| 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 | 86.5% | 47.3% | 69.7% | 85.9% | 95.9% | 98.8% | 62.3% | 97.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 60.1% | 33.7% | 60.8% | 73.3% | 68.6% | 99.5% | 45.1% | 87.4% |
| Mining | 94.5% | 64.6% | 65.5% | 98.2% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 70.0% | 99.7% |
| Construction | 73.7% | 43.7% | 72.3% | 88.8% | 90.3% | 100.0% | 62.4% | 92.6% |
| Manufacturing | 94.8% | 62.5% | 79.9% | 90.0% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 79.2% | 97.9% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 91.1% | 46.2% | 72.5% | 89.2% | 90.7% | 99.6% | 64.9% | 97.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 91.6% | 60.4% | 80.5% | 94.7% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 74.7% | 98.9% |
| Retail Trade | 81.3% | 36.9% | 51.8% | 74.7% | 93.0% | 99.5% | 49.6% | 96.7% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 92.4% | 60.0% | 93.7% | 96.0% | 99.9% | 96.7% | 74.0% | 97.7% |
| Services | 85.1% | 49.2% | 72.5% | 86.5% | 96.3% | 98.7% | 62.9% | 96.8% |
| Unknown | 24.9% | 22.6% | 58.3% * | 0.0% * | 0.0% * | 0.0% * | 24.9% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 88.9% | 55.4% | 72.5% | 85.6% | 95.8% | 98.7% | 68.6% | 97.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 58.7% | 31.2% | 46.9% | 78.1% | 91.7% | 98.6% | 37.9% | 94.1% |
| Nonprofit | 92.9% | 54.2% | 79.8% | 92.1% | 99.6% | 99.2% | 70.8% | 99.0% |
| Unknown | 82.8% | 33.3% | 50.7% | 78.2% | 87.1% | 99.7% | 40.4% | 96.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 53.1% | 35.6% | 48.4% | 70.8% | 80.2% | 99.2% | 43.4% | 85.1% |
| 5-9 years | 67.5% | 42.5% | 62.4% | 80.7% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 56.4% | 90.0% |
| 10-19 years | 77.9% | 52.0% | 72.0% | 85.3% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 64.9% | 94.3% |
| 20 or more years | 93.8% | 63.2% | 85.3% | 94.9% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 79.2% | 99.5% |
| Unknown | 96.1% | 38.1% | 67.1% | 81.2% | 95.0% | 98.3% | 62.5% | 97.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 97.3% | 67.4% | 82.1% | 90.4% | 96.5% | 98.8% | 81.4% | 98.0% |
| 1 location only | 71.7% | 46.9% | 68.6% | 84.2% | 95.0% | 100.0% | 60.7% | 93.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 53.1% | 12.6% | 23.6% | 56.6% | 86.1% | 92.7% | 21.6% | 88.2% |
| 25-49 % | 76.1% | 27.3% | 46.7% | 74.9% | 87.9% | 99.2% | 43.7% | 94.7% |
| 50-74 % | 81.7% | 43.0% | 58.4% | 81.0% | 96.2% | 98.1% | 53.8% | 96.2% |
| 75% or more | 91.2% | 58.5% | 81.6% | 90.6% | 96.9% | 99.2% | 73.3% | 98.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 82.5% | 47.8% | 69.4% | 85.9% | 95.9% | 99.4% | 62.3% | 96.7% |
| Has union employees | 97.7% | 73.9% | 87.0% | 96.8% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 87.3% | 99.3% |
| Unknown | 92.1% | 34.4% | 63.9% | 78.3% | 93.1% | 98.0% | 50.1% | 97.0% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 64.0% | 18.4% | 35.7% | 65.9% | 89.0% | 98.5% | 34.6% | 90.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 87.4% | 55.9% | 79.1% | 91.9% | 97.8% | 98.9% | 70.8% | 97.9% |
| Unknown | 93.8% | 40.3% | 66.2% | 81.7% | 95.1% | 98.7% | 55.8% | 97.8% |
| 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 | 0.37% | 1.05% | 0.83% | 0.51% | 0.67% | 0.30% | 0.58% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.87% | 3.31% | 6.80% | 9.35% | 12.85% | 10.49% | 3.21% | 4.78% |
| Mining | 1.55% | 11.46% | 14.30% | 23.25% | 10.50% | 0.00% | 7.60% | 0.43% |
| Construction | 1.68% | 2.56% | 3.03% | 2.75% | 3.80% | 0.00% | 2.39% | 2.73% |
| Manufacturing | 0.60% | 3.45% | 2.57% | 1.11% | 0.94% | 1.02% | 1.83% | 0.60% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.01% | 3.72% | 6.29% | 2.50% | 6.27% | 0.33% | 2.92% | 2.22% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.53% | 2.95% | 2.74% | 1.22% | 0.51% | 0.29% | 1.14% | 0.21% |
| Retail Trade | 0.37% | 2.25% | 1.37% | 1.28% | 0.82% | 0.18% | 0.84% | 0.33% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.36% | 2.53% | 1.80% | 1.83% | 0.07% | 2.37% | 1.61% | 1.55% |
| Services | 0.68% | 1.04% | 1.77% | 1.12% | 0.99% | 0.74% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Unknown | 6.05% | 5.57% | 18.46% * | 0.00% * | 0.00% * | 0.00% * | 6.05% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.38% | 1.35% | 1.08% | 0.69% | 0.92% | 0.39% | 0.74% | 0.35% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.66% | 0.84% | 3.50% | 3.15% | 3.81% | 0.70% | 1.32% | 2.26% |
| Nonprofit | 0.86% | 2.63% | 2.90% | 2.09% | 0.21% | 0.75% | 1.64% | 0.49% |
| Unknown | 1.40% | 3.70% | 9.29% | 8.03% | 4.73% | 0.15% | 3.26% | 1.28% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.78% | 2.31% | 3.70% | 4.50% | 7.38% | 0.40% | 1.44% | 4.28% |
| 5-9 years | 1.12% | 1.56% | 1.59% | 1.72% | 2.29% | 0.03% | 1.11% | 1.73% |
| 10-19 years | 0.95% | 1.44% | 1.79% | 1.62% | 3.23% | 0.02% | 1.71% | 1.33% |
| 20 or more years | 0.23% | 2.00% | 0.91% | 0.69% | 0.24% | 0.11% | 0.48% | 0.11% |
| Unknown | 0.41% | 6.05% | 6.60% | 2.33% | 0.78% | 0.42% | 2.63% | 0.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.30% | 5.55% | 2.23% | 1.11% | 0.57% | 0.31% | 2.06% | 0.30% |
| 1 location only | 0.56% | 1.01% | 0.82% | 0.75% | 1.50% | 0.00% | 0.62% | 1.14% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.39% | 1.58% | 4.31% | 3.80% | 3.37% | 3.50% | 1.26% | 2.47% |
| 25-49 % | 1.15% | 2.20% | 3.41% | 2.74% | 3.42% | 0.35% | 1.69% | 0.89% |
| 50-74 % | 1.27% | 1.76% | 2.99% | 3.30% | 1.60% | 0.88% | 1.91% | 0.85% |
| 75% or more | 0.32% | 1.19% | 1.26% | 0.81% | 0.60% | 0.29% | 0.65% | 0.29% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.36% | 1.15% | 0.76% | 0.44% | 0.65% | 0.13% | 0.63% | 0.39% |
| Has union employees | 0.22% | 2.67% | 5.66% | 1.27% | 0.89% | 0.14% | 1.32% | 0.30% |
| Unknown | 0.70% | 1.98% | 5.35% | 3.63% | 2.53% | 0.63% | 1.69% | 0.55% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.77% | 1.74% | 2.51% | 1.97% | 1.75% | 0.43% | 1.52% | 0.89% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.29% | 0.98% | 0.60% | 0.41% | 0.76% | 0.57% | 0.50% | 0.37% |
| Unknown | 0.62% | 2.67% | 4.57% | 3.02% | 1.63% | 0.50% | 1.52% | 0.37% |
| 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. | ||||||||