| 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 | 15.6% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 13.5% | 16.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | 7.9% |
| Mining | 23.4% | 6.4% * | 1.1% * | 50.1% | 2.9% * | 16.5% | 35.5% | 15.4% |
| Construction | 15.6% | 12.7% | 13.9% | 16.8% | 21.1% | 12.9% * | 14.4% | 17.5% |
| Manufacturing | 14.1% | 8.4% | 13.8% | 13.5% | 17.3% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 14.3% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 11.0% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 21.8% | 19.8% | 7.0% | 14.3% | 10.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 15.0% | 7.7% * | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.5% | 16.1% | 11.4% | 16.7% |
| Retail Trade | 22.6% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 22.6% | 20.7% | 26.1% | 18.0% | 24.4% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 16.6% | 9.1% | 7.6% * | 9.1% | 20.0% | 19.9% | 9.0% | 19.1% |
| Services | 14.6% | 12.9% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 13.0% | 15.4% |
| Unknown | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.3% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 17.4% | 14.1% | 17.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 14.8% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 23.2% | 17.0% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 16.0% |
| Nonprofit | 12.3% | 8.6% | 12.7% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 10.0% | 12.9% |
| Unknown | 17.7% | 9.1% * | 7.7% * | 5.2% * | 23.8% | 17.3% | 8.2% * | 18.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 17.2% | 17.6% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 14.8% | 12.0% | 18.2% | 15.4% |
| 5-9 years | 15.5% | 14.5% | 17.4% | 16.1% | 16.7% | 11.1% | 15.7% | 15.4% |
| 10-19 years | 13.2% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 14.9% | 15.9% | 14.0% | 11.8% | 14.8% |
| 20 or more years | 14.5% | 8.4% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 11.4% | 15.4% |
| Unknown | 17.7% | 5.3% * | 13.6% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 17.5% | 12.2% | 17.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 16.9% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 16.7% | 14.7% | 17.0% |
| 1 location only | 13.8% | 11.8% | 13.9% | 15.1% | 14.4% | 14.3% | 13.3% | 14.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 20.2% | 17.5% * | 18.9% | 18.3% | 21.2% | 23.3% | 19.1% | 20.9% |
| 25-49 % | 19.4% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 23.1% | 15.6% | 20.6% | 18.9% | 19.5% |
| 50-74 % | 15.6% | 13.2% | 12.7% | 17.4% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 13.5% | 16.6% |
| 75% or more | 15.3% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 16.2% | 13.1% | 16.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 16.3% | 12.2% | 13.7% | 15.5% | 17.3% | 18.5% | 13.6% | 17.6% |
| Has union employees | 11.6% | 2.5% * | 6.4% * | 13.1% | 9.5% | 12.5% | 7.8% | 11.9% |
| Unknown | 15.6% | 10.8% * | 22.7% | 17.7% | 20.4% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 15.7% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 20.3% | 11.3% | 17.1% | 24.3% | 20.0% | 23.1% | 16.9% | 21.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 14.5% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 15.5% | 13.2% | 15.3% |
| Unknown | 17.5% | 9.5% | 15.9% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 17.1% | 15.0% | 17.6% |
| 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 | 0.52% | 0.61% | 1.15% | 0.51% | 1.09% | 0.76% | 0.58% | 0.60% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.35% | 2.20% |
| Mining | 6.36% | 5.02% * | 5.01% * | 14.14% | 2.50% * | 3.92% | 9.94% | 3.43% |
| Construction | 1.71% | 2.55% | 2.49% | 1.57% | 4.15% | 4.36% * | 1.61% | 3.15% |
| Manufacturing | 0.62% | 2.33% | 1.41% | 1.30% | 2.27% | 0.64% | 1.27% | 0.65% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 0.92% | 3.48% | 3.39% | 3.96% | 3.41% | 1.04% | 2.89% | 1.29% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.48% | 2.73% * | 3.07% | 2.08% | 4.33% | 3.02% | 1.64% | 1.91% |
| Retail Trade | 1.39% | 1.92% | 1.19% | 0.97% | 2.52% | 2.30% | 1.00% | 1.80% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.15% | 1.80% | 2.41% * | 1.35% | 2.79% | 1.03% | 1.41% | 1.24% |
| Services | 0.80% | 1.24% | 1.94% | 0.82% | 1.13% | 1.15% | 0.90% | 0.84% |
| Unknown | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.46% | 0.73% | 0.81% | 0.60% | 1.09% | 0.69% | 0.60% | 0.53% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.82% | 1.38% | 1.43% | 2.01% | 2.38% | 3.01% | 1.06% | 1.07% |
| Nonprofit | 1.15% | 1.99% | 3.77% | 0.78% | 1.02% | 1.73% | 1.21% | 1.21% |
| Unknown | 1.90% | 7.78% * | 4.95% * | 2.07% * | 3.28% | 2.14% | 7.24% * | 1.92% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.01% | 1.28% | 2.68% | 2.84% | 2.36% | 3.48% | 0.83% | 1.65% |
| 5-9 years | 1.12% | 2.18% | 2.55% | 1.93% | 3.68% | 2.22% | 1.16% | 2.04% |
| 10-19 years | 0.61% | 0.67% | 1.72% | 1.56% | 2.12% | 1.61% | 0.83% | 1.10% |
| 20 or more years | 0.78% | 0.70% | 1.08% | 0.93% | 1.23% | 1.17% | 0.91% | 0.86% |
| Unknown | 0.73% | 7.43% * | 2.23% | 1.16% | 1.73% | 0.96% | 2.08% | 0.81% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.57% | 2.86% | 0.88% | 0.72% | 1.23% | 0.68% | 0.82% | 0.59% |
| 1 location only | 0.77% | 0.61% | 1.23% | 0.50% | 1.54% | 2.92% | 0.60% | 1.18% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.02% | 6.55% * | 4.11% | 3.98% | 3.26% | 5.08% | 4.44% | 2.11% |
| 25-49 % | 0.86% | 1.99% | 3.07% | 1.95% | 3.01% | 1.38% | 2.18% | 0.76% |
| 50-74 % | 1.00% | 1.49% | 1.68% | 2.19% | 1.43% | 2.11% | 0.67% | 1.46% |
| 75% or more | 0.55% | 0.61% | 1.39% | 0.55% | 1.25% | 0.86% | 0.64% | 0.63% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.48% | 0.81% | 0.84% | 0.58% | 1.17% | 0.82% | 0.62% | 0.63% |
| Has union employees | 1.01% | 0.85% * | 2.17% * | 1.59% | 1.33% | 1.89% | 1.33% | 1.24% |
| Unknown | 1.47% | 3.25% * | 5.32% | 2.66% | 3.11% | 1.48% | 2.79% | 1.46% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.89% | 2.10% | 3.64% | 2.31% | 1.81% | 2.38% | 1.50% | 1.00% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.53% | 0.72% | 0.85% | 0.47% | 1.13% | 1.25% | 0.55% | 0.61% |
| Unknown | 1.04% | 1.95% | 4.49% | 2.20% | 2.72% | 0.87% | 3.12% | 1.01% |
| 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. | ||||||||