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Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2018

Appendix table 1. Survey establishment response, March 2018
Establishments Civilian Private industry State and local
governments

Total in sampling frame(1)

6,272,201 6,039,629 232,572

Total in sample

11,478 9,881 1,597

Responding(2)

8,032 6,588 1,444

Refused(3)

2,424 2,284 140

Out of business or not in survey scope

1,022 1,009 13

Footnotes:
(1) The sampling frame was developed from state unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). With some minor exceptions, an establishment is a single economic unit that engages in one, or predominantly one, type of economic activity. For private industry, the establishment is usually at a single physical location such as a mine, factory, office, or store; if a sampled establishment is owned by a larger entity with many locations, only the employment and characteristics of the establishment selected for the sample are considered for the survey. For state and local governments, an establishment can include more than one physical location, such as a school district or a police department.
(2) Establishments that provided data at the initial interview.
(3) Establishments that did not provide data at the initial interview. Data for establishments not responding at the time of update interviews are imputed. For information on nonresponse adjustment and imputation, see "National Compensation Measures," BLS Handbook of Methods available at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/ncs/home.htm.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

 

Last Modified Date: September 21, 2018