| 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 | 85.7% | 47.3% | 70.4% | 86.5% | 96.9% | 97.6% | 62.3% | 96.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 50.5% | 25.1% | 59.5% | 74.8% | 96.2% | 38.0% * | 33.3% | 85.0% |
| Mining | 81.6% | 27.0% * | 52.3% | 90.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 62.0% | 100.0% |
| Construction | 70.0% | 44.1% | 68.1% | 87.4% | 93.1% | 100.0% | 59.8% | 94.0% |
| Manufacturing | 95.5% | 61.8% | 82.0% | 90.9% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 79.5% | 98.8% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 91.7% | 45.7% | 74.2% | 91.6% | 99.5% | 98.6% | 64.7% | 98.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 91.3% | 54.1% | 87.6% | 93.5% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 99.1% |
| Retail Trade | 81.2% | 35.6% | 56.3% | 73.5% | 92.7% | 98.9% | 50.2% | 96.0% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 92.3% | 62.2% | 84.6% | 95.6% | 98.7% | 99.8% | 72.7% | 99.1% |
| Services | 84.3% | 51.8% | 71.9% | 88.8% | 96.5% | 94.0% | 64.6% | 94.5% |
| Unknown | 8.6% * | 8.6% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.6% * | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 88.4% | 54.6% | 72.1% | 86.1% | 96.0% | 99.1% | 68.0% | 97.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 58.5% | 33.8% | 55.3% | 74.9% | 97.2% | 94.4% | 40.6% | 95.3% |
| Nonprofit | 92.8% | 51.5% | 80.0% | 94.4% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 71.3% | 99.1% |
| Unknown | 81.1% | 32.4% | 44.5% * | 90.0% | 98.8% | 81.4% | 44.5% | 85.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 56.6% | 36.2% | 55.9% | 73.1% | 87.2% | 90.8% | 46.1% | 86.5% |
| 5-9 years | 66.8% | 40.7% | 61.6% | 77.9% | 94.8% | 96.9% | 53.6% | 91.4% |
| 10-19 years | 79.8% | 56.3% | 70.9% | 86.3% | 96.3% | 99.8% | 67.0% | 95.6% |
| 20 or more years | 94.2% | 61.5% | 85.6% | 94.1% | 99.2% | 99.9% | 78.9% | 99.2% |
| Unknown | 94.9% | 39.0% | 70.6% | 89.9% | 96.5% | 96.0% | 67.2% | 96.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 97.2% | 81.1% | 82.2% | 94.3% | 97.7% | 97.6% | 87.1% | 97.6% |
| 1 location only | 72.0% | 46.7% | 69.5% | 84.3% | 95.8% | 96.5% | 60.6% | 93.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 47.2% | 17.2% | 27.1% | 55.1% | 82.5% | 93.3% | 24.6% | 82.7% |
| 25-49 % | 82.8% | 38.1% | 53.3% | 74.8% | 95.0% | 100.0% | 51.2% | 97.1% |
| 50-74 % | 82.4% | 47.9% | 63.2% | 85.7% | 97.0% | 99.6% | 57.3% | 98.0% |
| 75% or more | 89.7% | 54.9% | 80.1% | 91.4% | 98.0% | 97.1% | 71.3% | 96.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 84.3% | 47.4% | 70.7% | 87.1% | 97.5% | 99.5% | 62.3% | 97.8% |
| Has union employees | 97.4% | 64.7% | 79.6% | 97.0% | 97.4% | 99.9% | 79.8% | 99.3% |
| Unknown | 79.4% | 35.3% | 54.3% | 60.9% | 88.3% | 86.8% | 46.9% | 85.6% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 60.9% | 22.4% | 31.2% | 63.4% | 89.9% | 94.9% | 30.2% | 88.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 87.3% | 54.9% | 78.3% | 91.9% | 98.7% | 99.8% | 70.1% | 98.6% |
| Unknown | 91.9% | 29.4% | 66.9% | 71.1% | 94.7% | 96.1% | 51.1% | 95.5% |
| 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 | 0.55% | 1.19% | 1.13% | 0.60% | 0.57% | 1.43% | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.53% | 4.60% | 7.33% | 14.99% | 10.30% | 17.14% * | 4.89% | 5.11% |
| Mining | 6.50% | 9.52% * | 14.95% | 12.42% | 25.82% | 14.91% | 8.97% | 0.00% |
| Construction | 1.82% | 1.61% | 2.99% | 2.77% | 2.98% | 0.00% | 2.36% | 1.96% |
| Manufacturing | 0.27% | 4.35% | 2.94% | 1.29% | 0.59% | 0.30% | 1.41% | 0.22% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 0.88% | 3.55% | 3.54% | 3.18% | 1.25% | 0.78% | 3.02% | 0.54% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.99% | 2.79% | 2.82% | 2.20% | 0.66% | 0.00% | 2.12% | 0.44% |
| Retail Trade | 0.70% | 3.06% | 2.62% | 1.61% | 1.14% | 0.55% | 1.78% | 0.43% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.68% | 3.82% | 3.39% | 2.17% | 1.29% | 0.15% | 2.49% | 0.40% |
| Services | 1.58% | 2.14% | 1.85% | 1.21% | 0.79% | 4.02% | 1.37% | 2.29% |
| Unknown | 4.77% * | 4.78% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.77% * | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.28% | 1.36% | 1.32% | 0.67% | 0.80% | 0.42% | 0.75% | 0.34% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.02% | 1.94% | 5.03% | 3.36% | 1.15% | 2.90% | 1.65% | 1.57% |
| Nonprofit | 0.79% | 3.53% | 2.74% | 1.00% | 0.20% | 0.31% | 2.79% | 0.30% |
| Unknown | 6.57% | 6.00% | 13.96% * | 7.68% | 0.64% | 8.66% | 6.65% | 7.26% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.75% | 2.13% | 3.38% | 2.58% | 3.97% | 5.78% | 2.05% | 2.45% |
| 5-9 years | 1.49% | 2.22% | 3.38% | 1.92% | 1.53% | 3.08% | 1.63% | 1.10% |
| 10-19 years | 0.86% | 2.69% | 2.15% | 1.22% | 1.19% | 0.50% | 1.42% | 0.60% |
| 20 or more years | 0.44% | 2.33% | 1.36% | 0.69% | 0.28% | 0.04% | 1.53% | 0.15% |
| Unknown | 1.89% | 6.93% | 4.37% | 2.16% | 0.81% | 2.56% | 3.22% | 2.00% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.01% | 5.70% | 2.64% | 0.72% | 0.56% | 1.47% | 1.56% | 1.07% |
| 1 location only | 0.82% | 1.17% | 1.18% | 0.71% | 0.88% | 4.12% | 0.81% | 0.85% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.98% | 3.98% | 3.83% | 4.30% | 3.33% | 4.16% | 2.89% | 2.42% |
| 25-49 % | 0.92% | 3.28% | 4.44% | 2.25% | 1.73% | 0.03% | 2.38% | 0.64% |
| 50-74 % | 0.99% | 3.41% | 2.39% | 1.69% | 1.54% | 0.13% | 2.30% | 0.61% |
| 75% or more | 0.76% | 1.06% | 0.85% | 0.42% | 0.38% | 1.78% | 0.57% | 1.15% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.28% | 1.31% | 1.20% | 0.50% | 0.48% | 0.24% | 1.01% | 0.26% |
| Has union employees | 0.55% | 5.17% | 4.75% | 2.87% | 1.73% | 0.09% | 3.54% | 0.33% |
| Unknown | 3.12% | 3.88% | 6.56% | 7.04% | 4.93% | 5.15% | 3.60% | 3.99% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.49% | 3.17% | 2.64% | 2.78% | 1.43% | 3.23% | 1.75% | 1.42% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.30% | 1.48% | 1.26% | 0.54% | 0.33% | 0.07% | 0.94% | 0.18% |
| Unknown | 1.76% | 2.57% | 5.59% | 4.69% | 2.69% | 2.45% | 4.08% | 2.11% |
| 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. | ||||||||