US Census Bureau

Guide
Guide to the
1997 Economic Census

1997 Economic Census on American FactFinder®

 American Factfinder
American FactFinder (AFF) is a database system that gives you access to the same Economic Census data that are also published in PDF. The advantage with FactFinder is that you can search directly for the data you want, can display data for all available sectors at once, and can download the results for further manipulation. 

AFF includes all 1997 Economic Census geographic area series, industry series, and subject reports. A comparison identifies other reports available only in PDF or CD-ROM.

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Quick Reports

 American Factfinder
The Economic Census profiles the U.S. Economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level
- Industry Quick Report
- Geography Quick Report
Near the bottom of the FactFinder main page are links to two kinds of preformatted reports: Each profile includes the 1997 population estimate for each geographic area shown. Quick Reports support printing and downloading, but not data manipulation or reformatting.

Example: Obtain an Economic Census profile for Peoria, Illinois.

1. Select "Geography Quick Report" on the AFF main page or on the Economic Census page

image of Select Geography page (type of area)

2. Pull down the menu next to Select the type of area and select "Economic place". Places in the Economic Census include incorporated places with 2,500 or more inhabitants as of 1990, and townships with 10,000 or more inhabitants in selected northeastern states.

3. Select the state from the menu

4. Select the city from the menu

image of Select Geography page (selecting a city)

5. Click on the "Show report" button

image of Quick Report (2-digit)

The default Quick Report shows totals for the sectors available for the selected area. [Data for sectors 21, 23, and 55 appear only for the U.S. and states, and sectors 22 and 48-49 appear only for the U.S., states, and metro areas.]

To obtain a profile citing each industry for which data are available...

6. Click on the "Change Selections" button and select "Other Reports"

image of Quick Report (selection of Other Reports)

7. In the pop-up box, click in the last radio button and click on "OK".

image of Quick Report (selection of 2-6 digits)

image of Quick Report (2-6 digit)

This report includes every industry published for this area. Criteria for publication vary from sector to sector. For example, manufacturing industries are shown only where they represent 500 or more employees in a particular place (lower criteria apply to metro area and state data).

For several service sectors (54, 61, 62, 71, and 81) the figures under the "NAICS Industries" heading represent only establishments subject to federal income tax. Metro area summaries also include data for tax-exempt establishments, for example, hospitals.

From this page it is possible to consult definitions for each of the statistics shown, through the column headings.

The "Print/Download" button allows you to save a comma-delimited - spreadsheet format (.csv file) or a tab-delimited (.lst file). Comma-delimited files are easily imported into most spreadsheet or database programs.

Ready to try it for yourself? Click on the FactFinder icon. 

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Last revised: July 11 2003

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