| 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 | 21.5% | 9.3% | 11.9% | 15.8% | 28.2% | 49.9% | 10.6% | 39.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.8% | 8.6% * | 12.2% * | 7.4% * | 6.1% * | 64.3% | 9.2% * | 28.1% * |
| Mining | 22.3% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 39.6% | 46.4% | 0.0% | 42.6% |
| Construction | 12.9% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 14.7% | 25.9% | 70.7% | 10.5% | 33.7% |
| Manufacturing | 23.4% | 13.7% | 9.2% | 16.9% | 28.6% | 55.2% | 13.2% | 38.1% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 23.8% | 9.3% | 17.2% | 10.8% * | 18.5% * | 42.3% | 11.8% | 34.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 20.1% | 7.1% | 14.5% | 13.8% | 26.1% | 47.7% | 9.1% | 36.2% |
| Retail Trade | 26.7% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 14.9% | 17.6% | 49.0% | 8.7% | 39.9% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 32.4% | 11.8% | 20.7% | 15.1% | 44.5% | 61.9% | 14.2% | 52.1% |
| Services | 16.6% | 9.4% | 12.2% | 18.2% | 33.6% | 42.7% | 10.6% | 34.7% |
| Unknown | 1.6% * | 1.8% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.5% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 14.3% | 24.9% | 50.8% | 9.7% | 40.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 13.4% | 10.3% | 14.1% * | 21.1% | 30.9% | 36.7% | 11.3% | 29.5% |
| Nonprofit | 20.9% | 12.1% | 15.1% | 21.7% | 35.3% | 42.3% | 13.6% | 34.4% |
| Unknown | 31.5% | 13.5% | 21.9% * | 21.5% * | 46.8% | 44.8% | 16.3% | 43.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 11.8% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 17.1% | 16.5% | 29.6% * | 11.1% | 21.3% |
| 5-9 years | 9.7% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 12.2% | 15.5% | 26.5% * | 9.0% | 16.3% |
| 10-19 years | 11.2% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 20.5% | 34.2% | 9.4% | 20.9% |
| 20 or more years | 18.0% | 8.6% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 23.3% | 46.8% | 11.1% | 31.2% |
| Unknown | 44.7% | 15.5% * | 23.6% | 23.0% | 35.6% | 52.1% | 19.6% | 47.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 37.9% | 11.4% | 18.4% | 15.6% | 27.9% | 49.9% | 14.8% | 41.0% |
| 1 location only | 11.0% | 9.3% | 11.0% | 16.0% | 30.2% | 39.1% * | 10.2% | 22.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.2% | 9.9% * | 6.8% * | 20.6% | 15.4% | 50.9% | 10.5% | 37.8% |
| 25-49 % | 24.3% | 4.3% * | 9.7% * | 16.4% | 15.8% * | 49.8% | 8.1% | 39.4% |
| 50-74 % | 22.4% | 8.9% | 14.9% | 14.7% | 31.7% | 50.8% | 10.3% | 41.7% |
| 75% or more | 21.1% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 15.7% | 29.3% | 49.7% | 10.8% | 39.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 16.3% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 28.1% | 44.1% | 10.0% | 32.1% |
| Has union employees | 35.9% | 16.1% | 27.2% | 31.5% | 36.0% | 70.1% | 23.7% | 49.7% |
| Unknown | 38.3% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 18.1% | 24.9% | 52.4% | 10.5% | 48.7% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 20.2% | 7.3% | 8.5% * | 16.2% | 20.7% | 48.7% | 9.6% | 32.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 15.7% | 9.2% | 12.2% | 15.2% | 30.0% | 45.1% | 10.4% | 32.2% |
| Unknown | 39.2% | 12.4% | 13.5% | 20.2% | 29.5% | 52.0% | 13.0% | 48.2% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| ** 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 | 0.52% | 0.33% | 0.74% | 0.87% | 1.55% | 1.42% | 0.32% | 1.14% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.54% | 2.67% * | 4.80% * | 3.88% * | 4.61% * | 14.14% | 2.86% * | 10.57% * |
| Mining | 7.04% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.93% | 10.30% | 0.00% | 9.15% |
| Construction | 1.46% | 1.23% | 2.80% | 3.26% | 7.31% | 7.71% | 1.37% | 5.11% |
| Manufacturing | 1.47% | 2.80% | 2.03% | 2.26% | 3.80% | 2.81% | 1.68% | 1.42% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.96% | 2.72% | 3.64% | 5.37% * | 7.87% * | 4.94% | 1.72% | 3.31% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.20% | 1.13% | 3.44% | 2.06% | 5.17% | 4.51% | 1.61% | 2.32% |
| Retail Trade | 1.31% | 1.38% | 1.85% | 2.19% | 3.12% | 2.26% | 1.01% | 2.18% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.37% | 2.01% | 2.00% | 2.81% | 4.32% | 3.71% | 1.47% | 2.61% |
| Services | 0.73% | 0.90% | 1.74% | 1.04% | 2.17% | 3.01% | 0.80% | 1.59% |
| Unknown | 2.10% * | 4.90% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.10% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.72% | 0.54% | 0.68% | 1.01% | 1.79% | 1.44% | 0.36% | 1.35% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.92% | 0.93% | 4.37% * | 3.36% | 6.13% | 6.04% | 1.06% | 2.89% |
| Nonprofit | 1.18% | 2.07% | 3.10% | 2.42% | 3.26% | 5.20% | 1.12% | 2.42% |
| Unknown | 2.89% | 2.86% | 9.75% * | 6.87% * | 7.08% | 5.45% | 2.11% | 4.01% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.22% | 1.26% | 2.25% | 3.48% | 4.22% | 9.86% * | 1.26% | 5.02% |
| 5-9 years | 1.23% | 1.54% | 2.20% | 3.23% | 2.58% | 8.65% * | 1.16% | 3.00% |
| 10-19 years | 0.93% | 1.02% | 1.33% | 1.55% | 3.21% | 4.98% | 1.02% | 1.24% |
| 20 or more years | 0.54% | 0.78% | 1.34% | 1.38% | 2.48% | 3.00% | 0.43% | 1.66% |
| Unknown | 1.12% | 7.13% * | 6.64% | 2.90% | 2.11% | 1.62% | 2.32% | 1.24% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.00% | 2.48% | 2.24% | 1.94% | 1.85% | 1.42% | 1.43% | 1.17% |
| 1 location only | 0.30% | 0.33% | 0.91% | 0.98% | 1.90% | 12.67% * | 0.32% | 1.18% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.30% | 3.87% * | 2.74% * | 4.21% | 4.17% | 5.14% | 2.94% | 4.66% |
| 25-49 % | 2.27% | 1.93% * | 3.72% * | 4.26% | 6.23% * | 5.73% | 2.15% | 3.58% |
| 50-74 % | 1.08% | 1.35% | 1.59% | 3.14% | 4.85% | 2.88% | 1.12% | 1.71% |
| 75% or more | 0.75% | 0.43% | 0.77% | 0.84% | 2.11% | 1.68% | 0.36% | 1.51% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.52% | 0.48% | 0.87% | 0.68% | 1.62% | 1.34% | 0.47% | 1.26% |
| Has union employees | 1.86% | 3.75% | 5.99% | 5.26% | 3.66% | 3.16% | 3.02% | 2.62% |
| Unknown | 1.21% | 0.92% | 2.81% | 4.23% | 5.20% | 2.10% | 0.91% | 1.83% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.03% | 2.16% | 2.59% * | 1.63% | 2.49% | 2.95% | 1.44% | 1.07% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.47% | 0.37% | 0.83% | 0.59% | 1.90% | 1.45% | 0.39% | 1.27% |
| Unknown | 1.56% | 1.29% | 3.87% | 3.77% | 4.06% | 2.24% | 1.28% | 1.90% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||