id,name,formula,input_rows,result,unit,limitations
surv1_2382,"1-year survival, firms born 2022, 2382",firms age 1 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2022 x 100,"rows 11, 10",81.3,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail1_2382,"Share gone within 1 years, firms born 2022, 2382",100 - surv1_2382,derived surv1_2382,18.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv1_23,"1-year survival, firms born 2022, 23",firms age 1 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2022 x 100,"rows 27, 26",75.3,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail1_23,"Share gone within 1 years, firms born 2022, 23",100 - surv1_23,derived surv1_23,24.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv1_ALL,"1-year survival, firms born 2022, ALL",firms age 1 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2022 x 100,"rows 43, 42",76.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail1_ALL,"Share gone within 1 years, firms born 2022, ALL",100 - surv1_ALL,derived surv1_ALL,23.1,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
gap1,"1-year survival gap, NAICS 2382 minus all firms",surv1_2382 - surv1_ALL,"derived surv1_2382, surv1_ALL",4.4,points,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv2_2382,"2-year survival, firms born 2021, 2382",firms age 2 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2021 x 100,"rows 12, 9",72.1,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail2_2382,"Share gone within 2 years, firms born 2021, 2382",100 - surv2_2382,derived surv2_2382,27.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv2_23,"2-year survival, firms born 2021, 23",firms age 2 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2021 x 100,"rows 28, 25",65.1,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail2_23,"Share gone within 2 years, firms born 2021, 23",100 - surv2_23,derived surv2_23,34.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv2_ALL,"2-year survival, firms born 2021, ALL",firms age 2 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2021 x 100,"rows 44, 41",65.6,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail2_ALL,"Share gone within 2 years, firms born 2021, ALL",100 - surv2_ALL,derived surv2_ALL,34.4,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
gap2,"2-year survival gap, NAICS 2382 minus all firms",surv2_2382 - surv2_ALL,"derived surv2_2382, surv2_ALL",6.5,points,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv3_2382,"3-year survival, firms born 2020, 2382",firms age 3 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2020 x 100,"rows 13, 8",70.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail3_2382,"Share gone within 3 years, firms born 2020, 2382",100 - surv3_2382,derived surv3_2382,29.3,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv3_23,"3-year survival, firms born 2020, 23",firms age 3 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2020 x 100,"rows 29, 24",62.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail3_23,"Share gone within 3 years, firms born 2020, 23",100 - surv3_23,derived surv3_23,37.2,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv3_ALL,"3-year survival, firms born 2020, ALL",firms age 3 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2020 x 100,"rows 45, 40",63.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail3_ALL,"Share gone within 3 years, firms born 2020, ALL",100 - surv3_ALL,derived surv3_ALL,36.2,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
gap3,"3-year survival gap, NAICS 2382 minus all firms",surv3_2382 - surv3_ALL,"derived surv3_2382, surv3_ALL",6.9,points,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv4_2382,"4-year survival, firms born 2019, 2382",firms age 4 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2019 x 100,"rows 14, 7",66.2,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail4_2382,"Share gone within 4 years, firms born 2019, 2382",100 - surv4_2382,derived surv4_2382,33.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv4_23,"4-year survival, firms born 2019, 23",firms age 4 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2019 x 100,"rows 30, 23",58.0,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail4_23,"Share gone within 4 years, firms born 2019, 23",100 - surv4_23,derived surv4_23,42.0,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv4_ALL,"4-year survival, firms born 2019, ALL",firms age 4 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2019 x 100,"rows 46, 39",59.0,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail4_ALL,"Share gone within 4 years, firms born 2019, ALL",100 - surv4_ALL,derived surv4_ALL,41.0,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
gap4,"4-year survival gap, NAICS 2382 minus all firms",surv4_2382 - surv4_ALL,"derived surv4_2382, surv4_ALL",7.2,points,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv5_2382,"5-year survival, firms born 2018, 2382",firms age 5 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2018 x 100,"rows 15, 6",60.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail5_2382,"Share gone within 5 years, firms born 2018, 2382",100 - surv5_2382,derived surv5_2382,39.2,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv5_23,"5-year survival, firms born 2018, 23",firms age 5 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2018 x 100,"rows 31, 22",54.3,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail5_23,"Share gone within 5 years, firms born 2018, 23",100 - surv5_23,derived surv5_23,45.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv5_ALL,"5-year survival, firms born 2018, ALL",firms age 5 in 2023 / firms age 0 in 2018 x 100,"rows 47, 38",54.1,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
fail5_ALL,"Share gone within 5 years, firms born 2018, ALL",100 - surv5_ALL,derived surv5_ALL,45.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
gap5,"5-year survival gap, NAICS 2382 minus all firms",surv5_2382 - surv5_ALL,"derived surv5_2382, surv5_ALL",6.7,points,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv610_2382,"Survival to ages 6 to 10, firms born 2013 to 2017, 2382",firms age 6 to 10 in 2023 / sum of firms age 0 in 2013 to 2017 x 100,"rows 16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5",52.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; averages ages 6 to 10"
fail610_2382,"Share gone by ages 6 to 10, 2382",100 - surv610_2382,derived surv610_2382,47.2,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv610_23,"Survival to ages 6 to 10, firms born 2013 to 2017, 23",firms age 6 to 10 in 2023 / sum of firms age 0 in 2013 to 2017 x 100,"rows 32, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21",46.1,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; averages ages 6 to 10"
fail610_23,"Share gone by ages 6 to 10, 23",100 - surv610_23,derived surv610_23,53.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
surv610_ALL,"Survival to ages 6 to 10, firms born 2013 to 2017, ALL",firms age 6 to 10 in 2023 / sum of firms age 0 in 2013 to 2017 x 100,"rows 48, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37",43.1,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; averages ages 6 to 10"
fail610_ALL,"Share gone by ages 6 to 10, ALL",100 - surv610_ALL,derived surv610_ALL,56.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
gap610,"6 to 10 year survival gap, NAICS 2382 minus all firms",surv610_2382 - surv610_ALL,derived,9.7,points,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2373,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2373",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",62.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2371,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2371",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",60.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2382,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2382",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",60.2,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2379,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2379",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",58.1,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2381,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2381",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",57.0,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2362,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2362",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",56.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2383,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2383",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",55.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2389,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2389",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",53.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2372,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2372",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",51.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_2361,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 2361",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",46.1,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_23,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, 23",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",53.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool5_All,"5-year survival, 2014 to 2018 birth cohorts pooled, All",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",52.6,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
pool1_2373,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2373",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",79.0,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2371,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2371",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",80.9,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2382,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2382",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",79.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2379,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2379",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",80.4,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2381,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2381",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",75.5,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2362,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2362",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",77.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2383,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2383",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",75.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2389,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2389",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",76.2,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2372,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2372",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",77.4,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_2361,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 2361",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",70.0,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_23,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, 23",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",74.8,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
pool1_All,"1-year survival, 2018 to 2022 birth cohorts pooled, All",sum firms age 1 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2018 to 2022 x 100,"tables/t2 (from s1, s3, s4)",77.0,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes; includes COVID years"
rank2382,Rank of NAICS 2382 on pooled 5-year survival among 4-digit industries,sort descending pool5 across industries with >= 1000 pooled births,tables/t2,31,rank,165 industries qualify; small industries excluded
nranked,Four-digit industries in ranking,count with >= 1000 firm births 2014 to 2018,s1,165,industries,Threshold is our choice
pctbelow2382,Share of other ranked industries with lower 5-year survival than NAICS 2382,(n - rank) / (n - 1) x 100,"derived rank2382, nranked",81.7,percent,Depends on threshold
pool5gap,"Pooled 5-year survival gap, NAICS 2382 minus all firms",pool5_2382 - pool5_All,derived,7.6,points,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
attr_births,NAICS 2382 cohorts born 2010 to 2018 pooled: births,births = sum age 0; survivors = sum age 5 five years later; gone = births - survivors; deaths = sum firmdeath_firms at ages 1 to 5; other = gone - deaths; shares over gone,"rows 49, 53, 100, 104 and the cohort rows in fact sheet",92758,firms,"Other disappearances mix acquisitions, mergers, industry reclassification and noise"
attr_survivors,NAICS 2382 cohorts born 2010 to 2018 pooled: survivors,births = sum age 0; survivors = sum age 5 five years later; gone = births - survivors; deaths = sum firmdeath_firms at ages 1 to 5; other = gone - deaths; shares over gone,"rows 49, 53, 100, 104 and the cohort rows in fact sheet",55216,firms,"Other disappearances mix acquisitions, mergers, industry reclassification and noise"
attr_gone,NAICS 2382 cohorts born 2010 to 2018 pooled: gone,births = sum age 0; survivors = sum age 5 five years later; gone = births - survivors; deaths = sum firmdeath_firms at ages 1 to 5; other = gone - deaths; shares over gone,"rows 49, 53, 100, 104 and the cohort rows in fact sheet",37542,firms,"Other disappearances mix acquisitions, mergers, industry reclassification and noise"
attr_deaths,NAICS 2382 cohorts born 2010 to 2018 pooled: deaths,births = sum age 0; survivors = sum age 5 five years later; gone = births - survivors; deaths = sum firmdeath_firms at ages 1 to 5; other = gone - deaths; shares over gone,"rows 49, 53, 100, 104 and the cohort rows in fact sheet",33438,firms,"Other disappearances mix acquisitions, mergers, industry reclassification and noise"
attr_other,NAICS 2382 cohorts born 2010 to 2018 pooled: other,births = sum age 0; survivors = sum age 5 five years later; gone = births - survivors; deaths = sum firmdeath_firms at ages 1 to 5; other = gone - deaths; shares over gone,"rows 49, 53, 100, 104 and the cohort rows in fact sheet",4104,firms,"Other disappearances mix acquisitions, mergers, industry reclassification and noise"
attr_death_share,NAICS 2382 cohorts born 2010 to 2018 pooled: death share,births = sum age 0; survivors = sum age 5 five years later; gone = births - survivors; deaths = sum firmdeath_firms at ages 1 to 5; other = gone - deaths; shares over gone,"rows 49, 53, 100, 104 and the cohort rows in fact sheet",89.1,percent,"Other disappearances mix acquisitions, mergers, industry reclassification and noise"
attr_other_share,NAICS 2382 cohorts born 2010 to 2018 pooled: other share,births = sum age 0; survivors = sum age 5 five years later; gone = births - survivors; deaths = sum firmdeath_firms at ages 1 to 5; other = gone - deaths; shares over gone,"rows 49, 53, 100, 104 and the cohort rows in fact sheet",10.9,percent,"Other disappearances mix acquisitions, mergers, industry reclassification and noise"
attr2018_share,Cohort born 2018: firm deaths as % of firms missing after 5 years,sum deaths ages 1 to 5 / (age 0 in 2018 - age 5 in 2023) x 100,"rows 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 6, 15",91.0,percent,Single cohort
attr2018_other,Cohort born 2018: firms missing without a recorded firm death,gone - deaths,same as attr2018_share,412,firms,Single cohort
exitpool_2000_2007,"Pooled establishment exit rate, NAICS 2382, 2000 to 2007",sum estabs_exit / sum of (estabs t + estabs t-1)/2 x 100,s2 rows for each year,9.3,percent,"Pooled across years; establishments, not firms"
entrypool_2000_2007,"Pooled establishment entry rate, NAICS 2382, 2000 to 2007",sum estabs_entry / sum of (estabs t + estabs t-1)/2 x 100,s2 rows for each year,11.4,percent,"Pooled across years; establishments, not firms"
exitpool_2008_2011,"Pooled establishment exit rate, NAICS 2382, 2008 to 2011",sum estabs_exit / sum of (estabs t + estabs t-1)/2 x 100,s2 rows for each year,11.7,percent,"Pooled across years; establishments, not firms"
entrypool_2008_2011,"Pooled establishment entry rate, NAICS 2382, 2008 to 2011",sum estabs_entry / sum of (estabs t + estabs t-1)/2 x 100,s2 rows for each year,8.9,percent,"Pooled across years; establishments, not firms"
exitpool_2016_2023,"Pooled establishment exit rate, NAICS 2382, 2016 to 2023",sum estabs_exit / sum of (estabs t + estabs t-1)/2 x 100,s2 rows for each year,8.1,percent,"Pooled across years; establishments, not firms"
entrypool_2016_2023,"Pooled establishment entry rate, NAICS 2382, 2016 to 2023",sum estabs_entry / sum of (estabs t + estabs t-1)/2 x 100,s2 rows for each year,9.9,percent,"Pooled across years; establishments, not firms"
fdrate_2005,"Firm deaths per 100 NAICS 2382 firms a year earlier, 2005",firm deaths 2005 / firms 2004 x 100,"rows 112, 137",7.0,percent,Latest year preliminary: BDS notes the last year has the least information
fdrate_2009,"Firm deaths per 100 NAICS 2382 firms a year earlier, 2009",firm deaths 2009 / firms 2008 x 100,"rows 116, 138",9.1,percent,Latest year preliminary: BDS notes the last year has the least information
fdrate_2011,"Firm deaths per 100 NAICS 2382 firms a year earlier, 2011",firm deaths 2011 / firms 2010 x 100,"rows 120, 139",7.7,percent,Latest year preliminary: BDS notes the last year has the least information
fdrate_2016,"Firm deaths per 100 NAICS 2382 firms a year earlier, 2016",firm deaths 2016 / firms 2015 x 100,"rows 124, 140",5.5,percent,Latest year preliminary: BDS notes the last year has the least information
fdrate_2023,"Firm deaths per 100 NAICS 2382 firms a year earlier, 2023",firm deaths 2023 / firms 2022 x 100,"rows 136, 131",7.4,percent,Latest year preliminary: BDS notes the last year has the least information
bedgap10,"10-year establishment survival gap, construction minus total private, 2016 openings",bed construction 10y - bed total 10y,"rows 147, 154",7.5,points,Establishments; sector level
bedgap5,"5-year establishment survival gap, construction minus total private, 2021 openings",bed construction 5y - bed total 5y,"rows 146, 153",5.6,points,Establishments; sector level
bedfail10,Share of construction establishments opened in year to March 2016 gone by March 2026,100 - 10-year survival,rows 147,58.3,percent,Establishments; sector level
cohorts_beat5,NAICS 2382 birth cohorts 1978 to 2018 with higher 5-year survival than all firms,count of cohorts where 2382 5y > all firms 5y,tables/t4,41,cohorts,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
cohorts_total5,"Birth cohorts with a 5-year survival rate, 1978 to 2018",count,tables/t4,41,cohorts,First age-0 year in BDS is 1978
cohorts_beat1,NAICS 2382 birth cohorts 1978 to 2022 with higher 1-year survival than all firms,count of cohorts where 2382 1y > all firms 1y,tables/t4,37,cohorts,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
cohorts_total1,"Birth cohorts with a 1-year survival rate, 1978 to 2022",count,tables/t4,45,cohorts,First age-0 year in BDS is 1978
rankval_1,"Pooled 5-year survival, rank 1 of 165: Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323)",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,s1,78.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
rankval_165,"Pooled 5-year survival, rank 165 of 165: Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152)",sum firms age 5 in 2019 to 2023 / sum firms age 0 in 2014 to 2018 x 100,s1,28.7,percent,"Synthetic cohort: compares two published counts, not firm-level tracking; firms can switch industry codes"
n4codes,Four-digit industry codes in bds2023_vcn4_fa.csv,count distinct vcnaics4,s1,288,industries,Vintage-consistent NAICS 2017
n4suppressed,Industries dropped from ranking for a suppressed or missing age 0 or age 5 cell,count,s1,12,industries,D/S/X flags never treated as zero
n4small,Industries dropped for fewer than 1000 pooled firm births 2014 to 2018,count,s1,111,industries,Threshold is our choice
bedfail1,Share of construction establishments opened in year to March 2025 gone by March 2026,100 - 1-year survival,BED construction 1y,20.8,percent,Establishments; sector level