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1 North American Industry Classification System code. For definitions of each industry, see "North American IndustryClassification System--United States, 1997" available from the National Technical InformationService and the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office.For a short description available on the Internet, see alsohttp://www.census.gov/epcd/www/pdf/naicsdat.pdf

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Economic Census, Information,Series EC97551A-US, issued October 1999.

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*Establishment

An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted and/or services are provided. It is notnecessarily identical with a company or enterprise, which may consist of one establishment or more. Economic censusfigures represent a summary of reports for individual establishments rather than companies. For cases where a census reportwas received, separate information was obtained for each location where business was conducted. When administrativerecords of other Federal agencies were used instead of a census report, no information was available on the number oflocations operated. Each economic census establishment was tabulated according to the physical location at which thebusiness was conducted. The count of establishments represents those in business at any time during 1997.

When two activities or more were carried on at a single location under a single ownership, all activities generally weregrouped together as a single establishment. The entire establishment was classified on the basis of its major activity and alldata for it were included in that classification. However, when distinct and separate economic activities (for which differentindustry classification codes were appropriate) were conducted at a single location under a single ownership, separateestablishment reports for each of the different activities were obtained in the census.

Sales, Shipments, Receipts, Revenue, or Business Done

Includes the total sales, shipments, receipts, revenue, or business done by establishments within the scope of the economiccensus.

Information sector - Includes receipts from customers or clients for services rendered, from the use of facilities, and frommerchandise sold during 1997, whether or not payment was received in 1997. Receipts include royalties, license fees, andother payments from the marketing of intangible products (e.g., licensing the use of or granting reproduction rights forsoftware, musicalcompositions, and other intellectual property). Receipts also include the rental and leasing of vehicles, equipment,instruments, tools, etc.; total value of service contracts; market value of compensation received in lieu of cash; amountsreceived for work subcontracted to others; dues and assessments for members and affiliates; this establishment's share ofreceipts from departments, concessions, and vending and amusement machines operated by others. Receipts from servicesprovided to foreign customers from U.S. locations, including services preformed for foreign parent firms, subsidiaries, andbranches are included. For public broadcast stations and libraries, include receipts from contributions, gifts, grants, andincome from interest, rental of real estate, and dividends.

Receipts DO NOT include sales and other taxes collected directly from customers or clients and paid directly to a local,state, or Federal tax agency. Also excluded are gross receipts collected on behalf of others; gross receipts or departments orconcessions operated by others; sales of used equipment previously rented or leased to customers; proceeds from the sale ofreal estate (land and buildings), investments, or other assets (except inventory held for resale); contributions, gifts, grants,and income from interest, rental of real estate, and dividends EXCEPT for public broadcast stations and libraries; domesticintracompany transfers; receipts of foreign subsidiaries; and other nonoperating income.

Annual Payroll

Payroll includes all forms of compensation, such as salaries, wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses, vacationallowances, sick-leave pay, and employee contributions, to qualified pension plans paid during the year to all employees.For corporations, payroll includes amounts paid to officers and executives; for unincorporated businesses, it does notinclude profit or other compensation of proprietors or partners. Payroll is reported before deductions for social security,income tax, insurance, union dues, etc. This definition of payroll is the same as that used by the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) on Form 941.

Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; andOther Services (Except Public Administration) sectors. Also included are tips and gratuities received by employees frompatrons and reported to employers and the value of payments in kind (e.g., free meals and lodging). If an employee works atmore than one location, the payroll is included in the one location where they spend most of their time. Also included aresalaries of professional service organizations or associations which operate under state professional corporation statutesand file a corporate Federal income tax return. Excluded are payrolls of departments or concessions operated by othercompanies at the establishment.

Paid Employees

Paid employees consists of full-time and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations.Included are employees on paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacations; not included are proprietors and partners ofunincorporated businesses. The definition of paid employees is the same as that used on IRS Form 941.

Information; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Administrative and Support and Waste Management andRemediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; andOther Services (Except Public Administration) sectors - Includes all employees who were on the payroll during the payperiod including March 12. Includes members of a professional service organization or association which operates understate professional corporation statutes and files a corporate Federal income tax return. Excludes employees of departmentsor concessions operated by other companies at the establishment.*