| 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 | 52.4% | 32.9% | 63.5% | 82.7% | 93.8% | 98.2% | 40.4% | 95.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.6% | 16.2% | 54.9% | 56.9% | 96.4% | 88.2% | 19.8% | 90.0% |
| Mining | 42.5% | 24.9% * | 50.0% | 89.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 37.5% | 100.0% |
| Construction | 40.4% | 31.8% | 60.9% | 79.4% | 91.6% | 100.0% | 38.4% | 90.1% |
| Manufacturing | 68.4% | 42.3% | 76.8% | 88.1% | 99.5% | 99.2% | 57.3% | 97.6% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 59.1% | 31.2% | 66.8% | 86.8% | 97.5% | 94.3% | 40.9% | 94.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 65.6% | 43.6% | 84.1% | 94.2% | 96.5% | 100.0% | 54.5% | 98.4% |
| Retail Trade | 53.6% | 24.4% | 48.6% | 71.7% | 89.8% | 99.0% | 32.4% | 95.1% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 62.3% | 37.2% | 70.8% | 91.1% | 97.8% | 99.1% | 42.6% | 97.9% |
| Services | 50.5% | 36.8% | 65.8% | 84.8% | 93.1% | 96.3% | 43.0% | 93.9% |
| Unknown | 12.3% * | 12.3% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.3% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 62.0% | 40.3% | 67.1% | 83.1% | 93.1% | 98.4% | 49.0% | 95.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27.3% | 22.8% | 41.0% | 65.2% | 95.9% | 95.2% | 24.6% | 93.6% |
| Nonprofit | 59.2% | 37.9% | 72.4% | 91.8% | 96.2% | 97.6% | 48.1% | 96.3% |
| Unknown | 47.6% | 17.9% | 18.7% * | 82.3% | 93.2% | 97.7% | 19.2% | 95.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 27.2% | 23.2% | 42.8% | 59.4% | 81.1% | 97.4% | 25.9% | 82.9% |
| 5-9 years | 39.3% | 31.7% | 56.4% | 73.6% | 91.8% | 89.6% | 37.1% | 86.3% |
| 10-19 years | 52.4% | 41.6% | 65.9% | 83.9% | 93.8% | 99.6% | 48.3% | 93.7% |
| 20 or more years | 72.8% | 46.3% | 82.9% | 93.1% | 98.2% | 99.8% | 58.8% | 98.8% |
| Unknown | 83.3% | 19.8% | 55.3% | 84.1% | 91.6% | 97.1% | 41.9% | 94.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 93.9% | 71.1% | 72.8% | 91.4% | 94.0% | 98.2% | 78.0% | 96.6% |
| 1 location only | 40.3% | 32.5% | 62.3% | 77.1% | 92.3% | 86.8% | 38.8% | 87.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.2% | 7.7% | 22.1% | 47.7% | 69.3% | 89.4% | 10.5% | 75.2% |
| 25-49 % | 53.6% | 29.8% | 44.8% | 71.2% | 90.2% | 99.5% | 35.7% | 95.6% |
| 50-74 % | 49.0% | 33.0% | 56.5% | 81.4% | 95.2% | 98.1% | 38.8% | 95.8% |
| 75% or more | 60.1% | 39.7% | 73.9% | 88.6% | 96.5% | 98.4% | 48.3% | 97.0% |
| Unknown | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 51.3% | 33.2% | 63.9% | 83.4% | 95.0% | 98.9% | 40.7% | 96.1% |
| Has union employees | 81.9% | 49.0% | 69.0% | 92.4% | 94.6% | 99.7% | 59.6% | 98.3% |
| Unknown | 50.5% | 24.8% | 49.4% | 58.5% | 72.7% | 93.9% | 29.0% | 89.4% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29.4% | 14.1% | 25.7% | 58.8% | 86.0% | 96.7% | 17.3% | 88.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 55.4% | 39.2% | 72.6% | 88.7% | 96.8% | 98.9% | 47.6% | 96.8% |
| Unknown | 65.8% | 21.4% | 52.3% | 69.0% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 27.3% | 96.6% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 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. | ||||||||
| 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 | 0.23% | 0.33% | 1.00% | 0.64% | 0.69% | 0.39% | 0.30% | 0.24% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.45% | 1.15% | 6.87% | 13.00% | 10.31% | 20.96% | 1.42% | 3.26% |
| Mining | 4.70% | 9.00% * | 14.02% | 12.55% | 25.82% | 14.91% | 4.00% | 0.00% |
| Construction | 0.87% | 0.79% | 2.56% | 2.26% | 4.11% | 0.00% | 0.87% | 1.83% |
| Manufacturing | 1.04% | 2.57% | 2.86% | 1.37% | 0.34% | 0.79% | 1.52% | 0.56% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.56% | 2.83% | 4.16% | 3.62% | 2.65% | 1.89% | 1.83% | 1.08% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.87% | 3.00% | 3.00% | 1.76% | 2.57% | 0.00% | 2.21% | 0.80% |
| Retail Trade | 0.94% | 1.07% | 1.77% | 1.91% | 1.61% | 0.40% | 0.96% | 0.50% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.22% | 1.17% | 4.32% | 3.11% | 0.70% | 0.49% | 1.16% | 0.54% |
| Services | 0.60% | 0.74% | 1.55% | 1.14% | 0.90% | 0.73% | 0.62% | 0.53% |
| Unknown | 4.86% * | 4.89% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.86% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.56% | 0.80% | 1.26% | 0.79% | 1.20% | 0.39% | 0.67% | 0.36% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.94% | 0.84% | 3.58% | 3.99% | 1.69% | 1.39% | 0.85% | 1.56% |
| Nonprofit | 1.37% | 1.19% | 3.09% | 0.99% | 1.35% | 1.68% | 1.59% | 1.06% |
| Unknown | 1.51% | 1.66% | 11.14% * | 6.83% | 2.63% | 1.05% | 1.54% | 1.23% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.82% | 0.87% | 2.44% | 1.93% | 5.28% | 1.58% | 0.86% | 2.54% |
| 5-9 years | 1.18% | 1.42% | 3.14% | 2.70% | 4.69% | 7.20% | 1.25% | 2.70% |
| 10-19 years | 0.85% | 1.05% | 2.52% | 1.80% | 1.73% | 0.39% | 0.90% | 0.66% |
| 20 or more years | 0.83% | 1.28% | 1.04% | 0.64% | 0.63% | 0.11% | 1.19% | 0.22% |
| Unknown | 0.64% | 1.88% | 4.97% | 1.75% | 0.99% | 0.60% | 2.29% | 0.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.40% | 6.54% | 3.42% | 0.85% | 0.70% | 0.39% | 2.14% | 0.25% |
| 1 location only | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.99% | 0.84% | 1.05% | 5.84% | 0.33% | 0.91% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.86% | 0.73% | 1.88% | 4.37% | 3.50% | 4.82% | 0.74% | 1.95% |
| 25-49 % | 1.34% | 2.03% | 3.00% | 2.49% | 3.75% | 0.35% | 1.41% | 1.05% |
| 50-74 % | 0.93% | 1.21% | 1.97% | 2.30% | 1.54% | 0.54% | 1.11% | 0.79% |
| 75% or more | 0.41% | 0.57% | 1.10% | 0.68% | 0.41% | 0.43% | 0.48% | 0.24% |
| Unknown | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.28% | 0.40% | 1.02% | 0.62% | 0.47% | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.32% |
| Has union employees | 1.13% | 2.68% | 4.69% | 4.37% | 2.64% | 0.25% | 2.14% | 0.60% |
| Unknown | 1.25% | 1.87% | 4.74% | 3.82% | 5.48% | 1.55% | 1.44% | 1.29% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.62% | 1.02% | 1.47% | 2.82% | 1.32% | 1.33% | 0.81% | 1.17% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.43% | 0.50% | 1.23% | 0.37% | 0.46% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.17% |
| Unknown | 0.43% | 1.57% | 3.16% | 3.19% | 1.88% | 0.48% | 1.21% | 0.42% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1997 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. | ||||||||