Annual Business Survey

The Annual Business Survey (ABS) is conducted by the Census Bureau in partnership with the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation. The ABS is comprised of two different questionnaires. The ABS-1 focuses on businesses with one to nine employees and collects data on research and development, innovation, technology, intellectual property, and business owner characteristics. The ABS-2 focuses on businesses with 10 or more employees and collects data on innovation, technology, intellectual property, and business owner characteristics but not on research and development.

(A): Archived Publication

(A): Archived Publication

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Audrey Kindlon
Project Officer
Research and Development Statistics Program
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(703) 292-2332

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Last Updated: November 2018