From jmf@pstc3.pstc.brown.edu Fri Mar 29 15:46:45 1996 Received: from pstc3.pstc.brown.edu (pstc3.pstc.brown.edu [128.148.61.3]) by nber.harvard.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA23126 for ; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 15:46:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by pstc3.pstc.brown.edu (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA21860; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 15:41:06 -0500 Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 15:41:06 -0500 From: jmf@pstc3.pstc.brown.edu (John Frost) Message-Id: <9603292041.AA21860@pstc3.pstc.brown.edu> To: feenberg@nber.harvard.edu Cc: jmf@pstc3.pstc.brown.edu In-Reply-To: <199602261234.HAA17787@nber2.harvard.edu> (message from Daniel Feenberg on Mon, 26 Feb 1996 07:34:29 -0500 (EST)) Subject: Re: cbp Status: R Any news on the 1978 and 1987 data sets? The following is the data description of the County Business Patterns state files you provided us: Varname Pos Lgth Description =========================================== Year 1 2 Last two digits State 3 2 FIPS County 5 3 FIPS SIC 8 4 "----"=County Total Emp 12 12 March 12 estimates PayQ1 24 12 1st Quarter Payroll PayAn 36 12 Annual Payroll Estab 48 12 Establishment count Est1 60 6 Estab for size=1-4 Est2 66 6 " for size=5-9 Est3 72 6 " for size=10-19 Est4 78 6 " for size=20-49 Est5 84 6 " for size=50-99 Est6 90 6 " for size=100-249 Est7 96 6 " for size=250-499 Est8 102 6 " for size=500-999 Est9 108 6 " fir size=1000+ For a more detailed description of the variables, see any hardcopy issue of the County Business Patterns. John Frost From jmf@pstc3.pstc.brown.edu Thu Apr 25 14:56:12 1996 Received: from pstc3.pstc.brown.edu (pstc3.pstc.brown.edu [128.148.61.3]) by nber.harvard.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA01845 for ; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:56:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: by pstc3.pstc.brown.edu (AIX 4.1/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA30690; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:48:50 -0400 Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:48:50 -0400 From: jmf@pstc3.pstc.brown.edu (John Frost) Message-Id: <9604251848.AA30690@pstc3.pstc.brown.edu> To: feenberg@nber.harvard.edu Subject: cbp tapes Status: RO Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. Here's the status on the tapes. I've been able to read everything EXCEPT Oregon 1978, 1987 Pennsy 1978, 1987 Wyomin 1978 (five files) So... as a last resort I will take the TWO tapes that have problems over to some 9track experts and see if they can't help. If they can, great, if they can't, those data will be missing, and unreplaceable from NIU. We were in contact with NIU and they do not maintain the data base passed a few years. Once I determine whether or not I can read the above files I will make the transfer and return the tapes. Thanks for your patience.