| 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 | 330 | 283 | 236 | 292 | 338 | 371 | 262 | 356 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 111 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 87 * | 160 * |
| Mining | 597 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 887 | 535 * |
| Construction | 276 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 299 * | 252 * |
| Manufacturing | 288 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 228 | 297 |
| Transp., commu., util. | 388 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 321 | 401 * |
| Wholesale trade | 337 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 199 | 398 |
| Retail Trade | 393 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 331 | 426 |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 257 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 111 | 300 |
| Services | 351 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 284 | 386 |
| Unknown | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 339 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 231 | 379 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 275 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 287 | 256 |
| Nonprofit | 277 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 370 * | 254 |
| Unknown | 480 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 412 * | 509 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 273 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 277 | 261 |
| 5-9 years | 363 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 307 | 444 |
| 10-19 years | 270 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 244 | 299 |
| 20 or more years | 334 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 258 | 371 |
| Unknown | 350 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 214 | 355 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 355 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 245 | 360 |
| 1 location only | 291 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 264 | 342 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 405 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 386 * | 412 * |
| 25-49 % | 261 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 396 | 221 * |
| 50-74 % | 360 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 256 | 399 |
| 75% or more | 328 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 254 | 358 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 319 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 258 | 353 |
| Has union employees | 394 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 332 * | 403 * |
| Unknown | 339 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 270 | 346 |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 369 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 310 | 393 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 295 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 246 | 325 |
| Unknown | 392 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 392 | 392 |
| 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 | 17.12 | 29.18 | 33.81 | 30.24 | 50.57 | 22.15 | 11.92 | 21.27 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 46.48 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.70 * | 84.41 * |
| Mining | 163.79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 250.06 | 161.04 * |
| Construction | 82.45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 104.61 * | 87.77 * |
| Manufacturing | 40.50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.48 | 45.32 |
| Transp., commu., util. | 124.80 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 86.98 | 142.75 * |
| Wholesale trade | 31.38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.72 | 45.27 |
| Retail Trade | 26.28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44.92 | 28.27 |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 42.13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.40 | 53.81 |
| Services | 35.47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.46 | 49.21 |
| Unknown | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 24.96 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.30 | 31.49 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 39.83 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52.41 | 69.77 |
| Nonprofit | 46.37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 126.41 * | 53.05 |
| Unknown | 82.34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 192.12 * | 91.43 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 40.02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.75 | 65.70 |
| 5-9 years | 53.19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.41 | 85.30 |
| 10-19 years | 35.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.56 | 76.55 |
| 20 or more years | 36.61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.94 | 50.88 |
| Unknown | 28.43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.58 | 28.55 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 23.17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.26 | 24.16 |
| 1 location only | 23.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.40 | 62.98 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 78.04 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 232.06 * | 127.45 * |
| 25-49 % | 93.24 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 97.57 | 160.92 * |
| 50-74 % | 27.93 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.62 | 43.72 |
| 75% or more | 22.75 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.09 | 29.25 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 17.67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.22 | 24.02 |
| Has union employees | 98.82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 105.34 * | 130.10 * |
| Unknown | 49.29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58.02 | 51.19 |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 27.45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.32 | 26.90 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 11.81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.27 | 18.82 |
| Unknown | 37.37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.41 | 41.53 |
| 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. | ||||||||