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NAICS 6244
Child day care services

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

62	Health care & social assistance	Total	704,526	1,207,299,734	495,845,829	15,052,255
		Exempt	136,478	617,930,865	254,027,235	8,027,333
		Taxable	568,048	589,368,869	241,818,594	7,024,922
624	Social assistance	Total	139,752	91,454,799	36,376,408	2,122,503
		Exempt	81,445	72,485,099	27,594,459	1,511,175
		Taxable	58,307	18,969,700	8,781,949	611,328
6244	Child day care services	Total	69,127	21,771,955	10,503,493	751,733
		Exempt	24,231	9,758,493	4,804,304	314,436
		Taxable	44,896	12,013,462	5,699,189	437,297
62441	Child day care services	Total	69,127	21,771,955	10,503,493	751,733
		Exempt	24,231	9,758,493	4,804,304	314,436
		Taxable	44,896	12,013,462	5,699,189	437,297

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)

62	Health care & social assistance	2,024,963	631,637,167	1,456,915	71.9	42,268,298	6.7	568,048	589,368,869
624	Social assistance	775,412	27,640,096	717,105	92.5	8,670,396	31.4	58,307	18,969,700
6244	Child day care services	663,843	19,054,912	618,947	93.2	7,041,450	37.0	44,896	12,013,462
62441	Child day care services	663,843	19,054,912	618,947	93.2	7,041,450	37.0	44,896	12,013,462

Definition: NAICS 6244 Child day care services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing day care of infants or children. These establishments generally care for preschool children, but may care for older children when they are not in school and may also offer prekindergarten educational programs.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in offering kindergarten educational programs are classified in Industry 611110, Elementary and Secondary Schools.

Historical comparability

NAICS 6244, Child day care services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 6244 is nearly comparable to SIC 8351. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

6244	Child day care services	2002	69,128	21,773,603	10,504,149	751,759
		1997	62,054	14,175,292	6,963,469	628,712
		% change	11.4	53.6	50.8	19.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Child day care services: 2002

Data for the Health care & social assistance sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
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ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

69,127

21,771,955

100.00

10,503,493

751,733

California

Total

7,601

2,551,215

11.72

1,117,315

62,986

New York

Total

4,107

1,670,663

7.67

876,599

52,077

Texas

Total

4,909

1,630,443

7.49

777,228

62,075

Florida

Total

3,522

1,242,689

5.71

536,606

40,325

New Jersey

Total

2,170

992,648

4.56

116

486,247

30,238

Illinois

Total

2,457

970,800

4.46

491,053

31,515

Massachusetts

Total

1,911

892,664

4.10

139

443,871

25,013

Pennsylvania

Total

2,869

851,858

3.91

421,339

32,178

Georgia

Total

2,119

777,893

3.57

383,917

29,627

Ohio

Total

2,182

777,073

3.57

379,278

28,069

North Carolina

Total

2,584

753,093

3.46

372,229

27,859

Virginia

Total

1,690

608,541

2.80

286,151

20,957

Michigan

Total

2,416

523,276

2.40

254,199

20,060

Maryland

Total

1,305

479,557

2.20

242,983

15,999

Wisconsin

Total

1,666

478,195

2.20

241,377

17,357

Washington

Total

2,142

462,781

2.13

229,806

16,235

Tennessee

Total

1,591

408,078

1.87

202,317

16,739

Missouri

Total

1,462

394,434

1.81

192,144

15,006

Colorado

Total

1,007

381,200

1.75

191,940

13,170

Connecticut

Total

999

362,051

1.66

105

186,116

12,263

Minnesota

Total

1,259

361,038

1.66

169,987

12,005

Indiana

Total

1,418

339,370

1.56

162,757

12,907

Arizona

Total

757

284,961

1.31

130,226

10,400

Mississippi

Total

885

279,730

1.28

109,787

10,577

Louisiana

Total

1,193

273,773

1.26

126,352

11,427

South Carolina

Total

1,113

265,570

1.22

131,490

11,488

Alabama

Total

1,100

265,488

1.22

121,976

11,574

Kentucky

Total

979

257,166

1.18

134,727

12,550

Oklahoma

Total

1,089

234,639

1.08

109,317

9,855

Arkansas

Total

734

151,028

0.69

76,499

6,760

Kansas

Total

673

149,352

0.69

75,342

6,027

Oregon

Total

720

147,208

0.68

72,305

5,505

Iowa

Total

827

146,141

0.67

79,483

8,201

Nevada

Total

314

141,111

0.65

67,524

4,669

New Hampshire

Total

498

125,043

0.57

65,396

4,817

Maine

Total

596

121,362

0.56

54,852

3,909

New Mexico

Total

335

115,294

0.53

52,994

4,177

District of Columbia

Total

177

108,487

0.50

187

52,546

2,536

Nebraska

Total

573

107,553

0.49

55,058

4,857

Rhode Island

Total

291

101,476

0.47

51,380

3,252

Delaware

Total

270

90,618

0.42

112

46,497

3,309

Utah

Total

337

86,105

0.40

40,011

3,500

West Virginia

Total

288

63,328

0.29

31,956

3,089

Idaho

Total

358

53,279

0.24

25,121

2,321

Montana

Total

397

52,721

0.24

23,952

2,375

Hawaii

Total

208

51,407

0.24

25,193

1,687

South Dakota

Total

237

45,433

0.21

23,256

2,202

Alaska

Total

174

45,138

0.21

22,038

1,486

Vermont

Total

267

44,074

0.20

24,894

1,789

North Dakota

Total

190

28,427

0.13

14,499

1,533

Wyoming

Total

161

26,483

0.12

13,363

1,201

Products Lines for Child day care services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	21,771,955	100.00
30392	Payt-chdcare/csel/cmty food/shelt/rehab/soc prov ind/fam:Priv pyr	12,644,414	58.08
30391	Payt-chdcare/csel/cmty food/shelt/rehab/soc prov ind/fam:Gov pyrs	7,873,351	36.16
	-Other	1,254,190	5.76

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Child day care services
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-62SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-62SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-62SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Transferred Contributions for Firms Exempt from Federal Income Tax	US, states
EC02-62SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Grants & other Payments for Firms Exempt from Federal Income Tax	US, states
EC02-62I-04	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-62A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 6244
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Service Annual Survey: Health Care and Social Assistance Services	Annual	Estimated Revenue for Employer and Nonemployer Firms	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas