Between 1948 and 1973, the percentage of self-employed persons in nonagricultural industries fell from 12.0 to 6.7 percent, but by 1985, it had risen to 7.5 percent. Given this recent growth in entrepreneurial activity, it is of some importance to obtain as accurate information as possible about the size and composition of the entrepreneurial class and of the businesses they operate. The Bureau of the Census' Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) provides an opportunity for obtaining this information. This article reports on some new findings, derived from this survey, relating to businesses and business ownership as distinct from self-employment.

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Job Tenure, Liftetime Work Interruptions, and Wage Differentials

September 1987

This paper is a regression study that quantifies the effect of various factors on the earnings of men and women.

Working Paper

SIPP Sample Loss and the Efforts to Reduce It

September 1987

This paper assesses the current situation in SIPP as to the level of sample losses and possible causes, and describes our efforts to reduce losses.

Working Paper

Measuring the Bias in Gross Flows

November 1987

In this paper, we focus on misclassifications for dichotomous variables.

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