| 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 | 9.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | 3.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.7% | -- |
| Mining | 12.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.6% * | -- |
| Construction | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 8.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 9.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% | -- |
| Services | 11.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 24.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.9% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 14.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.5% | -- |
| Unknown | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 11.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 12.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 12.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 4.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.5% | -- |
| 1 location only | 13.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 8.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | -- |
| 75% or more | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.4% | -- |
| Has union employees | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | -- |
| Unknown | 6.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 10.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | -- |
| 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 | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.50% | 0.38% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.42% | -- |
| Mining | 4.61% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.72% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.88% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.01% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | -- |
| Services | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | -- |
| Unknown | 9.86% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.86% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.44% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.02% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.38% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.53% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.28% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.91% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.57% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.79% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.12% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.58% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||