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 | 5,956,479 | 61.4% | 12.4% | 8.2% | 6.0% | 12.1% | 78.5% | 21.5% |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 236,611 | 86.8% | 7.5% | 3.4% | 1.1% * | 1.1% | 96.8% | 3.2% |
Mining | 23,074 | 47.2% | 14.8% | 3.9% * | 8.0% * | 26.1% | 63.9% | 36.1% |
Construction | 489,488 | 77.4% | 13.7% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 95.5% | 4.5% |
Manufacturing | 357,806 | 40.9% | 19.2% | 15.5% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 69.9% | 30.1% |
Transp., commu., util. | 230,050 | 50.9% | 13.0% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 21.4% | 68.2% | 31.8% |
Wholesale trade | 423,959 | 52.0% | 12.6% | 11.3% | 9.6% | 14.5% | 71.2% | 28.8% |
Retail Trade | 1,429,047 | 49.6% | 12.6% | 8.7% | 6.8% | 22.2% | 67.4% | 32.6% |
Fin., ins., real est. | 528,261 | 56.9% | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 21.9% | 67.2% | 32.8% |
Services | 2,201,831 | 69.6% | 12.5% | 7.6% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 86.5% | 13.5% |
Unknown | 36,350 | 96.6% | 3.4% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 3,716,474 | 50.8% | 14.9% | 10.2% | 6.9% | 17.3% | 71.7% | 28.3% |
For profit, unincorporated | 1,453,217 | 87.7% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 96.4% | 3.6% |
Nonprofit | 491,303 | 58.3% | 13.6% | 12.0% | 11.6% | 4.5% | 78.2% | 21.8% |
Unknown | 295,485 | 70.5% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 7.2% | 14.4% | 77.0% | 23.0% |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 1,428,283 | 84.9% | 9.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 97.8% | 2.2% |
5-9 years | 1,041,012 | 78.2% | 13.4% | 6.0% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 95.8% | 4.2% |
10-19 years | 1,222,054 | 70.7% | 15.5% | 8.0% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 91.3% | 8.7% |
20 or more years | 1,326,843 | 51.6% | 17.1% | 13.0% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 75.9% | 24.1% |
Unknown | 938,286 | 8.4% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 18.2% | 59.0% | 17.3% | 82.7% |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 1,347,845 | 2.9% | 5.8% | 14.9% | 22.8% | 53.5% | 14.9% | 85.1% |
1 location only | 4,608,633 | 78.5% | 14.3% | 6.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 97.2% | 2.8% |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 822,008 | 79.1% | 9.4% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 91.7% | 8.3% |
25-49 % | 395,642 | 49.9% | 16.7% | 9.2% | 6.0% | 18.1% | 72.5% | 27.5% |
50-74 % | 814,894 | 62.5% | 12.8% | 7.5% | 5.6% | 11.7% | 79.6% | 20.4% |
75% or more | 3,923,934 | 58.6% | 12.4% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 13.2% | 76.2% | 23.8% |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 4,794,223 | 66.0% | 13.5% | 8.8% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 84.6% | 15.4% |
Has union employees | 174,681 | 39.3% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 14.2% | 17.7% | 62.2% | 37.8% |
Unknown | 987,574 | 43.0% | 6.5% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 41.1% | 52.0% | 48.0% |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 1,100,346 | 64.2% | 13.1% | 9.3% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 83.1% | 16.9% |
Less than 50% low wage | 3,766,196 | 66.7% | 13.9% | 8.9% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 85.8% | 14.2% |
Unknown | 1,089,937 | 40.1% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 42.2% | 48.9% | 51.1% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1996 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. | ||||||||
** 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. | ||||||||
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. |
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 | 29,537 | 0.33% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.16% | 0.25% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 6,999 | 1.20% | 0.66% | 0.91% | 0.45% * | 0.30% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
Mining | 2,868 | 4.18% | 2.90% | 1.37% * | 2.72% * | 4.46% | 4.85% | 4.85% |
Construction | 6,931 | 0.58% | 0.49% | 0.51% | 0.28% | 0.15% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
Manufacturing | 8,365 | 1.38% | 0.83% | 0.91% | 0.51% | 0.96% | 1.27% | 1.27% |
Transp., commu., util. | 9,153 | 1.52% | 1.05% | 0.78% | 1.36% | 0.92% | 1.41% | 1.41% |
Wholesale trade | 15,496 | 1.26% | 0.80% | 0.67% | 1.24% | 1.30% | 1.28% | 1.28% |
Retail Trade | 24,569 | 0.69% | 0.45% | 0.33% | 0.48% | 0.79% | 0.54% | 0.54% |
Fin., ins., real est. | 15,532 | 2.27% | 0.42% | 0.67% | 0.56% | 2.09% | 2.16% | 2.16% |
Services | 22,810 | 0.49% | 0.31% | 0.38% | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
Unknown | 3,391 | 1.54% | 1.54% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 29,405 | 0.50% | 0.33% | 0.28% | 0.15% | 0.33% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
For profit, unincorporated | 23,876 | 0.39% | 0.37% | 0.22% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Nonprofit | 8,105 | 0.96% | 0.72% | 1.03% | 1.02% | 0.37% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
Unknown | 10,727 | 0.87% | 0.53% | 0.48% | 0.87% | 0.99% | 1.07% | 1.07% |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 21,290 | 0.77% | 0.55% | 0.30% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
5-9 years | 22,597 | 0.76% | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
10-19 years | 20,581 | 1.15% | 0.76% | 0.36% | 0.30% | 0.29% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
20 or more years | 15,024 | 0.68% | 0.36% | 0.53% | 0.45% | 0.60% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
Unknown | 16,819 | 0.53% | 0.42% | 0.51% | 0.76% | 0.86% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 14,963 | 0.22% | 0.39% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.77% | 0.50% | 0.50% |
1 location only | 33,833 | 0.29% | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 18,780 | 0.69% | 0.58% | 0.41% | 0.08% | 0.54% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
25-49 % | 5,911 | 1.62% | 0.97% | 0.46% | 0.78% | 1.17% | 1.59% | 1.59% |
50-74 % | 19,573 | 0.42% | 0.52% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.79% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
75% or more | 32,489 | 0.37% | 0.16% | 0.23% | 0.15% | 0.40% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 35,157 | 0.29% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.12% | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
Has union employees | 8,912 | 2.52% | 1.47% | 1.28% | 1.47% | 1.65% | 2.15% | 2.15% |
Unknown | 12,693 | 0.98% | 0.44% | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.68% | 0.74% | 0.74% |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 19,035 | 0.90% | 0.33% | 0.59% | 0.50% | 0.60% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
Less than 50% low wage | 28,705 | 0.39% | 0.24% | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.26% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
Unknown | 14,661 | 1.34% | 0.36% | 0.29% | 0.48% | 0.97% | 1.18% | 1.18% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1996 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. | ||||||||
** 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. | ||||||||
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. |