/*SHORT TITLE: Abstract from CDROM */ Zip Code Business Patterns 2000 Abstract prepared by the Bureau of the Census-Washington: The Bureau [producer and distributor], 2002 Type of File Summary statistics. Universe Description The universe is all business establishments with one or more paid employees. Data are not included for self-employed persons, domestic service workers, railroad employees, agriculture production workers, and most government employees. Beginning in 1998, data are tabulated by industry as defined in the North American Industry Classification System: United States, 1997 (NAICS). Data for 1997 and earlier years are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System. For more information on the relationship between the two systems, see the "Bridge Between NAICS and SIC" at http://www.census.gov/epcd/ec97brdg/ (internet connection required). Subject-Matter Description This file provides data on total number of establishments and number of establishments by employment-size classes by detailed industry. Data on mid-March employment, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll are summarized by ZIP Code without industry detail. This series excludes governmental establishments except for wholesale liquor establishments (NAICS 4228), retail liquor stores (NAICS 44531), Federally-chartered savings institutions (NAICS 522120), Federally-chartered credit unions (NAICS 522130), and hospitals (NAICS 622). Geographic Coverage ZIP Codes within the United States. Technical Description File Medium: Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM). File Structure: dBASE III+(TM). File Names: Detail industry data - DETL.DBF; index files: DETLAREA.NDX, DETLIND.NDX, DETLSECT.NDX ZIP Code totals data - REFAREA.DBF; index files: REFAREA.NDX, REFAREAN.NDX ZIP Code summary data - SUMM.DBF; index files: SUMMAREA.NDX, SUMMIND.NDX See Record Layouts for a complete description of the data files. File Sort Sequence: Detailed industry data - DETL.DBF By ZIP and 6-digit NAICS ZIP Code totals data - REFAREA.DBF By ZIP ZIP Code summary data - SUMM.DBF By ZIP and NAICS Industry Sector Reference Materials ZIP Code Business Patterns, CD-ROM Technical Documentation. The documentation contains this abstract, other information about the file, a glossary, and data dictionaries. One copy accompanies each file order. The documentation is also available in ASCII format on the CD-ROM. For further ordering information, contact Administrative and Customer Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233. Phone: (301) 763-INFO File Availability The CD-ROM may be ordered from Customer Services using the order form on the following page. For further information, contact Customer Services, Phone: (301) 763-4636 Source: ZIP Code Business Patterns Help