| 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 | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.3% | 4.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.8% | -- |
| Mining | 11.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.2% * | -- |
| Construction | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 20.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.5% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 5.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.4% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 6.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
| Services | 8.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 15.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.8% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 7.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.6% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% | -- |
| Unknown | 6.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 8.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 7.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.3% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 9.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% | -- |
| Unknown | 3.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.9% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| 1 location only | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.6% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 11.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5% | -- |
| 75% or more | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 7.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | -- |
| Has union employees | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | -- |
| Unknown | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% | -- |
| 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% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | 0.22% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.06% | -- |
| Mining | 7.70% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.35% * | -- |
| Construction | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.16% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.75% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.24% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.71% | -- |
| Services | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.95% | -- |
| Unknown | 5.02% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.02% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.79% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.94% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.06% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.33% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.62% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.46% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.50% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.39% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.62% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.34% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.12% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||