| 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 | 66.7% | 67.0% | 65.3% | 62.7% | 63.9% | 69.5% | 64.8% | 67.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 61.8% | 65.0% | 58.4% | 75.9% | 55.7% | 70.5% | 63.7% | 60.2% |
| Mining | 95.1% | 92.8% | 96.6% | 91.0% | 99.4% | 97.8% | 91.0% | 97.5% |
| Construction | 63.3% | 71.0% | 61.9% | 58.5% | 60.8% | 79.0% | 64.2% | 61.9% |
| Manufacturing | 82.3% | 77.1% | 75.7% | 76.0% | 77.4% | 87.3% | 74.5% | 83.6% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 81.9% | 76.5% | 79.1% | 72.2% | 70.9% | 87.8% | 75.7% | 83.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 78.5% | 76.3% | 77.4% | 74.6% | 80.5% | 79.7% | 75.4% | 79.6% |
| Retail Trade | 45.3% | 51.4% | 54.0% | 45.4% | 43.4% | 44.1% | 50.7% | 44.0% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 76.4% | 70.2% | 75.0% | 75.7% | 72.0% | 79.4% | 73.5% | 77.2% |
| Services | 62.3% | 66.5% | 62.0% | 57.8% | 58.8% | 65.2% | 62.5% | 62.2% |
| Unknown | 72.1% | 72.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 72.1% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 67.7% | 66.8% | 67.3% | 64.2% | 64.4% | 70.4% | 65.6% | 68.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 64.0% | 69.6% | 61.4% | 56.6% | 64.2% | 63.0% | 65.7% | 62.5% |
| Nonprofit | 61.1% | 61.0% | 54.9% | 56.1% | 58.7% | 65.5% | 56.6% | 62.1% |
| Unknown | 72.4% | 73.4% | 90.0% | 76.0% | 76.4% | 70.2% | 80.3% | 71.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 57.5% | 66.5% | 62.4% | 51.0% | 52.8% | 48.3% | 61.6% | 51.2% |
| 5-9 years | 62.2% | 67.7% | 67.9% | 57.4% | 57.7% | 64.5% | 65.5% | 58.6% |
| 10-19 years | 63.8% | 66.1% | 67.9% | 62.4% | 58.3% | 66.8% | 65.5% | 62.3% |
| 20 or more years | 65.6% | 66.6% | 63.0% | 66.8% | 63.3% | 66.7% | 64.7% | 65.8% |
| Unknown | 72.1% | 88.8% | 71.4% | 68.2% | 70.8% | 72.6% | 73.5% | 72.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 69.6% | 74.3% | 69.7% | 68.1% | 67.6% | 70.2% | 69.0% | 69.6% |
| 1 location only | 62.1% | 66.8% | 64.9% | 61.0% | 58.8% | 55.9% | 64.4% | 59.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 21.2% | 17.1% | 20.1% | 30.4% | 21.5% | 23.6% |
| 25-49 % | 32.0% | 35.6% | 30.9% | 27.1% | 32.6% | 32.7% | 30.9% | 32.2% |
| 50-74 % | 51.4% | 53.9% | 50.4% | 45.0% | 46.2% | 56.3% | 50.6% | 51.7% |
| 75% or more | 74.5% | 75.8% | 72.4% | 72.1% | 71.4% | 76.9% | 73.0% | 75.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 65.8% | 66.4% | 65.3% | 62.4% | 63.2% | 68.9% | 64.6% | 66.3% |
| Has union employees | 71.0% | 74.4% | 65.9% | 66.8% | 67.2% | 72.4% | 65.2% | 71.5% |
| Unknown | 66.3% | 72.7% | 64.1% | 61.1% | 66.1% | 66.6% | 69.0% | 66.1% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 33.7% | 34.6% | 33.8% | 29.9% | 30.6% | 40.3% | 33.3% | 33.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 68.9% | 70.2% | 68.0% | 66.7% | 68.9% | 70.0% | 67.7% | 69.4% |
| Unknown | 70.7% | 66.5% | 61.6% | 64.0% | 68.0% | 71.5% | 63.1% | 71.1% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| ** 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 | 0.60% | 1.73% | 1.09% | 0.87% | 1.00% | 0.98% | 0.86% | 0.66% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.41% | 6.89% | 6.03% | 14.43% | 13.64% | 17.77% | 4.94% | 9.88% |
| Mining | 2.61% | 14.66% | 23.29% | 13.53% | 25.67% | 14.65% | 11.29% | 1.48% |
| Construction | 1.84% | 2.67% | 3.09% | 3.59% | 6.28% | 4.92% | 2.15% | 3.12% |
| Manufacturing | 0.52% | 3.26% | 2.24% | 1.42% | 1.59% | 1.05% | 1.17% | 0.64% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.65% | 2.69% | 3.47% | 3.24% | 3.52% | 2.34% | 1.53% | 1.84% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.77% | 1.74% | 1.99% | 2.34% | 1.70% | 3.24% | 1.30% | 2.33% |
| Retail Trade | 1.28% | 3.67% | 3.19% | 1.88% | 2.52% | 1.74% | 2.41% | 1.18% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.61% | 1.66% | 3.18% | 2.97% | 2.17% | 2.07% | 1.63% | 1.80% |
| Services | 0.46% | 1.98% | 1.52% | 1.43% | 1.71% | 1.57% | 1.22% | 0.73% |
| Unknown | 16.59% | 16.59% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 16.59% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.77% | 2.13% | 1.28% | 1.01% | 1.41% | 1.21% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.68% | 1.63% | 2.93% | 4.40% | 4.47% | 3.68% | 1.87% | 2.94% |
| Nonprofit | 0.86% | 2.45% | 2.52% | 2.33% | 1.82% | 2.27% | 1.50% | 1.08% |
| Unknown | 2.47% | 6.34% | 23.12% | 6.70% | 1.92% | 3.62% | 6.25% | 2.49% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.92% | 2.43% | 2.85% | 2.49% | 5.45% | 6.32% | 1.60% | 3.33% |
| 5-9 years | 1.32% | 1.41% | 3.51% | 2.86% | 4.18% | 2.60% | 1.00% | 2.88% |
| 10-19 years | 1.05% | 2.75% | 1.69% | 1.18% | 2.87% | 4.08% | 1.53% | 1.84% |
| 20 or more years | 0.71% | 2.43% | 1.58% | 1.59% | 0.90% | 1.31% | 1.24% | 0.83% |
| Unknown | 1.16% | 5.67% | 3.66% | 1.57% | 1.46% | 1.37% | 2.60% | 1.17% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.62% | 2.73% | 2.83% | 1.89% | 1.01% | 0.90% | 1.30% | 0.65% |
| 1 location only | 0.77% | 1.76% | 1.23% | 1.04% | 1.82% | 5.83% | 0.94% | 1.10% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.06% | 4.73% | 1.83% | 1.87% | 2.63% | 3.76% | 1.82% | 2.87% |
| 25-49 % | 1.92% | 1.25% | 1.32% | 2.30% | 1.93% | 2.83% | 0.93% | 2.37% |
| 50-74 % | 0.99% | 2.02% | 1.21% | 1.55% | 1.73% | 2.52% | 1.30% | 1.60% |
| 75% or more | 0.52% | 1.46% | 1.21% | 0.95% | 1.41% | 1.02% | 0.73% | 0.62% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.48% | 1.69% | 1.05% | 0.60% | 0.81% | 1.28% | 0.79% | 0.63% |
| Has union employees | 1.70% | 5.20% | 5.14% | 4.28% | 3.31% | 2.02% | 3.95% | 1.88% |
| Unknown | 2.33% | 3.65% | 4.49% | 3.70% | 5.40% | 2.53% | 2.22% | 2.45% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.65% | 5.47% | 3.16% | 2.71% | 2.54% | 3.12% | 2.18% | 1.76% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.69% | 1.24% | 1.19% | 0.84% | 1.01% | 1.96% | 0.59% | 0.99% |
| Unknown | 1.26% | 2.74% | 4.06% | 3.03% | 3.64% | 1.32% | 2.42% | 1.25% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||