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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
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Civil society in figures
External clients Bertelsmann Foundation Fritz-Thyssen Foundation Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft Participants Federal Statistical Office of Germany Scientists
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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
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Definition of the Nonprofit Sector
United Nations‘ Handbook (2003): Organisations Private Non-profit-distributing Self-governing Voluntary
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Thank you for your attention!
Natalie Rosenski Phone:
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