| 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 | 50.8% | 71.9% | 61.3% | 44.9% | 31.5% | 18.2% | 66.7% | 24.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 77.2% | 84.8% | 80.8% | 48.5% | -- | -- | 82.1% * | 26.5% |
| Mining | 51.4% | 79.4% | 29.1% * | 17.5% * | -- | -- | 60.6% | 43.1% |
| Construction | 64.2% | 69.9% | 63.3% | 57.6% | -- | -- | 67.1% * | 38.2% |
| Manufacturing | 48.1% | 65.2% | 55.9% | 42.4% | -- | -- | 58.4% | 33.2% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 51.5% | 64.2% | 57.2% | 39.7% | -- | -- | 59.5% | 44.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 48.7% | 70.3% | 63.0% | 43.7% | -- | -- | 64.9% | 25.2% |
| Retail Trade | 35.2% | 67.5% | 57.9% | 36.4% | -- | -- | 61.3% | 16.2% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 45.7% | 71.3% | 64.0% | 54.5% | -- | -- | 68.8% | 20.6% |
| Services | 60.1% | 74.4% | 62.8% | 47.7% | -- | -- | 69.7% | 31.4% |
| Unknown | 60.8% | 56.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | 60.8% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 47.2% | 71.2% | 60.7% | 43.3% | -- | -- | 65.1% | 22.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 65.6% | 72.1% | 62.6% | 42.6% | -- | -- | 69.9% | 33.0% |
| Nonprofit | 63.2% | 79.7% | 67.8% | 52.7% | -- | -- | 74.1% | 42.9% |
| Unknown | 38.7% | 61.9% | 37.5% * | 73.5% | -- | -- | 58.9% | 22.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 63.2% | 69.0% | 55.5% | 42.2% | -- | -- | 65.3% | 31.1% |
| 5-9 years | 62.4% | 69.8% | 59.0% | 44.0% | -- | -- | 65.5% * | 31.5% |
| 10-19 years | 62.7% | 73.6% | 61.3% | 47.6% | -- | -- | 68.6% | 30.4% |
| 20 or more years | 55.3% | 74.7% | 64.5% | 45.9% | -- | -- | 68.1% | 30.6% |
| Unknown | 24.0% | 64.0% | 57.9% | 41.8% | -- | -- | 53.7% | 21.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.3% | 56.8% | 57.1% | 40.6% | -- | -- | 51.0% | 23.0% |
| 1 location only | 66.5% | 72.2% | 61.9% | 48.3% | -- | -- | 68.0% * | 43.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 56.5% | 73.4% | 75.5% | 60.4% | -- | -- | 71.9% | 35.9% |
| 25-49 % | 41.3% | 74.9% | 65.2% | 40.4% | -- | -- | 67.6% | 16.9% |
| 50-74 % | 47.4% | 70.3% | 62.4% | 40.3% | -- | -- | 66.2% | 17.3% |
| 75% or more | 51.8% | 72.0% | 60.3% | 45.1% | -- | -- | 66.5% | 26.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 54.8% | 72.3% | 60.1% | 43.6% | -- | -- | 66.5% | 25.4% |
| Has union employees | 60.5% | 76.1% | 79.9% | 56.6% | -- | -- | 74.0% | 45.1% |
| Unknown | 33.3% | 67.2% | 64.3% | 51.4% | -- | -- | 65.6% | 21.3% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 41.4% | 69.6% | 54.2% | 36.7% | -- | -- | 60.9% * | 19.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 59.1% | 73.1% | 62.6% | 46.3% | -- | -- | 68.0% | 30.9% |
| Unknown | 31.2% | 64.1% | 56.4% | 47.6% | -- | -- | 60.9% | 20.9% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| -- 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 | 0.67% | 1.05% | 0.90% | 1.70% | 1.27% | 0.86% | 0.70% | 0.68% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.15% | 2.74% | 8.51% | 12.93% | -- | -- | 3.07% * | 2.96% |
| Mining | 6.34% | 11.54% | 13.03% * | 10.15% * | -- | -- | 10.09% | 8.77% |
| Construction | 2.03% | 3.60% | 4.04% | 4.07% | -- | -- | 2.26% * | 4.48% |
| Manufacturing | 2.25% | 4.82% | 3.77% | 3.90% | -- | -- | 3.59% | 2.31% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.30% | 4.37% | 7.58% | 4.75% | -- | -- | 4.26% | 2.92% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.70% | 4.31% | 5.11% | 3.22% | -- | -- | 3.28% | 2.44% |
| Retail Trade | 1.05% | 1.61% | 2.10% | 3.52% | -- | -- | 1.22% | 1.27% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.77% | 2.54% | 4.29% | 5.67% | -- | -- | 1.97% | 2.77% |
| Services | 0.83% | 1.09% | 2.19% | 2.41% | -- | -- | 1.05% | 1.37% |
| Unknown | 13.64% | 13.40% | 29.81% | 0.00% | -- | -- | 13.64% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.78% | 1.29% | 1.09% | 1.80% | -- | -- | 0.88% | 0.78% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.50% | 1.71% | 2.74% | 4.75% | -- | -- | 1.61% | 3.66% |
| Nonprofit | 1.29% | 2.38% | 4.43% | 4.75% | -- | -- | 1.69% | 2.14% |
| Unknown | 2.13% | 5.35% | 12.35% * | 9.34% | -- | -- | 3.86% | 3.03% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.94% | 2.35% | 3.38% | 5.09% | -- | -- | 1.85% | 5.19% |
| 5-9 years | 0.95% | 1.50% | 1.31% | 5.67% | -- | -- | 0.97% * | 3.36% |
| 10-19 years | 0.92% | 1.33% | 1.99% | 3.54% | -- | -- | 0.94% | 2.07% |
| 20 or more years | 0.86% | 1.35% | 1.35% | 2.03% | -- | -- | 1.03% | 1.09% |
| Unknown | 1.06% | 7.43% | 7.90% | 2.88% | -- | -- | 3.06% | 1.04% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.69% | 5.41% | 3.28% | 2.21% | -- | -- | 2.38% | 0.74% |
| 1 location only | 0.74% | 1.05% | 1.11% | 1.86% | -- | -- | 0.75% * | 0.89% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.14% | 4.25% | 7.35% | 6.28% | -- | -- | 2.85% | 2.68% |
| 25-49 % | 2.30% | 3.14% | 4.93% | 5.56% | -- | -- | 2.63% | 2.50% |
| 50-74 % | 1.21% | 1.19% | 3.36% | 5.20% | -- | -- | 1.89% | 2.17% |
| 75% or more | 0.62% | 1.20% | 1.54% | 1.53% | -- | -- | 0.76% | 0.55% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.60% | 0.92% | 1.09% | 1.88% | -- | -- | 0.62% | 0.84% |
| Has union employees | 1.97% | 4.80% | 4.58% | 5.68% | -- | -- | 3.31% | 4.89% |
| Unknown | 1.33% | 3.02% | 3.66% | 4.73% | -- | -- | 2.30% | 1.41% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.30% | 2.77% | 3.36% | 4.93% | -- | -- | 1.37% * | 2.50% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.58% | 0.96% | 1.20% | 1.98% | -- | -- | 0.69% | 0.79% |
| Unknown | 1.11% | 3.36% | 3.47% | 2.76% | -- | -- | 2.13% | 1.15% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| -- 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. | ||||||||