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 Advance Nonemployer Statistics, Table 1
Summary and Legal Form of Organization for the United States

Data based on the 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Table 2 compares nonemployers with employers; Table 3 shows change from 1997 to 2002. Introductory text includes scope and 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 Nonemployers
Establish-
ments 		Receipts
($1,000)
23 Construction
All Establishments 2,071,317 115,269,433
Individual Proprietorships 1,903,503 86,684,528
Corporations 113,323 18,360,922
Partnerships 54,491 10,223,983
236 Construction of buildings
All Establishments 466,035 40,231,215
Individual Proprietorships 409,559 27,832,178
Corporations 38,734 8,001,901
Partnerships 17,742 4,397,136
2361 Residential building construction
All Establishments 402,832 35,911,938
Individual Proprietorships 354,801 25,111,651
Corporations 32,399 6,874,354
Partnerships 15,632 3,925,933
2362 Nonresidential building construction
All Establishments 63,203 4,319,277
Individual Proprietorships 54,758 2,720,527
Corporations 6,335 1,127,547
Partnerships 2,110 471,203
237 Heavy and civil engineering construction
All Establishments 65,917 6,627,510
Individual Proprietorships 46,209 2,289,976
Corporations 10,276 1,894,194
Partnerships 9,432 2,443,340
2371 Utility system construction
All Establishments 6,377 319,384
Individual Proprietorships 5,915 240,519
Corporations 308 51,482
Partnerships 154 27,383
2372 Land subdivision
All Establishments 26,788 4,291,216
Individual Proprietorships 11,661 631,137
Corporations 7,003 1,421,396
Partnerships 8,124 2,238,683
23721 Land subdivision
All Establishments 26,788 4,291,216
Individual Proprietorships 11,661 631,137
Corporations 7,003 1,421,396
Partnerships 8,124 2,238,683
2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction
All Establishments 6,555 356,440
Individual Proprietorships 5,823 240,482
Corporations 548 82,339
Partnerships 184 33,619
23731 Highway, street, and bridge construction
All Establishments 6,555 356,440
Individual Proprietorships 5,823 240,482
Corporations 548 82,339
Partnerships 184 33,619
2379 Other heavy and civil engineering construction
All Establishments 26,197 1,660,470
Individual Proprietorships 22,810 1,177,838
Corporations 2,417 338,977
Partnerships 970 143,655
23799 Other heavy and civil engineering construction
All Establishments 26,197 1,660,470
Individual Proprietorships 22,810 1,177,838
Corporations 2,417 338,977
Partnerships 970 143,655
238 Specialty trade contractors
All Establishments 1,539,365 68,410,708
Individual Proprietorships 1,447,735 56,562,374
Corporations 64,313 8,464,827
Partnerships 27,317 3,383,507
2381 Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors
All Establishments 263,287 12,939,844
Individual Proprietorships 251,080 11,026,604
Corporations 8,096 1,342,069
Partnerships 4,111 571,171
2382 Building equipment contractors
All Establishments 222,112 10,111,794
Individual Proprietorships 205,415 8,085,629
Corporations 12,410 1,496,235
Partnerships 4,287 529,930
23821 Electrical Contractors
All Establishments 102,219 3,834,347
Individual Proprietorships 95,098 3,067,740
Corporations 5,493 594,099
Partnerships 1,628 172,508
23822 Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors
All Establishments 110,183 5,920,986
Individual Proprietorships 101,213 4,728,704
Corporations 6,517 857,432
Partnerships 2,453 334,850
23829 Other building equipment contractors
All Establishments 9,710 356,461
Individual Proprietorships 9,104 289,185
Corporations 400 44,704
Partnerships 206 22,572
2383 Building finishing contractors
All Establishments 628,748 24,778,255
Individual Proprietorships 606,843 22,049,571
Corporations 14,355 1,821,408
Partnerships 7,550 907,276
2389 Other specialty trade contractors
All Establishments 425,218 20,580,815
Individual Proprietorships 384,397 15,400,570
Corporations 29,452 3,805,115
Partnerships 11,369 1,375,130
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The data in this table are based on the 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. These data aresubject to nonsampling error due to nonresponse, coverage problems, misreporting, and processing error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this report should cite the Census Bureau as the source of the originaldata only. For more information, see the introductory text

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census, Nonemployer Statistics

Data released: May 21, 2004

Page display revised: December 15, 2004