| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26.9% | 11.9% | 29.9% | 67.0% | 11.2% | 52.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 16.7% | 14.9% | 16.3% * | 56.4% | 14.3% | 38.3% |
| Mining | 40.3% | 15.2% * | 8.4% * | 80.8% | 13.1% * | 58.2% |
| Construction | 16.0% | 14.2% | 32.4% | 67.4% | 13.9% | 35.9% |
| Manufacturing | 24.3% | 10.3% | 40.2% | 64.5% | 9.2% | 46.8% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 40.1% | 11.9% | 43.0% | 74.7% | 11.7% | 64.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 27.1% | 11.7% | 40.4% | 72.8% | 10.9% | 56.8% |
| Retail Trade | 35.6% | 11.9% | 29.2% | 63.9% | 10.4% | 54.5% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 38.4% | 7.6% | 28.3% | 77.2% | 6.4% | 64.6% |
| Services | 19.8% | 12.2% | 25.1% | 59.9% | 11.9% | 40.9% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.6% | 10.5% | 32.9% | 68.0% | 9.7% | 54.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 12.6% | 10.4% | 23.3% | 49.7% | 10.1% | 32.3% |
| Nonprofit | 23.4% | 21.0% | 22.0% | 46.9% | 22.0% | 26.4% |
| Unknown | 66.5% | 54.7% | 26.7% * | 69.6% | -- | 67.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 12.4% | 9.0% | 20.7% | 79.5% | 8.8% | 43.4% |
| 5-9 years | 13.3% | 11.3% | 27.0% | 46.4% | 11.0% | 29.3% |
| 10-19 years | 14.9% | 11.0% | 22.0% | 59.9% | 10.7% | 33.3% |
| 20 or more years | 28.6% | 13.1% | 30.3% | 75.2% | 12.6% | 51.3% |
| Unknown | 61.0% | 43.1% | 48.6% | 62.6% | 23.0% * | 61.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 49.4% | 17.6% | 30.9% | 67.1% | 15.0% | 55.4% |
| 1 location only | 11.2% | 11.0% | 23.5% | 34.9% | 10.8% | 17.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.5% | 20.6% | 14.2% * | 45.4% | 21.3% | 27.7% |
| 25-49 % | 32.6% | 12.1% | 25.2% | 73.8% | 12.3% | 56.3% |
| 50-74 % | 24.1% | 11.5% | 23.6% | 64.3% | 11.2% | 48.3% |
| 75% or more | 27.1% | 11.5% | 32.7% | 67.2% | 10.7% | 53.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 24.7% | 11.4% | 30.0% | 72.5% | 10.8% | 52.7% |
| Has union employees | 53.1% | 21.0% | 31.9% | 76.9% | 21.1% | 67.2% |
| Unknown | 28.7% | 16.5% | 24.1% | 33.8% | 14.2% | 33.3% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 26.4% | 12.0% | 22.9% | 75.5% | 11.9% | 48.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.1% | 11.5% | 29.3% | 68.2% | 11.1% | 42.8% |
| Unknown | 60.4% | 24.7% | 44.4% | 65.4% | 16.5% | 64.3% |
| 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. | ||||||
| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.48% | 0.41% | 1.30% | 0.91% | 0.54% | 0.74% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.39% | 2.63% | 6.80% * | 10.67% | 2.30% | 9.63% |
| Mining | 7.74% | 10.98% * | 10.89% * | 9.04% | 10.57% * | 10.48% |
| Construction | 1.96% | 1.95% | 7.52% | 9.56% | 1.95% | 4.15% |
| Manufacturing | 1.19% | 0.92% | 3.18% | 1.21% | 0.89% | 1.33% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 3.49% | 1.14% | 9.35% | 5.43% | 1.61% | 5.04% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.61% | 2.53% | 4.96% | 3.49% | 2.75% | 3.54% |
| Retail Trade | 1.33% | 0.89% | 2.96% | 1.56% | 0.81% | 1.60% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.62% | 1.01% | 5.60% | 1.87% | 1.19% | 2.43% |
| Services | 0.53% | 0.45% | 2.12% | 1.66% | 0.58% | 1.24% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.67% | 0.53% | 1.49% | 0.86% | 0.66% | 0.81% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.70% | 0.73% | 3.25% | 5.65% | 0.79% | 2.41% |
| Nonprofit | 0.60% | 0.73% | 2.51% | 3.71% | 0.76% | 1.63% |
| Unknown | 3.14% | 12.82% | 11.56% * | 3.46% | -- | 3.14% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.98% | 1.06% | 5.12% | 4.23% | 1.12% | 2.59% |
| 5-9 years | 1.18% | 1.01% | 5.89% | 5.83% | 1.09% | 3.53% |
| 10-19 years | 0.64% | 0.79% | 4.10% | 3.88% | 0.88% | 2.16% |
| 20 or more years | 0.69% | 0.66% | 2.30% | 1.78% | 0.86% | 1.27% |
| Unknown | 0.83% | 5.67% | 5.09% | 0.80% | 7.35% * | 0.77% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.78% | 1.22% | 1.44% | 0.91% | 1.34% | 0.75% |
| 1 location only | 0.49% | 0.52% | 1.93% | 6.37% | 0.56% | 1.30% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.38% | 4.25% | 4.83% * | 8.43% | 4.79% | 4.11% |
| 25-49 % | 2.57% | 2.38% | 3.33% | 4.23% | 2.83% | 3.30% |
| 50-74 % | 1.61% | 0.73% | 3.21% | 3.30% | 0.82% | 2.77% |
| 75% or more | 0.68% | 0.59% | 1.81% | 1.17% | 0.74% | 0.82% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.38% | 0.43% | 1.30% | 0.92% | 0.56% | 0.71% |
| Has union employees | 2.12% | 2.12% | 3.05% | 2.53% | 2.34% | 2.38% |
| Unknown | 3.45% | 2.80% | 5.76% | 4.45% | 3.56% | 4.09% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.60% | 2.14% | 2.33% | 2.85% | 2.28% | 2.75% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.46% | 0.43% | 1.86% | 1.53% | 0.52% | 0.88% |
| Unknown | 0.80% | 2.93% | 4.28% | 0.93% | 3.09% | 0.84% |
| 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. | ||||||