TABLE 2a:  Participation in Shared Capitalism Programs, by Job Characteristics (2002)
Figures represent percentages of all private-sector employees in category at left who are covered by program at 
top of column.  Based on 2002 General Social Survey.          
           Percent covered by:          Percent who hold:   Sample 
  Profit sharing Gainsharing Company stock Stock options size
    (1)   (2)   (3)   (4) (5)
Overall 33.5% 23.2% 21.2% 13.1% 1242
Industry  
Ag./mining/constr. 21.1% 13.7% 13.8% 5.3% 95
Durable mfg. 53.2% 39.4% 33.7% 23.4% 94
Non-durable mfg. 49.1% 26.8% 29.6% 16.7% 112
Transportation 33.3% 21.2% 29.2% 12.5% 66
Comms./utilities 46.8% 38.3% 55.3% 42.6% 47
Wholesale 32.7% 21.8% 23.2% 10.7% 55
Retail 27.9% 22.7% 15.8% 10.5% 229
Finance/insurance 51.1% 39.8% 39.8% 27.1% 88
Computer services 54.2% 37.5% 58.3% 56.5% 24
Other services 24.8% 15.3% 9.4% 4.8% 412
Occupation  
Management 49.2% 33.9% 28.8% 14.8% 124
Mgt.-related 60.4% 45.3% 39.6% 22.6% 53
Professional 30.0% 20.6% 21.6% 17.3% 160
Other white-collar 38.2% 27.5% 23.4% 16.7% 382
Service 12.5% 8.0% 7.4% 4.0% 176
Blue-collar 31.6% 20.5% 20.1% 10.0% 332
Hours of work  
Full-time 37.4% 26.4% 24.5% 15.3% 994
Part-time 16.9% 10.6% 5.8% 2.4% 207
Union member ^ ^
Yes 11.4% 6.8% 27.6% 14.9% 88
No 34.9% 22.9% 21.8% 13.6% 733
Employer tenure ^ ^  
0-2 years 31.1% 23.1% 12.9% 7.8% 537
2-4 years 33.5% 22.7% 25.0% 16.7% 203
5-9 years 39.3% 23.1% 30.2% 21.0% 234
10+ years 33.5% 23.8% 27.5% 14.6% 260
Yearly work earnings  
<$15,000 18.3% 14.7% 5.5% 4.0% 251
$15-30,000 28.1% 18.4% 18.0% 9.7% 320
$30-50,000 37.5% 27.0% 28.4% 14.9% 293
$50-75,000 59.0% 36.8% 36.6% 24.3% 144
$75,000+ 64.0% 45.3% 50.7% 41.3% 75
Size of establishment  
1-9 employees 21.3% 15.0% 10.3% 5.6% 253
10-49 employees 30.7% 20.4% 13.3% 6.2% 323
50-99 employees 39.5% 31.4% 21.4% 14.5% 172
100-400 employees 40.9% 26.4% 27.6% 20.2% 254
500-999 employees 44.3% 25.3% 30.8% 23.1% 79
1000-1999 employees 42.2% 37.5% 38.8% 16.9% 64
  2000+ employees 34.2%   21.5%   46.8%   29.5% 79
Profit sharing is defined as eligibility for bonuses based on overall organizational performance.
Gainsharing is defined as eligibility for bonuses based on department or plant performance.
^ Differences among categories are not statistically significant at the 95% level for the union member variable
   in columns 3 and 4, and the tenure variable in columns 1 and 2.  Differences among categories are
   statistically significant at the 99.9% level for all other breakdowns.