| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28.5% | 12.1% | 35.3% | 71.6% | 11.4% | 56.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.1% | 7.2% | 39.4% * | 57.9% | 7.2% | 39.7% |
| Mining | 50.6% | 16.8% * | 63.3% | 88.4% | 15.7% * | 82.2% |
| Construction | 15.4% | 13.4% | 34.0% | 57.8% | 13.2% | 35.4% |
| Manufacturing | 28.9% | 12.5% | 40.7% | 71.9% | 11.0% | 54.8% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 38.6% | 13.3% | 36.7% | 72.1% | 11.1% | 62.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 32.9% | 12.7% | 53.1% | 79.5% | 11.7% | 64.0% |
| Retail Trade | 39.4% | 10.9% | 31.6% | 71.7% | 10.5% | 60.4% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 33.8% | 7.8% | 45.0% | 75.9% | 6.9% | 63.0% |
| Services | 20.1% | 13.0% | 26.1% | 63.3% | 12.5% | 42.8% |
| Unknown | 31.8% * | 31.8% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 31.8% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 31.1% | 10.8% | 38.0% | 73.8% | 9.9% | 59.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 14.0% | 11.2% | 32.6% | 54.0% | 10.9% | 38.0% |
| Nonprofit | 23.3% | 19.7% | 21.1% | 50.4% | 20.3% | 28.9% |
| Unknown | 42.3% | 21.2% | 51.1% | 62.7% | 21.4% | 58.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 11.4% | 9.7% | 41.8% | 70.1% | 9.6% | 38.5% |
| 5-9 years | 14.2% | 12.4% | 29.9% | 57.7% | 12.1% | 35.0% |
| 10-19 years | 16.1% | 12.2% | 31.3% | 65.9% | 11.7% | 39.6% |
| 20 or more years | 22.5% | 11.6% | 30.8% | 68.1% | 10.9% | 44.9% |
| Unknown | 61.3% | 21.0% | 40.4% | 73.1% | 20.5% | 65.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 54.5% | 16.7% | 37.2% | 71.7% | 14.3% | 59.9% |
| 1 location only | 11.8% | 11.4% | 25.3% | 55.1% | 11.2% | 21.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.7% | 11.6% | 10.3% * | 68.9% | 11.4% | 49.5% |
| 25-49 % | 35.9% | 11.2% | 31.6% | 71.5% | 11.7% | 58.2% |
| 50-74 % | 26.9% | 10.3% | 27.7% | 70.7% | 10.0% | 53.9% |
| 75% or more | 28.2% | 12.4% | 38.1% | 71.9% | 11.6% | 56.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 19.9% | 11.1% | 32.1% | 62.1% | 10.4% | 43.6% |
| Has union employees | 34.7% | 21.9% | 38.2% | 62.6% | 22.0% | 49.1% |
| Unknown | 60.3% | 17.1% | 53.1% | 79.9% | 16.8% | 76.4% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 23.1% | 10.6% | 17.9% | 57.3% | 10.7% | 37.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 18.4% | 11.3% | 36.3% | 61.2% | 10.6% | 42.9% |
| Unknown | 60.6% | 20.3% | 49.9% | 79.0% | 19.4% | 74.7% |
| 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. | ||||||
| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.50% | 0.40% | 1.70% | 0.92% | 0.49% | 0.77% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.98% | 1.92% | 12.49% * | 12.63% | 1.81% | 11.45% |
| Mining | 6.71% | 10.37% * | 14.00% | 3.90% | 10.47% * | 4.64% |
| Construction | 1.74% | 1.80% | 5.99% | 10.15% | 1.99% | 5.20% |
| Manufacturing | 1.84% | 1.31% | 2.63% | 2.22% | 1.31% | 2.28% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 3.04% | 3.38% | 7.97% | 4.02% | 3.01% | 4.27% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.92% | 1.34% | 4.42% | 4.13% | 1.34% | 3.41% |
| Retail Trade | 1.27% | 0.85% | 4.45% | 1.68% | 0.86% | 1.72% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.60% | 1.30% | 3.86% | 2.47% | 1.27% | 1.66% |
| Services | 0.59% | 0.78% | 3.14% | 2.02% | 0.82% | 1.37% |
| Unknown | 12.66% * | 12.66% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.66% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.57% | 0.42% | 2.00% | 0.99% | 0.54% | 0.90% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.11% | 1.21% | 5.20% | 5.64% | 1.27% | 2.53% |
| Nonprofit | 1.07% | 1.11% | 2.86% | 3.97% | 1.13% | 2.22% |
| Unknown | 2.62% | 3.44% | 9.90% | 3.32% | 3.44% | 2.42% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.98% | 0.97% | 6.16% | 7.62% | 1.04% | 4.52% |
| 5-9 years | 1.57% | 1.44% | 7.30% | 9.86% | 1.55% | 4.77% |
| 10-19 years | 1.21% | 0.93% | 5.55% | 3.46% | 0.96% | 3.30% |
| 20 or more years | 0.86% | 0.55% | 1.74% | 3.23% | 0.61% | 1.95% |
| Unknown | 0.99% | 2.16% | 2.99% | 1.09% | 2.43% | 0.94% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.77% | 1.99% | 2.03% | 0.92% | 1.83% | 0.77% |
| 1 location only | 0.59% | 0.61% | 1.41% | 6.11% | 0.61% | 1.15% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.79% | 1.70% | 3.13% * | 7.31% | 1.74% | 5.42% |
| 25-49 % | 2.95% | 1.40% | 5.50% | 4.73% | 1.40% | 4.04% |
| 50-74 % | 1.18% | 1.02% | 3.19% | 1.64% | 1.19% | 1.05% |
| 75% or more | 0.42% | 0.54% | 1.88% | 1.19% | 0.65% | 0.75% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.42% | 0.35% | 1.67% | 2.07% | 0.44% | 1.09% |
| Has union employees | 2.14% | 1.87% | 5.50% | 3.93% | 2.14% | 4.13% |
| Unknown | 1.75% | 2.12% | 4.75% | 1.37% | 2.48% | 1.42% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.40% | 1.17% | 3.02% | 5.10% | 1.33% | 2.91% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.50% | 0.42% | 1.92% | 1.82% | 0.50% | 0.90% |
| Unknown | 1.48% | 1.90% | 3.48% | 1.21% | 2.30% | 1.07% |
| 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. | ||||||