| 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 | 16.5% | 23.4% | 16.5% | 15.7% | 12.8% | 7.4% | 20.8% | 10.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | 5.4% * |
| Mining | 12.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% * | 8.6% * |
| Construction | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.9% | 15.9% |
| Manufacturing | 17.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.3% | 10.7% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | 27.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.6% | 8.7% |
| Retail Trade | 12.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | 7.0% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 12.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | 5.1% |
| Services | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.9% | 13.8% |
| Unknown | 0.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 15.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.4% | 9.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 22.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% | 10.0% |
| Nonprofit | 22.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% | 20.6% |
| Unknown | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.2% * | 5.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% | 11.3% |
| 5-9 years | 19.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | 11.8% |
| 10-19 years | 19.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.3% | 16.6% |
| 20 or more years | 16.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | 11.7% |
| Unknown | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | 7.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | 9.4% |
| 1 location only | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.3% | 16.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | 14.1% |
| 25-49 % | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.6% | 8.3% |
| 50-74 % | 17.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | 10.2% |
| 75% or more | 16.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | 10.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | 7.9% |
| Has union employees | 20.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.5% | 19.8% |
| Unknown | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | 16.9% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 12.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% | 6.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | 12.9% |
| Unknown | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | 7.8% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| -- 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 | 0.42% | 1.03% | 0.88% | 1.35% | 0.62% | 0.82% | 0.64% | 0.36% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.62% | 3.66% * |
| Mining | 5.58% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.19% * | 7.02% * |
| Construction | 1.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.94% | 4.36% |
| Manufacturing | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | 1.16% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.57% | 4.13% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.44% | 2.16% |
| Retail Trade | 0.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.37% | 0.79% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | 1.08% |
| Services | 0.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | 1.06% |
| Unknown | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.74% | 1.83% |
| Nonprofit | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.39% | 2.26% |
| Unknown | 2.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.41% * | 0.92% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.91% | 2.32% |
| 5-9 years | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.86% | 1.84% |
| 10-19 years | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.83% | 2.69% |
| 20 or more years | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.98% | 0.84% |
| Unknown | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.06% | 0.61% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.32% | 0.38% |
| 1 location only | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.70% | 1.49% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.52% | 3.81% |
| 25-49 % | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.91% | 1.81% |
| 50-74 % | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | 1.62% |
| 75% or more | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | 0.78% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | 0.43% |
| Has union employees | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.05% | 2.00% |
| Unknown | 2.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | 2.85% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | 1.20% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | 0.78% |
| Unknown | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.12% | 1.00% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| -- 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. | ||||||||