| 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 | 87.0% | 51.2% | 70.6% | 86.6% | 96.7% | 99.1% | 64.7% | 97.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 61.4% | 29.1% | 69.4% | 68.3% | 71.4% | 100.0% | 42.9% | 91.8% |
| Mining | 94.7% | 59.4% | 82.1% | 75.4% | 100.0% | 99.8% | 72.8% | 97.1% |
| Construction | 72.4% | 48.8% | 68.9% | 84.6% | 92.8% | 100.0% | 61.5% | 92.5% |
| Manufacturing | 96.1% | 70.8% | 85.9% | 92.3% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 82.2% | 99.1% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 93.3% | 43.7% | 75.0% | 91.9% | 96.9% | 99.7% | 69.8% | 98.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 93.1% | 61.3% | 86.0% | 95.2% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 78.8% | 99.5% |
| Retail Trade | 81.9% | 36.8% | 50.8% | 77.7% | 96.7% | 99.9% | 50.3% | 97.7% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 93.5% | 57.2% | 86.6% | 97.2% | 98.3% | 99.9% | 73.0% | 99.4% |
| Services | 85.1% | 55.7% | 74.1% | 86.9% | 95.7% | 96.9% | 67.2% | 95.7% |
| Unknown | 14.1% * | 18.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 89.7% | 58.4% | 74.2% | 86.8% | 95.8% | 99.6% | 70.4% | 97.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 57.5% | 35.0% | 44.7% | 73.3% | 97.4% | 98.9% | 40.6% | 94.3% |
| Nonprofit | 89.4% | 58.9% | 78.4% | 92.5% | 99.2% | 94.1% | 73.4% | 96.3% |
| Unknown | 99.1% | 1.9% * | -- | 99.0% | 99.9% | 99.8% | 29.0% * | 99.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 58.4% | 37.4% | 54.4% | 73.0% | 93.0% | 92.6% | 47.5% | 90.3% |
| 5-9 years | 68.4% | 43.1% | 62.8% | 77.6% | 92.7% | 96.1% | 55.2% | 90.9% |
| 10-19 years | 75.4% | 52.6% | 68.0% | 81.8% | 92.9% | 90.1% | 63.6% | 90.0% |
| 20 or more years | 92.7% | 62.8% | 82.3% | 93.6% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 77.2% | 98.9% |
| Unknown | 99.1% | 38.8% * | 56.3% | 88.6% | 95.3% | 99.7% | 66.6% | 99.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 98.1% | 76.2% | 83.1% | 93.0% | 97.8% | 99.1% | 87.1% | 98.6% |
| 1 location only | 71.2% | 50.8% | 69.2% | 84.4% | 94.3% | 97.7% | 62.7% | 92.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 43.3% | 12.9% | 23.9% | 55.1% | 93.0% | 59.0% | 22.8% | 77.2% |
| 25-49 % | 82.6% | 39.6% | 54.5% | 80.9% | 91.9% | 99.4% | 51.3% | 96.7% |
| 50-74 % | 80.3% | 43.7% | 64.5% | 75.5% | 96.2% | 99.4% | 54.3% | 96.8% |
| 75% or more | 91.2% | 60.7% | 78.5% | 91.7% | 97.4% | 99.7% | 73.9% | 98.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 84.0% | 49.3% | 69.9% | 86.1% | 97.1% | 98.7% | 63.7% | 97.0% |
| Has union employees | 98.1% | 84.9% | 91.1% | 96.4% | 97.3% | 99.8% | 88.2% | 99.2% |
| Unknown | 93.1% | 45.1% | 70.9% | 75.9% | 88.7% | 99.3% | 60.4% | 97.6% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 57.4% | 23.6% | 30.0% | 60.8% | 87.8% | 93.9% | 32.7% | 85.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 86.5% | 57.4% | 79.0% | 91.2% | 97.9% | 98.4% | 71.6% | 97.4% |
| Unknown | 97.1% | 38.2% | 66.1% | 77.1% | 96.3% | 99.8% | 50.9% | 99.4% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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 | 0.27% | 1.37% | 1.32% | 0.92% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.97% | 0.29% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.44% | 2.98% | 10.77% | 10.36% | 12.96% | 0.00% | 5.02% | 6.67% |
| Mining | 1.66% | 13.49% | 17.83% | 14.12% | 0.00% | 0.09% | 8.34% | 1.27% |
| Construction | 1.60% | 2.25% | 4.35% | 2.21% | 3.02% | 0.00% | 1.53% | 2.13% |
| Manufacturing | 0.56% | 8.00% | 3.18% | 1.77% | 0.46% | 0.00% | 2.47% | 0.26% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.02% | 4.31% | 3.81% | 2.67% | 2.25% | 0.22% | 2.30% | 0.51% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.53% | 3.15% | 2.83% | 1.43% | 0.27% | 0.07% | 1.28% | 0.22% |
| Retail Trade | 0.44% | 1.77% | 2.45% | 1.40% | 0.74% | 0.05% | 1.13% | 0.27% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.44% | 2.03% | 3.64% | 0.99% | 1.19% | 0.06% | 1.79% | 0.24% |
| Services | 0.58% | 1.77% | 1.80% | 1.18% | 0.60% | 1.42% | 1.16% | 0.82% |
| Unknown | 7.54% * | 7.74% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.74% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.24% | 1.86% | 1.21% | 1.00% | 0.54% | 0.14% | 1.06% | 0.13% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.73% | 1.96% | 2.48% | 3.86% | 0.67% | 0.50% | 1.85% | 1.95% |
| Nonprofit | 1.77% | 3.00% | 3.42% | 1.24% | 0.45% | 3.36% | 1.72% | 2.19% |
| Unknown | 0.26% | 1.23% * | -- | 1.36% | 0.07% | 0.12% | 9.43% * | 0.12% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.53% | 2.23% | 3.18% | 2.75% | 2.78% | 3.77% | 1.82% | 2.12% |
| 5-9 years | 1.12% | 1.26% | 2.22% | 1.96% | 1.92% | 1.68% | 1.38% | 1.60% |
| 10-19 years | 1.39% | 1.98% | 3.23% | 1.85% | 1.41% | 5.53% | 1.71% | 2.66% |
| 20 or more years | 0.29% | 2.00% | 1.74% | 0.48% | 0.24% | 0.12% | 0.77% | 0.21% |
| Unknown | 0.13% | 12.64% * | 15.91% | 4.03% | 1.65% | 0.07% | 7.17% | 0.10% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.33% | 5.51% | 2.14% | 0.89% | 0.25% | 0.49% | 1.07% | 0.36% |
| 1 location only | 0.87% | 1.43% | 1.37% | 1.12% | 0.99% | 1.34% | 1.11% | 0.64% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.65% | 1.55% | 3.84% | 4.10% | 2.31% | 12.22% | 2.63% | 5.83% |
| 25-49 % | 1.08% | 1.43% | 2.74% | 2.24% | 3.44% | 0.35% | 1.34% | 0.71% |
| 50-74 % | 0.87% | 2.17% | 2.41% | 1.78% | 1.21% | 0.25% | 1.16% | 0.60% |
| 75% or more | 0.21% | 1.64% | 1.31% | 1.01% | 0.40% | 0.10% | 0.85% | 0.19% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.45% | 1.12% | 1.32% | 1.01% | 0.37% | 0.86% | 0.86% | 0.48% |
| Has union employees | 0.25% | 8.58% | 3.04% | 1.31% | 1.28% | 0.21% | 3.46% | 0.31% |
| Unknown | 0.74% | 4.95% | 8.33% | 6.50% | 3.81% | 0.33% | 3.53% | 0.51% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.46% | 1.68% | 3.07% | 3.71% | 2.50% | 1.81% | 2.22% | 1.93% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.48% | 1.37% | 0.91% | 0.97% | 0.30% | 1.27% | 0.95% | 0.60% |
| Unknown | 0.16% | 6.81% | 5.72% | 4.42% | 1.30% | 0.07% | 4.22% | 0.10% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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. | ||||||||