Survey of Business Owners Public Use Microdata Sample

Description

The public use subsample of the Survey of Business Owners.

The Survey of Business Owners (SBO) provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.

Data include the number of employer and nonemployer firms, sales and receipts, annual payroll, and employment. Data aggregates are presented by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status for the United States by 2012 NAICS, states, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, counties, places, and employment and receipts size.

Data Access

Where to apply

https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc.html

Fees

Possible seat fee dependent on consortium membership. URL for more information: https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc/about/fsrdc-network-fees.html

Access modality

FSRDC

Usage restrictions

Census Bureau restricted-use data must be used for statistical purposes and cannot be used for purposes of enforcing laws or regulations or for profit.

Public Use File available

Yes

Public-use version

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sbo.html

Summary of differences

See Survey of Business Owners documentation

Geography differs from restricted-use file (RUF)

Variable detail differs from Restricted Use File (RUF)

Additional information about restricted dataset

See entry for Survey of Business Owners restricted data