Civil society in figures: The identification of the Nonprofit Sector 22nd Meeting of the Wiesbaden Group on Business Registers Tallinn, 27–30 September 2010 Natalie Rosenski, Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Business Register
Civil society in figures External clients Bertelsmann Foundation Fritz-Thyssen Foundation Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft Participants Federal Statistical Office of Germany Scientists
Targets of the project Identification of the nonprofit sector Number of enterprises Number of employees Gross value Continous monitoring and survey Identification of issues and limits
Definition of the Nonprofit Sector United Nations‘ Handbook (2003): Organisations Private Non-profit-distributing Self-governing Voluntary
Basis: The German BR 3.6 million enterprises with Relevant variables: At least 17,500 euros consolidated turnover and/or At least one employee subject to social insurance Relevant variables: Name and address Legal form Economic activity Turnover and employees Affiliation to a group of companies
Implementation Automatic algorithm Manual allocation Economic activity and legal form Classification: Typical, potential and untypical Enterprises‘ names Positive and negative lists Manual allocation Samples Extrapolition Internet research
Preliminary results Legal form Economic activity Non NPI Maybe NPI NPI Enterprises 67% Employees 41% Enterprises 17% Employees 43% Only a few units Non NPI Enterprises 6% Employees 2% Enterprises 1% Employees 1% Only a few units Maybe NPI Enterprises 4% Employees 2% Enterprises 1% Employees 4% Enterprises 2% Employees 7% NPI
Limits of the project Information gap concerning: Result: Enterprises that neither have turnover nor employees Citizens‘ involvement Expenditures and earnings Result: Determination of the economic, but not the social importance
Thank you for your attention! Natalie Rosenski Phone: +49 611 754284 natalie.rosenski@destatis.de