| 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 | 28.7% | 48.2% | 29.6% | 19.8% | 10.5% | 9.1% | 40.6% | 10.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 48.1% | 60.4% | 33.3% | -- | -- | -- | 52.8% | -- |
| Mining | 54.8% | 61.1% | 71.4% | -- | -- | -- | 57.4% | -- |
| Construction | 42.1% | 50.9% | 29.0% | -- | -- | -- | 44.0% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 25.6% | 44.2% | 26.5% | -- | -- | -- | 32.9% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 39.3% | 49.2% | 21.5% | -- | -- | -- | 38.3% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 34.7% | 56.0% | 33.7% | -- | -- | -- | 45.7% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 16.9% | 42.9% | 28.1% | -- | -- | -- | 34.1% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 20.4% | 44.0% | 28.8% | -- | -- | -- | 40.0% | -- |
| Services | 33.1% | 48.1% | 30.2% | -- | -- | -- | 41.8% | -- |
| Unknown | 39.3% * | 39.3% * | 0.0% | -- | -- | -- | 39.3% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 26.9% | 48.1% | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | 39.0% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 37.6% | 45.1% | 32.1% | -- | -- | -- | 42.6% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 34.7% | 58.5% | 35.3% | -- | -- | -- | 48.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 16.2% | 47.7% | 26.5% * | -- | -- | -- | 42.8% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 38.6% | 45.2% | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | 40.2% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 36.8% | 45.4% | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | 38.6% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 36.9% | 47.9% | 27.9% | -- | -- | -- | 40.7% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 28.0% | 54.6% | 34.8% | -- | -- | -- | 43.6% | -- |
| Unknown | 10.9% | 42.1% | 33.9% | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 11.7% | 34.5% | 31.7% | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | -- |
| 1 location only | 40.4% | 48.6% | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | 41.9% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 31.4% | 51.3% | 36.4% | -- | -- | -- | 45.9% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 22.3% | 49.3% | 33.7% | -- | -- | -- | 41.3% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 29.8% | 48.1% | 32.0% | -- | -- | -- | 42.0% | -- |
| 75% or more | 29.0% | 48.0% | 28.5% | -- | -- | -- | 40.0% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 28.2% | 47.9% | 28.2% | -- | -- | -- | 40.0% | -- |
| Has union employees | 40.5% | 65.9% | 64.4% | -- | -- | -- | 62.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 25.0% | 45.4% | 24.1% * | -- | -- | -- | 38.2% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 24.5% | 50.0% | 33.7% | -- | -- | -- | 43.9% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 32.7% | 48.1% | 29.4% | -- | -- | -- | 40.5% | -- |
| Unknown | 15.4% | 47.4% | 26.5% | -- | -- | -- | 38.0% | -- |
| 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 | 0.48% | 1.23% | 1.17% | 1.41% | 0.43% | 0.68% | 0.66% | 0.52% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.07% | 7.68% | 8.91% | -- | -- | -- | 5.39% | -- |
| Mining | 10.51% | 15.82% | 19.91% | -- | -- | -- | 12.23% | -- |
| Construction | 2.30% | 2.67% | 2.69% | -- | -- | -- | 2.63% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 2.43% | 5.57% | 3.14% | -- | -- | -- | 3.16% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.01% | 6.03% | 4.33% | -- | -- | -- | 4.37% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.87% | 3.64% | 4.58% | -- | -- | -- | 3.10% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.99% | 2.60% | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | 1.77% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.07% | 2.83% | 4.57% | -- | -- | -- | 2.65% | -- |
| Services | 0.92% | 1.72% | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | -- |
| Unknown | 12.85% * | 12.85% * | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | 12.85% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.43% | 0.97% | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.54% | 2.26% | 2.12% | -- | -- | -- | 1.88% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 2.23% | 3.17% | 2.37% | -- | -- | -- | 2.85% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.47% | 8.27% | 8.66% * | -- | -- | -- | 7.76% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.13% | 2.06% | 2.86% | -- | -- | -- | 1.26% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.91% | 3.17% | 2.22% | -- | -- | -- | 2.03% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.27% | 1.53% | 2.09% | -- | -- | -- | 1.19% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.87% | 2.11% | 2.39% | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.50% | 8.91% | 3.52% | -- | -- | -- | 3.57% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.29% | 3.44% | 2.44% | -- | -- | -- | 1.52% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.66% | 1.19% | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.70% | 4.10% | 6.94% | -- | -- | -- | 3.60% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.60% | 4.19% | 4.63% | -- | -- | -- | 2.88% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.24% | 2.76% | 2.68% | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.50% | 1.22% | 1.55% | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.63% | 1.22% | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| Has union employees | 2.33% | 6.83% | 5.64% | -- | -- | -- | 3.66% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.52% | 4.43% | 8.14% * | -- | -- | -- | 3.31% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.16% | 4.25% | 3.71% | -- | -- | -- | 3.01% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.66% | 1.33% | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.69% | 3.78% | 5.86% | -- | -- | -- | 2.89% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||