Appendix table 1. Survey establishment response, private
industry, National Compensation Survey, 2009
                                                            
                                                            
               Establishments                    Number of  
                                              establishments
                                                            
                                                            
Total in sampling frame(1)...................      5,064,030
                                                            
  Total in sample............................          3,687
    Responding...............................          2,522
    Refused or unable to provide data........            825
    Out of business or not in survey scope...            340

  1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample
was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State
unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2007
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For
private industries, an establishment is usually a single
physical location.