Appendix table 2                                                                      Survey establishment response
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                          Private       State and  
                            Establishments                                Civilian       industry         local    
                                                                                                       government  
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
Total in sampling frame(1)............................................      610,861        586,448         24,413  
                                                                                                                   
Total in sample.......................................................        3,960          3,405            555  
    Responding........................................................        2,443          1,930            513  
    Refused or unable to provide data.................................          889            852             37  
    Out of business or not in survey scope............................          628            623              5  

  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 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For
private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an
establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.