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 | 8.7% | 14.1% | 8.4% | 5.9% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 11.8% | 3.9% |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 6.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6% * | -- |
Mining | 11.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% * | -- |
Construction | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
Manufacturing | 8.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.8% | -- |
Transp., commu., util. | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2% | -- |
Wholesale trade | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% | -- |
Retail Trade | 6.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2% | -- |
Fin., ins., real est. | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% | -- |
Services | 9.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
Unknown | 0.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | -- |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | -- |
For profit, unincorporated | 12.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.5% | -- |
Nonprofit | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% | -- |
Unknown | 5.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% * | -- |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 12.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.1% | -- |
5-9 years | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | -- |
10-19 years | 10.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | -- |
20 or more years | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.4% | -- |
Unknown | 2.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.7% | -- |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 4.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9% | -- |
1 location only | 11.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% | -- |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 9.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.0% | -- |
25-49 % | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | -- |
50-74 % | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | -- |
75% or more | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.4% | -- |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
Has union employees | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% | -- |
Unknown | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | -- |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% | -- |
Less than 50% low wage | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
Unknown | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.1% | -- |
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 | 0.27% | 0.70% | 0.42% | 0.73% | 0.49% | 0.58% | 0.41% | 0.38% |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 2.13% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.53% * | -- |
Mining | 5.69% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.19% * | -- |
Construction | 0.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | -- |
Manufacturing | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.59% | -- |
Transp., commu., util. | 2.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | -- |
Wholesale trade | 1.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.05% | -- |
Retail Trade | 0.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | -- |
Fin., ins., real est. | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.38% | -- |
Services | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.69% | -- |
Unknown | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | -- |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 0.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.29% | -- |
For profit, unincorporated | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | -- |
Nonprofit | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | -- |
Unknown | 2.64% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.43% * | -- |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 0.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.05% | -- |
5-9 years | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | -- |
10-19 years | 0.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | -- |
20 or more years | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.81% | -- |
Unknown | 0.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.74% | -- |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 0.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.31% | -- |
1 location only | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | -- |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 1.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | -- |
25-49 % | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.97% | -- |
50-74 % | 0.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.88% | -- |
75% or more | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | -- |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.47% | -- |
Has union employees | 1.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.61% | -- |
Unknown | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | -- |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | -- |
Less than 50% low wage | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.39% | -- |
Unknown | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.78% | -- |
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. |