| 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 | 14.7% | 23.6% | 16.0% | 10.6% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 20.4% | 6.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | -- |
| Mining | 33.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | -- |
| Construction | 24.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.1% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 7.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.5% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.9% | -- |
| Services | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 23.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.4% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 16.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 6.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 19.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 19.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 19.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 6.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.4% | -- |
| 1 location only | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.0% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 13.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.2% | -- |
| 75% or more | 15.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.0% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 14.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | -- |
| Has union employees | 28.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.3% | -- |
| Unknown | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 6.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.7% | -- |
| 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 | 0.21% | 0.66% | 0.84% | 0.86% | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.31% | 0.37% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.43% | -- |
| Mining | 6.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.57% | -- |
| Construction | 2.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.45% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.53% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.97% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.35% | -- |
| Services | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | -- |
| Unknown | 10.73% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.73% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.54% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.93% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.97% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.15% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.56% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.01% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.01% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.05% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.38% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.40% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.35% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.82% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.35% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.35% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.33% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.77% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.33% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.06% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||