| 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 | 27.6% | 37.1% | 32.8% | 27.2% | 18.7% | 12.7% | 35.3% | 16.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 39.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.0% | 49.3% |
| Mining | 43.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.8% | 40.0% * |
| Construction | 37.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.8% | 36.4% |
| Manufacturing | 25.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.1% | 17.8% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 34.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.1% | 43.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 32.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.5% | 20.1% |
| Retail Trade | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.1% | 8.2% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.4% | 13.9% |
| Services | 31.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.2% | 17.2% |
| Unknown | 47.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.3% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.6% | 15.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.1% | 12.1% |
| Nonprofit | 32.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.2% | 26.3% |
| Unknown | 15.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.7% | 12.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 34.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.6% | 18.7% |
| 5-9 years | 34.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.6% | 21.0% |
| 10-19 years | 36.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.2% | 27.6% |
| 20 or more years | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.1% | 17.2% |
| Unknown | 14.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.1% | 12.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 16.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.5% | 14.9% |
| 1 location only | 35.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.0% | 27.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.2% | 15.9% |
| 25-49 % | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | 9.2% |
| 50-74 % | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | 10.6% |
| 75% or more | 29.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.9% | 17.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 27.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.1% | 12.8% |
| Has union employees | 34.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46.2% | 29.3% |
| Unknown | 28.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.1% | 27.6% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 18.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.4% | 9.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 31.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.6% | 19.4% |
| Unknown | 16.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | 13.8% |
| 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 | 0.36% | 0.99% | 0.78% | 1.45% | 0.87% | 0.63% | 0.62% | 0.51% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.91% | 8.53% |
| Mining | 6.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.24% | 12.09% * |
| Construction | 1.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.58% | 6.41% |
| Manufacturing | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | 0.96% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.03% | 3.34% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.21% | 2.33% |
| Retail Trade | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% | 1.11% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.42% | 2.30% |
| Services | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.70% | 1.03% |
| Unknown | 14.73% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.73% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.72% | 0.59% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.51% | 2.41% |
| Nonprofit | 1.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | 1.53% |
| Unknown | 2.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.71% | 2.91% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.38% | 3.74% |
| 5-9 years | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | 2.76% |
| 10-19 years | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.16% | 2.33% |
| 20 or more years | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.83% | 1.07% |
| Unknown | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.24% | 0.63% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.00% | 0.52% |
| 1 location only | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.57% | 1.73% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.27% | 4.73% |
| 25-49 % | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | 1.80% |
| 50-74 % | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | 1.17% |
| 75% or more | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | 0.70% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | 0.60% |
| Has union employees | 2.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.91% | 2.17% |
| Unknown | 3.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.03% | 3.57% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | 1.58% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.66% | 0.75% |
| Unknown | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.22% | 0.84% |
| 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. | ||||||||