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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)
71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation
All Establishments 865,990 19,999,825
Individual Proprietorships 815,821 15,157,372
Corporations 34,404 3,255,910
Partnerships 15,765 1,586,543
711 Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries
All Establishments 732,893 14,808,004
Individual Proprietorships 702,521 12,225,180
Corporations 20,103 1,769,115
Partnerships 10,269 813,709
7111 Performing arts companies
All Establishments 26,005 676,635
Individual Proprietorships 22,326 344,902
Corporations 2,411 228,689
Partnerships 1,268 103,044
7112 Spectator sports
All Establishments 95,707 1,773,717
Individual Proprietorships 90,995 1,361,710
Corporations 2,910 258,552
Partnerships 1,802 153,455
71121 Spectator sports
All Establishments 95,707 1,773,717
Individual Proprietorships 90,995 1,361,710
Corporations 2,910 258,552
Partnerships 1,802 153,455
7113 Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events
All Establishments 29,348 1,100,090
Individual Proprietorships 24,643 600,135
Corporations 3,313 356,990
Partnerships 1,392 142,965
7114 Agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers and other public figures
All Establishments 28,057 968,764
Individual Proprietorships 25,205 676,812
Corporations 2,128 222,916
Partnerships 724 69,036
71141 Agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers and other public figures
All Establishments 28,057 968,764
Individual Proprietorships 25,205 676,812
Corporations 2,128 222,916
Partnerships 724 69,036
7115 Independent artists, writers, and performers
All Establishments 553,776 10,288,798
Individual Proprietorships 539,352 9,241,621
Corporations 9,341 701,968
Partnerships 5,083 345,209
71151 Independent artists, writers, and performers
All Establishments 553,776 10,288,798
Individual Proprietorships 539,352 9,241,621
Corporations 9,341 701,968
Partnerships 5,083 345,209
712 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
All Establishments 4,366 66,322
Individual Proprietorships 4,149 51,948
Corporations 167 8,901
Partnerships 50 5,473
7121 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
All Establishments 4,366 66,322
Individual Proprietorships 4,149 51,948
Corporations 167 8,901
Partnerships 50 5,473
713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries
All Establishments 128,731 5,125,499
Individual Proprietorships 109,151 2,880,244
Corporations 14,134 1,477,894
Partnerships 5,446 767,361
7131 Amusement parks and arcades
All Establishments 5,181 321,588
Individual Proprietorships 3,743 122,442
Corporations 1,156 157,926
Partnerships 282 41,220
7132 Gambling industries
All Establishments 7,311 875,216
Individual Proprietorships 6,696 777,129
Corporations 391 59,882
Partnerships 224 38,205
7139 Other amusement and recreation services
All Establishments 116,239 3,928,695
Individual Proprietorships 98,712 1,980,673
Corporations 12,587 1,260,086
Partnerships 4,940 687,936
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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