| 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 | 14.5% | 19.2% | 18.0% | 13.2% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 18.4% | 8.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2% | 6.7% * |
| Mining | 0.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Construction | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% * | 10.4% |
| Manufacturing | 16.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.7% | 10.6% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 13.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.0% | 9.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% * | 7.4% |
| Retail Trade | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.2% | 5.9% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% * | 4.9% |
| Services | 17.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% * | 12.4% |
| Unknown | 0.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 13.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | 7.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% * | 9.6% |
| Nonprofit | 18.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% * | 17.3% |
| Unknown | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% * | 5.9% * |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 16.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% * | 11.7% |
| 5-9 years | 19.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% * | 7.2% |
| 10-19 years | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% * | 8.9% |
| 20 or more years | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | 10.0% |
| Unknown | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% | 7.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 8.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.5% | 7.4% |
| 1 location only | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% * | 14.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.5% | 9.6% |
| 25-49 % | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% * | 6.7% |
| 50-74 % | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.9% * | 6.2% |
| 75% or more | 14.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | 8.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 15.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | 7.6% |
| Has union employees | 19.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.9% * | 15.0% |
| Unknown | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | 7.8% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | 5.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | 9.6% |
| Unknown | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% | 7.2% |
| 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 | 0.44% | 0.91% | 1.24% | 0.95% | 0.96% | 0.72% | 0.54% | 0.57% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.70% | 2.50% * |
| Mining | 0.00% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Construction | 2.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.04% * | 2.33% |
| Manufacturing | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | 1.45% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.65% | 1.39% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.03% * | 1.24% |
| Retail Trade | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | 1.04% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% * | 0.93% |
| Services | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% * | 1.08% |
| Unknown | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | 0.75% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% * | 2.44% |
| Nonprofit | 1.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.67% * | 1.75% |
| Unknown | 1.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.43% * | 1.85% * |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.06% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.11% * | 3.32% |
| 5-9 years | 1.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% * | 2.01% |
| 10-19 years | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% * | 1.99% |
| 20 or more years | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | 1.32% |
| Unknown | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.40% | 0.73% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | 0.60% |
| 1 location only | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.58% * | 0.85% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.70% | 2.15% |
| 25-49 % | 1.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.97% * | 1.94% |
| 50-74 % | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.23% * | 0.89% |
| 75% or more | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | 0.60% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.54% | 0.44% |
| Has union employees | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.75% * | 2.75% |
| Unknown | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | 1.06% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.31% | 1.17% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | 0.56% |
| Unknown | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | 0.94% |
| 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. | ||||||||