1997 Survey of Women-Owned Business Enterprises (SWOBE)
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
SMOBE OVERVIEW
Provides only comprehensive source of data on
women-owned business enterprises.
Data needed to evaluate the extent and growth of
business ownership and to provide a framework for assessing and directing private and government programs.
SWOBE is conducted in conjunction with the
Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE).
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
HISTORY
SWOBE was first conducted in 1972 as part of the
economic census.
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
SCOPE AND COVERAGE
Virtually all nonfarm businesses with greater than $1,000 in receipts
• In 1992, a small sample of C corporations was
included in SWOBE to provide estimates for the U.S. at the industry division level only.
• Full coverage of corporations was added in 1997.
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
SCOPE AND COVERAGE
Gender • For the 1997 survey, gender was defined as:
Male Female Equally male and female Other (includes publicly held, foreign-owned, and not for profit businesses)
Business Unit • Company
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
PUBLICATIONS
1997 products for the Survey of Women-Owned
Business Enterprises released in March 2001.
1997 products for the Survey of Minority-Owned
Business Enterprises released beginning in March 2001. • Black - released • Hispanic - released • Asians and Pacific Islanders • American Indians and Alaska Natives • Minority Summary • Company Summary
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1997
Inclusion of all corporations Women tabulations based on 51% ownership Improved sample design Addition of equally male- and female-owned
category for gender Separate tabulations for equally owned firms State by 2-digit SIC data available Fully inclusive estimates
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1997
Data tabulated by firm in each industry and
geography Company Summary report Data free on internet Improved CD-ROM software
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Growth of Women-Owned Firms
The number of women-owned firms grew 16%
from 1992 to 1997. • The number of all U.S. firms grew 6%.
The receipts of women-owned firms grew 33%. • The receipts of all U.S. firms grew 24%.
(Excludes publicly held, foreign-owned, and nonprofit businesses)
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Percent Distribution of All U.S. Firms by Industry Division: 1997
Industries not classified 7% Agricultural services, forestry, fishing, and mining 3% Construction 11%
Manufacturing 3% Transportation, communications, and utilities 4% Services 43% Wholesale trade 4%
Finance, insurance, and real estate 11%
Retail trade 14%
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Percent Distribution of Women-Owned Firms by Industry Division: 1997
Agricultural services, forestry, fishing, and mining 2% Industries not classified 8% Construction 3% Manufacturing 2% Transportation, communications, and utilities 2% Wholesale trade 2% Retail trade 17%
Services 55%
Finance, insurance, and real estate 9%
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Average Receipts per Firm for Women-, Male-, and Equally Owned Firms Compared to All U.S. Firms: 1997
$4,000,000 $3,500,000 $3,381,951
$3,000,000
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,986,111
$1,500,000
$1,000,000 $582,482 $500,000 $259,218
$804,677
$847,639
$891,043
$151,129 $0 Male Equal All firms Women Firms with paid employees All U.S.
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Women-Owned Firms and Receipts as a Percent of All U.S. Firms and Receipts by Industry Division: 1997
All Industries Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation, communications, and utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Industries not classified
0.0% 5.0% 10.0%
26.0% 4.4% 15.0% 9.1% 15.8% 4.1% 6.7% 7.2% 17.6% 2.8% 14.0% 2.8% 15.7% 4.4% 31.8% 5.7% 21.4% 2.2% 33.5% 7.1% 27.8% 14.0%
15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%
Firms Receipts
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Five States With Largest Number of Women-Owned Firms
California - 700,513 New York - 394,014 Texas - 381,453 Florida - 337,811 Illinois - 239,725
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Five Metropolitan Areas With Largest Number of Women-Owned Firms
New York, NY -201,016 Los Angeles, CA -200,793 Chicago, IL -161,252 Washington, DC -117,713 Atlanta, GA -87,098
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Size of Women-Owned Firms With Paid Employees
846,780 (15.6%)women-owned firms had paid employees. 7,439 (0.9% of firms with paid employees) women-owned firms had 100 or more employees. 559,402 (66.1% of firms with paid employees) had less than 5 employees.
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Size of Women-Owned Firms
Of all 5,417,034 women-owned firms, 98,870
(1.8%) had more than $1,000,000 in receipts.
1,630,833 (30.1%) had less than $5,000 in
receipts.
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
Legal Form of Organization
The majority (84.8%) of women-owned firms
were sole proprietorships. • 4,595,571 firms
Largest receipts group was the C corporations
with 44.8% of all women- owned business receipts. • Accounted for almost $367 billion
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/
For More Information
Web: • http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/ Phone: • 301-457-3316 Email: • csd@census.gov
Source: 1997 Economic Census Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises http://www.census.gov/csd/mwb/