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TABLE 7. SURVEY SAMPLE AND THREE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE GROUPS ACROSS FIVE CHARACTERISTICS (CONTINUED)
Study Survey Sample ( n = 679)
DIB Small
DIB Presumed Exits ( n = 83,175)
DIB Remaining Contractors ( n = 48,476)
Variable
Characteristics
Contractors ( n = 95,834)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
0.15% 0.34% 0.34% 0.28%
0.15%
0.31% 0.34% 0.21%
Utilities
0.59% 0.34% 0.70% 1.05%
Construction
9.43% 9.99%
9.11%
9.17%
Manufacturing
41.38% 39.07% 38.05% 34.26%
Wholesale Trade
1.03%
1.25%
1.73% 0.77%
Retail Trade 0.59% 0.56% 0.73% 0.26% Transportation and Warehousing 2.21% 2.00% 2.37% 2.59% Information 3.53% 2.84% 3.42% 3.99% Finance and Insurance 0.00% 0.05% 0.08% 0.10% Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.03% 1.27% 1.77% 1.45% Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 23.42% 18.24% 14.71% 21.82% Management of Companies and Enterprises 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
Industry
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
5.01%
8.18%
7.17% 9.04%
Educational Services
3.83% 2.39% 2.78% 2.94%
Health Care and Social Assistance
1.33%
1.52% 2.24% 1.56%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Accommodation and Food Services Other Services (except Public Administration)
0.29% 0.80% 0.95% 0.63%
2.06% 5.44% 6.73% 3.43%
3.68% 5.26% 6.16%
5.71%
Public Administration
0.15% 0.08% 0.35% 0.66%
Not Classified 0.15% 0.07% 0.27% 0.06% Note. * Island areas include the following: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. DIB = Defense Industrial Base. Survey Results The purpose of the study was to provide an in-depth understanding for why contractors leave the DIB, hence the central question of the survey was “Please indicate the primary reason why the entity no longer has an existing prime contract with DoD.” Results for that question are displayed in Table 8 and discussed as follows.
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