| 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 | 84,793,441 | 12.2% | 8.8% | 14.9% | 20.7% | 43.4% | 28.2% | 71.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,276,227 | 35.6% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 11.0% * | 24.2% * | 58.8% * | 41.2% |
| Mining | 613,524 | 9.1% | 4.3% * | 8.3% * | 27.1% | 51.2% | 16.0% | 84.0% |
| Construction | 4,709,446 | 27.4% | 19.3% | 24.9% | 17.1% | 11.3% | 60.7% | 39.3% |
| Manufacturing | 18,069,063 | 3.4% | 5.5% | 12.3% | 25.9% | 52.8% | 15.3% | 84.7% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 5,489,865 | 6.3% | 7.8% | 9.5% | 16.5% | 59.9% | 17.9% | 82.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 7,049,558 | 11.9% | 8.7% | 18.7% | 21.7% | 39.0% | 28.9% | 71.1% |
| Retail Trade | 13,762,375 | 12.8% | 9.4% | 15.4% | 13.4% | 49.1% | 30.5% | 69.5% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 7,202,003 | 11.1% | 5.5% | 10.0% | 19.0% | 54.4% | 20.6% | 79.4% |
| Services | 26,553,515 | 15.5% | 9.8% | 16.3% | 23.0% | 35.4% | 32.7% | 67.3% |
| Unknown | 67,867 | 93.0% | 7.0% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 64,616,738 | 10.1% | 9.3% | 15.6% | 19.0% | 46.0% | 27.2% | 72.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 6,648,070 | 39.1% | 11.2% | 13.1% | 20.3% | 16.4% | 56.3% | 43.7% |
| Nonprofit | 10,028,226 | 7.4% | 5.5% | 15.6% | 31.8% | 39.6% | 19.1% | 80.9% |
| Unknown | 3,500,407 | 13.8% | 3.1% | 4.9% * | 20.6% | 57.5% | 19.4% | 80.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 6,966,402 | 42.5% | 17.9% | 24.6% | 8.9% | 6.0% | 73.7% | 26.3% |
| 5-9 years | 6,924,756 | 31.9% | 19.3% | 23.3% | 17.3% | 8.2% | 64.5% | 35.5% |
| 10-19 years | 11,101,970 | 22.3% | 18.5% | 24.7% | 21.8% | 12.7% | 53.7% | 46.3% |
| 20 or more years | 27,495,158 | 8.9% | 9.2% | 18.5% | 28.7% | 34.7% | 26.4% | 73.6% |
| Unknown | 32,305,155 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4.7% | 16.7% | 77.0% | 3.3% | 96.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 50,950,682 | 0.4% | 1.3% | 6.7% | 21.4% | 70.1% | 3.9% | 96.1% |
| 1 location only | 33,842,759 | 29.9% | 20.0% | 27.3% | 19.6% | 3.2% | 64.8% | 35.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 670,294 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 22.8% | 16.6% | 36.4% | 37.3% | 62.7% |
| 25-49 % | 2,529,631 | 13.7% | 12.5% | 18.1% | 15.4% | 40.2% | 35.8% | 64.2% |
| 50-74 % | 7,593,920 | 16.6% | 9.7% | 14.7% | 22.4% | 36.5% | 33.4% | 66.6% |
| 75% or more | 73,999,596 | 11.7% | 8.5% | 14.8% | 20.7% | 44.3% | 27.3% | 72.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 53,319,468 | 17.0% | 11.9% | 19.5% | 24.1% | 27.5% | 38.5% | 61.5% |
| Has union employees | 9,147,342 | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10.1% | 26.2% | 55.7% | 13.3% | 86.7% |
| Unknown | 22,326,631 | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 10.3% | 76.4% | 9.6% | 90.4% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 7,503,020 | 16.9% | 11.8% | 22.6% | 26.7% | 22.0% | 41.1% | 58.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 49,252,228 | 16.3% | 11.7% | 18.7% | 23.8% | 29.5% | 37.2% | 62.8% |
| Unknown | 28,038,194 | 3.7% | 2.8% | 6.3% | 13.6% | 73.6% | 8.9% | 91.1% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||
| 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 | 1,621,852 | 0.28% | 0.19% | 0.57% | 0.78% | 0.98% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 197,452 | 4.52% | 2.05% | 3.42% | 4.49% * | 6.04% * | 5.42% * | 5.42% |
| Mining | 98,121 | 1.87% | 1.68% * | 3.00% * | 7.84% | 7.06% | 4.49% | 4.49% |
| Construction | 214,688 | 0.94% | 1.44% | 2.04% | 2.68% | 2.31% | 3.29% | 3.29% |
| Manufacturing | 761,429 | 0.31% | 0.39% | 0.73% | 2.16% | 2.34% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 501,533 | 1.20% | 1.15% | 1.52% | 2.16% | 3.60% | 2.57% | 2.57% |
| Wholesale trade | 444,092 | 1.02% | 0.80% | 1.74% | 2.03% | 2.08% | 1.82% | 1.82% |
| Retail Trade | 380,030 | 0.77% | 0.37% | 0.68% | 1.06% | 1.54% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 617,581 | 1.12% | 0.53% | 1.16% | 2.08% | 3.04% | 1.81% | 1.81% |
| Services | 775,324 | 0.69% | 0.43% | 1.58% | 1.10% | 1.84% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| Unknown | 7,915 | 2.53% | 2.53% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1,526,229 | 0.36% | 0.29% | 0.63% | 0.84% | 1.08% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 226,198 | 1.36% | 0.84% | 1.27% | 1.85% | 2.45% | 1.80% | 1.80% |
| Nonprofit | 402,542 | 0.47% | 0.54% | 1.73% | 2.83% | 2.52% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| Unknown | 339,425 | 1.75% | 0.78% | 1.57% * | 2.86% | 3.59% | 3.13% | 3.13% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 369,224 | 2.80% | 1.52% | 2.58% | 1.24% | 1.63% | 2.65% | 2.65% |
| 5-9 years | 393,143 | 2.19% | 0.78% | 2.20% | 2.75% | 1.67% | 2.82% | 2.82% |
| 10-19 years | 290,133 | 1.02% | 1.10% | 1.17% | 1.57% | 2.14% | 1.43% | 1.43% |
| 20 or more years | 997,230 | 0.39% | 0.33% | 0.99% | 1.36% | 1.78% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Unknown | 982,035 | 0.09% | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.97% | 1.03% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,424,773 | 0.06% | 0.09% | 0.20% | 1.02% | 1.09% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| 1 location only | 586,818 | 0.82% | 0.31% | 1.22% | 0.97% | 0.73% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 80,317 | 1.17% | 1.02% | 3.41% | 1.76% | 4.90% | 4.18% | 4.18% |
| 25-49 % | 188,274 | 1.04% | 1.15% | 1.29% | 1.81% | 2.90% | 2.48% | 2.48% |
| 50-74 % | 483,080 | 1.03% | 0.94% | 1.56% | 2.47% | 3.57% | 2.25% | 2.25% |
| 75% or more | 1,314,180 | 0.25% | 0.19% | 0.58% | 0.81% | 0.92% | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 944,375 | 0.49% | 0.35% | 0.68% | 0.95% | 1.64% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
| Has union employees | 646,251 | 0.84% | 0.85% | 0.94% | 3.05% | 3.04% | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| Unknown | 1,039,201 | 0.30% | 0.32% | 0.88% | 0.83% | 1.20% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 199,396 | 0.95% | 0.64% | 1.65% | 2.26% | 2.18% | 1.33% | 1.33% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 835,718 | 0.51% | 0.36% | 0.72% | 0.91% | 1.60% | 1.01% | 1.01% |
| Unknown | 1,412,837 | 0.26% | 0.31% | 0.72% | 0.67% | 1.00% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||