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NAICS 7112
Spectator sports

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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

71	Arts, entertainment, & recreation	Total	110,313	141,904,109	45,169,117	1,848,674
		Exempt	23,392	27,969,288	9,738,018	485,219
		Taxable	86,921	113,934,821	35,431,099	1,363,455
711	Performing arts, spectator sports, & related industries	Total	37,735	58,285,681	21,231,489	422,533
		Exempt	6,061	8,789,209	2,481,065	115,947
		Taxable	31,674	49,496,472	18,750,424	306,586
7112	Spectator sports	Taxable	4,072	22,313,416	10,206,017	107,727
71121	Spectator sports	Taxable	4,072	22,313,416	10,206,017	107,727

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)

71	Arts, entertainment, & recreation	952,911	133,934,646	865,990	90.9	19,999,825	14.9	86,921	113,934,821
711	Performing arts, spectator sports, & related industries	764,567	64,304,476	732,893	95.9	14,808,004	23.0	31,674	49,496,472
7112	Spectator sports	99,779	24,087,133	95,707	95.9	1,773,717	7.4	4,072	22,313,416
71121	Spectator sports	99,779	24,087,133	95,707	95.9	1,773,717	7.4	4,072	22,313,416

Definition: NAICS 7112 Spectator sports

This industry comprises (1) sports teams or clubs primarily participating in live sporting events before a paying audience; (2) establishments primarily engaged in operating racetracks; (3) independent athletes engaged in participating in live sporting or racing events before a paying audience; (4) owners of racing participants, such as cars, dogs, and horses, primarily engaged in entering them in racing events or other spectator sports events; and (5) establishments, such as sports trainers, primarily engaged in providing specialized services to support participants in sports events or competitions. The sports teams and clubs included in this industry may or may not operate their own arena, stadium, or other facility for presenting their games or other spectator sports events.

Cross-References.

Establishments primarily engaged in promoting sporting events without participating in sporting events are classified in Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events;
Establishments, such as youth league baseball teams, primarily engaged in participating in sporting events for recreational purposes without playing before a paying audience are classified in Industry 713990, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries;
Amateur, semiprofessional, or professional athletic associations or leagues are classified in Industry 813990, Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations);
Establishments primarily engaged in representing or managing the careers of sports figures are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures;
Independent athletes engaged in providing sports instruction without participating in sporting events before a paying audience are classified in Industry 611620, Sports and Recreation Instruction;
Independent athletes exclusively engaged in endorsing products or making speeches are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers; and
Establishments primarily engaged in raising horses, mules, donkeys, and other equines are classified in Industry 112920, Horses and Other Equine Production.

Historical comparability

NAICS 7112, Spectator sports, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, 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

7112	Spectator sports	2002	4,072	22,313,416	10,206,017	107,727
		1997	3,881	13,656,033	6,151,215	92,393
		% change	4.9	63.4	65.9	16.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Spectator sports: 2002

Data for the Arts, entertainment, & recreation 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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Indus-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

4,072

22,313,416

100.00

10,206,017

107,727

California

Total

513

2,757,486

12.36

1,348,898

12,218

New York

Total

281

1,792,282

8.03

944,648

7,661

Florida

Total

388

1,758,039

7.88

105

759,847

11,635

Texas

Total

206

1,258,985

5.64

565,410

7,107

North Carolina

Total

213

1,141,135

5.11

137

396,034

4,752

Indiana

Total

111

1,053,549

4.72

171

256,275

2,975

Pennsylvania

Total

133

1,048,360

4.70

531,046

3,387

Ohio

Total

161

998,913

4.48

563,227

5,343

Illinois

Total

196

946,035

4.24

468,558

3,786

West Virginia

Total

665,619

2.98

369

75,000

3,462

Michigan

Total

599,565

2.69

292,869

2,024

Massachusetts

Total

592,321

2.65

364,109

1,681

Missouri

Total

539,028

2.42

449,513

2,012

Colorado

Total

504,462

2.26

112

301,807

1,422

Arizona

Total

475,697

2.13

306,812

2,047

Washington

Total

474,260

2.13

272,965

3,410

Louisiana

Total

465,701

2.09

104

135,417

2,837

New Jersey

Total

117

465,641

2.09

246,701

1,657

Maryland

Total

464,832

2.08

263,071

2,481

Georgia

Total

463,282

2.08

285,672

1,535

Minnesota

Total

421,626

1.89

226,125

1,553

Tennessee

Total

380,041

1.70

207,004

1,241

Virginia

Total

377,561

1.69

89,588

1,566

Wisconsin

Total

372,617

1.67

247,193

1,255

Kentucky

Total

138

339,666

1.52

74,433

2,731

Delaware

Total

332,323

1.49

413

66,513

2,329

Iowa

Total

322,873

1.45

110

57,588

3,041

Alabama

Total

131,433

0.59

19,501

1,142

Oregon

Total

121,210

0.54

91,114

687

New Hampshire

Total

110,430

0.49

18,890

708

Nevada

Total

107,983

0.48

25,383

445

New Mexico

Total

106,744

0.48

20,915

928

Kansas

Total

82,584

0.37

9,232

568

South Carolina

Total

65,866

0.30

12,240

537

Arkansas

Total

63,877

0.29

12,536

1,192

Oklahoma

Total

53,900

0.24

12,146

668

Connecticut

Total

53,528

0.24

15,603

694

Nebraska

Total

41,721

0.19

10,489

746

Maine

Total

20,606

0.09

4,463

214

South Dakota

Total

9,523

0.04

2,289

126

Idaho

Total

9,217

0.04

2,325

115

Alaska

Total

6,989

0.03

1,228

Mississippi

Total

6,189

0.03

1,606

115

Wyoming

Total

4,653

0.02

1,035

Vermont

Total

3,834

0.02

809

Montana

Total

3,519

0.02

804

Hawaii

Total

3,292

0.01

574

All other states, including those below

Total

294,419

1.32

146,512

1,482

Rhode Island

Total

(500-999)

Utah

Total

(500-999)

District of Columbia

Total

(100-249)

North Dakota

Total

(20-99)

Products Lines for Spectator sports
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	22,313,416	100.00
30500	Admissions, excluding admission taxes	5,813,951	26.06
30660	Radio & television income	5,180,642	23.22
30630	Racetrack's share of receipts from parimutuel betting	2,501,331	11.21
30590	Advertising, including endorsement fees	1,786,654	8.01
30640	Gaming receipts	1,590,168	7.13
	-Other	5,440,670	24.38

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Spectator sports
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
EC02-71SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-71SS-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
EC02-71SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Other Sources of Receipts by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-71I-01	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
EC02-71A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 7112
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
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: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 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