| 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 | 28.1% | 10.3% | 14.1% | 21.5% | 37.0% | 67.1% | 12.4% | 51.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 12.8% | 11.2% * | 12.7% * | 20.7% * | 18.7% * | 32.8% * | 11.9% | 20.6% * |
| Mining | 8.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.8% * | 55.0% | 0.0% | 42.7% * |
| Construction | 9.6% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 14.6% | 33.7% | 21.4% * | 8.1% | 25.8% |
| Manufacturing | 26.6% | 6.6% | 21.7% | 25.3% | 32.7% | 61.3% | 15.3% | 44.0% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 40.4% | 13.6% | 15.4% * | 18.4% | 26.7% | 79.0% | 14.1% | 62.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 25.5% | 11.8% | 18.1% | 17.2% | 29.4% | 62.3% | 14.3% | 43.8% |
| Retail Trade | 34.9% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 17.0% | 30.8% | 61.8% | 12.1% | 50.2% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 42.1% | 11.7% | 18.1% | 21.5% | 46.0% | 77.2% | 14.0% | 64.1% |
| Services | 22.9% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 27.0% | 43.9% | 68.6% | 12.4% | 50.9% |
| Unknown | 18.6% * | 18.6% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.6% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 30.1% | 10.1% | 14.0% | 19.4% | 34.7% | 68.6% | 12.4% | 53.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 15.8% | 10.3% | 13.7% | 27.3% | 35.7% | 58.0% | 11.1% | 44.7% |
| Nonprofit | 25.0% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 29.2% | 45.5% | 57.3% | 14.0% | 43.4% |
| Unknown | 41.4% | 16.1% * | 61.0% * | 28.6% * | 40.6% | 55.1% | 20.5% | 48.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 13.4% | 11.4% | 15.7% | 19.0% | 31.5% | 30.2% | 12.6% | 25.3% |
| 5-9 years | 13.2% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 21.7% | 35.0% | 49.5% | 11.0% | 33.2% |
| 10-19 years | 15.9% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 17.7% | 24.7% | 77.0% | 11.2% | 40.4% |
| 20 or more years | 34.7% | 9.8% | 13.5% | 22.6% | 33.8% | 80.2% | 12.9% | 58.8% |
| Unknown | 47.6% | 21.2% * | 23.7% | 24.9% | 42.0% | 57.0% | 23.3% | 50.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 49.9% | 15.9% * | 17.3% | 19.1% | 36.9% | 67.1% | 18.0% | 54.2% |
| 1 location only | 13.2% | 10.2% | 13.6% | 23.3% | 37.8% | 66.4% | 11.9% | 31.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.5% | 8.7% | 4.2% * | 8.9% * | 26.2% | 68.4% | 7.9% | 41.3% |
| 25-49 % | 32.5% | 6.4% | 9.0% * | 9.8% | 23.1% | 72.2% | 7.6% | 54.2% |
| 50-74 % | 23.8% | 11.7% | 8.4% | 21.0% | 36.5% | 62.0% | 11.3% | 47.2% |
| 75% or more | 28.8% | 10.4% | 16.0% | 23.6% | 39.5% | 66.9% | 13.2% | 53.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 24.2% | 9.9% | 13.6% | 21.0% | 36.0% | 60.4% | 12.0% | 46.0% |
| Has union employees | 58.2% | 19.8% * | 23.2% | 30.8% | 45.9% | 86.0% | 21.9% | 74.4% |
| Unknown | 52.0% | 13.8% | 16.2% | 19.0% * | 43.0% | 80.7% | 15.0% | 73.6% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 27.6% | 10.2% | 7.9% | 12.0% | 26.5% | 72.1% | 10.1% | 44.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 22.5% | 10.0% | 14.3% | 22.8% | 37.5% | 74.7% | 12.4% | 49.1% |
| Unknown | 50.5% | 15.1% | 18.9% | 20.9% | 45.0% | 61.4% | 16.3% | 58.2% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| ** 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 | 0.37% | 0.50% | 1.02% | 0.83% | 1.31% | 0.98% | 0.38% | 0.74% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.64% | 3.38% * | 4.47% * | 7.46% * | 13.09% * | 14.78% * | 3.42% | 6.77% * |
| Mining | 1.99% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.81% * | 14.06% | 0.00% | 14.47% * |
| Construction | 1.04% | 1.13% | 2.21% | 2.76% | 6.74% | 16.31% * | 1.19% | 3.52% |
| Manufacturing | 1.37% | 1.64% | 2.69% | 2.77% | 2.77% | 2.47% | 2.02% | 1.32% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.59% | 3.84% | 5.42% * | 4.54% | 5.55% | 3.84% | 2.44% | 3.42% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.41% | 2.08% | 3.66% | 1.77% | 4.93% | 4.34% | 1.54% | 2.60% |
| Retail Trade | 1.18% | 1.41% | 2.10% | 1.32% | 2.43% | 2.14% | 0.85% | 1.74% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.66% | 1.54% | 4.46% | 4.02% | 3.53% | 2.92% | 1.56% | 1.45% |
| Services | 0.67% | 0.70% | 1.20% | 1.74% | 3.02% | 1.27% | 0.51% | 1.62% |
| Unknown | 6.36% * | 6.36% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.36% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.53% | 0.55% | 1.22% | 1.00% | 1.58% | 1.27% | 0.58% | 0.83% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.19% | 1.28% | 2.84% | 4.65% | 4.70% | 7.17% | 1.09% | 3.56% |
| Nonprofit | 0.59% | 1.65% | 2.05% | 2.25% | 2.13% | 3.29% | 1.30% | 2.18% |
| Unknown | 2.97% | 5.44% * | 18.58% * | 8.58% * | 6.98% | 2.54% | 5.31% | 3.46% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.91% | 0.84% | 4.08% | 3.27% | 6.23% | 7.69% | 1.07% | 2.78% |
| 5-9 years | 1.11% | 1.35% | 2.52% | 2.51% | 7.78% | 9.49% | 1.29% | 3.60% |
| 10-19 years | 1.34% | 1.23% | 2.37% | 1.35% | 3.81% | 5.21% | 1.06% | 3.53% |
| 20 or more years | 1.19% | 1.36% | 1.57% | 1.77% | 1.49% | 1.81% | 0.79% | 1.63% |
| Unknown | 1.06% | 8.37% * | 2.54% | 3.28% | 1.87% | 1.48% | 2.47% | 1.20% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.65% | 5.21% * | 2.50% | 1.47% | 1.45% | 0.98% | 1.97% | 0.80% |
| 1 location only | 0.38% | 0.51% | 1.23% | 0.93% | 2.25% | 9.30% | 0.38% | 1.29% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.68% | 2.10% | 1.56% * | 3.46% * | 2.47% | 5.43% | 1.39% | 4.05% |
| 25-49 % | 1.54% | 1.54% | 2.89% * | 2.11% | 3.54% | 2.04% | 1.32% | 1.97% |
| 50-74 % | 1.17% | 1.32% | 2.21% | 2.48% | 4.79% | 3.79% | 0.83% | 2.01% |
| 75% or more | 0.42% | 0.49% | 1.21% | 0.94% | 1.43% | 1.35% | 0.44% | 0.79% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.41% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 0.82% | 1.39% | 1.23% | 0.47% | 0.70% |
| Has union employees | 2.27% | 5.98% * | 5.26% | 5.49% | 5.57% | 2.91% | 3.06% | 2.78% |
| Unknown | 2.79% | 2.95% | 3.92% | 6.48% * | 7.04% | 1.97% | 2.67% | 2.29% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.55% | 1.64% | 2.00% | 2.08% | 3.09% | 4.78% | 1.03% | 2.52% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.54% | 0.54% | 1.16% | 0.86% | 1.77% | 1.18% | 0.43% | 1.37% |
| Unknown | 1.54% | 1.63% | 3.84% | 3.72% | 3.95% | 1.62% | 1.72% | 1.75% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||