| 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 | 17.2% | 14.6% | 14.2% | 16.6% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 14.7% | 18.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 19.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | 27.7% |
| Mining | 19.2% | 4.2% * | 28.9% * | 41.6% | 45.1% | 5.7% * | 19.3% * | 19.1% * |
| Construction | 16.0% | 18.6% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 15.7% | 20.0% | 15.3% | 17.1% |
| Manufacturing | 15.3% | 13.4% | 17.1% | 14.8% | 14.2% | 16.0% | 14.5% | 15.4% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 13.2% | 14.8% | 14.3% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 12.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 17.6% | 17.6% | 11.4% | 15.7% | 19.1% | 19.2% | 14.8% | 18.8% |
| Retail Trade | 22.8% | 15.1% | 19.7% | 22.8% | 26.8% | 24.0% | 18.2% | 24.6% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 19.4% | 12.1% | 8.3% | 16.1% | 23.2% | 21.6% | 11.2% | 21.7% |
| Services | 16.1% | 14.1% | 13.4% | 15.9% | 15.4% | 18.0% | 14.1% | 16.9% |
| Unknown | 2.9% * | 3.5% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17.9% | 15.0% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 18.7% | 19.1% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 19.1% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 23.8% | 19.0% | 24.7% | 15.4% | 21.8% |
| Nonprofit | 13.7% | 13.1% * | 8.8% | 11.5% | 13.2% | 15.7% | 11.5% | 14.2% |
| Unknown | 15.9% | 14.8% * | 18.0% * | 12.2% * | 19.3% * | 15.2% | 16.0% | 15.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 16.7% | 15.9% | 13.9% | 17.9% | 20.9% | 16.3% | 14.8% | 21.1% |
| 5-9 years | 15.0% | 14.8% | 15.6% | 15.3% | 13.2% | 18.2% | 15.1% | 14.9% |
| 10-19 years | 15.5% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 15.1% | 18.0% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 16.3% |
| 20 or more years | 17.1% | 13.4% | 12.2% | 17.6% | 16.0% | 20.2% | 14.2% | 18.2% |
| Unknown | 18.4% | 19.1% | 18.8% | 16.0% | 19.8% | 18.2% | 16.7% | 18.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 18.1% | 18.4% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 18.0% | 18.4% | 14.7% | 18.3% |
| 1 location only | 15.7% | 14.5% | 14.3% | 16.5% | 16.2% | 21.8% | 14.7% | 17.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.8% | 15.4% * | 10.8% * | 20.2% | 21.3% | 20.1% | 15.6% | 20.7% |
| 25-49 % | 17.8% | 15.1% * | 13.7% | 20.3% | 12.6% | 20.3% | 18.3% | 17.7% |
| 50-74 % | 18.9% | 15.9% | 15.5% | 17.1% | 21.0% | 19.7% | 15.7% | 20.0% |
| 75% or more | 17.0% | 14.4% | 14.1% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 18.3% | 14.4% | 17.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 17.9% | 14.4% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 18.3% | 20.8% | 15.0% | 19.3% |
| Has union employees | 13.1% | 16.1% * | 5.3% * | 11.4% | 14.2% | 13.3% | 10.3% | 13.5% |
| Unknown | 17.2% | 16.3% | 11.0% | 16.7% | 15.0% | 17.9% | 13.7% | 17.5% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 20.1% | 13.8% | 20.1% | 18.6% | 21.3% | 21.6% | 15.6% | 21.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 16.0% | 14.2% | 13.8% | 15.7% | 17.1% | 17.0% | 14.3% | 16.9% |
| Unknown | 18.8% | 19.0% | 13.1% | 20.7% | 16.2% | 19.4% | 16.8% | 19.0% |
| 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 | 0.26% | 0.97% | 1.04% | 0.72% | 0.70% | 0.68% | 0.48% | 0.45% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.79% | 7.23% |
| Mining | 4.95% | 3.91% * | 11.07% * | 11.31% | 10.63% | 1.95% * | 6.07% * | 5.90% * |
| Construction | 2.10% | 4.34% | 3.10% | 2.93% | 2.57% | 3.82% | 2.33% | 1.99% |
| Manufacturing | 0.82% | 1.64% | 2.10% | 1.73% | 1.47% | 1.26% | 1.58% | 0.97% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.77% | 3.79% | 3.63% | 2.79% | 1.69% | 2.97% | 2.40% | 1.98% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.19% | 3.05% | 1.97% | 1.44% | 2.65% | 2.15% | 1.30% | 1.61% |
| Retail Trade | 1.02% | 1.96% | 1.94% | 1.60% | 2.20% | 1.83% | 0.93% | 1.30% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.75% | 1.73% | 1.91% | 3.07% | 2.93% | 1.91% | 1.10% | 0.96% |
| Services | 0.76% | 1.15% | 1.29% | 1.39% | 1.27% | 1.77% | 0.86% | 0.91% |
| Unknown | 3.86% * | 3.83% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.86% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.31% | 1.35% | 1.08% | 1.04% | 1.23% | 0.91% | 0.68% | 0.58% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.72% | 1.16% | 1.70% | 4.03% | 1.93% | 4.87% | 0.79% | 2.35% |
| Nonprofit | 0.60% | 6.28% * | 2.07% | 1.27% | 1.14% | 1.13% | 2.16% | 0.55% |
| Unknown | 1.95% | 6.85% * | 6.36% * | 3.72% * | 3.55% * | 2.62% | 2.76% | 2.16% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.57% | 2.49% | 3.27% | 3.53% | 3.30% | 2.84% | 1.69% | 2.86% |
| 5-9 years | 0.90% | 1.24% | 2.07% | 1.60% | 3.60% | 3.11% | 0.69% | 1.61% |
| 10-19 years | 0.81% | 1.52% | 1.96% | 1.48% | 2.86% | 3.13% | 0.67% | 1.29% |
| 20 or more years | 0.67% | 1.80% | 1.17% | 1.40% | 0.84% | 1.21% | 0.81% | 0.80% |
| Unknown | 0.65% | 3.91% | 4.46% | 3.17% | 1.56% | 0.87% | 2.03% | 0.65% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.46% | 4.45% | 1.67% | 1.86% | 0.87% | 0.70% | 0.94% | 0.47% |
| 1 location only | 0.65% | 0.94% | 1.17% | 0.81% | 1.31% | 6.21% | 0.58% | 1.28% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.88% | 5.41% * | 3.34% * | 3.72% | 5.00% | 3.65% | 2.41% | 2.50% |
| 25-49 % | 1.12% | 4.72% * | 3.87% | 3.62% | 3.45% | 1.89% | 2.90% | 1.49% |
| 50-74 % | 1.16% | 2.89% | 1.20% | 1.65% | 3.37% | 1.97% | 1.29% | 1.49% |
| 75% or more | 0.25% | 1.15% | 1.25% | 0.74% | 0.72% | 0.81% | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.41% | 1.09% | 1.17% | 0.83% | 0.97% | 1.01% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| Has union employees | 1.46% | 6.19% * | 1.60% * | 2.12% | 2.96% | 1.91% | 1.45% | 1.73% |
| Unknown | 0.93% | 1.61% | 2.68% | 2.14% | 1.75% | 1.23% | 1.48% | 1.09% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.08% | 2.76% | 2.12% | 2.91% | 1.62% | 3.05% | 1.88% | 1.32% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.28% | 1.11% | 1.16% | 0.91% | 1.02% | 0.78% | 0.45% | 0.44% |
| Unknown | 0.79% | 2.59% | 3.09% | 3.00% | 1.16% | 1.04% | 1.37% | 0.94% |
| 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. | ||||||||