Table I.A.1.a(1997) Percent of 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	61.1%	12.6%	7.8%	6.4%	12.1%	78.2%	21.8%
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	282,834	87.8%	8.5%	2.1%	1.2%	0.4% *	97.5%	2.5%
Mining	35,520	62.6%	18.4%	12.3% *	1.1% *	5.7% *	91.9%	8.1% *
Construction	544,412	76.6%	15.1%	6.6%	1.1%	0.7%	96.1%	3.9%
Manufacturing	375,980	43.4%	19.3%	16.3%	9.4%	11.6%	72.5%	27.5%
Transp., commu., util.	257,200	49.9%	12.2%	7.4%	7.0%	23.6%	66.0%	34.0%
Wholesale trade	440,172	55.5%	14.0%	10.9%	6.6%	13.1%	74.7%	25.3%
Retail Trade	1,378,006	47.5%	13.4%	8.8%	8.5%	21.7%	66.2%	33.8%
Fin., ins., real est.	615,441	55.4%	6.7%	5.7%	8.7%	23.4%	64.3%	35.7%
Services	2,172,460	69.0%	12.4%	6.9%	5.8%	5.9%	85.3%	14.7%
Unknown	33,755	99.9%	0.1% *	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Ownership
For profit, incorporated	3,847,551	51.1%	15.3%	9.7%	7.2%	16.7%	72.0%	28.0%
For profit, unincorporated	1,567,238	87.5%	6.9%	2.5%	1.4%	1.7%	96.0%	4.0%
Nonprofit	500,573	56.9%	14.0%	12.1%	13.1%	3.8%	77.0%	23.0%
Unknown	220,416	58.4%	3.0%	3.6%	12.4%	22.6%	62.9%	37.1%
Age of firm
Less than 5 years	1,651,911	85.4%	9.6%	3.8%	0.7%	0.4%	97.8%	2.2%
5-9 years	1,006,803	76.8%	14.8%	5.9%	1.6%	0.9%	95.5%	4.5%
10-19 years	1,190,170	69.2%	16.3%	8.9%	2.7%	2.8%	91.1%	8.9%
20 or more years	1,482,178	44.1%	15.0%	11.6%	9.3%	20.0%	65.0%	35.0%
Unknown	804,715	11.1%	6.2%	9.8%	24.0%	48.9%	21.6%	78.4%
Multi/single status
2 or more locations	1,392,457	3.0%	6.2%	13.4%	24.4%	53.0%	14.3%	85.7%
1 location only	4,743,321	78.2%	14.5%	6.2%	1.1%	0.0%	97.0%	3.0%
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	771,972	77.6%	10.3%	5.2%	3.6%	3.3%	91.2%	8.8%
25-49 %	455,324	50.4%	13.5%	9.6%	7.4%	19.0%	70.1%	29.9%
50-74 %	896,833	64.7%	13.6%	7.2%	6.0%	8.5%	82.2%	17.8%
75% or more	4,009,629	58.3%	12.8%	8.3%	6.9%	13.8%	75.7%	24.3%
Unknown	2,021 *	100.0% *	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0% *	0.0%
Union presence
No union employees	5,475,526	63.3%	13.1%	7.9%	6.2%	9.5%	80.8%	19.2%
Has union employees	240,172	25.4%	11.9%	9.6%	11.8%	41.3%	42.4%	57.6%
Unknown	420,080	53.7%	7.3%	5.4%	4.9%	28.7%	64.3%	35.7%
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage	1,054,056	66.8%	12.2%	7.0%	7.1%	6.9%	83.0%	17.0%
Less than 50% low wage	4,181,032	65.0%	14.3%	8.9%	5.8%	6.1%	84.3%	15.7%
Unknown	900,690	36.8%	5.3%	3.9%	8.3%	45.7%	44.4%	55.6%
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table I.A.1.a(1997) Standard error for percent of 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	0.26%	0.23%	0.20%	0.15%	0.26%	0.27%	0.27%
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	8,859	0.92%	1.13%	0.18%	0.19%	0.23% *	0.31%	0.31%
Mining	5,076	9.75%	5.13%	4.77% *	1.45% *	2.20% *	3.51%	3.51% *
Construction	11,172	0.64%	0.51%	0.55%	0.21%	0.19%	0.39%	0.39%
Manufacturing	6,194	1.51%	0.85%	0.68%	0.76%	0.87%	1.29%	1.29%
Transp., commu., util.	8,767	1.34%	1.13%	0.50%	0.75%	1.47%	1.57%	1.57%
Wholesale trade	13,182	1.58%	1.08%	1.31%	0.82%	0.59%	1.53%	1.53%
Retail Trade	9,028	0.67%	0.36%	0.23%	0.41%	0.63%	0.59%	0.59%
Fin., ins., real est.	15,927	1.63%	0.69%	0.69%	0.39%	1.92%	1.69%	1.69%
Services	25,699	0.61%	0.26%	0.27%	0.34%	0.23%	0.49%	0.49%
Unknown	3,285	0.09%	0.09% *	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Ownership
For profit, incorporated	22,742	0.46%	0.32%	0.24%	0.17%	0.38%	0.43%	0.43%
For profit, unincorporated	15,776	0.52%	0.40%	0.19%	0.11%	0.21%	0.25%	0.25%
Nonprofit	15,451	1.42%	0.72%	0.80%	0.71%	0.26%	0.79%	0.79%
Unknown	8,972	1.59%	0.67%	1.02%	1.62%	1.10%	1.77%	1.77%
Age of firm
Less than 5 years	12,787	0.36%	0.28%	0.23%	0.11%	0.10%	0.17%	0.17%
5-9 years	17,081	0.93%	0.79%	0.34%	0.16%	0.12%	0.24%	0.24%
10-19 years	18,824	0.63%	0.67%	0.24%	0.36%	0.23%	0.45%	0.45%
20 or more years	25,964	0.84%	0.45%	0.35%	0.31%	0.89%	0.62%	0.62%
Unknown	15,444	0.45%	0.41%	0.75%	0.93%	0.90%	0.75%	0.75%
Multi/single status
2 or more locations	16,470	0.19%	0.29%	0.65%	0.57%	0.90%	0.39%	0.39%
1 location only	23,520	0.22%	0.23%	0.17%	0.05%	0.00%	0.08%	0.08%
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	16,093	0.86%	0.59%	0.50%	0.37%	0.43%	0.75%	0.75%
25-49 %	12,101	1.42%	0.68%	0.48%	0.70%	0.87%	1.07%	1.07%
50-74 %	16,450	0.57%	0.68%	0.33%	0.24%	0.52%	0.57%	0.57%
75% or more	23,998	0.36%	0.33%	0.23%	0.21%	0.37%	0.27%	0.27%
Unknown	2,021 *	31.62% *	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	31.62% *	0.00%
Union presence
No union employees	23,579	0.27%	0.25%	0.24%	0.14%	0.21%	0.22%	0.22%
Has union employees	15,122	1.38%	1.22%	1.02%	1.11%	1.96%	1.57%	1.57%
Unknown	8,725	1.75%	0.38%	0.59%	0.41%	1.83%	1.99%	1.99%
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage	8,242	0.67%	0.44%	0.36%	0.42%	0.47%	0.61%	0.61%
Less than 50% low wage	24,865	0.29%	0.24%	0.23%	0.20%	0.36%	0.23%	0.23%
Unknown	16,386	0.52%	0.42%	0.31%	0.36%	0.61%	0.62%	0.62%
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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.