| 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 | 26.2% | 22.0% | 28.2% | 32.3% | 31.3% | 22.8% | 27.3% | 26.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | 24.0% |
| Mining | 17.0% * | 2.3% * | 43.8% * | 41.1% | 32.5% | 4.9% * | 27.0% * | 16.3% * |
| Construction | 31.4% | 22.8% | 27.3% | 33.5% | 34.6% | 33.5% | 27.3% | 34.4% |
| Manufacturing | 21.9% | 17.5% * | 29.7% | 27.5% | 26.4% | 18.5% | 25.4% | 21.5% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 15.3% | 20.3% * | 22.6% * | 26.5% | 28.6% | 11.3% | 22.6% | 14.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 26.0% | 30.1% | 27.4% | 33.0% | 29.4% | 20.4% | 29.9% | 25.1% |
| Retail Trade | 31.8% | 20.8% | 31.6% | 40.5% | 40.7% | 28.7% | 32.2% | 31.8% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 29.1% | 12.8% * | 32.9% | 25.6% | 34.1% | 29.3% | 22.9% | 30.4% |
| Services | 30.4% | 24.3% | 26.4% | 33.3% | 33.7% | 29.5% | 27.5% | 31.2% |
| Unknown | 16.8% * | 16.8% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.8% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 26.3% | 22.0% | 29.7% | 32.5% | 32.4% | 22.4% | 27.9% | 25.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 35.4% | 23.4% | 30.9% | 40.9% | 34.7% | 39.2% | 30.5% | 37.2% |
| Nonprofit | 25.1% | 18.2% * | 14.2% | 25.6% | 27.9% | 25.0% | 19.1% | 26.1% |
| Unknown | 18.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% * | 28.4% | 22.3% | 15.6% * | 27.6% | 17.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 27.7% | 23.2% | 29.1% | 28.3% | 37.0% | 25.2% * | 26.7% | 28.9% |
| 5-9 years | 27.9% | 19.2% | 24.7% | 33.3% | 36.4% | 21.1% | 26.7% | 29.0% |
| 10-19 years | 27.0% | 25.5% | 31.5% | 29.5% | 32.3% | 16.1% | 28.7% | 25.7% |
| 20 or more years | 27.5% | 19.8% | 27.5% | 33.2% | 32.2% | 22.5% | 26.1% | 27.8% |
| Unknown | 24.8% | 22.4% | 28.3% | 35.5% | 28.6% | 23.4% | 32.5% | 24.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 25.1% | 27.7% | 30.4% | 31.9% | 30.6% | 22.7% | 30.0% | 24.9% |
| 1 location only | 29.2% | 21.8% | 27.9% | 32.5% | 33.1% | 26.2% | 26.8% | 32.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 29.3% | 33.0% * | 11.8% * | 27.8% | 46.1% | 25.9% | 22.8% | 31.0% |
| 25-49 % | 29.6% | 15.3% * | 26.0% * | 31.5% | 35.5% | 28.8% | 28.4% | 29.7% |
| 50-74 % | 25.6% | 11.7% * | 26.1% | 32.0% | 30.5% | 23.6% | 20.4% | 26.8% |
| 75% or more | 26.2% | 23.2% | 28.6% | 32.4% | 31.2% | 22.5% | 27.9% | 25.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 31.1% | 24.2% | 30.5% | 34.2% | 35.1% | 28.1% | 29.1% | 31.8% |
| Has union employees | 16.0% | 5.6% * | 15.4% * | 22.5% | 17.5% | 14.8% | 17.1% | 15.9% |
| Unknown | 22.1% | 11.8% * | 20.9% | 27.3% | 29.0% | 21.3% | 20.5% | 22.2% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 38.0% | 10.8% | 39.1% | 44.3% | 42.5% | 35.5% | 35.3% | 38.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 27.0% | 23.4% | 28.7% | 32.1% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 27.5% | 26.8% |
| Unknown | 23.9% | 13.6% * | 21.6% | 29.5% | 29.7% | 22.8% | 22.5% | 23.9% |
| 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 | 0.56% | 1.00% | 0.96% | 0.67% | 1.26% | 0.53% | 0.74% | 0.61% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.58% | 4.71% |
| Mining | 5.60% * | 10.35% * | 14.85% * | 11.16% | 9.53% | 3.18% * | 10.30% * | 6.84% * |
| Construction | 3.58% | 4.59% | 3.48% | 4.64% | 5.35% | 5.33% | 3.45% | 4.59% |
| Manufacturing | 1.81% | 6.15% * | 5.37% | 2.99% | 3.72% | 1.63% | 2.71% | 1.86% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.79% | 6.45% * | 7.84% * | 5.19% | 3.22% | 1.77% | 4.91% | 1.81% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.81% | 2.87% | 4.80% | 2.79% | 2.79% | 2.94% | 1.97% | 2.14% |
| Retail Trade | 1.17% | 1.45% | 3.12% | 2.56% | 2.46% | 1.73% | 1.67% | 1.28% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.33% | 3.92% * | 6.47% | 3.76% | 2.34% | 1.39% | 3.62% | 1.02% |
| Services | 1.18% | 2.49% | 3.19% | 1.05% | 2.24% | 1.83% | 1.04% | 1.55% |
| Unknown | 7.83% * | 7.83% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.83% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.65% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 0.82% | 1.43% | 0.57% | 0.99% | 0.64% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 4.06% | 2.92% | 6.26% | 4.74% | 3.79% | 7.20% | 2.36% | 5.29% |
| Nonprofit | 1.10% | 6.33% * | 3.49% | 1.28% | 3.11% | 1.11% | 3.47% | 1.42% |
| Unknown | 2.67% | 5.39% | 9.22% * | 6.72% | 6.18% | 4.80% * | 4.37% | 2.76% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.36% | 3.07% | 3.95% | 2.97% | 5.73% | 8.40% * | 2.57% | 3.62% |
| 5-9 years | 1.85% | 3.44% | 3.51% | 3.71% | 6.14% | 4.31% | 2.89% | 3.00% |
| 10-19 years | 1.31% | 3.01% | 2.21% | 3.10% | 4.34% | 4.60% | 1.62% | 2.56% |
| 20 or more years | 1.04% | 2.13% | 1.81% | 0.79% | 2.32% | 1.34% | 1.13% | 1.26% |
| Unknown | 0.80% | 5.84% | 7.12% | 2.41% | 1.38% | 0.88% | 3.75% | 0.81% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.78% | 6.60% | 4.47% | 2.28% | 1.66% | 0.53% | 1.77% | 0.80% |
| 1 location only | 1.06% | 1.03% | 1.28% | 1.67% | 2.75% | 6.97% | 1.01% | 2.45% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.50% | 11.03% * | 6.63% * | 6.98% | 9.77% | 4.88% | 4.09% | 4.76% |
| 25-49 % | 2.27% | 5.92% * | 7.84% * | 6.90% | 4.48% | 3.01% | 3.53% | 2.65% |
| 50-74 % | 1.64% | 3.97% * | 5.51% | 3.52% | 3.92% | 3.94% | 4.34% | 2.77% |
| 75% or more | 0.59% | 1.43% | 1.28% | 0.82% | 1.39% | 0.57% | 0.98% | 0.60% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.60% | 1.03% | 1.21% | 0.75% | 1.49% | 1.22% | 0.74% | 0.75% |
| Has union employees | 1.33% | 3.86% * | 5.40% * | 3.53% | 1.96% | 2.40% | 3.81% | 1.65% |
| Unknown | 0.99% | 4.06% * | 4.90% | 1.78% | 2.70% | 1.06% | 3.25% | 0.99% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.55% | 2.50% | 5.74% | 4.99% | 4.04% | 2.83% | 3.00% | 1.92% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.99% | 1.59% | 1.39% | 0.82% | 1.77% | 1.30% | 0.97% | 1.13% |
| Unknown | 0.82% | 5.22% * | 4.41% | 2.07% | 2.22% | 0.80% | 2.33% | 0.80% |
| 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. | ||||||||