The Annual Business Survey uses the collection year in the survey name rather than a single reference year.  Therefore, the 2021 ABS covers reference year 2020.

Multiple business characteristic topics are included in the tables. Below are links to the data tables by the module business characteristic topic. Question Description codes for the topics are in parenthesis. For more information on using the Census Bureau’s data platform, visit the data.census.gov resources page.

Digital Share of Business Activity (DIGBUSACT)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Cloud Service (CLOUDSERV)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Business Technologies (TECHUSE)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Effect of Coronavirus on Business Sales (COVIDEFF)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Sources of Financial Assistance During Coronavirus (COVIDFA)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Government Assistance Requested During Coronavirus (GOVFAREQ)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Government Assistance Received During Coronavirus (GOVFAREC)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Government Financial Assistance Forgiveness (GOVFOR)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Level of Operations During Coronavirus Pandemic (COVIDOP)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Financial Health of Business (COVIDFHLTH)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Outstanding Debt (DEBT)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

New Credit Applications (CREDAPP)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

New Credit Sources (CREDSOUR)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

New Credit Received (CREDREC)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Business Financing Uses (FINUSES)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Managing Production Problems or Service Issues (SERVICEPROB)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Number of Key Performance Indicators (KPINUM)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

     Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Frequency of Key Performance Indicators (KPIFREQ)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Frequency of Customer Satisfaction Monitoring (CUSSATMON)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Business Targets (BUSTARGETS)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Level of Effort to Reach Business Targets (BUSTARDIFF)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Employee Promotion (PROMOTION)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Under-Performing Employee (UNDERPERFORM)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Employee Training Expenditures (EMPTRE)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Employee Training Participation (EMPTRP)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Hours of Employee Training (HEMPTR)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm

Area of Employee Training (AREMPT)

    Sector, Sex, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Employment Size of Firm

    Sex, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Urban and Rural Classification of Firm