Coverage Non-coverage Longitudinal? No Data is collected on a quarterly basis

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1 Name of Dataset Data Source, Collection Method, and Size GOVERNMENT SOURCES BLS: Quarterly Census of and Wages (QCEW) BLS: Dynamics (BED) BLS/Census Bureau: Current Population Survey (CPS) Data (UI state tax records) Survey Data (MWR, ARS) Size: 8.8 million Data (obtained from QCEW) Size: 6.8 million personal/phone interviews 60,000 Unit of Observation ( data available by EIN) ( data available by EIN) Coverage Non-coverage? Covers all subject to UI and UCFE laws Covers all private sector subject to UI laws Multistage stratified sample of the entire U.S. age 16 and older Excludes nonemployers, most agricultural workers, military, most elected officials, most railroad employees, some domestic workers, most student workers at schools, and employees of certain small nonprofit organizations Same exclusions as QCEW, as well as government, private households, and with zero Excludes members of the Armed Forces and the institutional No Data is collected on a quarterly basis Quarterly establishment and firm-level data linked over in the Database (LDB) No Survey is conducted monthly, respondents are in for 4, out for 8, then in again for 4 Definition of Entrepreneurship Undefined A new corresponds to a new record or reopening for which there is no predecessor Undefined collects data on self- Data Items Monthly, total quarterly wages, total count of by industry, ownership, and county Gross job gains and losses, openings and closings, expansions and contractions quarterly and wages, industry, and address Labor market status, hours, earnings, class, industry, occupation, reasons for un or part- work, and demographic characteristics Frequency of Publication Quarterly: County and Wages and Wages Annual Averages Quarterly: Dynamics Monthly: The Situation Lag in Publication Major Advantages & Disadvantages 7 A: Comprehensive and relatively ly census of ; are legally obligated to report accurate and wages for UI tax purposes D: Excludes nonemployers 8 A: nature allows for examination of job flows and behavior D: Excludes nonemployers 1 month A: One of the most visible and ly indicators of labor market conditions; includes entire working-age - 1 -

2 (formerly referred to as the Standard Statistical List SSEL) Database (LBD) Integrated Database (ILBD) Employer- Dynamics (LEHD) Data (IRS federal tax records, SSA EIN/ industry codes and BLS UI records) and Survey Data (Economic Census, the Company Organization Survey and others) Size: ~24 million and Survey Data: obtained from the Combination of data and IRS data on non-employer Size: 21 million Data: state UI tax records (BLS) are merged with data, supplemented by Survey Data Size: ~5 million records, more states are in the process of being added and IRS tax data is sent to CB on a regular basis (includes nonemployers), Economic Census is conducted every 5 years (years ending 2 & 7) and covers all large employers (exact coverage varies by industry) and a sample of smaller employers, also includes nonemployer QCEW, includes nonemployers Excludes agricultural and government workers, excludes with zero annual payroll Excludes agricultural workers and government, excludes some states No Economic Census is on a 5-year cycle, supplemented by data from annual surveys Annual data linked over Annual data linked over : New EIN Non-Employer Statistics: sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations without paid employees First quarter, payroll, receipts, address, ownership sector, organizational form, industry classification Yes Undefined # of jobs, quarterly gross job gains and losses, new hires and separations, earnings, and some demographic characteristics by county County Patterns (CBP) Available Online Only: ZIP Patterns (ZPB) and Non- Employer Statistics (NES) : No : No Available Online Only (Quarterly): Quarterly Workforce Indicators CBP: 2 years ZPB: ~2 years A: Wide coverage D: Data quality deteriorates between Economic Census years, births and deaths not always accurately captured, lack of liness A: Microdata allows for very specific D: Lack of liness A: May capture transition from non-employer to employer status D: Still under development/not publicly available 1 year A: Links together and household survey data D: Lack of liness - 2 -

3 SBA/Census Bureau: Statistics of U.S. es (SUSB) SBA/Census Bureau: Information Tracking Series (BITS) (also the Enterprise and Microdata LEEM) Survey of Owners (CBO) (formerly the Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Enterprises SMOBE/ SWOBE) American Community Survey (ACS) Federal Reserve Board: Survey of Small Finances and Survey Data: obtained from CB s CBP and SUSB (products of the ) Size: ~13 million Survey: sample is drawn from IRS federal income tax records 2.3 million Survey Data: new survey, designed to replace the decennial Census long form 5 million (2005) Survey: uses the Dun s Market Identifier file (DMI) as a sampling frame Includes private sector with positive payroll Stratified sample of all firms with receipts of $1,000 or more Random sample of all U.S. addresses Sample covers small in DMI, oversampling of minority-owned Excludes some agricultural workers, railroads, private households, large pension, health and welfare funds and government workers Excludes nonemployers, some agricultural workers, railroads, private households, large pension, health and welfare funds, and government workers Excludes agricultural production, airlines, railroads, U.S. Postal Service, mutual funds, private households, religious and grantmaking organizations, and government 2005 ACS excluded people living in group quarters these people will be included in future surveys Excludes with greater than 500 employees No Data is compiled on an annual basis Annual data linked over No conducted every 5 years in conjunction with the Economic Census (2002, most recent) No Survey is conducted monthly, reported annually No Survey conducted every 5 years Undefined Self-employed workers in own not incorporated, professional practice, or farm Undefined # of firms, employees, annual payroll, geographic area, industry, receipts, legal form, and owner s demographic Demographic, Social, Housing, and Economic data includes status, income, occupation, industry, class, owner characteristics,, access to credit Statistics of US es The Small Economy : No Every 5 years: Characteristics of es Characteristics of Owners Data becomes available on the Census Bureau website Every 5 years: Report to Congress on the Availability of Credit to Small 2 years A: Detailed sizeclass data at the MSA level D:, lack of liness (at least 2 years) A: nature allows for examination of job flows and behavior D:, does not include non-employers 4 years A: Large sample size 6-8 for more populous areas; longer for less populous areas A: Large sample size, includes both demographic and economic data 3-4 years A: Unique source of financing data for small D: Small sample size; subject to - 3 -

4 BLS: National Surveys (NLS) Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) IRS: Statistics of Income (SOI) BEA: Proprietor & Income (part of State and Local Personal Income estimates) 3,500 firms surveys of several cohorts born in different years varies (over 5,000) nationally representative sample Size: varies by year 2004 panel consists of 46,500 households Data: IRS federal income tax records Data: personal federal income tax records (IRS), state UI tax records (BLS) and other government records/surveys PRIVATE & NON-PROFIT SOURCES / Random sample of birth year cohorts Multi-stage stratified sample of U.S. age 15 and older All U.S. QCEW, adjusted to include industries not covered by UI respondents are reinterviewed on an annual and biennial basis Excludes members of the Armed Forces and the institutional Unpaid family workers and volunteers length of varies from 2.5 to 4 years No based on annual tax returns No quarterly and annual estimates Undefined: collects data on self Undefined: Respondents are asked about both self- (paid work that was not done for an employer) and whether they own a Undefined: collects data on non-farm sole proprietorships and partnerships Proprietor : # of sole proprietorships & general partners Proprietor Income: sole proprietorships, partnerships and tax-exempt cooperatives and financing sources, etc. Labor force experiences, education and training, family characteristics, health, assets and income Demographic, status and other details (hours, occupation, industry, income, etc.), public program eligibility and usage receipts, net income, salaries/wages paid, and other, income, industry, geographic : No specific publication, data becomes available periodically on the Census Bureau website : No specific publication, data becomes available periodically on the Census Bureau website Various products and publications on IRS website Quarterly: State Income Estimates State and Local Area Estimates ; attrition ; attrition 1.5 years D: Excludes entrepreneurial activity not organized as a sole proprietorship or partnership State Estimate: 3-4 Local Estimate: 8-9 A: Wide coverage, ly source of income data D: Data is subject to multiple revisions - 4 -

5 Dun & Bradstreet (D&B): Dun s Market Identifier File (DMI) Kauffman Foundation: Panel Survey on Entrepreneurial Dynamics I & II (PSED I & II) Kauffman Foundation: Index of Entrepreneurial Activity Kauffman Financial and Database Multiple Sources: Combination of publicly available, interviews, and D&B s credit rating Size: over 17 million phone survey of individuals age 18+ PSED I: 64,622 (830 entrepreneurs) PSED II: 32,000 (1,300 entrepreneurs) Survey Data: matches records from the Current Population Survey across over 8 million adults (between ) D&B Size: over 900,000 companies and Private and public companies in the U.S. Random sample of the U.S. Excludes new until they are identified by their application for a DUNS number or through their activities Excludes entrepreneurs that are not specifically in the start-up or gestation stage No data is updated continuously but not at the same for all PSED I follows respondents for 2 years, PSED II for 3 years CPS CPS No captures individuals starting a at a given point in D&B D&B D&B firms linked 1996 to present New are identified based on their start year Nascent Entrepreneurs: a new intended to be an independent startup Nascent Intrapreneurs: startup sponsored by an existing firm All individuals age who did not own a as their main job in one month, and who report owning a the following month (must spend at least 15 hours/ week on activities) D&B and firm-level, name, owner name, industry, full address, start date, legal status, and Demographic, entrepreneurial activities, Percentage of non- owning adults who start a each month. Analysis by demographic, regional, and industry comparisons Demographic and, including # of employees, industry, etc. : Data is constantly being updated on an ad-hoc basis and sold to users Handbook of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (book, covers ), PSED II results have not been released yet Annual 5-9 : No A: Publicly available microdata for purchase D: No consistent method for identifying and including new A: Focus on entrepreneurship is useful for research purposes D: subject to ; attrition CPS A: May include new not captured by other sources D: data gives limited about the being created D&B - 5 -

6 Kauffman Survey (conducted by Mathematica) GEM Consortium: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Survey: uses the Duns Market Identifier (D&B) file as a sampling frame 5,000/year random phone survey of adults ages 18-64, conducted in 41 countries Sample Size (U.S.): 23,291 over 6 years Interviews of principals of firms that started operation in 2004, over-sampling of high-tech and women-owned Weighted sample of all U.S. adults that are either in the process of starting a or are an owner/ manager of a young Excludes not-forprofit organizations survey will follow firms for 4 years No goal is to capture the # of entrepreneurs at a specific point in A new is defined as not having been assigned an EIN or having made tax payments; not a subsidiary, branch, or inherited Nascent Entrepreneurs: are involved in the initial stage of creating an independent startup, work behavior, demographics, strategy, firm characteristics, organizational structure, HR benefits, and info Indexes are calculated according to number of startups, financing, motivation, innovation, and growth Not published yet data from 2004 is expected to be released in fall 2006 GEM Global Report (includes data from other GEM measures and surveys) A: Will provide data about startup experiences of entrepreneurs D: Low response rate predicted; subject to A: Data provides a basis for comparison of entrepreneurial activity across countries D: small sample size; subject to Websites: BLS Quarterly Census of and Wages: BLS Dynamics: BLS/ Current Population Survey : ; Census Bureau : ZIP Patterns: Non-Employer Statistics: Employer- Dynamics (LEHD): SBA/ Statistics of U.S. es (SUSB): SBA/ Survey of Owners: American Community Survey (ACS): FRB: Survey of Small Finances: ; BLS: National Surveys: Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP): IRS: Statistics of Income (SOI): ; BEA: Proprietor & Income: Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurial Research Portal: GEM Consortium: