b. Receipts Size of Firm: 1992
    c. Employment Size of Firm: 1992
    d. Legal Form of Organization of Firm: 1992

 2. Number of Firms, Owners, and Receipts by--
 3. Current Ownership Status of Business by--
 4. Operating Status of Business by--
 5. Reason the Discontinued Business Is No Longer Operating by--
 
 6. Age, Birthplace (United States), and Marital Status of Owner by--
 7. Veteran Status of Business Owner by--
 8. Educational Background of Owner by--
 9. Owner's Area of Concentration in College or Other School Beyond High 
     School by--
10. Owner's Work Experience Prior to Beginning/Acquiring the Business by--

11. Owner's Managerial Experience Prior to Beginning/Acquiring the 
     Business by--   
12. Owner's Previous Experience as Business Owner Prior to Beginning/
     Acquiring the Business by--
13. Year and How the Owner Acquired the Business by--
14. Total Capital Needed by Owner to Start/Acquire the Business by--
15. Percent of Total Capital Borrowed by Owner to Start/Acquire the 
     Business by--

16. Sources of Borrowed Capital for Owner by--
17. Sources of Non-Borrowed Capital for Owner by--
18. Weeks and Hours Owner Spent Managing or Working by--
19. Total Personal Income of Owner by--
20. Percent of Owner's Total Personal Income Produced From Business by--

21. Total Capital Needed by Firm to Start/Acquire the Business by--
22. Percent Total Capital Borrowed by Firm to Start/Acquire Business by--
23. Sources of Borrowed Capital for Firm by--
24. Home-Based Businesses by--
25. Home-Based Businesses' Primary Use of Home by--

26. Franchised Businesses by--
27. Net Profit and Net Loss by--
28. Percent of Women Employees by--
29. Percent of Minority Employees by--
30. Percent of Minority Customers by--

31. Total Sales of 10 Percent or More to Customer Categories by--
32. Percent of Exports by--
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CONTENTS (in publication)

Introduction to the Economic Census
Characterisitics of Business Owners
Summary of Findings

FIGURES

1. Educational Background of Owner: 1992
2. Veteran Status of Owner: 1992
3. Percent of Owner's Total Personal Income 
    Produced from the Business: 1992
4. Total Capital Needed by Owner to Start/Acquire 
    the Business: 1992
5. Sources of Borrowed Capital for Owner: 1992
6. Sources of Borrowed Capital for Firm: 1992
7. Home-Based Businesses When Frist Established
    /During: 1992

APPENDIXES
A. Explanation of Terms
B. 1992 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises and Survey of 
   Women Businesses
C. 1992 CBO-1 Survey Questionnaire
D. 1992 CBO-2 Survey Questionnaire
E. 1992 CBO-3 Survey Questionnaire

Publication Program

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