The 1992 Characteristics of Business Owners (CBO) Survey provides the only national data available for comparing selected economic, demographic, and sociological characteristics among minority, women, non-minority male, and all business owners and their businesses.

Detailed Tables

Summary Characteristics of Business Owners and Their Businesses: 1992

Business/Type of Ownership

Business Ownership Status
Operating Status
Discontinued Business: Status & Reason

Personal Characteristics of Owners

Age of Business Owner
Business Owner Born in United States
Marital Status of Business Owner
Veteran, Disabled Vet or Military Status
Owner Had Health Insurance
Education & Area of Concentration of Business Owner
Owner's Prior Work Experience
Owner's Prior Managerial Experience
Owner's Prior Business Owner Experience
Total Personal Income

Characteristics of Business

Year That this Business was Established
When and How the Owner Acquired the Business
Reason for Becoming an Owner
Total Capital Needed by Owner
Source of Capital for Owner

Capital

Capital Needed by Firm
Source of Capital for Firm
Measures Taken by Firm If Not Producing

Marketplace of Business

Percent of Minority Customers Served by Business
Business Net Profits (or Losses)
Customers Accounting for 10% or More of Sales

Business Practices and Profitability

Owner's Total Personal Income Produced from Bus
Impact of Issues upon Business's Profitability
Measures Taken If this Business Was Not Producing
Weeks and Hours Spent Managing or Working
Owner Received Grants, Training, or Tech Assistance

Employees and Benefits

Percent of Women Employees
Percent of Minority Employees
Retirement and Health Plans Offered

Type of Ownership

Business Ownership or Control by Close Relatives
Franchised Business
Home-based Business
Languages Used in Business Transactions

Exports
Percent of Exports
Export Market Destination
Agencies Helpful for Business's Exports
Time Involved in Exports and Export Plans
Issues Important to Ability to Export
NAFTA impact on Business

For Further Information:
1997 Economic Census: Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises