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.
Survey Description
Questionnaires
- Annual Business Survey: Tables for Data Year 2017
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 21-303 | November 24, 2020 - See more in Business and Industry R&D →
(A): Archived Publication
- Nondisclosure Agreements, Trade Secrets, and Trademarks Considered Very Important to More U.S. Businesses than Were Patents or Copyrights in 2017
InfoBriefs | NSF 22-305 | October 15, 2021 - First Comprehensive Innovation Survey for the United States: Data from the 2017 Annual Business Survey
InfoBriefs | NSF 21-334 | July 28, 2021 - Microbusinesses Had More Than $6.7 billion in R&D Costs in the United States in 2017, According to New Annual Business Survey
InfoBriefs | NSF 21-302 | November 24, 2020 - See more in Business and Industry R&D →
- Annual Business Survey: Tables for Data Year 2017
Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 21-303 | November 24, 2020 - See more in Business and Industry R&D →
(A): Archived Publication
Forthcoming
Audrey Kindlon
Survey Manager
Research and Development Statistics Program
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(703) 292-2332
Last Updated: November 2018
