| 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 | 335 | 298 | 215 | 253 | 285 | 434 | 261 | 370 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 74 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140 * | 50 * |
| Mining | 270 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 263 * | 275 |
| Construction | 247 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 233 | 278 |
| Manufacturing | 259 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 234 | 262 |
| Transp., commu., util. | 192 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 146 * | 202 |
| Wholesale trade | 352 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 213 | 396 |
| Retail Trade | 594 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 349 | 735 |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 401 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 259 | 491 |
| Services | 316 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 261 | 357 |
| Unknown | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 348 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 269 | 382 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 332 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 341 | 318 |
| Nonprofit | 282 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 113 | 351 |
| Unknown | 307 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 273 * | 315 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 379 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 466 | 221 * |
| 5-9 years | 229 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 258 | 188 |
| 10-19 years | 235 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 215 | 286 |
| 20 or more years | 299 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 212 | 337 |
| Unknown | 436 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 297 | 442 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 379 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 283 | 385 |
| 1 location only | 278 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 258 | 315 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 578 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 649 * | 505 |
| 25-49 % | 448 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 472 | 434 |
| 50-74 % | 332 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 252 | 404 |
| 75% or more | 324 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 234 | 362 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 330 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 261 | 368 |
| Has union employees | 350 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59 * | 394 |
| Unknown | 362 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 414 * | 342 |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 481 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 429 | 530 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 290 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 246 | 320 |
| Unknown | 417 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 264 * | 429 |
| 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 | 23.50 | 39.08 | 21.27 | 23.28 | 47.02 | 43.95 | 22.30 | 27.64 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 88.86 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69.62 * | 125.08 * |
| Mining | 79.55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 133.60 * | 70.58 |
| Construction | 47.58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.56 | 51.45 |
| Manufacturing | 26.41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69.26 | 26.68 |
| Transp., commu., util. | 27.80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55.64 * | 32.82 |
| Wholesale trade | 54.33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44.93 | 62.44 |
| Retail Trade | 64.87 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.07 | 101.66 |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 61.45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.76 | 64.63 |
| Services | 36.07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.96 | 33.27 |
| Unknown | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.58 | 26.36 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 33.32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49.63 | 18.03 |
| Nonprofit | 52.53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.70 | 60.48 |
| Unknown | 62.66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 172.29 * | 41.16 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 88.03 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 126.93 | 75.54 * |
| 5-9 years | 37.98 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56.04 | 35.20 |
| 10-19 years | 38.69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.25 | 72.26 |
| 20 or more years | 38.59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.07 | 44.06 |
| Unknown | 47.89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78.50 | 49.58 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 24.69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49.54 | 24.73 |
| 1 location only | 29.26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.89 | 48.37 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 196.31 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 374.23 * | 92.77 |
| 25-49 % | 41.16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 97.50 | 63.70 |
| 50-74 % | 23.27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.77 | 37.40 |
| 75% or more | 27.18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.76 | 32.36 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22.31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.02 | 26.75 |
| Has union employees | 76.85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52.60 * | 80.63 |
| Unknown | 82.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 371.33 * | 49.62 |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 67.16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 106.62 | 70.12 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 31.89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.26 | 41.53 |
| Unknown | 49.04 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 97.79 * | 53.68 |
| 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. | ||||||||