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 | 24.8% | 21.9% | 29.3% | 31.9% | 29.1% | 21.3% | 28.7% | 24.0% |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 22.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% * | 27.4% |
Mining | 21.4% * | 0.0% | 12.2% * | 47.5% * | 7.6% * | 6.9% * | 44.8% | 6.4% * |
Construction | 28.7% | 10.6% * | 40.7% | 28.9% | 33.1% | 22.0% | 27.1% | 31.0% |
Manufacturing | 20.4% | 16.2% * | 25.6% | 28.9% | 21.7% | 18.1% | 26.8% | 19.6% |
Transp., commu., util. | 19.3% | 26.3% * | 17.5% * | 30.7% | 25.0% | 16.9% | 19.8% * | 19.3% |
Wholesale trade | 24.3% | 14.7% | 24.4% | 30.9% | 31.3% | 21.2% | 24.8% | 24.1% |
Retail Trade | 29.6% | 26.7% | 34.3% | 36.7% | 37.4% | 26.5% | 34.6% | 28.6% |
Fin., ins., real est. | 26.0% | 28.5% | 26.0% | 22.5% | 28.3% | 25.7% | 25.5% | 26.1% |
Services | 28.3% | 25.8% | 31.2% | 34.0% | 34.4% | 23.6% | 30.6% | 27.7% |
Unknown | 41.1% * | 41.1% * | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 41.1% * | 0.0% |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 24.5% | 23.7% | 29.7% | 31.4% | 27.0% | 21.4% | 30.0% | 23.2% |
For profit, unincorporated | 25.5% | 21.2% | 30.6% | 40.9% | 27.0% | 18.5% * | 27.2% | 24.1% |
Nonprofit | 26.5% | 12.2% * | 25.2% | 31.8% | 33.9% | 22.0% | 20.3% | 27.4% |
Unknown | 25.2% | 30.4% * | 11.8% * | 33.3% | 37.2% | 20.7% | 27.0% * | 25.2% |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 26.6% | 25.8% | 30.8% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 15.9% * | 29.0% | 23.2% |
5-9 years | 26.9% | 24.0% | 36.0% | 34.0% | 18.3% * | 18.1% | 33.0% | 19.9% |
10-19 years | 25.4% | 28.5% | 33.4% | 30.4% | 29.3% | 14.0% | 30.1% | 22.3% |
20 or more years | 25.8% | 12.9% | 26.0% | 33.4% | 28.7% | 23.2% | 27.1% | 25.6% |
Unknown | 23.2% | 7.1% * | 14.1% * | 26.8% | 31.2% | 21.3% | 19.9% | 23.3% |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 24.0% | 33.5% | 19.5% | 35.3% | 31.3% | 21.3% | 36.9% | 23.6% |
1 location only | 26.8% | 21.5% | 30.5% | 30.6% | 24.6% | 21.1% | 27.7% | 25.7% |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 30.1% | 10.2% * | 21.2% * | 24.8% | 31.9% | 35.4% | 18.0% | 33.1% |
25-49 % | 29.3% | 27.7% | 34.4% | 31.5% | 28.5% | 29.0% | 30.7% | 29.1% |
50-74 % | 25.3% | 30.2% | 30.1% | 38.9% | 30.6% | 19.7% | 31.9% | 23.8% |
75% or more | 24.6% | 20.8% | 29.2% | 31.5% | 28.9% | 21.0% | 28.5% | 23.7% |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 27.2% | 24.1% | 30.3% | 33.2% | 30.0% | 23.6% | 30.4% | 26.2% |
Has union employees | 17.6% | 2.0% * | 19.9% * | 22.6% | 24.8% | 16.1% | 11.0% * | 18.1% |
Unknown | 24.7% | 20.3% * | 33.2% | 30.1% | 28.8% | 23.6% | 31.8% | 24.4% |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 31.9% | 27.3% | 28.8% | 40.9% | 46.9% | 22.0% | 29.8% | 32.4% |
Less than 50% low wage | 25.0% | 21.5% | 29.7% | 31.8% | 27.6% | 19.6% | 28.6% | 23.7% |
Unknown | 23.9% | 26.6% | 25.5% | 28.7% | 32.1% | 22.7% | 29.8% | 23.8% |
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 | 0.68% | 1.47% | 1.98% | 1.96% | 0.83% | 0.91% | 1.48% | 0.70% |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 2.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.26% * | 4.81% |
Mining | 6.52% * | 0.00% | 4.45% * | 14.58% * | 3.02% * | 2.74% * | 12.01% | 2.94% * |
Construction | 1.92% | 3.66% * | 4.48% | 3.78% | 5.98% | 4.78% | 4.12% | 2.44% |
Manufacturing | 0.93% | 6.77% * | 4.01% | 2.59% | 1.68% | 1.32% | 2.99% | 0.98% |
Transp., commu., util. | 3.18% | 10.00% * | 6.82% * | 6.67% | 4.83% | 4.04% | 6.89% * | 3.32% |
Wholesale trade | 2.01% | 2.99% | 3.29% | 2.61% | 3.90% | 2.96% | 2.07% | 2.28% |
Retail Trade | 1.50% | 3.07% | 3.37% | 2.11% | 2.52% | 1.97% | 1.70% | 1.68% |
Fin., ins., real est. | 1.20% | 5.97% | 3.22% | 2.60% | 2.55% | 3.27% | 3.55% | 2.58% |
Services | 0.94% | 2.48% | 2.82% | 2.24% | 2.31% | 1.76% | 1.04% | 1.24% |
Unknown | 13.75% * | 13.75% * | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.75% * | 0.00% |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 0.62% | 1.45% | 2.25% | 1.87% | 0.62% | 0.99% | 1.54% | 0.73% |
For profit, unincorporated | 2.66% | 4.16% | 3.29% | 5.50% | 4.03% | 5.75% * | 3.49% | 2.66% |
Nonprofit | 2.35% | 4.40% * | 4.50% | 4.22% | 3.13% | 3.13% | 2.44% | 2.53% |
Unknown | 3.13% | 12.68% * | 6.58% * | 7.77% | 3.55% | 4.84% | 9.32% * | 3.09% |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 2.37% | 2.43% | 3.81% | 2.54% | 4.35% | 11.59% * | 1.37% | 3.73% |
5-9 years | 2.02% | 4.09% | 3.47% | 3.19% | 7.04% * | 3.54% | 2.52% | 2.38% |
10-19 years | 1.55% | 2.41% | 3.19% | 3.81% | 4.08% | 2.74% | 2.19% | 2.45% |
20 or more years | 1.56% | 2.34% | 2.88% | 3.03% | 2.27% | 1.73% | 2.75% | 1.59% |
Unknown | 0.87% | 10.22% * | 4.41% * | 3.04% | 2.01% | 0.90% | 3.82% | 0.96% |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 0.87% | 8.36% | 3.41% | 3.51% | 1.44% | 0.89% | 2.85% | 0.82% |
1 location only | 1.14% | 1.57% | 2.32% | 1.49% | 1.61% | 5.05% | 1.44% | 1.31% |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 3.25% | 4.22% * | 6.76% * | 4.42% | 5.04% | 5.50% | 5.05% | 3.47% |
25-49 % | 2.03% | 6.01% | 7.09% | 4.31% | 6.20% | 1.87% | 3.49% | 2.21% |
50-74 % | 1.59% | 2.89% | 4.48% | 6.50% | 4.38% | 3.81% | 2.62% | 2.17% |
75% or more | 0.71% | 1.37% | 2.29% | 2.09% | 1.08% | 0.94% | 1.67% | 0.72% |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 0.69% | 1.25% | 1.71% | 1.59% | 1.16% | 1.16% | 1.47% | 0.88% |
Has union employees | 1.94% | 3.31% * | 10.14% * | 5.14% | 3.60% | 1.44% | 7.15% * | 2.11% |
Unknown | 2.90% | 7.60% * | 9.44% | 7.85% | 4.00% | 3.51% | 4.18% | 2.97% |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 3.80% | 5.09% | 5.64% | 4.21% | 5.44% | 3.40% | 3.20% | 4.50% |
Less than 50% low wage | 0.94% | 1.39% | 2.22% | 2.10% | 1.03% | 1.37% | 1.55% | 0.84% |
Unknown | 1.57% | 6.43% | 4.74% | 4.02% | 2.88% | 1.51% | 3.47% | 1.58% |
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. |