| 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 | 30.9% | 48.0% | 38.4% | 19.7% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 42.7% | 11.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 50.6% | 58.7% | 45.6% | -- | -- | -- | 54.7% * | -- |
| Mining | 33.1% * | 61.1% * | 13.2% * | -- | -- | -- | 43.8% * | -- |
| Construction | 45.4% * | 51.9% * | 43.0% | -- | -- | -- | 48.4% * | -- |
| Manufacturing | 27.8% | 37.9% | 36.3% | -- | -- | -- | 34.7% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 35.8% | 39.7% | 38.5% | -- | -- | -- | 36.0% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 32.1% | 52.5% | 45.8% | -- | -- | -- | 46.5% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 20.9% | 41.1% | 40.5% | -- | -- | -- | 37.7% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 24.1% | 43.6% | 36.4% | -- | -- | -- | 40.1% * | -- |
| Services | 35.7% | 50.1% | 35.6% | -- | -- | -- | 44.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 48.3% | 54.2% | 0.0% | -- | -- | -- | 48.3% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 29.0% | 48.1% | 38.6% | -- | -- | -- | 42.0% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 38.3% | 44.8% | 32.5% | -- | -- | -- | 42.1% * | -- |
| Nonprofit | 36.3% | 54.8% | 41.2% | -- | -- | -- | 47.5% | -- |
| Unknown | 29.3% | 48.8% | 44.2% * | -- | -- | -- | 46.4% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 42.0% | 47.1% | 38.6% | -- | -- | -- | 43.9% * | -- |
| 5-9 years | 37.8% | 44.9% | 35.4% | -- | -- | -- | 40.4% * | -- |
| 10-19 years | 38.2% | 48.2% | 35.0% | -- | -- | -- | 42.8% * | -- |
| 20 or more years | 33.2% | 50.9% | 42.1% | -- | -- | -- | 44.6% | -- |
| Unknown | 13.4% | 45.9% | 36.3% | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 13.1% | 39.5% | 30.4% | -- | -- | -- | 26.1% | -- |
| 1 location only | 42.4% | 48.1% | 39.5% | -- | -- | -- | 44.0% * | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.5% | 52.7% | 52.0% | -- | -- | -- | 50.1% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 26.4% | 58.0% | 40.9% | -- | -- | -- | 47.6% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 28.7% | 46.8% | 41.0% | -- | -- | -- | 42.8% * | -- |
| 75% or more | 31.2% | 47.4% | 37.3% | -- | -- | -- | 42.0% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 32.5% | 47.8% | 36.5% | -- | -- | -- | 41.9% | -- |
| Has union employees | 48.7% | 63.6% | 68.8% | -- | -- | -- | 61.9% | -- |
| Unknown | 20.8% | 44.7% | 43.6% | -- | -- | -- | 42.4% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 25.6% | 49.0% | 39.4% | -- | -- | -- | 40.8% * | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 35.6% | 48.1% | 38.3% | -- | -- | -- | 43.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 19.9% | 46.3% | 38.1% | -- | -- | -- | 42.0% | -- |
| 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 | 0.57% | 0.78% | 0.95% | 1.29% | 0.71% | 0.62% | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.33% | 3.99% | 8.92% | -- | -- | -- | 4.36% * | -- |
| Mining | 5.55% * | 13.80% * | 5.05% * | -- | -- | -- | 10.88% * | -- |
| Construction | 2.57% * | 3.91% * | 4.65% | -- | -- | -- | 2.80% * | -- |
| Manufacturing | 1.92% | 3.79% | 5.00% | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.64% | 4.72% | 7.39% | -- | -- | -- | 3.83% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 2.58% | 4.92% | 5.65% | -- | -- | -- | 4.01% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.55% | 2.52% | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | 1.39% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.27% | 2.65% | 3.44% | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% * | -- |
| Services | 0.94% | 1.30% | 1.39% | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | -- |
| Unknown | 12.59% | 13.11% | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | 12.59% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.69% | 0.83% | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.11% | 1.62% | 3.87% | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% * | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.70% | 3.64% | 2.39% | -- | -- | -- | 2.47% | -- |
| Unknown | 3.05% | 4.51% | 13.34% * | -- | -- | -- | 2.64% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.33% | 1.63% | 3.33% | -- | -- | -- | 1.31% * | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.21% | 1.69% | 2.16% | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% * | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.96% | 1.29% | 2.14% | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% * | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.74% | 1.50% | 2.13% | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.85% | 7.63% | 6.92% | -- | -- | -- | 2.25% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.59% | 3.99% | 3.99% | -- | -- | -- | 2.37% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% * | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.71% | 5.45% | 5.79% | -- | -- | -- | 4.33% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.57% | 5.37% | 4.23% | -- | -- | -- | 2.89% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.48% | 2.43% | 3.78% | -- | -- | -- | 2.43% * | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.52% | 0.83% | 1.13% | -- | -- | -- | 0.70% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.61% | 0.79% | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | -- |
| Has union employees | 2.58% | 5.09% | 4.39% | -- | -- | -- | 3.76% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.34% | 2.45% | 4.04% | -- | -- | -- | 2.03% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.39% | 3.04% | 2.92% | -- | -- | -- | 1.58% * | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.67% | 0.75% | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | 0.81% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.15% | 2.50% | 3.55% | -- | -- | -- | 2.21% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||