For initial highlights, see the Press Release or the detail in the Summary of Findings. RELATED SURVEY: Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Surveys.
Publication [PDF]: The
Characteristics of Business Owners publication may be viewed and/or downloaded.
See below for selected quick view data text files.
CD-ROM_1j contains the Characteristics of Business Owners survey data. [1j is the final CD of the 1992 Economic Census CD-ROM series].
File updates (CD-ROM). Table 1: text patch, data (.dbf). Table 27: text file, data (.dbf).
[This survey "universe" includes all businesses (minority-, nonminority-, women-, and male-owned) with the exception of all "C" corporations. For more detail on this topic (especially note the matrix), see Legal Form of Organization and "C" Corporations].
Summary Characteristics of Business Owners and Their Business (Table 1).
Educational Background of Owner
Veteran Status of Owner
Home-Based Businesses When First Established/During 1992
Total Capital Needed by Owner to Start/Acquire the Business
Sources of Borrowed Capital for Owner
Sources of Borrowed Capital for Firm
Percent of Owner's Total Personal Income Produced From the Business