| Data Dictionary: | ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2016 |
| Data Source: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau |
Full survey documentation is available here.
When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.
Social Explorer provides data up to three NAICS codes.
** Please note that we provide midpoint values for the 'Number of Employees' supressed values. Our users will see employee number ranges for 'Number of Employees' midpoint values in the 'Employee Size Class' column.
* Zip Codes Business Patterns continues to apply the Noise Infusion method of data protection that began in 2007. Noise infusion is a method of disclosure avoidance in which values for each establishment are perturbed prior to table creation by applying a random noise multiplier to the magnitude data (i.e., characteristics such as first-quarter payroll, annual payroll, and number of employees) for each company. For more infromation on Noise indicators, please refer to: Data Withheld from Publication.
| abbr. | Meaning |
| D* | Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totals |
| G* | Low noise infusion |
| H* | Medium noise infusion |
| J* | High noise infusion |
| S* | Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards |
| Table | Title |
| T1 | Total for All Sectors |
| T2 | Number of Establishments |
| T3 | Number of Establishments (Detailed Version) |
When selecting more than one component from the same geographical level, Social Explorer provides a total for these components in the "All Selected Geographies" column. This total is for the available geographies only within the same geographical level. When a value is missing from one or more components from the same geographical level, Social Explorer denotes it with an asterisk (*) in the All Selected Geographies column.
Social Explorer provides data up to three NAICS codes.
** Please note that we provide midpoint values for the 'Number of Employees' supressed values. Our users will see employee number ranges for 'Number of Employees' midpoint values in the 'Employee Size Class' column.
* Zip Codes Business Patterns continues to apply the Noise Infusion method of data protection that began in 2007. Noise infusion is a method of disclosure avoidance in which values for each establishment are perturbed prior to table creation by applying a random noise multiplier to the magnitude data (i.e., characteristics such as first-quarter payroll, annual payroll, and number of employees) for each company. For more infromation on Noise indicators, please refer to: Data Withheld from Publication.
| abbr. | Meaning |
| D* | Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totals |
| G* | Low noise infusion |
| H* | Medium noise infusion |
| J* | High noise infusion |
| S* | Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards |
