TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
21–23, 31–33, 42, 44–81
31,913
24,748
77.5
37.9
31–33
311
312
313–16
321
322, 323
324
325
3251
3252
3254
other 325
326
327
331
332
333
334
3341
3342
3344
14,621
821
206
631
482
683
172
1,446
258
163
328
697
875
464
379
1,288
1,524
1,951
275
348
563
11,488
666
152
467
373
537
120
1,158
207
129
260
562
704
367
308
1,046
1,240
1,458
208
265
414
78.6
81.1
73.8
74.0
77.4
78.6
69.8
80.1
80.2
79.1
79.3
80.6
80.5
79.1
81.3
81.2
81.4
74.7
75.6
76.1
73.5
54.2
49.7
19.7
35.3
20.6
29.4
44.2
72.6
72.0
65.9
83.8
69.2
60.2
34.9
42.2
46.1
65.4
75.5
76.0
81.5
65.7
3345
other 334
335
336
3361–63
3364
other 336
337
339
3391
other 339
-
567
198
665
951
529
174
248
640
1,346
625
721
97
437
134
519
736
415
134
187
507
1,085
503
582
45
77.1
67.7
78.0
77.4
78.4
77.0
75.4
79.2
80.6
80.5
80.7
46.4
84.4
64.2
70.9
52.7
55.9
51.5
46.5
29.4
53.9
67.2
42.4
0.0
Industry and company size
NAICS codes
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textiles, apparel, and leather
Wood products
Paper, printing, and support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, fibers, and filament
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Other chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Navigational, measuring, electromedical,
and control instruments
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
Other transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Unclassified manufacturing
All companies
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Industry and company size
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Construction
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory
Software
Telecommunications
Wired and wireless (except satellite)
telecommunications carriers
Satellite telecommunications
Other telecommunications
Internet service providers, Web search portals,
and data-processing services
Internet service providers and Web search portals
Data-processing, hosting, and related services
Other information
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Scientific R&D services
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturinga
Unclassified nonmanufacturing
NAICS codes
21–23, 42, 44–81
21
22
23
42
44, 45
48, 49
51
511
5111
5112
517
5171, 5172
5174
other 517
518
5181
5182
other 51
52, 53
54
5413
5415
5417
other 54
621–23
55, 56, 61, 624,
71, 72, 81
-
All companies
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
17,292
357
137
1,380
1,745
1,321
415
2,311
1,052
299
753
332
13,260
290
116
1,103
1,352
1,028
316
1,687
773
230
543
233
76.7
81.2
84.7
79.9
77.5
77.8
76.1
73.0
73.5
76.9
72.1
70.2
23.9
10.0
31.9
4.0
30.0
4.9
8.2
43.4
60.8
13.0
81.0
20.6
177
70
85
129
43
61
72.9
61.4
71.8
19.4
14.0
27.9
585
181
404
342
988
4,347
773
1,421
1,239
914
1,269
2,758
417
125
292
264
805
3,354
625
1,027
977
725
1,050
2,019
71.3
69.1
72.3
77.2
81.5
77.2
80.9
72.3
78.9
79.3
82.7
73.2
41.5
25.6
48.3
15.5
7.8
46.0
28.3
56.4
72.9
10.3
9.2
6.7
264
140
53.0
0.0
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Industry and company size
NAICS codes
Company size (employees)
All companies
5–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
500–999
1,000–4,999
5,000–9,999
10,000–24,999
25,000 or more
-
All companies
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
31,913
10,484
4,774
4,636
5,385
2,645
1,591
1,739
295
203
161
24,748
8,031
3,763
3,615
4,188
1,997
1,244
1,362
242
171
135
77.5
76.6
78.8
78.0
77.8
75.5
78.2
78.3
82.0
84.2
83.9
37.9
13.5
33.5
45.0
52.1
58.8
60.2
66.8
72.3
76.6
68.1
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Top 500 R&D-performing companies
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
21–23, 31–33, 42, 44–81
500
446
89.2
98.7
31–33
311
312
313–16
321
322, 323
324
325
3251
3252
3254
other 325
326
327
331
332
333
334
3341
3342
3344
354
15
1
1
0
7
4
99
11
2
72
14
4
4
2
2
25
121
18
20
44
313
15
0
1
0
7
4
90
11
2
63
14
4
4
2
2
21
100
16
16
33
88.4
100.0
0.0
100.0
–
100.0
100.0
90.9
100.0
100.0
87.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
84.0
82.6
88.9
80.0
75.0
98.4
100.0
–
100.0
–
100.0
100.0
98.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
92.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
96.0
100.0
93.8
100.0
3345
other 334
335
336
3361–63
3364
other 336
337
339
3391
other 339
-
34
5
6
47
31
11
5
0
16
13
3
0
31
4
6
42
27
10
5
0
15
12
3
0
91.2
80.0
100.0
89.4
87.1
90.9
100.0
–
93.8
92.3
100.0
–
93.5
75.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
–
100.0
100.0
100.0
–
Industry and company size
NAICS codes
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textiles, apparel, and leather
Wood products
Paper, printing, and support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, fibers, and filament
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Other chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Navigational, measuring, electromedical,
and control instruments
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
Other transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Unclassified manufacturing
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Top 500 R&D-performing companies
Industry and company size
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Construction
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory
Software
Telecommunications
Wired and wireless (except satellite)
telecommunications carriers
Satellite telecommunications
Other telecommunications
Internet service providers, Web search portals,
and data-processing services
Internet service providers and Web search portals
Data-processing, hosting, and related services
Other information
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Scientific R&D services
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturinga
Unclassified nonmanufacturing
NAICS codes
21–23, 42, 44–81
21
22
23
42
44, 45
48, 49
51
511
5111
5112
517
5171, 5172
5174
other 517
518
5181
5182
other 51
52, 53
54
5413
5415
5417
other 54
621–23
55, 56, 61, 624,
71, 72, 81
-
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
146
3
0
2
0
4
1
58
41
3
38
10
133
3
0
2
0
3
1
48
33
2
31
8
91.1
100.0
–
100.0
–
75.0
100.0
82.8
80.5
66.7
81.6
80.0
99.2
100.0
–
100.0
–
100.0
100.0
97.9
97.0
100.0
96.8
100.0
7
0
3
5
0
3
71.4
–
100.0
100.0
–
100.0
6
2
4
1
7
66
12
18
34
2
3
2
6
2
4
1
6
65
12
17
34
2
3
2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
85.7
98.5
100.0
94.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0
0
–
–
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Top 500 R&D-performing companies
Industry and company size
NAICS codes
Company size (employees)
All companies
5–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
500–999
1,000–4,999
5,000–9,999
10,000–24,999
25,000 or more
-
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
500
0
1
0
17
23
61
180
64
78
76
446
0
1
0
17
22
46
159
58
74
69
89.2
–
100.0
–
100.0
95.7
75.4
88.3
90.6
94.9
90.8
98.7
–
100.0
–
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.1
98.3
98.6
98.6
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
21–23, 31–33, 42, 44–81
3,537
2,945
83.3
91.7
31–33
311
312
313–16
321
322, 323
324
325
3251
3252
3254
other 325
326
327
331
332
333
334
3341
3342
3344
1,972
65
10
35
10
46
11
342
62
26
179
75
95
29
32
72
200
582
72
143
162
1,672
61
9
32
8
42
7
300
54
23
149
74
83
26
29
58
174
465
64
110
125
84.8
93.8
90.0
91.4
80.0
91.3
63.6
87.7
87.1
88.5
83.2
98.7
87.4
89.7
90.6
80.6
87.0
79.9
88.9
76.9
77.2
94.9
98.4
100.0
87.5
100.0
95.2
85.7
97.0
100.0
95.7
96.0
97.3
95.2
92.3
89.7
91.4
93.7
94.8
96.9
91.8
96.8
3345
other 334
335
336
3361–63
3364
other 336
337
339
3391
other 339
-
178
27
100
174
116
36
22
17
152
114
38
0
147
19
83
151
103
30
18
16
128
93
35
0
82.6
70.4
83.0
86.8
88.8
83.3
81.8
94.1
84.2
81.6
92.1
–
94.6
94.7
92.8
92.7
92.2
93.3
94.4
100.0
97.7
98.9
94.3
–
Industry and company size
NAICS codes
Form RD–1
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textiles, apparel, and leather
Wood products
Paper, printing, and support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, fibers, and filament
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Other chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Navigational, measuring, electromedical,
and control instruments
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
Other transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Unclassified manufacturing
All companies
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Industry and company size
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Construction
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory
Software
Telecommunications
Wired and wireless (except satellite)
telecommunications carriers
Satellite telecommunications
Other telecommunications
Internet service providers, Web search portals,
and data-processing services
Internet service providers and Web search portals
Data-processing, hosting, and related services
Other information
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Scientific R&D services
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturinga
Unclassified nonmanufacturing
NAICS codes
21–23, 42, 44–81
21
22
23
42
44, 45
48, 49
51
511
5111
5112
517
5171, 5172
5174
other 517
518
5181
5182
other 51
52, 53
54
5413
5415
5417
other 54
621–23
55, 56, 61, 624,
71, 72, 81
-
All companies
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
1,565
22
21
15
108
23
13
365
267
19
248
29
1,273
18
19
15
83
16
12
284
209
15
194
20
81.3
81.8
90.5
100.0
76.9
69.6
92.3
77.8
78.3
78.9
78.2
69.0
87.5
83.3
73.7
73.3
81.9
68.8
66.7
89.4
90.4
93.3
90.2
75.0
18
2
9
12
1
7
66.7
50.0
77.8
75.0
0.0
85.7
54
7
47
15
71
850
81
248
472
49
17
60
42
6
36
13
55
710
65
195
406
44
14
47
77.8
85.7
76.6
86.7
77.5
83.5
80.2
78.6
86.0
89.8
82.4
78.3
88.1
66.7
91.7
100.0
65.5
91.3
95.4
90.8
92.6
75.0
71.4
83.0
0
0
–
–
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Industry and company size
NAICS codes
Company size (employees)
All companies
5–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
500–999
1,000–4,999
5,000–9,999
10,000–24,999
25,000 or more
-
All companies
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
3,537
82
238
362
698
477
475
784
172
142
107
2,945
61
188
292
573
397
398
661
151
128
96
83.3
74.4
79.0
80.7
82.1
83.2
83.8
84.3
87.8
90.1
89.7
91.7
70.5
92.6
89.4
89.7
93.7
93.5
92.7
94.0
95.3
90.6
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
21–23, 31–33, 42, 44–81
28,376
21,803
76.8
30.7
31–33
311
312
313–16
321
322, 323
324
325
3251
3252
3254
other 325
326
327
331
332
333
334
3341
3342
3344
12,649
756
196
596
472
637
161
1,104
196
137
149
622
780
435
347
1,216
1,324
1,369
203
205
401
9,816
605
143
435
365
495
113
858
153
106
111
488
621
341
279
988
1,066
993
144
155
289
77.6
80.0
73.0
73.0
77.3
77.7
70.2
77.7
78.1
77.4
74.5
78.5
79.6
78.4
80.4
81.3
80.5
72.5
70.9
75.6
72.1
47.2
44.8
14.7
31.5
18.9
23.8
41.6
64.1
62.1
59.4
67.6
65.0
55.6
30.5
37.3
43.4
60.8
66.5
66.7
74.2
52.2
3345
other 334
335
336
3361–63
3364
other 336
337
339
3391
other 339
-
389
171
565
777
413
138
226
623
1,194
511
683
97
290
115
436
585
312
104
169
491
957
410
547
45
74.6
67.3
77.2
75.3
75.5
75.4
74.8
78.8
80.2
80.2
80.1
46.4
79.3
59.1
66.7
42.4
43.9
39.4
41.4
27.1
48.1
60.0
39.1
0.0
Industry and company size
NAICS codes
Form RD–1A
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textiles, apparel, and leather
Wood products
Paper, printing, and support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, fibers, and filament
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Other chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Navigational, measuring, electromedical,
and control instruments
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
Other transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Unclassified manufacturing
All companies
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Industry and company size
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Construction
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory
Software
Telecommunications
Wired and wireless (except satellite)
telecommunications carriers
Satellite telecommunications
Other telecommunications
Internet service providers, Web search portals,
and data-processing services
Internet service providers and Web search portals
Data-processing, hosting, and related services
Other information
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Scientific R&D services
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturinga
Unclassified nonmanufacturing
NAICS codes
21–23, 42, 44–81
21
22
23
42
44, 45
48, 49
51
511
5111
5112
517
5171, 5172
5174
other 517
518
5181
5182
other 51
52, 53
54
5413
5415
5417
other 54
621–23
55, 56, 61, 624,
71, 72, 81
-
All companies
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
15,727
335
116
1,365
1,637
1,298
402
1,946
785
280
505
303
11,987
272
97
1,088
1,269
1,012
304
1,403
564
215
349
213
76.2
81.2
83.6
79.7
77.5
78.0
75.6
72.1
71.8
76.8
69.1
70.3
17.1
5.1
23.7
3.0
26.6
3.9
5.9
34.1
49.8
7.4
75.9
15.5
159
68
76
117
42
54
73.6
61.8
71.1
13.7
14.3
20.4
531
174
357
327
917
3,497
692
1,173
767
865
1,252
2,698
375
119
256
251
750
2,644
560
832
571
681
1,036
1,972
70.6
68.4
71.7
76.8
81.8
75.6
80.9
70.9
74.4
78.7
82.7
73.1
36.3
23.5
42.2
11.2
3.6
33.9
20.5
48.3
58.8
6.2
8.4
4.9
264
140
53.0
0.0
TABLE A-4. Unit response rates and percentage of companies performing R&D, by industry and type of survey form: 2006
Industry and company size
NAICS codes
Company size (employees)
All companies
5–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
500–999
1,000–4,999
5,000–9,999
10,000–24,999
25,000 or more
-
All companies
Companies receiving a
questionnaire
Companies responding
to the survey
% of companies
responding to the survey
% of responding
companies reporting R&D
28,376
10,402
4,536
4,274
4,687
2,168
1,116
955
123
61
54
21,803
7,970
3,575
3,323
3,615
1,600
846
701
91
43
39
76.8
76.6
78.8
77.7
77.1
73.8
75.8
73.4
74.0
70.5
72.2
30.7
13.1
30.3
41.1
46.1
50.1
44.6
42.4
36.3
20.9
12.8
- = not applicable.
a
Estimates for management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55), formerly shown separately, now are included in other nonmanufacturing.
NOTES: The method used to assign industry classifications has changed; industry-specific estimates are not directly comparable with those for years prior to 2004. The calculation of the percent of
companies responding to the survey was based on all companies responding to the survey. It excludes companies for which total R&D expenditure data were imputed. Mathematically, the percentage
was calculated by dividing the number of companies that received a questionnaire (indicated in the previous column) into the number of companies that returned a response or questionnaire regardless of
the data or information supplied in the response or on the questionnaire. Companies that were missing or had an incomplete North American Classification System (NAICS) code at the time of sampling
were assigned to an "unclassified" industry category temporarily. If an unclassified company reported R&D expenditures, its primary industrial activity was investigated and a NAICS code was assigned
during statistical processing. The total "number of companies receiving a questionnaire" may be smaller than the number of "companies selected for the sample" in table A-1 because some companies
selected for the survey went out of business or were merged with other companies between sample selection and survey mail-out; that is, the sample was updated before actual mail-out took place. For
definitions and more information about year-to-year comparability of the statistics, see technical notes and survey methodology.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Industrial Research and Development: 2006.