Table I.A.1.a(1996) Percent of number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1996

Characteristics	Total	Less than 10 employees	10-24 employees	25-99 employees	100-999 employees	1000 or more employees	Less than 50 employees	50 or more employees
United States	5,956,479	61.4%	12.4%	8.2%	6.0%	12.1%	78.5%	21.5%
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	236,611	86.8%	7.5%	3.4%	1.1% *	1.1%	96.8%	3.2%
Mining	23,074	47.2%	14.8%	3.9% *	8.0% *	26.1%	63.9%	36.1%
Construction	489,488	77.4%	13.7%	6.2%	1.7%	1.0%	95.5%	4.5%
Manufacturing	357,806	40.9%	19.2%	15.5%	10.8%	13.6%	69.9%	30.1%
Transp., commu., util.	230,050	50.9%	13.0%	7.8%	7.0%	21.4%	68.2%	31.8%
Wholesale trade	423,959	52.0%	12.6%	11.3%	9.6%	14.5%	71.2%	28.8%
Retail Trade	1,429,047	49.6%	12.6%	8.7%	6.8%	22.2%	67.4%	32.6%
Fin., ins., real est.	528,261	56.9%	7.2%	6.6%	7.3%	21.9%	67.2%	32.8%
Services	2,201,831	69.6%	12.5%	7.6%	5.1%	5.3%	86.5%	13.5%
Unknown	36,350	96.6%	3.4% *	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Ownership
For profit, incorporated	3,716,474	50.8%	14.9%	10.2%	6.9%	17.3%	71.7%	28.3%
For profit, unincorporated	1,453,217	87.7%	7.0%	2.9%	1.5%	1.0%	96.4%	3.6%
Nonprofit	491,303	58.3%	13.6%	12.0%	11.6%	4.5%	78.2%	21.8%
Unknown	295,485	70.5%	5.2%	2.7%	7.2%	14.4%	77.0%	23.0%
Age of firm
Less than 5 years	1,428,283	84.9%	9.8%	4.1%	0.7%	0.4%	97.8%	2.2%
5-9 years	1,041,012	78.2%	13.4%	6.0%	1.5%	0.9%	95.8%	4.2%
10-19 years	1,222,054	70.7%	15.5%	8.0%	3.5%	2.2%	91.3%	8.7%
20 or more years	1,326,843	51.6%	17.1%	13.0%	8.8%	9.6%	75.9%	24.1%
Unknown	938,286	8.4%	4.3%	10.1%	18.2%	59.0%	17.3%	82.7%
Multi/single status
2 or more locations	1,347,845	2.9%	5.8%	14.9%	22.8%	53.5%	14.9%	85.1%
1 location only	4,608,633	78.5%	14.3%	6.2%	1.0%	0.0%	97.2%	2.8%
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	822,008	79.1%	9.4%	4.8%	2.2%	4.4%	91.7%	8.3%
25-49 %	395,642	49.9%	16.7%	9.2%	6.0%	18.1%	72.5%	27.5%
50-74 %	814,894	62.5%	12.8%	7.5%	5.6%	11.7%	79.6%	20.4%
75% or more	3,923,934	58.6%	12.4%	8.9%	6.8%	13.2%	76.2%	23.8%
Union presence
No union employees	4,794,223	66.0%	13.5%	8.8%	5.8%	6.0%	84.6%	15.4%
Has union employees	174,681	39.3%	14.2%	14.6%	14.2%	17.7%	62.2%	37.8%
Unknown	987,574	43.0%	6.5%	4.1%	5.4%	41.1%	52.0%	48.0%
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage	1,100,346	64.2%	13.1%	9.3%	6.7%	6.7%	83.1%	16.9%
Less than 50% low wage	3,766,196	66.7%	13.9%	8.9%	5.5%	5.0%	85.8%	14.2%
Unknown	1,089,937	40.1%	6.2%	4.6%	6.8%	42.2%	48.9%	51.1%
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table I.A.1.a(1996) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1996

Characteristics	Total	Less than 10 employees	10-24 employees	25-99 employees	100-999 employees	1000 or more employees	Less than 50 employees	50 or more employees
United States	29,537	0.33%	0.17%	0.17%	0.16%	0.25%	0.27%	0.27%
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	6,999	1.20%	0.66%	0.91%	0.45% *	0.30%	0.52%	0.52%
Mining	2,868	4.18%	2.90%	1.37% *	2.72% *	4.46%	4.85%	4.85%
Construction	6,931	0.58%	0.49%	0.51%	0.28%	0.15%	0.39%	0.39%
Manufacturing	8,365	1.38%	0.83%	0.91%	0.51%	0.96%	1.27%	1.27%
Transp., commu., util.	9,153	1.52%	1.05%	0.78%	1.36%	0.92%	1.41%	1.41%
Wholesale trade	15,496	1.26%	0.80%	0.67%	1.24%	1.30%	1.28%	1.28%
Retail Trade	24,569	0.69%	0.45%	0.33%	0.48%	0.79%	0.54%	0.54%
Fin., ins., real est.	15,532	2.27%	0.42%	0.67%	0.56%	2.09%	2.16%	2.16%
Services	22,810	0.49%	0.31%	0.38%	0.15%	0.17%	0.40%	0.40%
Unknown	3,391	1.54%	1.54% *	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Ownership
For profit, incorporated	29,405	0.50%	0.33%	0.28%	0.15%	0.33%	0.42%	0.42%
For profit, unincorporated	23,876	0.39%	0.37%	0.22%	0.12%	0.12%	0.25%	0.25%
Nonprofit	8,105	0.96%	0.72%	1.03%	1.02%	0.37%	0.97%	0.97%
Unknown	10,727	0.87%	0.53%	0.48%	0.87%	0.99%	1.07%	1.07%
Age of firm
Less than 5 years	21,290	0.77%	0.55%	0.30%	0.09%	0.09%	0.15%	0.15%
5-9 years	22,597	0.76%	0.41%	0.34%	0.18%	0.18%	0.32%	0.32%
10-19 years	20,581	1.15%	0.76%	0.36%	0.30%	0.29%	0.52%	0.52%
20 or more years	15,024	0.68%	0.36%	0.53%	0.45%	0.60%	0.44%	0.44%
Unknown	16,819	0.53%	0.42%	0.51%	0.76%	0.86%	0.52%	0.52%
Multi/single status
2 or more locations	14,963	0.22%	0.39%	0.55%	0.55%	0.77%	0.50%	0.50%
1 location only	33,833	0.29%	0.22%	0.13%	0.06%	0.01%	0.12%	0.12%
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	18,780	0.69%	0.58%	0.41%	0.08%	0.54%	0.60%	0.60%
25-49 %	5,911	1.62%	0.97%	0.46%	0.78%	1.17%	1.59%	1.59%
50-74 %	19,573	0.42%	0.52%	0.36%	0.36%	0.79%	0.89%	0.89%
75% or more	32,489	0.37%	0.16%	0.23%	0.15%	0.40%	0.40%	0.40%
Union presence
No union employees	35,157	0.29%	0.15%	0.20%	0.12%	0.28%	0.27%	0.27%
Has union employees	8,912	2.52%	1.47%	1.28%	1.47%	1.65%	2.15%	2.15%
Unknown	12,693	0.98%	0.44%	0.38%	0.50%	0.68%	0.74%	0.74%
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage	19,035	0.90%	0.33%	0.59%	0.50%	0.60%	0.76%	0.76%
Less than 50% low wage	28,705	0.39%	0.24%	0.18%	0.17%	0.26%	0.32%	0.32%
Unknown	14,661	1.34%	0.36%	0.29%	0.48%	0.97%	1.18%	1.18%
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.