| 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 | 15.1% | 11.4% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 13.9% | 20.2% | 10.7% | 17.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.3% * | 2.2% * |
| Mining | 15.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.7% * | 18.9% * |
| Construction | 11.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.8% | 13.5% |
| Manufacturing | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.6% | 12.6% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 8.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9% * | 9.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 15.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.7% | 17.9% |
| Retail Trade | 29.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | 38.4% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 16.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.7% * | 21.6% |
| Services | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% | 16.2% |
| Unknown | 0.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.5% | 18.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | 14.1% |
| Nonprofit | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.1% | 15.0% |
| Unknown | 13.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.4% * | 15.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | 10.6% * |
| 5-9 years | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.7% | 8.7% |
| 10-19 years | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% | 15.9% |
| 20 or more years | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% | 15.8% |
| Unknown | 20.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.4% | 20.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 17.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | 18.2% |
| 1 location only | 11.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.6% | 14.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.5% * | 28.1% |
| 25-49 % | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | 21.8% |
| 50-74 % | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.3% | 18.8% |
| 75% or more | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.7% | 16.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | 17.5% |
| Has union employees | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.5% * | 17.7% |
| Unknown | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.5% * | 15.8% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.8% | 28.0% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 12.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | 15.1% |
| Unknown | 19.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | 19.8% |
| 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 | 1.11% | 1.19% | 0.88% | 1.14% | 2.44% | 2.09% | 0.74% | 1.28% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.31% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.06% * | 4.57% * |
| Mining | 4.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.69% * | 9.67% * |
| Construction | 1.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.96% | 2.90% |
| Manufacturing | 1.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.98% | 1.31% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.91% * | 1.40% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.46% | 3.82% |
| Retail Trade | 3.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | 4.65% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 2.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.25% * | 2.83% |
| Services | 1.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.44% | 1.83% |
| Unknown | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | 1.07% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.17% | 1.16% |
| Nonprofit | 2.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.06% | 2.74% |
| Unknown | 2.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.77% * | 1.76% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.96% | 4.22% * |
| 5-9 years | 1.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.22% | 1.94% |
| 10-19 years | 1.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.51% | 3.88% |
| 20 or more years | 1.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | 2.13% |
| Unknown | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.44% | 1.56% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.28% | 0.97% |
| 1 location only | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.78% | 2.41% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.97% * | 4.33% |
| 25-49 % | 1.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.52% | 4.27% |
| 50-74 % | 1.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.28% | 1.96% |
| 75% or more | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.88% | 1.50% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | 1.09% |
| Has union employees | 3.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.36% * | 3.67% |
| Unknown | 3.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.27% * | 2.79% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.54% | 3.97% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.89% | 2.11% |
| Unknown | 2.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.94% | 2.25% |
| 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. | ||||||||