Survey of Employer Businesses by Gender Ownership--1994
1994 Survey of Employer Businesses by Gender Ownership
(also referred to the "Survey of Businesses") provides information on women-owned employer
firms in 1994 for all nonfarm business sectors. Basic types of data relate to business
formation, expansion plans, and credit experience. The survey also provides statistics
for comparison to male-owned and equally-owned businesses. The survey includes all types
of business formations such as sole proprietors, partnerships and all types of incorporated
businesses, but excludes firms with no employees. Characteristic information and respondent
profiles are available for major business sectors and limited size characteristics.
For a more comprehensive overview of the above program or its related programs,
click on Overview.
PRESS RELEASE
"Census Bureau Says Percent of Employer Businesses Owned by Women Continues to Increase"
Although smaller and younger, the percentage of women-owned
firms with employees increased from 12 percent of all employer
businesses established before 1980, to 18.5 percent of firms
established between 1991 and 1994, according to a new national
survey of businesses with employees by the Commerce Department's
Census Bureau.
For the entire press release, click on PR.
INFORMATION & DATA
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Author: Durwin Knutson (Company Statistics).
Revised February081999.
