| 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 | 24.9% | 32.8% | 30.8% | 24.9% | 18.6% | 9.9% | 31.5% | 14.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 32.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.0% | 11.3% * |
| Mining | 29.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.3% | 17.1% * |
| Construction | 31.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.2% | 26.4% |
| Manufacturing | 24.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 19.5% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 28.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | 26.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.7% | 16.9% |
| Retail Trade | 16.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.0% | 9.1% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.6% | 9.9% |
| Services | 29.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.0% | 17.8% |
| Unknown | 29.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.7% | 13.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 30.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.9% | 20.4% |
| Nonprofit | 28.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | 23.2% |
| Unknown | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.2% | 15.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 32.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.3% | 19.4% |
| 5-9 years | 29.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.9% | 18.2% |
| 10-19 years | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.7% | 16.5% |
| 20 or more years | 26.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.3% | 18.0% |
| Unknown | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% | 12.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 14.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.1% | 13.1% |
| 1 location only | 31.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.7% | 25.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.0% | 18.3% |
| 25-49 % | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% | 9.5% |
| 50-74 % | 23.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | 11.0% |
| 75% or more | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.6% | 15.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | 13.9% |
| Has union employees | 32.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.8% | 26.1% |
| Unknown | 17.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.4% | 13.2% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 16.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.0% | 8.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 29.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.0% | 18.4% |
| Unknown | 15.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.6% | 12.1% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| -- 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 | 0.59% | 0.83% | 1.51% | 0.91% | 0.93% | 0.84% | 0.81% | 0.64% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.62% | 5.28% * |
| Mining | 4.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.72% | 9.49% * |
| Construction | 1.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.86% | 4.38% |
| Manufacturing | 1.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.14% | 1.38% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.48% | 3.47% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.62% | 2.77% |
| Retail Trade | 0.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.76% | 0.84% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.41% | 1.53% |
| Services | 0.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | 0.79% |
| Unknown | 12.82% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.82% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | 0.65% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.71% | 3.11% |
| Nonprofit | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.59% | 2.68% |
| Unknown | 2.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.18% | 2.76% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.19% | 4.66% |
| 5-9 years | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.34% | 2.63% |
| 10-19 years | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.65% | 1.63% |
| 20 or more years | 0.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | 1.30% |
| Unknown | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.97% | 0.69% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | 0.76% |
| 1 location only | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.83% | 1.04% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.22% | 2.97% |
| 25-49 % | 2.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.85% | 2.18% |
| 50-74 % | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.15% | 1.56% |
| 75% or more | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | 0.82% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.78% | 0.64% |
| Has union employees | 2.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.85% | 2.99% |
| Unknown | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.27% | 1.23% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.06% | 1.69% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.00% | 0.57% |
| Unknown | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | 1.22% |
| 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. | ||||||||