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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)
51 Information
All Establishments 232,698 7,550,078
Individual Proprietorships 195,547 4,186,522
Corporations 26,479 2,362,701
Partnerships 10,672 1,000,855
511 Publishing industries (except Internet)
All Establishments 69,396 1,979,811
Individual Proprietorships 59,319 1,167,467
Corporations 7,259 587,066
Partnerships 2,818 225,278
512 Motion picture and sound recording industries
All Establishments 55,959 2,014,016
Individual Proprietorships 46,549 1,218,590
Corporations 6,663 578,456
Partnerships 2,747 216,970
5121 Motion picture and video industries
All Establishments 42,132 1,606,557
Individual Proprietorships 34,724 939,105
Corporations 5,413 494,518
Partnerships 1,995 172,934
5122 Sound recording industries
All Establishments 13,827 407,459
Individual Proprietorships 11,825 279,485
Corporations 1,250 83,938
Partnerships 752 44,036
515 Broadcasting (except Internet)
All Establishments 14,644 525,485
Individual Proprietorships 12,631 277,792
Corporations 1,494 173,557
Partnerships 519 74,136
516 Internet publishing and broadcasting
All Establishments 10,390 177,398
Individual Proprietorships 9,647 135,160
Corporations 430 23,008
Partnerships 313 19,230
5161 Internet publishing and broadcasting
All Establishments 10,390 177,398
Individual Proprietorships 9,647 135,160
Corporations 430 23,008
Partnerships 313 19,230
51611 Internet publishing and broadcasting
All Establishments 10,390 177,398
Individual Proprietorships 9,647 135,160
Corporations 430 23,008
Partnerships 313 19,230
517 Telecommunications
All Establishments 22,142 977,612
Individual Proprietorships 17,286 420,861
Corporations 3,603 390,698
Partnerships 1,253 166,053
518 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services
All Establishments 34,068 914,958
Individual Proprietorships 29,967 559,428
Corporations 2,811 243,542
Partnerships 1,290 111,988
5181 Internet service providers and web search portals
All Establishments 5,968 166,034
Individual Proprietorships 5,134 98,998
Corporations 507 43,513
Partnerships 327 23,523
51811 Internet service providers and web search portals
All Establishments 5,968 166,034
Individual Proprietorships 5,134 98,998
Corporations 507 43,513
Partnerships 327 23,523
518111 Internet service providers
All Establishments 4,133 121,007
Individual Proprietorships 3,503 71,772
Corporations 372 31,758
Partnerships 258 17,477
518112 Web search portals
All Establishments 1,835 45,027
Individual Proprietorships 1,631 27,226
Corporations 135 11,755
Partnerships 69 6,046
5182 Data processing, hosting, and related services
All Establishments 28,100 748,924
Individual Proprietorships 24,833 460,430
Corporations 2,304 200,029
Partnerships 963 88,465
51821 Data processing, hosting, and related services
All Establishments 28,100 748,924
Individual Proprietorships 24,833 460,430
Corporations 2,304 200,029
Partnerships 963 88,465
519 Other information services
All Establishments 26,099 960,798
Individual Proprietorships 20,148 407,224
Corporations 4,219 366,374
Partnerships 1,732 187,200
5191 Other information services
All Establishments 26,099 960,798
Individual Proprietorships 20,148 407,224
Corporations 4,219 366,374
Partnerships 1,732 187,200
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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