| 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 | 21.4% | 22.9% | 19.3% | 24.3% | 19.9% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 21.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 38.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.2% | 31.9% |
| Mining | 15.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% * | 22.5% * |
| Construction | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.6% | 18.5% |
| Manufacturing | 14.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% * | 14.4% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 12.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% * | 12.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 22.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.4% | 22.3% |
| Retail Trade | 32.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.1% | 30.9% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | 27.4% |
| Services | 29.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.0% | 30.2% |
| Unknown | 86.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 86.5% | 0.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.8% | 19.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 26.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.8% | 19.5% |
| Nonprofit | 29.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | 33.5% |
| Unknown | 16.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% * | 17.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.6% | 24.8% * |
| 5-9 years | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.6% | 11.7% * |
| 10-19 years | 20.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | 27.1% |
| 20 or more years | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | 24.0% |
| Unknown | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | 19.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 19.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | 19.5% |
| 1 location only | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.7% | 30.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.7% * | 50.4% |
| 25-49 % | 29.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.4% | 29.3% |
| 50-74 % | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | 26.9% |
| 75% or more | 20.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.3% | 20.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% | 25.4% |
| Has union employees | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.6% * | 14.1% |
| Unknown | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.7% * | 17.3% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% | 29.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 21.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.2% | 21.0% |
| Unknown | 21.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.7% | 21.1% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| * 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 | 1.24% | 3.28% | 2.55% | 2.89% | 3.35% | 1.60% | 2.23% | 1.26% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.09% | 8.79% |
| Mining | 4.71% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.64% * | 9.86% * |
| Construction | 3.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.13% | 3.84% |
| Manufacturing | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.34% * | 1.43% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.57% * | 2.18% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.98% | 3.65% |
| Retail Trade | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.99% | 1.09% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 3.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.36% | 3.49% |
| Services | 2.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.82% | 2.98% |
| Unknown | 25.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.86% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.69% | 1.45% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.00% | 3.74% |
| Nonprofit | 3.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.45% | 4.45% |
| Unknown | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.09% * | 1.29% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.87% | 8.30% * |
| 5-9 years | 4.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.23% | 7.48% * |
| 10-19 years | 2.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.43% | 5.74% |
| 20 or more years | 2.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | 2.46% |
| Unknown | 1.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.13% | 1.91% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.25% | 1.29% |
| 1 location only | 2.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.37% | 3.08% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.63% * | 6.61% |
| 25-49 % | 2.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.55% | 2.26% |
| 50-74 % | 2.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.13% | 3.71% |
| 75% or more | 1.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.62% | 1.35% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | 1.51% |
| Has union employees | 1.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.62% * | 1.44% |
| Unknown | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.55% * | 2.09% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 3.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.85% | 5.05% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | 1.39% |
| Unknown | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.10% | 1.78% |
| 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. | ||||||||