| 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 | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | 7.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 29.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% | -- |
| Mining | 12.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% * | -- |
| Construction | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 11.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 27.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 10.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 7.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0% | -- |
| Services | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 47.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.8% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 11.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 16.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 10.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.7% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 12.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.0% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 15.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.7% | -- |
| 1 location only | 16.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 17.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.7% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.8% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 13.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | -- |
| 75% or more | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | -- |
| Has union employees | 13.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% | -- |
| Unknown | 16.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 13.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 11.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | -- |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 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 | 0.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.44% | 0.41% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.37% | -- |
| Mining | 7.48% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.07% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.54% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.02% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.34% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.84% | -- |
| Services | 0.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.12% | -- |
| Unknown | 13.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.86% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.43% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.28% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.19% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.10% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.15% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.45% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.52% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.82% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.62% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.40% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.70% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.96% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.62% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.15% | -- |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 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. | ||||||||