IC Table 2001 T1A1a

Table I.A.1.a(2001) Percent of number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001

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	6,144,887	58.5%	12.2%	8.2%	6.6%	14.5%	75.7%	24.3%

Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	199,504	85.9%	7.4%	4.2%	1.4%	1.1%*	96.0%	4.0%
Mining and manufacturing	332,715	42.1%	18.2%	17.2%	10.9%	11.7%	70.1%	29.9%
Construction	569,699	75.8%	13.8%	7.1%	2.1%	1.3%	94.5%	5.5%
Utilities and transp.	127,773	52.6%	11.1%	8.2%	8.3%	19.8%	68.3%	31.7%
Wholesale trade	361,662	57.7%	11.4%	10.3%	7.6%	13.0%	75.4%	24.6%
Fin. svs. and real est.	565,722	45.7%	7.1%	5.1%	8.6%	33.6%	55.3%	44.7%
Retail trade	1,084,352	48.9%	11.1%	7.4%	7.3%	25.4%	64.4%	35.6%
Professional services	1,317,468	65.3%	12.5%	6.8%	5.6%	9.8%	81.8%	18.2%
Other Services	1,585,992	58.4%	13.8%	9.7%	7.1%	11.0%	78.3%	21.7%

Ownership
For profit, incorporated	3,951,426	49.9%	14.0%	9.7%	7.1%	19.3%	69.9%	30.1%
For profit, unincorporated	1,463,247	84.6%	7.5%	3.5%	2.4%	2.0%	94.3%	5.7%
Nonprofit	635,497	59.1%	13.9%	11.1%	12.3%	3.7%	78.8%	21.2%
Unknown	94,717	9.5%	0.4%*	1.7%*	10.4%	78.0%	10.7%	89.3%

Age of firm
Less than 5 years	797,782	80.9%	11.5%	4.4%	2.0%	1.1%	95.3%	4.7%
5-9 years	934,827	74.8%	12.9%	6.8%	2.8%	2.7%	92.2%	7.8%
10-19 years	1,408,185	70.6%	13.9%	8.5%	4.6%	2.4%	90.0%	10.0%
20 or more years	2,553,438	48.8%	13.4%	11.1%	10.5%	16.2%	68.6%	31.4%
Unknown	450,655	2.1%	0.5%	1.0%	6.1%	90.3%	2.9%	97.1%

Multi/single status
2 or more locations	1,533,353	2.3%	5.1%	11.9%	22.7%	57.9%	13.0%	87.0%
1 location only	4,611,534	77.2%	14.6%	7.0%	1.2%	0.0%	96.6%	3.4%

Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	743,541	71.8%	11.0%	6.8%	4.2%	6.2%	87.3%	12.7%
25-49%	466,749	46.6%	15.1%	9.6%	7.5%	21.2%	67.9%	32.1%
50-74%	956,004	60.8%	12.2%	7.3%	6.4%	13.3%	77.1%	22.9%
75% or more	3,978,592	56.8%	12.2%	8.6%	6.9%	15.5%	74.2%	25.8%

Union presence
No union employees	5,647,375	60.7%	12.6%	8.4%	6.5%	11.8%	78.4%	21.6%
Has union employees	279,838	18.7%	9.4%	8.1%	10.1%	53.8%	32.6%	67.4%
Unknown	217,674	52.9%	7.1%	4.1%	3.3%	32.6%	62.2%	37.8%

Percent low-wage employees **
50% or more low wage	1,980,893	62.7%	13.0%	9.0%	7.7%	7.6%	81.0%	19.0%
Less than 50% low wage	3,344,866	64.0%	13.9%	9.3%	6.4%	6.4%	83.7%	16.3%
Unknown	819,128	25.9%	3.6%	2.3%	4.2%	64.1%	30.7%	69.3%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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.
** 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.

Table I.A.1.a(2001) Standard error for percent of number of private-sector establishments by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2001

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	44,951	0.47%	0.23%	0.17%	0.08%	0.40%	0.37%	0.37%

Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.	3,997	1.45%	0.90%	1.07%	0.41%	0.41%*	0.75%	0.75%
Mining and manufacturing	8,691	1.38%	1.03%	0.86%	0.73%	0.68%	0.77%	0.77%
Construction	7,486	0.95%	0.71%	0.43%	0.12%	0.36%	0.63%	0.63%
Utilities and transp.	5,794	2.98%	1.79%	0.79%	1.36%	2.22%	2.35%	2.35%
Wholesale trade	7,474	1.32%	0.91%	0.66%	0.64%	1.23%	1.18%	1.18%
Fin. svs. and real est.	19,643	1.66%	0.60%	0.37%	0.54%	1.86%	1.68%	1.68%
Retail trade	12,006	0.70%	0.53%	0.31%	0.27%	0.90%	0.72%	0.72%
Professional services	20,553	0.67%	0.27%	0.40%	0.32%	0.39%	0.51%	0.51%
Other Services	20,119	0.65%	0.50%	0.31%	0.30%	0.53%	0.51%	0.51%

Ownership
For profit, incorporated	34,840	0.62%	0.28%	0.17%	0.12%	0.61%	0.61%	0.61%
For profit, unincorporated	21,090	0.58%	0.39%	0.24%	0.22%	0.29%	0.40%	0.40%
Nonprofit	11,229	0.70%	0.57%	0.56%	0.39%	0.33%	0.58%	0.58%
Unknown	4,061	1.17%	0.47%*	0.77%*	2.05%	2.04%	1.13%	1.13%

Age of firm
Less than 5 years	21,238	0.96%	0.73%	0.38%	0.28%	0.15%	0.35%	0.35%
5-9 years	25,536	0.94%	0.68%	0.46%	0.20%	0.47%	0.65%	0.65%
10-19 years	32,687	0.52%	0.42%	0.46%	0.21%	0.30%	0.36%	0.36%
20 or more years	27,123	0.71%	0.37%	0.29%	0.21%	0.72%	0.77%	0.77%
Unknown	14,323	0.51%	0.13%	0.32%	0.62%	0.92%	0.53%	0.53%

Multi/single status
2 or more locations	29,425	0.33%	0.34%	0.47%	0.45%	0.83%	0.53%	0.53%
1 location only	29,626	0.31%	0.27%	0.25%	0.05%	0.01%	0.09%	0.09%

Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%	9,795	0.89%	0.56%	0.58%	0.40%	0.66%	0.84%	0.84%
25-49%	9,254	2.04%	1.06%	0.76%	0.57%	1.53%	1.32%	1.32%
50-74%	18,655	1.15%	0.68%	0.30%	0.24%	1.00%	1.05%	1.05%
75% or more	37,931	0.62%	0.27%	0.18%	0.15%	0.56%	0.57%	0.57%

Union presence
No union employees	36,134	0.45%	0.19%	0.17%	0.07%	0.42%	0.38%	0.38%
Has union employees	13,146	1.01%	1.39%	1.18%	0.91%	1.83%	1.56%	1.56%
Unknown	9,962	2.79%	1.14%	0.80%	0.65%	2.39%	2.44%	2.44%

Percent low-wage employees **
50% or more low wage	24,232	0.61%	0.51%	0.31%	0.25%	0.35%	0.47%	0.47%
Less than 50% low wage	29,857	0.61%	0.33%	0.25%	0.09%	0.33%	0.43%	0.43%
Unknown	28,659	1.26%	0.31%	0.30%	0.46%	1.27%	1.21%	1.21%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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.