NA Not available.
1 Standard Industrial Classification; see text, Section 13, Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings.
2 Covers theatrical producers, bands, orchestras, and entertainers(SIC 792); physical fitness facilities (SIC 7991);membership sports and recreation clubs (SIC 7997); andamusement and recreation services, not elsewhere classified(SIC 7999).
3 Includes business associations (SIC 861); professional membershiporganizations (SIC 862); civic, social, and fraternal organizations(SIC 864); and other membership organizations, except labor unions andpolitical and religious organizations (SIC 869).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau,Current Business Reports, Service Annual Survey: 1998, Series BS/98; and prior issues.

http://www.census.gov/econ/www/servmenu.html*SERVICE ANNUAL SURVEY

PURPOSE

To provide estimates of receipts, revenue, and other measures for mosttraditional service industries. The United States Code, Title 13,authorizes this survey and provides for mandatory responses.

COVERAGE

Companies that primarily provide services to individuals, businesses, andgovernments (SIC 472, SIC 653, and SIC Division I, except SICs 821, 822,829, 863, 865, 866, and 88). Industry coverage and detail have beenexpanded since 1982, and include most personal, business, automotive,amusement and recreation, social, health, and other professional services.In 1991, use of expanded 1987 SIC classifications began. Covered industriesaccounted for about 20% of the Nation's 1994 Gross Domestic Product.

CONTENT

Collected data include tax and organizational status; operating receipts(revenue for tax-exempt firms and organizations); sources of receipts andexpenses by type for selected industries; operating expenses for tax-exemptfirms; and selected industry-specific items.

FREQUENCY

Annually since 1982; reported data are for activity taking place during thecalendar year. Prior to 1982, the survey was conducted monthly. Datacollection begins in January following the survey year and continues forabout 14 weeks. A new sample is introduced about every 5 years, mostrecently for the 1996 survey.

METHODS

A mail-out/mail-back survey of about 30,000 selected service businesseswith paid employees; supplemented by administrative records data or imputedvalues to account for nonemployer and certain other businesses. To beeligible for the list sample, service businesses must be in the StandardStatistical Establishment List which contains all Employer IdentificationNumbers (EINs) for listed businesses and all locations ofmulti-establishment companies. EINs may represent one or moreestablishments and firms may have one or more EINs.

In the initial sampling, companies are stratified by major and minor kindof business, and by estimated receipts or revenue. All companies with totalreceipts above applicable size cutoffs are included in the survey andreport for all their service industry locations. In a second stage, EINs ofunselected companies are stratified by major kind of business and receiptsor revenue. Within each stratum a simple random sample of EINs is selected.

The initial sample is updated annually to reflect "births" and "deaths";adding new employer businesses identified in the business and professionalclassification survey and dropping firms and EINs that are no longeractive. During interim periods, service nonemployer and other businessesare represented by administrative records data or imputed values.

*Revenue.(Basic dollar volume easure for firms exemptfrom Federal income tax.)Charges or billings to customersor clients for services rendered and merchandise sold dur-ing 1997 whether or not payment was received in thatyear.Also included are income fro interest,dividends,contributions,gifts and grants,rents,royalties,dues andassessments from members and affiliates,and net receiptsfrom fundraising activities.Receipts from taxable businessactivities,as well as tax-exempt activities,are included.

Revenue does not include sales taxes or other taxes (occu-pancy,admissions,etc.)collected by the organizationfrom customers or clients and paid directly to local,State,or Federal income tax agencies;income fro the sale ofreal estate,investments,or other assets;or amountstransferred to operating funds from capital or reservefunds.Firms providing legal services reported paymentsreceived in 1997 regardless of when services were ren-dered.

Total expenses.(Basic dollar volume easure ofexpenses for firms exempt from Federal income tax.)Costs incurred during 1997 whether or not paymentswere ade in that year.Total expenses include annualpayroll;employee benefits,interest,and rent expenses;supplies used for operating;cost of merchandise sold;andother expenses allocated to operations during the year.Also included are contracted or purchased services;feespaid to other organizations for fundraising;depreciationexpenses;and expenses of locations providing supportservices (e.g.,repair services,administrative services,etc.)for service establishments.Total expenses do not includeoutlays for the purchase of real estate (land and build-ings);for construction;for additions,major alterations,and improvements to existing facilities;all other capitalexpenditures;funds invested;income taxes;assessments(dues)paid to the parent or other chapters of the sameorganization.Firms engaged in raising funds excl