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Census on Establishments

Overview

Overview
Title Census on Establishments
Type of statistics Designated and surveyed statistics
Purpose
  • To provide basic data required for the establishment of various policies by the central and local governments, establishment of management plans by private enterprises, research activities by academies and research institutes by understanding the structure and characteristics of establishments by region.
  • To provide the population for various surveys on establishments.
Periodicity Yearly
History
  • 1994: The first survey
    • Contents of revision (survey object, item, method, base year, classification, and others)
  • 1994: Approved for the production of statistics by 15 provinces
  • Dec, 1995: Approved for the production of Census on Basic Characteristics of Establishments (Approval No. 10137)
  • Jan. 1996: Change in survey items (deleted 'head office + factory' in establishment classification) and surveyed organizations with public officials
  • Jan. 1997: Change in survey items (classified the number of worker by gender)
  • Feb. 1997: Integrated the Census on Basic Characteristics of Establishments into the Wholesale, Retail Trade and Service Industry Census
  • Nov. 1997: Approved for the production of Census on Basic Characteristics of Establishments in Ulsan Metropolitan City (Approval No. 20702)
  • Jan. 1998: Change in survey items (classified CEOs by gender, and made a new category for unpaid family workers)
  • Jan. 1999: Change in survey items (to survey head offices in case of factories and branch offices)
  • Jan. 2000: Change in survey items (added changes of establishments)
  • Apr. 2002: Integrated the Census on Basic Characteristics of Establishments into the Wholesale, Retail Trade and Service Industry Census
  • Jan. 2003: Change in survey items (added business registration number)
  • 2006: Integrated the Census on Basic Characteristics of Establishments into the Service Industry Census
  • 2008: Application of the 9th revision of the Korean Standard Industrial Classification
  • 2009: Integrated the Census on Establishments into the Census on Economy

Data Provision

Data Provision
Announcement method
  • News releases and to publicize provisional results on the Internet
  • To publish Report on the Census on Establishments
  • KOSIS loading
Announcement periodicity Annual (Every December)
Publication title Report on the Census on Establishments