| 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 | 16.1% | 11.8% | 11.3% | 14.0% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 11.8% | 18.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.7% * | 7.7% * |
| Mining | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | 22.2% |
| Construction | 14.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.5% * | 15.4% * |
| Manufacturing | 15.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.1% | 16.2% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 18.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% * | 19.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 16.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | 19.4% |
| Retail Trade | 21.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | 25.5% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 13.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.8% | 15.9% |
| Services | 15.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | 17.1% |
| Unknown | 0.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% | 20.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 12.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5% | 13.3% |
| Nonprofit | 11.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.1% * | 10.7% |
| Unknown | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.3% * | 24.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.6% | 11.8% * |
| 5-9 years | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | 24.2% |
| 10-19 years | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% | 16.1% |
| 20 or more years | 15.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.4% | 17.0% |
| Unknown | 18.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.5% | 19.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 18.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.4% | 18.4% |
| 1 location only | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.7% | 16.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% * | 26.6% |
| 25-49 % | 13.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | 11.6% * |
| 50-74 % | 17.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.5% | 20.0% |
| 75% or more | 16.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.6% | 17.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 15.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | 17.9% |
| Has union employees | 17.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% * | 19.1% |
| Unknown | 16.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | 17.8% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 17.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | 20.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.4% | 16.4% |
| Unknown | 19.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | 19.6% |
| 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 | 0.92% | 1.14% | 1.69% | 1.64% | 2.43% | 1.27% | 0.53% | 1.16% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.70% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.23% * | 6.97% * |
| Mining | 6.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.13% | 6.39% |
| Construction | 3.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.63% * | 4.75% * |
| Manufacturing | 2.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.31% | 2.52% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 5.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.93% * | 5.68% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.79% | 2.65% |
| Retail Trade | 1.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.05% | 1.26% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.25% | 2.64% |
| Services | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.12% | 1.94% |
| Unknown | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | 1.66% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.18% | 3.39% |
| Nonprofit | 1.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.54% * | 1.72% |
| Unknown | 3.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.13% * | 3.70% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.53% | 4.33% * |
| 5-9 years | 3.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | 6.14% |
| 10-19 years | 1.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.55% | 3.24% |
| 20 or more years | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.36% | 2.00% |
| Unknown | 1.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.15% | 1.36% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | 1.17% |
| 1 location only | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.57% | 2.48% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.50% * | 4.65% |
| 25-49 % | 5.05% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.49% | 7.26% * |
| 50-74 % | 1.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | 2.81% |
| 75% or more | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.51% | 1.56% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.62% | 1.49% |
| Has union employees | 3.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.02% * | 5.07% |
| Unknown | 2.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.11% | 2.23% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.63% | 2.70% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.45% | 0.99% |
| Unknown | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.50% | 1.75% |
| 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. | ||||||||