History of the 1997 Economic Census

By U. S. Census Bureau Department

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Title:	History of the 1997 Economic Census
Author:	U. S. Census Bureau Department
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Census., Census report
Collections:	U.S. Census Bureau Collection
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Publisher:	U.S. Census Bureau Department


Citation APA MLA Chicago Bureau Department, U. C. (n.d.). History of the 1997 Economic Census. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Description
Statistical Reference Document

Excerpt
Introduction: WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC CENSUS? The economic census can be defined as the systematic measurement of the following ... Almost all economic activityin the U.S. (During the 1997 Economic Census, approximately97 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was covered. Only agriculture [1.6 percent of GDP] and a few other activities [1.2 percent of GDP] did not fall under the purview of the 1997 Economic Census.) ... Major business activityin Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ... Business activitywithin the scope of special programs, including?the Surveyof Minority-Owned Businesses, Surveyof Women-Owned Businesses, Business Expenditures Survey, Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, and CommodityFlow Survey. The economic census is the major economic statistical program of the United States. It constitutes the chief source of data about the structure and functioning of the Nation?s economy, and provides the foundation and framework for ...

Table of Contents
CONTENTS CHAPTERS 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. The Players and the Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3. Introduction of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. Questionnaire Design and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5. Promoting Census and Product Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 6. Geographic Area Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 7. Preparations for Census Mailout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 8. Data Collection and Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 9. The 1997 Economic Census in the Outlying Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . 87 10. Transportation Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 11. Economy-Wide Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 12. Publication Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 13. Completing the Census Bureau?s Mission Through Data Integration . . 127 APPENDIXES A. Provisions of Title 13, United States Code, Relating to the 1997 Economic Census. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 B. Historical Development of the Economic Census of the United States . B-1 C. Principal Advisory Committees on the 1997 Economic Census . . . . . C-1 D. Consultation on the Census Questionnaires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1