Table I.B.4(1996) Number of part-time private-sector employees 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 18,688,825    3,845,156    2,238,323    2,941,397    3,226,498    6,437,452    7,661,409    11,027,416   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 383,213    201,600    90,720    35,938 * 44,775 * 10,180 * 319,947 * 63,266   
Mining 15,535    5,501 * 6,688    1,245 * 1,810 * 291 * 12,340 * 3,195 *
Construction 420,477 * 222,975    78,833    68,853    32,893 * 16,924 * 348,207 * 72,269   
Manufacturing 589,363    105,679    90,507    87,688    100,616    204,873    257,531    331,832   
Transp., commu., util. 620,913    75,572    84,750    62,670    185,545    212,376    197,080    423,832   
Wholesale trade 389,235    117,773    54,758    72,075    51,347    93,281    216,411    172,824   
Retail Trade 7,642,896    1,156,093    944,476    1,201,842    811,181    3,529,304    2,805,983    4,836,913   
Fin., ins., real est. 752,936    215,375    48,412    79,532    174,181    235,435    296,989    455,947   
Services 7,826,950    1,699,934    836,524    1,331,555    1,824,149    2,134,788    3,159,613    4,667,337   
Unknown 47,308    44,653    2,655 * 0    0    0    47,308    0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 12,065,210    1,727,917    1,489,744    1,939,299    1,894,973    5,013,277    4,307,198    7,758,012   
For profit, unincorporated 2,504,855    1,399,442    415,925    317,274    271,821    100,393    2,019,045    485,810   
Nonprofit 3,437,483    482,062    277,827    633,782    986,974    1,056,838    1,027,222    2,410,261   
Unknown 681,277    235,735    54,827    51,042    72,730    266,944    307,944    373,333   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 2,494,236    1,192,701    594,470    542,305    122,315    42,444 * 2,132,114 * 362,122   
5-9 years 2,300,582    896,518    492,918    497,153    342,140    71,853    1,706,113    594,469   
10-19 years 2,572,327    850,779    521,384    527,174    510,417    162,573    1,692,860    879,467   
20 or more years 5,143,736    785,117    518,440    1,048,522    1,323,707    1,467,950    1,784,201    3,359,535   
Unknown 6,177,945    120,040    111,111    326,244    927,919    4,692,631    346,120    5,831,824   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 8,798,020    69,760    135,367    680,876    1,833,901    6,078,115    428,620    8,369,400   
1 location only 9,890,805    3,775,395    2,102,955    2,260,521    1,392,597    359,336 * 7,232,789 * 2,658,016   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 6,340,295    1,943,754    913,327    970,464    789,661    1,723,089    3,436,304    2,903,990   
25-49 % 4,393,060    676,181    545,258    759,013    660,306    1,752,303    1,626,929    2,766,132   
50-74 % 4,696,563    886,055    465,744    687,271    966,787    1,690,707    1,673,280    3,023,283   
75% or more 3,258,907    339,165    313,994    524,650    809,744    1,271,353    924,896    2,334,011   
Union presence
No union employees 13,054,424    3,402,439    2,003,431    2,616,944    2,469,688    2,561,922    6,840,134    6,214,290   
Has union employees 1,193,863    58,604    47,791    91,224    442,638    553,606    149,660    1,044,203   
Unknown 4,440,538    384,112    187,100    233,229    314,172    3,321,924    671,615    3,768,923   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 5,493,053    1,393,520    932,819    1,130,214    1,126,013    910,486    3,029,339    2,463,714   
Less than 50% low wage 8,099,132    2,099,517    1,108,760    1,495,674    1,613,829    1,781,352    3,927,485    4,171,647   
Unknown 5,096,641    352,119    196,743    315,510    486,656    3,745,613    704,585    4,392,056   
 
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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table I.B.4(1996) Standard error for number of part-time private-sector employees 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 522,033    60,852    62,185    133,815    240,128    361,346    102,330    498,415   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 36,737    16,192    30,273    16,259 * 21,878 * 5,386 * 33,259 * 19,739   
Mining 3,975    2,132 * 3,866    905 * 793 * 230 * 4,249 * 1,043 *
Construction 14,654 * 15,119    13,116    20,247    11,393 * 6,280 * 14,891 * 15,789   
Manufacturing 50,986    15,224    12,441    11,628    20,047    51,863    17,945    54,207   
Transp., commu., util. 86,401    6,308    10,826    14,801    56,332    44,292    18,457    76,298   
Wholesale trade 32,766    17,398    8,404    11,008    13,430    26,648    20,247    25,762   
Retail Trade 349,029    40,735    61,876    61,163    78,040    260,730    107,170    292,121   
Fin., ins., real est. 91,137    17,025    7,791    16,741    48,691    40,270    17,204    83,024   
Services 158,145    61,210    36,036    127,775    140,762    243,728    68,594    183,703   
Unknown 13,863    12,711    1,409 * 0    0    0    13,863    0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 458,940    35,639    63,181    65,465    187,131    297,908    77,141    448,411   
For profit, unincorporated 108,163    60,859    36,828    35,362    37,289    22,220    78,918    59,943   
Nonprofit 214,833    40,281    25,910    91,945    115,206    215,141    52,533    232,362   
Unknown 74,925    22,921    10,985    9,640    15,330    71,355    19,097    68,955   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 89,497    35,934    47,267    51,917    33,468    22,504 * 58,129 * 49,842   
5-9 years 157,974    36,898    40,597    64,328    65,762    23,203    92,017    78,570   
10-19 years 115,395    20,585    41,174    32,870    67,548    40,041    61,585    79,536   
20 or more years 238,767    38,667    33,042    76,746    158,024    221,420    50,319    268,686   
Unknown 221,589    23,792    29,154    28,931    117,249    215,476    37,016    212,948   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 345,902    15,080    21,491    83,260    171,620    309,834    44,687    318,577   
1 location only 244,476    59,568    63,827    69,735    179,379    129,163 * 96,426 * 210,820   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 476,809    64,024    52,302    95,154    115,436    332,434    99,291    451,036   
25-49 % 321,603    29,501    32,991    44,261    96,645    228,026    49,439    302,995   
50-74 % 264,035    17,336    20,193    64,569    99,616    280,466    41,925    271,632   
75% or more 148,426    10,304    16,911    28,271    47,023    112,701    26,196    138,124   
Union presence
No union employees 333,166    63,819    58,220    122,060    174,902    240,495    100,287    288,850   
Has union employees 155,357    9,156    10,828    22,474    79,780    121,885    19,623    139,848   
Unknown 222,200    21,680    20,347    46,953    61,572    222,522    22,642    224,031   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 129,088    57,520    30,646    68,874    113,427    81,072    81,735    102,677   
Less than 50% low wage 276,427    56,031    55,308    92,684    116,256    229,501    71,051    271,806   
Unknown 238,534    17,761    21,577    50,898    108,156    221,432    48,137    262,190   
 
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.
Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.