Table I.A.1.a(1999) Percent of number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

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United States

6,185,060

59.7%

12.4%

8.3%

6.2%

13.3%

77.3%

22.7%

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

325,426

86.4%

7.9%

3.4%

0.9%

1.4%

*

96.3%

3.7%

Mining

14,995

42.1%

14.0%

*

8.9%

*

9.9%

*

25.1%

60.9%

39.1%

Construction

585,401

75.6%

15.4%

7.1%

1.5%

0.4%

95.9%

4.1%

Manufacturing

316,933

39.3%

19.8%

17.3%

10.7%

12.9%

69.6%

30.4%

Transp., commu., util.

225,561

48.9%

9.3%

8.3%

7.8%

25.6%

63.1%

36.9%

Wholesale trade

408,975

51.3%

14.8%

10.8%

8.7%

14.5%

72.6%

27.4%

Retail trade

1,379,871

45.6%

13.3%

9.4%

7.4%

24.2%

64.8%

35.2%

Fin., ins., real est.

552,801

52.9%

6.4%

6.6%

7.3%

26.9%

63.2%

36.8%

Services

2,369,751

67.3%

12.1%

7.5%

6.0%

7.2%

83.9%

16.1%

Unknown

5,346

72.0%

26.8%

*

*****

1.2%

*

*****

98.8%

1.2%

*

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

3,903,713

50.5%

14.5%

10.1%

7.0%

17.9%

71.4%

28.6%

For profit, unincorporated

1,482,912

85.7%

7.9%

3.1%

1.6%

1.7%

95.5%

4.5%

Nonprofit

612,858

59.3%

13.1%

11.7%

12.2%

3.7%

78.8%

21.2%

Unknown

185,579

47.7%

1.8%

2.1%

*

7.3%

41.2%

50.4%

49.6%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1,031,838

82.0%

10.7%

4.7%

1.7%

0.9%

95.8%

4.2%

5-9 years

978,195

76.1%

13.5%

6.7%

2.6%

1.0%

94.3%

5.7%

10-19 years

1,454,951

68.3%

15.3%

9.5%

4.6%

2.3%

89.7%

10.3%

20 or more years

2,112,297

52.0%

14.1%

11.8%

10.5%

11.6%

72.9%

27.1%

Unknown

607,779

1.8%

1.1%

2.3%

8.8%

85.9%

3.9%

96.1%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,514,286

3.0%

6.3%

14.1%

22.4%

54.1%

16.1%

83.9%

1 location only

4,670,774

78.1%

14.4%

6.5%

1.0%

0.0%

97.1%

2.9%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

692,745

76.5%

9.2%

5.2%

3.7%

5.4%

89.3%

10.7%

25-49%

472,548

44.5%

14.4%

10.7%

8.0%

22.4%

64.9%

35.1%

50-74%

908,464

60.7%

13.1%

7.4%

6.4%

12.4%

78.4%

21.6%

75% or more

4,111,304

58.4%

12.6%

8.8%

6.4%

13.7%

76.4%

23.6%

Union presence

No union employees

5,588,505

62.6%

12.9%

8.5%

6.1%

9.8%

80.7%

19.3%

Has union employees

275,866

23.6%

10.2%

9.7%

10.2%

46.3%

39.9%

60.1%

Unknown

320,689

40.4%

6.0%

4.6%

4.4%

44.7%

49.2%

50.8%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

729,337

68.2%

12.0%

7.9%

6.2%

5.7%

84.9%

15.1%

Less than 50% low wage

4,565,886

65.2%

14.2%

9.5%

6.3%

4.9%

85.2%

14.8%

Unknown

889,838

25.1%

3.5%

2.9%

6.0%

62.6%

30.3%

69.7%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

Table I.A.1.a(1999) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 1999

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United States

36,988

0.34%

0.20%

0.15%

0.09%

0.29%

0.33%

0.33%

Industry group

Agric., fish., forest.

9,978

1.10%

1.07%

0.69%

0.26%

0.44%

*

0.63%

0.63%

Mining

2,284

6.58%

6.38%

*

3.63%

*

4.50%

*

4.74%

6.57%

6.57%

Construction

15,334

0.94%

0.84%

0.38%

0.18%

0.10%

0.26%

0.26%

Manufacturing

9,379

0.91%

1.17%

1.17%

0.47%

0.77%

1.10%

1.10%

Transp., commu., util.

4,697

1.91%

0.90%

0.50%

0.97%

2.17%

2.21%

2.21%

Wholesale trade

17,585

1.59%

1.55%

0.62%

0.79%

0.59%

0.93%

0.93%

Retail trade

16,190

0.82%

0.88%

0.24%

0.28%

0.90%

0.83%

0.83%

Fin., ins., real est.

17,008

1.27%

0.64%

0.85%

0.52%

1.09%

1.38%

1.38%

Services

19,774

0.46%

0.28%

0.19%

0.15%

0.26%

0.23%

0.23%

Unknown

1,635

16.67%

11.46%

*

*****

0.90%

*

*****

18.06%

0.90%

*

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

37,240

0.51%

0.25%

0.25%

0.17%

0.43%

0.44%

0.44%

For profit, unincorporated

19,910

0.49%

0.44%

0.25%

0.15%

0.24%

0.28%

0.28%

Nonprofit

12,421

0.58%

0.54%

0.61%

0.52%

0.23%

0.52%

0.52%

Unknown

12,233

2.37%

0.51%

0.73%

*

1.15%

2.71%

2.84%

2.84%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

30,940

0.93%

0.64%

0.27%

0.31%

0.13%

0.38%

0.38%

5-9 years

12,727

1.05%

0.78%

0.39%

0.14%

0.11%

0.29%

0.29%

10-19 years

26,644

0.35%

0.24%

0.29%

0.30%

0.20%

0.35%

0.35%

20 or more years

16,126

0.47%

0.31%

0.30%

0.25%

0.40%

0.45%

0.45%

Unknown

15,450

0.43%

0.21%

0.30%

0.58%

0.82%

0.55%

0.55%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

20,961

0.24%

0.35%

0.32%

0.43%

0.66%

0.46%

0.46%

1 location only

33,714

0.26%

0.26%

0.18%

0.04%

0.00%

0.08%

0.08%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

10,759

1.24%

0.54%

0.46%

0.27%

0.62%

0.88%

0.88%

25-49%

14,768

1.24%

0.80%

0.95%

0.61%

1.41%

1.24%

1.24%

50-74%

18,704

1.52%

0.69%

0.37%

0.41%

0.99%

0.96%

0.96%

75% or more

38,975

0.52%

0.30%

0.18%

0.15%

0.23%

0.38%

0.38%

Union presence

No union employees

33,453

0.35%

0.22%

0.17%

0.11%

0.30%

0.38%

0.38%

Has union employees

12,673

1.62%

0.66%

1.19%

0.67%

2.37%

2.36%

2.36%

Unknown

9,699

1.95%

0.86%

0.43%

0.77%

1.17%

1.63%

1.63%

Percent low-wage employees

50% or more low wage

15,226

1.09%

0.50%

0.65%

0.49%

0.59%

0.67%

0.67%

Less than 50% low wage

38,525

0.28%

0.29%

0.11%

0.15%

0.10%

0.22%

0.22%

Unknown

13,701

0.91%

0.28%

0.26%

0.46%

1.24%

1.06%

1.06%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 1999 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.

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.