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 | 6,197,685 | 60.7% | 12.3% | 8.4% | 6.3% | 12.4% | 78.1% | 21.9% |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 260,716 | 86.8% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 96.8% | 3.2% |
Mining | 17,094 | 36.9% | 10.3% * | 8.3% * | 16.9% * | 27.6% | 48.7% | 51.3% |
Construction | 588,896 | 78.0% | 13.2% | 6.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 95.6% | 4.4% |
Manufacturing | 334,432 | 41.5% | 19.2% | 16.8% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 70.3% | 29.7% |
Transp., commu., util. | 216,827 | 47.2% | 11.8% | 8.9% | 6.5% | 25.6% | 64.9% | 35.1% |
Wholesale trade | 396,816 | 53.4% | 13.8% | 12.1% | 7.1% | 13.6% | 75.2% | 24.8% |
Retail Trade | 1,433,036 | 48.4% | 13.3% | 9.2% | 7.6% | 21.5% | 67.4% | 32.6% |
Fin., ins., real est. | 572,281 | 54.0% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 8.0% | 25.4% | 63.8% | 36.2% |
Services | 2,367,153 | 67.6% | 12.3% | 7.7% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 84.5% | 15.5% |
Unknown | 10,433 | 99.9% | -- | -- | 0.1% * | -- | 99.9% | 0.1% * |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 3,859,827 | 50.7% | 14.8% | 10.3% | 7.3% | 17.0% | 71.8% | 28.2% |
For profit, unincorporated | 1,598,467 | 87.3% | 7.3% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 96.5% | 3.5% |
Nonprofit | 636,262 | 61.5% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 10.8% | 3.7% | 80.4% | 19.6% |
Unknown | 103,128 | 15.3% | -- | 2.5% | 10.1% | 72.1% | 15.7% | 84.3% |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 1,057,330 | 81.5% | 10.8% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 96.0% | 4.0% |
5-9 years | 1,003,144 | 76.6% | 13.1% | 6.3% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 93.9% | 6.1% |
10-19 years | 1,487,930 | 69.5% | 14.7% | 8.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% | 89.8% | 10.2% |
20 or more years | 2,121,441 | 51.2% | 13.9% | 12.3% | 10.0% | 12.5% | 72.1% | 27.9% |
Unknown | 527,839 | 1.6% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 10.3% | 84.0% | 3.4% | 96.6% |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 1,501,112 | 3.2% | 7.3% | 15.2% | 23.2% | 51.0% | 17.8% | 82.2% |
1 location only | 4,696,573 | 79.0% | 13.9% | 6.2% | 0.8% | -- | 97.4% | 2.6% |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 692,879 | 79.3% | 9.7% | 5.8% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 92.8% | 7.2% |
25-49 % | 410,562 | 53.5% | 14.6% | 8.1% | 7.7% | 16.1% | 73.1% | 26.9% |
50-74 % | 919,869 | 65.4% | 11.9% | 6.7% | 6.0% | 10.1% | 81.6% | 18.4% |
75% or more | 4,174,375 | 57.2% | 12.7% | 9.2% | 6.7% | 14.2% | 75.4% | 24.6% |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 5,612,659 | 63.5% | 12.8% | 8.5% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 81.5% | 18.5% |
Has union employees | 270,464 | 25.0% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 8.9% | 47.1% | 38.9% | 61.1% |
Unknown | 314,562 | 41.2% | 6.0% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 42.0% | 50.6% | 49.4% |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 934,886 | 66.9% | 13.2% | 8.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 85.4% | 14.6% |
Less than 50% low wage | 4,462,099 | 65.5% | 13.8% | 9.4% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 85.1% | 14.9% |
Unknown | 800,700 | 26.3% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 61.0% | 30.9% | 69.1% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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. | ||||||||
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. |
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 | 40,508 | 0.43% | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.14% | 0.27% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 9,644 | 0.88% | 0.67% | 0.59% | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
Mining | 2,785 | 6.98% | 4.16% * | 2.63% * | 5.79% * | 5.15% | 8.28% | 8.28% |
Construction | 12,186 | 0.57% | 0.53% | 0.34% | 0.20% | 0.12% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
Manufacturing | 8,149 | 1.24% | 1.01% | 0.48% | 0.77% | 0.67% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
Transp., commu., util. | 9,891 | 2.36% | 1.38% | 1.13% | 0.78% | 2.15% | 2.14% | 2.14% |
Wholesale trade | 13,143 | 1.67% | 0.90% | 1.56% | 0.75% | 1.19% | 1.33% | 1.33% |
Retail Trade | 24,659 | 1.01% | 0.31% | 0.41% | 0.31% | 0.70% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
Fin., ins., real est. | 17,784 | 1.03% | 0.57% | 0.77% | 0.76% | 0.99% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
Services | 17,062 | 0.55% | 0.40% | 0.23% | 0.26% | 0.41% | 0.28% | 0.28% |
Unknown | 2,407 | 10.70% | -- | -- | 1.91% * | -- | 10.70% | 1.91% * |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 42,949 | 0.57% | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.17% | 0.47% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
For profit, unincorporated | 19,296 | 0.51% | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
Nonprofit | 12,374 | 0.53% | 0.75% | 0.49% | 0.38% | 0.28% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
Unknown | 7,324 | 2.35% | -- | 0.44% | 1.51% | 2.97% | 2.32% | 2.32% |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 28,101 | 0.81% | 0.68% | 0.29% | 0.18% | 0.11% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
5-9 years | 14,476 | 0.92% | 0.62% | 0.42% | 0.47% | 0.12% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
10-19 years | 16,988 | 0.76% | 0.50% | 0.34% | 0.30% | 0.22% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
20 or more years | 33,652 | 0.78% | 0.35% | 0.39% | 0.31% | 0.72% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
Unknown | 11,087 | 0.38% | 0.16% | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.62% | 0.51% | 0.51% |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 24,835 | 0.40% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.62% | 0.63% | 0.50% | 0.50% |
1 location only | 35,954 | 0.31% | 0.29% | 0.12% | 0.04% | -- | 0.08% | 0.08% |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 21,411 | 0.89% | 0.31% | 0.45% | 0.36% | 0.32% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
25-49 % | 16,191 | 2.11% | 1.29% | 0.56% | 0.48% | 1.39% | 1.52% | 1.52% |
50-74 % | 19,672 | 0.99% | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.28% | 0.70% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
75% or more | 34,906 | 0.53% | 0.23% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.26% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 37,022 | 0.41% | 0.20% | 0.19% | 0.15% | 0.27% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
Has union employees | 19,687 | 1.93% | 1.02% | 0.60% | 1.09% | 1.84% | 2.33% | 2.33% |
Unknown | 10,170 | 2.05% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 0.78% | 2.34% | 2.32% | 2.32% |
Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 23,972 | 1.06% | 0.69% | 0.38% | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
Less than 50% low wage | 41,301 | 0.44% | 0.28% | 0.23% | 0.14% | 0.27% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
Unknown | 14,040 | 1.05% | 0.26% | 0.30% | 0.32% | 1.18% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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. | ||||||||
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. |