| 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 | 14.6% | 22.1% | 17.8% | 10.1% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 19.7% | 6.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 22.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.0% | -- |
| Mining | 20.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.2% * | -- |
| Construction | 20.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 13.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.3% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 9.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.4% | -- |
| Services | 16.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 23.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.4% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 14.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.8% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 16.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% | -- |
| Unknown | 14.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.6% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 17.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.5% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 15.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 6.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.7% | -- |
| 1 location only | 19.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.3% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 19.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.5% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.3% | -- |
| 75% or more | 14.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.6% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.3% | -- |
| Has union employees | 28.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.9% | -- |
| Unknown | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 17.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | -- |
| Unknown | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | -- |
| 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 | 0.42% | 0.70% | 0.97% | 0.83% | 0.55% | 0.65% | 0.63% | 0.38% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.28% | -- |
| Mining | 4.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.84% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.45% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 1.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.96% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.54% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.04% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.36% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | -- |
| Services | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| Unknown | 10.60% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.60% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.28% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.81% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.05% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.66% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.60% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.25% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.54% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.62% | -- |
| Has union employees | 2.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.99% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.62% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.34% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.69% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||