Table I.B.4(1997) Number of part-time private-sector employees 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 19,845,407    4,293,625    2,444,835    3,168,307    3,368,719    6,569,921    8,356,534    11,488,873   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 352,457    212,024    70,462    16,257    48,649 * 5,067 * 289,359    63,098 *
Mining 19,201    13,714    322 * 5,165 * 0    0    18,928    273 *
Construction 452,634    246,371    89,064    85,288    20,418 * 11,493 * 385,955    66,679   
Manufacturing 737,672    108,678    92,629    151,302    142,507    242,556    281,806    455,866   
Transp., commu., util. 512,749    124,496    51,617    100,078    97,843    138,714    212,898    299,851   
Wholesale trade 550,496    127,021    98,346    76,589    77,982 * 170,559    265,089    285,407   
Retail Trade 8,095,100    1,198,818    902,466    1,300,862    1,107,913    3,585,042    2,822,631    5,272,470   
Fin., ins., real est. 845,275    276,641    57,097    77,131    185,886    248,519    356,679    488,597   
Services 8,234,341    1,940,381    1,082,832    1,355,636    1,687,522    2,167,971    3,677,708    4,556,633   
Unknown 45,481    45,481    0    0    0    0    45,481    0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 12,484,401    2,054,115    1,627,126    2,191,474    1,898,819    4,712,868    4,839,835    7,644,566   
For profit, unincorporated 2,775,079    1,590,147    420,832    294,343    268,265    201,491    2,208,955    566,124   
Nonprofit 3,802,133    519,048    377,457    637,970    1,045,067    1,222,592    1,140,376    2,661,757   
Unknown 783,794    130,316    19,420 * 44,520 * 156,568    432,971    167,368    616,426   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 3,223,129    1,604,953    689,761    590,873    222,276    115,265    2,640,122    583,007   
5-9 years 2,130,808    814,582    473,086    517,087    203,159    122,895    1,570,264    560,545   
10-19 years 3,106,155    997,239    534,263    743,813    475,674    355,166    1,934,229    1,171,926   
20 or more years 6,893,336    787,169    655,354    1,052,703    1,429,971    2,968,139    1,931,215    4,962,122   
Unknown 4,491,978    89,682    92,370    263,832    1,037,639    3,008,455    280,705    4,211,273   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 9,065,497    33,679    137,396    624,184    2,028,140    6,242,098    394,913    8,670,585   
1 location only 10,779,910    4,259,946    2,307,439    2,544,123    1,340,579    327,823    7,961,621    2,818,288   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 5,624,119    2,034,224    961,639    1,017,451    879,657    731,148    3,540,413    2,083,706   
25-49 % 5,534,189    788,771    502,587    854,560    753,427    2,634,844    1,764,768    3,769,421   
50-74 % 5,060,922    1,103,376    588,693    728,896    983,963    1,655,994    2,028,462    3,032,460   
75% or more 3,626,177    367,253    391,916    567,401    751,673    1,547,935    1,022,891    2,603,286   
Union presence
No union employees 15,671,167    4,044,454    2,272,741    2,870,471    2,718,907    3,764,594    7,816,407    7,854,760   
Has union employees 2,117,125    73,560    51,023 * 124,802    380,633    1,487,107    181,614    1,935,511   
Unknown 2,057,115    175,611    121,071    173,034    269,179    1,318,221    358,513    1,698,601   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 5,368,710    1,451,817    830,243    1,074,721    1,080,725    931,205    2,844,254    2,524,456   
Less than 50% low wage 10,606,059    2,576,754    1,464,147    1,906,657    1,876,028    2,782,474    5,003,819    5,602,240   
Unknown 3,870,638    265,054    150,445    186,930    411,967    2,856,242    508,461    3,362,176   
 
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.B.4(1997) Standard error for number of part-time private-sector employees 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 400,709    165,107    123,045    168,571    171,211    200,660    266,655    278,026   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 27,605    18,214    15,087    5,733    33,903 * 3,044 * 23,290    34,240 *
Mining 8,356    8,406    322 * 2,520 * 0    0    8,420    273 *
Construction 25,872    10,246    12,545    21,641    8,433 * 9,683 * 19,846    21,838   
Manufacturing 45,048    9,546    12,497    25,250    27,033    47,571    14,749    41,156   
Transp., commu., util. 49,179    16,908    8,032    20,969    23,851    37,632    23,361    44,383   
Wholesale trade 63,392    11,365    23,688    12,240    25,828 * 74,813    26,737    74,251   
Retail Trade 270,381    113,909    52,924    57,121    84,435    236,547    154,416    262,876   
Fin., ins., real est. 91,134    50,382    11,485    17,379    33,627    46,463    47,349    72,221   
Services 294,585    88,390    89,656    107,413    81,602    199,608    129,847    256,228   
Unknown 10,575    10,575    0    0    0    0    10,575    0   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 278,220    173,229    91,287    127,137    139,788    217,121    209,905    263,976   
For profit, unincorporated 92,540    43,025    36,300    48,420    31,411    42,836    78,488    66,798   
Nonprofit 246,115    25,768    51,385    62,906    98,773    186,512    67,820    204,388   
Unknown 110,042    16,062    4,702 * 11,936 * 23,222    108,187    12,501    103,154   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 82,046    74,509    54,144    70,505    48,393    28,385    81,169    74,661   
5-9 years 59,576    31,081    39,746    55,046    35,148    30,165    51,775    74,637   
10-19 years 157,011    150,134    35,768    42,177    65,529    50,469    175,604    112,226   
20 or more years 205,649    32,254    63,358    68,964    126,918    134,163    116,401    121,623   
Unknown 166,607    12,367    11,049    31,029    101,875    133,584    29,106    157,281   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 271,003    5,122    18,076    36,577    82,391    223,817    46,708    260,480   
1 location only 377,484    165,120    131,818    164,768    141,778    70,491    269,705    189,646   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 237,684    119,499    106,473    99,161    131,045    112,060    177,418    149,548   
25-49 % 235,021    47,343    35,652    46,295    93,848    221,907    84,544    228,699   
50-74 % 341,147    79,025    38,291    64,035    62,340    185,933    119,019    232,815   
75% or more 150,172    13,813    15,294    24,255    43,577    125,993    21,865    145,082   
Union presence
No union employees 399,473    160,546    118,800    161,672    140,177    158,973    267,397    231,413   
Has union employees 149,559    18,312    18,042 * 22,209    46,252    151,918    33,684    142,617   
Unknown 192,750    18,714    23,324    20,472    71,773    161,504    39,568    174,724   
Percent low wage employees **
50% or more low wage 253,664    136,807    65,260    120,875    109,240    51,185    182,990    147,178   
Less than 50% low wage 221,074    69,084    64,715    64,049    135,281    197,933    91,388    187,550   
Unknown 287,909    22,914    18,018    20,951    82,141    260,558    45,248    269,768   
 
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.