Economic statistics terminology · MLC-0116

Economic statistics terms: O (61)

• Observational studiesStudies in which staff observe interviews being administered in a field setting.
• Occasional useIn the American Housing Survey, these are units held for weekend or other occasional use throughout the year...
• Occupants per roomObtained by dividing the number of people in each occupied housing unit by the number of rooms in the unit.
• OccupationCategory of jobs that are similar with respect to the work performed and the skills possessed by workers.
• Occupational groupGroup of related occupations that are based on duties performed.
• Occupational illnessSee Injury or illness.
• Occupational injurySee Injury or illness.
• Occupied housing unitA housing unit is classified as occupied if it is the usual place of residence of the person or group of...
• OceaniaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Office of Foreign Asset ControlAn agency within the U.S. Department of the Treasury that administers and enforces economic and trade...
• Office of Management and BudgetOMB assists the President in the development and execution of his policies and programs. OMB has a hand in...
• Off-Reservation Trust LandAreas for which the United States holds titles in trust for the benefit of a tribe (tribal trust land) or for...
• OffsetPortion of a participant's Social Security benefit that is subtracted from the plan benefit otherwise payable.
• Offshore AreasAreas off the coast line of the United States for which Mining data is published.
• Oklahoma Tribal Statistical AreaStatistical entities identified and delineated by the Census Bureau in consultation with federally recognized...
• Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area (OTSA) Joint-Use AreasAs applied to OTSAs by the Census Bureau, an area that is administered jointly and/or claimed by two or more...
• Old age dependency ratioA measure derived by dividing the population 65 years and over by the population 18-64 years and multiplying...
• On-call workersEmployees who are not permanent but are called into work as needed, often on short notice (although they can...
• One-Year EstimatesEstimates based on 1 year of American Community Survey (ACS) data. They are meant to reflect the...
• One-Year Estimates (American Community Survey)Estimates based on 1 year of American Community Survey (ACS) data. They are meant to reflect the...
• OnTheMapReleased by the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Program, OnTheMap is a web-based mapping and...
• Open-access HMOHMO that allows enrollees to receive services from a non-network provider at a higher cost than the enrollee...
• OpeningsEstablishments with positive third-month employment for the first time in the current quarter, with no links...
• Operating ExpensesThe sum of detailed types of expenses. It excludes cost of goods sold; income, sales, and excise taxes...
• Operating expenses ($1,000)Operating expenses include payroll, employee benefits, interest and rent expenses, payroll taxes, cost of...
• Order Backlog (Unfilled Orders)Generally, unfilled orders at the end of an accounting period are equal to unfilled orders at the beginning...
• Order partyThe person in the United States that conducts the direct negotiations or correspondence with the foreign...
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Origin of MovementIn 1985, a new field indicating the state where the export journey begins, was added. This field allowed the...
• Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES)A dataset released by the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Program (LEHD), the LEHD...
• Orthodontia servicesDental work performed to correct malpositioned teeth.
• Other activities on propertyData presented in the American Housing Survey exclude rental units. Property consists of one or more tracts...
• Other additions and replacementsIn the American Housing Survey, these types of additions do not add to living space, but are physically...
• Other and unallocable expenditureGeneral expenditure for purposes and activities not falling within any standard functional category and...
• Other AsiaThe Census Bureau has many programs and surveys that provide data according to geographical regions...
• Other business receiptsIn the construction sector, other business receipts include the receipts for all other business activities...
• Other Capital Expenditures"Other" capital expenditures refers to depreciable and amortizable assets which companies could not classify...
• Other Ethnic Origin or RaceThis definition is used only for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam...
• Other ExpensesNon-production related costs paid directly by an establishment for services. These cost include expenses for...
• Other license taxesLicense taxes not listed separately (e.g., animal licenses, marriage licenses, registration fees on pleasure...
• Other non-LIFO inventory valuation, end of year ($1,000)Total value of merchandise inventories using valuation methods other than LIFO, FIFO, average cost, or...
• Other relativeAny household member related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption, but not specifically...
• Other Sectors (Business, Industry, Economy)NAICS groups 5 sectors in the goods-producing part of the economy. Construction and manufacturing are treated...
• Other separationsEmployees who left payroll because of retirement, transfer to another location, death, or disability.
• Other separations rateOther separations (employees who left payroll because of retirement, transfer to another location, death, or...
• Other Services (Except Public Administration)The Other Services (Except Public Administration) sector comprises establishments engaged in providing...
• OutlierObservation that is well outside of the expected range of values in a dataset.
• Outpatient careMedical or surgical care that does not include an overnight stay in a medical facility.
• OutputAmount of goods and services produced.
• Output per unit of energyEfficiency at which energy inputs are utilized in producing output of goods and services.
• Output per unit of materialsEfficiency at which materials are utilized in producing output of goods and services.
• Output per unit of purchased servicesEfficiency at which purchased services are utilized in producing output of goods and services.
• Output per workerEfficiency at which goods and services are produced by workers.
• Overall limitsRestrictions that apply to all or most benefits under a plan, as opposed to selected individual benefits.
• OverlayAn overlay in American FactFinder is a window that displays on top of the main FactFinder window. The...
• Own childrenA child under 18 years old who is a son or daughter by birth, marriage (a stepchild), or adoption. For...
• Owned dwellings (expenditures)Amount paid in interest on mortgages, interest on home equity loans and lines of credit, property taxes and...
• Owner-built HousesThis category includes houses built for owner occupancy, on the owner's land, under the supervision of the...
• Owner-occupied housingForm of housing tenure where the occupant owns the home in which they live.
• Owner-occupied housing unitA housing unit is owner occupied if the owner or co-owner lives in the unit even if it is mortgaged or not...

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