Table I.A.1(1997) Number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1997
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 6,135,778    3,750,584    774,556    480,377    390,600    739,661    4,798,696    1,337,083   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 282,834    248,266    23,929    6,003    3,529    1,107 * 275,668    7,166   
Mining 35,520    22,237    6,519    4,373 * 381 * 2,009 * 32,657    2,863 *
Construction 544,412    416,845    81,962    35,826    6,239    3,540    523,202    21,210   
Manufacturing 375,980    163,286    72,437    61,328    35,401    43,528    272,589    103,391   
Transp., commu., util. 257,200    128,327    31,358    19,009    17,906    60,599    169,857    87,343   
Wholesale trade 440,172    244,267    61,467    48,047    28,836    57,554    329,006    111,166   
Retail Trade 1,378,006    654,134    185,221    121,630    117,653    299,368    912,382    465,624   
Fin., ins., real est. 615,441    340,970    41,253    35,072    53,849    144,297    395,840    219,601   
Services 2,172,460    1,498,520    270,386    149,089    126,805    127,659    1,853,740    318,719   
Unknown 33,755    33,732    23 * 0    0    0    33,755    0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 3,847,551    1,966,310    589,356    372,055    275,813    644,018    2,770,834    1,076,718   
For profit, unincorporated 1,567,238    1,370,601    108,353    39,676    21,895    26,713    1,503,989    63,249   
Nonprofit 500,573    284,981    70,214    60,683    65,575    19,120    385,329    115,244   
Unknown 220,416    128,693    6,634    7,962    27,318    49,810    138,544    81,873   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1,651,911    1,410,425    159,216    63,569    12,121    6,581    1,615,237    36,675   
5-9 years 1,006,803    773,231    148,918    59,622    16,150    8,884    961,624    45,179   
10-19 years 1,190,170    823,991    194,222    105,989    32,245    33,723    1,084,122    106,049   
20 or more years 1,482,178    653,231    222,333    172,615    137,154    296,845    963,722    518,456   
Unknown 804,715    89,707    49,867    78,583    192,931    393,627    173,990    630,724   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 1,392,457    41,549    85,981    186,893    339,832    738,202    198,455    1,194,002   
1 location only 4,743,321    3,709,036    688,576    293,484    50,768    1,458    4,600,241    143,080   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 771,972    599,115    79,685    39,877    28,137    25,158    704,095    67,877   
25-49 % 455,324    229,629    61,440    43,874    33,821    86,560    319,278    136,046   
50-74 % 896,833    580,396    121,914    64,271    53,642    76,610    737,052    159,781   
75% or more 4,009,629    2,339,424    511,516    332,356    275,000    551,333    3,036,250    973,379   
Unknown 2,021 * 2,021 * 0    0    0    0    2,021 * 0   
Union presence
No union employees 5,475,526    3,463,851    715,233    434,673    341,749    520,020    4,426,664    1,048,862   
Has union employees 240,172    60,962    28,572    23,154    28,289    99,194    101,952    138,220   
Unknown 420,080    225,771    30,752    22,549    20,561    120,447    270,080    150,000   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 1,054,056    703,837    129,019    73,860    75,018    72,322    874,361    179,695   
Less than 50% low wage 4,181,032    2,715,638    597,519    371,398    240,875    255,600    3,524,205    656,827   
Unknown 900,690    331,108    48,018    35,118    74,707    411,738    400,129    500,561   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table I.A.1(1997) Standard error for number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1997
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 18,167    21,660    13,325    12,068    9,642    16,190    20,496    17,575   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 8,859    7,719    3,367    478    558    606 * 8,546    911   
Mining 5,076    4,348    1,653    860 * 229 * 543 * 5,177    585 *
Construction 11,172    9,657    2,768    3,487    1,085    1,004    11,384    2,080   
Manufacturing 6,194    6,148    3,973    2,723    3,024    2,905    7,595    4,647   
Transp., commu., util. 8,767    6,383    2,710    1,172    2,266    4,121    6,874    4,839   
Wholesale trade 13,182    10,618    4,584    5,976    3,987    3,415    10,059    8,600   
Retail Trade 9,028    12,214    4,851    3,120    5,499    8,336    12,442    6,593   
Fin., ins., real est. 15,927    8,561    3,940    3,732    2,862    14,602    7,576    14,815   
Services 25,699    24,828    6,963    6,557    6,225    4,955    27,424    9,583   
Unknown 3,285    3,291    23 * 0    0    0    3,285    0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 22,742    20,839    11,632    8,771    7,075    16,531    18,974    19,690   
For profit, unincorporated 15,776    14,528    6,773    2,979    1,806    3,229    16,671    3,822   
Nonprofit 15,451    12,367    3,577    4,743    3,531    1,351    12,609    5,297   
Unknown 8,972    5,672    1,255    2,143    4,292    3,034    4,946    6,369   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 12,787    11,012    5,379    3,671    1,763    1,580    13,543    2,784   
5-9 years 17,081    15,431    8,680    3,580    1,679    1,243    16,179    2,527   
10-19 years 18,824    13,446    9,758    3,477    4,105    2,369    20,312    4,582   
20 or more years 25,964    10,767    7,279    5,792    5,512    17,051    13,096    16,659   
Unknown 15,444    3,795    3,191    6,582    8,586    9,262    6,515    13,680   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 16,470    2,840    3,952    8,694    9,272    16,174    5,369    16,183   
1 location only 23,520    22,375    11,813    7,460    2,479    131    22,528    4,163   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 16,093    14,684    5,227    3,451    2,816    3,476    16,704    5,781   
25-49 % 12,101    10,433    3,557    2,369    3,211    3,770    12,105    3,851   
50-74 % 16,450    8,407    7,528    3,229    1,901    4,959    15,022    5,501   
75% or more 23,998    24,890    11,589    8,793    8,807    15,852    20,030    12,738   
Unknown 2,021 * 2,021 * 0    0    0    0    2,021 * 0   
Union presence
No union employees 23,579    24,416    13,110    12,705    7,648    12,137    22,939    12,909   
Has union employees 15,122    6,592    2,080    1,951    4,062    8,102    6,715    10,061   
Unknown 8,725    5,709    1,678    2,843    1,623    9,698    6,633    11,017   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 8,242    10,840    4,661    3,659    4,542    4,634    10,854    6,107   
Less than 50% low wage 24,865    23,497    8,547    8,555    8,001    15,886    21,718    10,974   
Unknown 16,386    7,715    3,787    3,257    3,063    9,013    10,384    9,551   
 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.