Questionnaire Public Report11/28/2012 05:29:19 PM
Cohort:National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Round:NLSY79 Round 25
Instrument :R25 Youth Main Field
  1. Business Ownership



BUSOWN-LINT []Section: Business Ownership

{lint_rd}==24

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-MATCH-CHK1

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BUSOWN-1 []Section: Business Ownership

We would like to know whether you have ever owned a business. By business, we mean any activity operated with regularity for the purpose of generating income or profit. We are interested in all incorporated companies and partnerships in which you had any ownership share, as well as unincorporated businesses that you may have operated as a sole proprietor, independent contractor, consultant, or free-lancer. This even includes informal businesses such as cleaning services, gardening services, and the selling of goods out of your home, as long as they generated income and were operated on a regular basis. The only businesses we are not interested in are those operated on a highly sporadic basis, those carried out purely as a hobby, and those in which you were merely a shareholder or investor with no role in the operation of the company.

Since you were 18 years old, have you ever owned a business that would be of interest to us according to this description?

(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE SEE HELP SCREEN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.)

 1   YES
 0   NO   ...(Go To BUSOWN-23B)

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-LINT [Default]


BUSOWN-2 []Section: Business Ownership

{esbus_text1} How many such businesses have you owned?

ENTER NUMBER: 
If Answer = 0 Then Go To
BUSOWN-23_CHK1

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-1 [Default]


BUSOWN-LOOP1-BEGIN []Section: Business Ownership

REPEAT

COMMENT: BEGIN LOOPS TO UPDATE/VERIFY EMPLOYERS FROM DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-2 [Default]


BUSOWN-4 []Section: Business Ownership

{^busown_text1({busown-loop1})^} that you owned. What (is/was) the name of this business?

(INTERVIEWER: IF BUSINESS HAS A NAME, ENTER THAT NAME. OTHERWISE, ENTER SHORT DESCRIPTION OF JOB ACTIVITIES/OCCUPATION. THIS DESCRIPTION WILL BE USED AS THE NAME OF THIS JOB IN SUBSEQUENT QUESTIONS. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE: "FREELANCE WRITER", "CLEANING HOUSES", " CONSULTING DESIGNER", OR "LANDSCAPING AND YARD WORK".)

ENTER BUSINESS NAME OR DESCRIPTION: 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-LOOP1-BEGIN [Default]


BUSOWN-5 []Section: Business Ownership

In what year was [busown_name([busown-loop1])] originally established?

Enter Date:  
Year 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-4 [Default]


BUSOWN-6 []Section: Business Ownership

In what month and year did you acquire an ownership share in [busown_name([busown-loop1])]?

Enter Date:  
MonthYear 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-5 [Default]


BUSOWN-7 []Section: Business Ownership

How did you acquire ownership in [busown_name([busown-loop1])]? Did you establish the business either alone or with partners, receive ownership as a gift, purchase ownership, inherit ownership, acquire ownership through marriage, or was it something else?

 1   Established the business alone or with partners
 2   Received ownership as a gift
 3   Purchased ownership
 4   Inherited ownership
 5   Received ownership through marriage
 6   Other (specify)

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-6 [Default]


BUSOWN-8 []Section: Business Ownership

What was your reason for establishing or acquiring this business?

ENTER VERBATIM RESPONSE: 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-7 [Default]


BUSOWN-9 []Section: Business Ownership

Prior to establishing or acquiring this business, had you ever owned or worked for a related type of business?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-8 [Default]


BUSOWN-10 []Section: Business Ownership

What sources of money did you use to establish or acquire this business?

(INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENTS SHOULD REPORT ONLY THE SOURCES THAT THEY THEMSELVES PROVIDED, AND NOT SOURCES USED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS AND/OR CO-OWNERS.)

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
(INTERVIEWER: PLEASE SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

 1   Personal or family savings or assets
 2   Personal or family home equity loan
 3   Personal or business credit card
 4   Business loan or investment from family or friends
 5   Business loan from federal, state or local government
 6   Business loan from a bank or financial institution
 7   Other (specify)
 0   None needed

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-9 [Default]


BUSOWN-11 []Section: Business Ownership

About how much money did you use to establish or acquire the business?

ENTER AMOUNT: 
If Answer >= -2 AND Answer <= -1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-11_UNF1

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-10 [Default]


BUSOWN-11_UNF1 []Section: Business Ownership

Did you use $50,000 or less?

 1   YES   ...(Go To BUSOWN-11_UNF5)
 0   NO

If Answer >= -2 AND Answer <= -1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-12

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-11 [-2:-1]


BUSOWN-11_UNF2 []Section: Business Ownership

Did you use $100,000 or less?

 1   YES   ...(Go To BUSOWN-12)
 0   NO

If Answer >= -2 AND Answer <= -1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-12

Default Next:BUSOWN-11_UNF3
Lead-In:BUSOWN-11_UNF1 [Default]


BUSOWN-11_UNF3 []Section: Business Ownership

Did you use $250,000 or more?

 1   YES   ...(Go To BUSOWN-12)
 0   NO

If Answer >= -2 AND Answer <= -1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-12

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-11_UNF2 [Default]


BUSOWN-11_UNF4 []Section: Business Ownership

Did you use $1,000,000 or more?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-11_UNF3 [Default]


BUSOWN-11_UNF5 []Section: Business Ownership

Did you use $25,000 or more?

 1   YES   ...(Go To BUSOWN-12)
 0   NO

If Answer >= -2 AND Answer <= -1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-12

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-11_UNF1 [1:1]


BUSOWN-11_UNF6 []Section: Business Ownership

Did you use $10,000 or more?

 1   YES   ...(Go To BUSOWN-12)
 0   NO

If Answer >= -2 AND Answer <= -1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-12

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-11_UNF5 [Default]


BUSOWN-11_UNF7 []Section: Business Ownership

Did you use $5,000 or more?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-11_UNF6 [Default]


BUSOWN-12 []Section: Business Ownership

What (is/was) the legal form of this business? (Is/Was) it a...

 1   Sole proprietorship
 2   Partnership or limited liability partnership (LLP)
 3   Limited liability corporation (LLC)
 4   Sub-chapter S corporation
 5   General corporation
 6   Nonprofit organization
 7   Other (specify)

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-11_UNF1 [-2:-1], BUSOWN-11_UNF2 [-2:-1], BUSOWN-11_UNF2 [1:1], BUSOWN-11_UNF3 [-2:-1], BUSOWN-11_UNF3 [1:1], BUSOWN-11_UNF5 [-2:-1], BUSOWN-11_UNF5 [1:1], BUSOWN-11_UNF6 [-2:-1], BUSOWN-11_UNF6 [1:1], BUSOWN-11 [Default], BUSOWN-11_UNF4 [Default], BUSOWN-11_UNF7 [Default]


BUSOWN-13 []Section: Business Ownership

What type of business (is/was) [busown_name([busown-loop1])]? (IF NECESSARY, READ:) What (does/did) the company make or do?

ENTER VERBATIM RESPONSE: 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-12 [Default]


BUSOWN-14 []Section: Business Ownership

At its largest, how many people worked for this business, including you? Please include part-time and temporary workers, and exclude outside contractors.

(INTERVIEWER: PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE NUMBER IF NECESSARY.)

ENTER NUMBER: 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-13 [Default]


BUSOWN-15 []Section: Business Ownership

At it's largest, did this business have one physical location, multiple physical locations or no specific physical location?

 1   One physical location
 2   Multiple physical locations
 3   No specific physical location

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-14 [Default]


BUSOWN-16 []Section: Business Ownership

Approximately how much did this business generate in sales or revenue during a typical year?

(INTERVIEWER: IF R HAS DIFFICULTY WITH "TYPICAL" YEAR, ASK ABOUT REVENUE IN LAST CALENDAR YEAR OR THE LAST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, AND ENTER A COMMENT.)

ENTER AMOUNT: 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-15 [Default]


BUSOWN-17 []Section: Business Ownership

Do you still maintain an ownership share in this business?

 1   YES   ...(Go To BUSOWN-21)
 0   NO

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-16 [Default]


BUSOWN-18 []Section: Business Ownership

In what year did your ownership end?

Enter Date:  
Year 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-17 [Default]


BUSOWN-19 []Section: Business Ownership

How did your ownership end? Did you sell the business, shut down the business or was it something else?

 1   Sold the business
 2   Shut down business
 3   Other (specify)

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-18 [Default]


BUSOWN-20 []Section: Business Ownership

At the time you (left/shut down) this business, what was your ownership share?

ENTER PERCENTAGE: 
If Answer >= 1 AND Answer <= 99 Then Go To
BUSOWN-22

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-19 [Default]


BUSOWN-21 []Section: Business Ownership

What is your current ownership share?

ENTER PERCENTAGE SHARE: 
If Answer >= 1 AND Answer <= 99 Then Go To
BUSOWN-22

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-17 [1:1]


BUSOWN-22 []Section: Business Ownership

(Is/Was) this business own(ed) exclusively by members of your family. (READ IF NECESSARY:) Please include spouses, domestic partners, parents or guardians, brothers, sisters of other close relatives.

 1   Yes
 0   No

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-20 [1:99], BUSOWN-21 [1:99]


BUSOWN-LOOP-END []Section: Business Ownership

UNTIL ([busown-loop1]==[busnum] || [busown-loop1] == 10 || [busnum] == 0)

COMMENT: END EMPLOYER LOOP WHEN ALL EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTED FOR

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-20 [Default], BUSOWN-21 [Default], BUSOWN-22 [Default]


BUSOWN-23_CHK1 []Section: Business Ownership

{busown-1} == 1 || {busnum} > 0 || {es-busnum} > 0

COMMENT: BEGIN LOOPS TO UPDATE/VERIFY EMPLOYERS FROM DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

If Answer = 1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-23A

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-2 [0:0], BUSOWN-LOOP-END [Default]


BUSOWN-23A []Section: Business Ownership

Prior to acquiring your (first) business, had any of your family members ever owned a business? (READ IF NECESSARY:) Please include spouses, domestic partners, parents or guardians, brothers, sisters of other close relatives.

 1   YES
 0   NO   ...(Go To BUSOWN-25)

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-23_CHK1 [1:1]


BUSOWN-23B []Section: Business Ownership

Have any of your family members ever owned a business? (READ IF NECESSARY:) Please include spouses, domestic partners, parents or guardians, brothers, sisters of other close relatives.

 1   YES
 0   NO   ...(Go To BUSOWN-25)

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-1 [0:0], BUSOWN-23_CHK1 [Default]


BUSOWN-24A []Section: Business Ownership

Did you work for any of those family members prior to acquiring your (first) business? (READ IF NECESSARY:) Please include spouses, domestic partners, parents or guardians, brothers, sisters of other close relatives.

 1   YES
 0   NO   ...(Go To BUSOWN-25)

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-23A [Default]


BUSOWN-24B []Section: Business Ownership

Did you work for any of those family members? (READ IF NECESSARY:) Please include spouses, domestic partners, parents or guardians, brothers, sisters of other close relatives.

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-23B [Default]


BUSOWN-25 []Section: Business Ownership

Has anyone, including yourself, ever applied for a U.S. patent for work that you significantly contributed to?

 1   YES   ...(Go To BUSOWN-26)
 0   NO

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-23A [0:0], BUSOWN-23B [0:0], BUSOWN-24A [0:0], BUSOWN-24A [Default], BUSOWN-24B [Default]


BUSOWN-26 []Section: Business Ownership

{busown-1} == 1

COMMENT: BEGIN LOOPS TO UPDATE/VERIFY EMPLOYERS FROM DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW

If Answer = 0 Then Go To
BUSOWN-28A

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-25 [1:1]


BUSOWN-27 []Section: Business Ownership

Was any of the work leading to a patent application performed at or for a business that you owned?

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-26 [Default]


BUSOWN-28A []Section: Business Ownership

How many U.S. patents have been obtained for work that you significantly contributed to?

 1   SELECT TO ENTER NUMBER
 2   IF VOLUNTEERED: STILL PENDING   ...(Go To BUSOWN-29)

If Answer >= -2 AND Answer <= -1 Then Go To
BUSOWN-29

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-26 [0:0], BUSOWN-27 [Default]


BUSOWN-28B []Section: Business Ownership

(How many U.S. patents have been obtained for work that you significantly contributed to?)

ENTER NUMBER: 

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-28A [Default]


BUSOWN-29 []Section: Business Ownership

Do you consider yourself to be an entrepreneur?

(INTERVIEWER: IF NECESSARY EXPLAIN THAT AN "ENTREPRENEUR" IS SOMEONE WHO LAUNCHES A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, USUALLY WITH CONSIDERABLE INITIATIVE AND RISK.)

 1   YES
 0   NO

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Lead-In:BUSOWN-28A [-2:-1], BUSOWN-28A [2:2], BUSOWN-25 [Default], BUSOWN-28B [Default]