Metadata: Identification and Summary
Title
Kauffman Firm Survey
Alternative title
KFS
Description
The Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) is a panel study of 4,928 businesses founded in 2004 and tracked over their early years of operation. The survey focuses on the nature of new business formation activity; characteristics of the strategy, offerings, and employment patterns of new businesses; the nature of the financial and organizational arrangements of these businesses; and the characteristics of their founders.
The use of these data is governed by agreement with the Kauffman Foundation. The KFS data must be used in conjunction with Census Bureau data. The Kauffman Foundation will review proposals and approve or deny use of the KFS data. The Census Bureau will coordinate all additional necessary reviews.
The project review timeframes above do not apply to applications that request access to confidential data assets commingled with data that are either not owned, or are only co-owned, by the statistical agency(s) or unit(s) and require approval from third parties not subject to this policy (e.g., state and local government agencies).
Source(s)
Census Bureau
General Survey Information
Funder/Sponsor(s)
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation