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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................... 1 II. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 6 III. DATA .................................................................................................................. 7 IV. RESULTS .......................................................................................................... 10 Differentiation by Business Size ........................................................................... 10 1. Number and Proportion of Microbusinesses vs. Non-Microbusinesses ......................... 10 2. Sales and Receipts of Microbusinesses vs. Non-Microbusinesses ...................................... 14 3. Annual Payroll of Microbusinesses vs. Non-Microbusinesses ............................................. 16 Differentiation by Gender and by Sector ............................................................ 19 1. Number and Proportion of Female-Owned Microbusinesses vs. NonMicrobusinesses .................................................................................................................................. 19 2. Number and Proportion of Male-Owned Microbusinesses vs. NonMicrobusinesses .................................................................................................................................. 22 3. Number and Proportion of Female- vs. Male-Owned Microbusinesses vs. NonMicrobusinesses .................................................................................................................................. 24 4. Sales and Receipts of Microbusinesses...................................................................................... 25 5. Annual Payroll of Microbusinesses............................................................................................. 28 Differentiation by Race and by Sector ................................................................ 32 1. Number and Proportion of White Microbusinesses vs. Non-Microbusinesses ............ 32 2. Sales and Receipts of White Microbusinesses vs. Non-Microbusinesses ......................... 34 Differentiation by Ethnicity and by Sector ......................................................... 37 1. Number and Proportion of Non-Hispanic Microbusinesses vs. NonMicrobusinesses .................................................................................................................................. 37 2. Sales and Receipts of Non-Hispanic Microbusinesses vs. Non-Microbusinesses............ 40 V. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................. 42 APPENDIX............................................................................................................. 43