| 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 | 8.0% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 11.0% | 3.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| Mining | 0.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | -- |
| Construction | 14.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 9.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 7.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.9% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 6.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.4% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 4.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| Services | 9.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.4% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 8.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.3% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 10.6% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 11.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 10.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.5% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 7.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 4.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
| 1 location only | 10.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 7.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.6% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 7.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.4% | -- |
| 75% or more | 8.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.5% | -- |
| Has union employees | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 6.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 6.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 9.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% | -- |
| Unknown | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% | -- |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1996 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. | ||||||||
| -- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell. | ||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||
| 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 | 0.36% | 0.62% | 0.99% | 0.45% | 0.46% | 0.62% | 0.49% | 0.35% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | -- |
| Mining | 0.00% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | -- |
| Construction | 1.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.94% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.97% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.55% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.01% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.59% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | -- |
| Services | 0.74% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.81% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.84% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.59% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.24% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.30% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.73% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.80% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.63% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.48% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.72% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.88% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.46% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.84% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.47% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.41% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.92% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.45% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.54% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.48% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.46% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.33% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.44% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.62% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.03% | -- |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1996 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. | ||||||||
| -- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell. | ||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||