| 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 | 49.2% | 72.7% | 58.2% | 45.7% | 28.8% | 13.4% | 66.4% | 21.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 73.0% | 79.5% | 65.8% | 58.5% | -- | -- | 76.6% | 40.3% |
| Mining | 44.6% | 60.0% | 64.7% | 30.1% * | -- | -- | 62.3% | 33.0% |
| Construction | 64.4% | 67.5% | 65.3% | 54.2% | -- | -- | 65.6% | 52.8% |
| Manufacturing | 45.5% | 68.1% | 49.5% | 41.2% | -- | -- | 56.3% | 29.4% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 50.7% | 71.1% | 68.1% | 39.9% | -- | -- | 66.1% | 37.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 53.5% | 76.1% | 57.6% | 49.6% | -- | -- | 67.8% | 27.3% |
| Retail Trade | 30.4% | 62.9% | 53.8% | 35.3% | -- | -- | 56.3% | 11.0% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 41.6% | 75.3% | 68.1% | 56.1% | -- | -- | 72.6% | 16.2% |
| Services | 58.4% | 75.8% | 58.0% | 49.3% | -- | -- | 69.7% | 28.1% |
| Unknown | 68.8% * | 68.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.8% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 45.7% | 71.9% | 56.2% | 43.2% | -- | -- | 64.3% | 19.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 65.1% | 71.4% | 63.5% | 48.0% | -- | -- | 69.5% | 31.2% |
| Nonprofit | 63.1% | 79.0% | 66.9% | 57.5% | -- | -- | 73.3% | 41.1% |
| Unknown | 10.2% | 100.0% * | -- | 27.6% * | -- | -- | 53.6% * | 9.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 59.2% | 69.6% | 45.2% | 44.5% | -- | -- | 63.5% | 21.9% |
| 5-9 years | 60.6% | 70.6% | 58.0% | 38.1% | -- | -- | 65.4% | 27.1% |
| 10-19 years | 60.7% | 73.2% | 60.1% | 46.0% | -- | -- | 67.7% | 30.2% |
| 20 or more years | 50.3% | 74.9% | 60.2% | 48.4% | -- | -- | 67.0% | 26.5% |
| Unknown | 13.4% | 70.9% * | 55.1% * | 28.1% | -- | -- | 58.1% | 12.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 24.4% | 45.6% | 56.2% | 43.8% | -- | -- | 50.9% | 19.8% |
| 1 location only | 66.6% | 73.3% | 58.6% | 47.5% | -- | -- | 68.1% | 40.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 52.7% | 68.2% | 70.0% | 48.0% | -- | -- | 65.0% | 29.2% |
| 25-49 % | 40.3% | 71.2% | 58.8% | 38.3% | -- | -- | 64.5% | 12.0% |
| 50-74 % | 47.4% | 69.0% | 53.8% | 40.0% | -- | -- | 63.5% | 16.9% |
| 75% or more | 50.2% | 73.8% | 58.5% | 46.9% | -- | -- | 67.1% | 22.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 50.8% | 72.4% | 57.8% | 44.4% | -- | -- | 66.1% | 20.2% |
| Has union employees | 48.2% | 77.6% | 75.1% | 62.6% | -- | -- | 75.5% | 36.1% |
| Unknown | 26.4% | 78.1% | 40.7% | 56.4% | -- | -- | 65.6% | 14.0% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 46.0% | 73.1% | 56.1% | 34.9% | -- | -- | 63.8% | 19.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 57.2% | 72.7% | 58.2% | 47.2% | -- | -- | 66.6% | 29.9% |
| Unknown | 16.4% | 71.5% | 61.5% | 42.6% | -- | -- | 67.2% | 12.0% |
| 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 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 | 0.61% | 0.94% | 1.23% | 0.50% | 0.86% | 0.80% | 0.76% | 0.58% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.07% | 5.48% | 11.17% | 8.81% | -- | -- | 3.20% | 6.90% |
| Mining | 6.08% | 15.46% | 16.17% | 11.79% * | -- | -- | 12.73% | 8.41% |
| Construction | 1.88% | 2.78% | 3.19% | 4.28% | -- | -- | 2.06% | 4.15% |
| Manufacturing | 2.00% | 4.44% | 4.30% | 2.05% | -- | -- | 2.96% | 1.47% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.81% | 2.44% | 5.79% | 7.01% | -- | -- | 2.92% | 4.64% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.10% | 1.49% | 3.90% | 3.85% | -- | -- | 1.80% | 2.99% |
| Retail Trade | 0.83% | 3.39% | 2.98% | 2.58% | -- | -- | 1.84% | 0.57% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.36% | 2.87% | 4.24% | 5.56% | -- | -- | 1.86% | 1.79% |
| Services | 1.06% | 1.02% | 1.70% | 2.20% | -- | -- | 1.04% | 1.37% |
| Unknown | 21.02% * | 21.02% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.02% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.62% | 1.42% | 1.77% | 0.60% | -- | -- | 0.93% | 0.67% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.76% | 1.75% | 4.59% | 3.86% | -- | -- | 1.77% | 3.31% |
| Nonprofit | 1.22% | 1.79% | 3.31% | 2.35% | -- | -- | 1.28% | 2.14% |
| Unknown | 1.45% | 31.62% * | -- | 14.54% * | -- | -- | 17.65% * | 1.34% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.98% | 2.42% | 3.56% | 2.77% | -- | -- | 2.25% | 3.41% |
| 5-9 years | 1.32% | 1.44% | 2.84% | 2.56% | -- | -- | 1.39% | 1.48% |
| 10-19 years | 1.15% | 1.61% | 2.05% | 1.87% | -- | -- | 1.33% | 1.65% |
| 20 or more years | 0.97% | 1.52% | 1.98% | 0.85% | -- | -- | 0.94% | 0.95% |
| Unknown | 0.92% | 21.57% * | 16.59% * | 4.79% | -- | -- | 10.15% | 0.83% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.60% | 6.76% | 3.22% | 1.42% | -- | -- | 2.22% | 0.68% |
| 1 location only | 0.82% | 0.90% | 1.31% | 1.24% | -- | -- | 0.87% | 1.15% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.08% | 5.85% | 5.07% | 5.01% | -- | -- | 4.15% | 2.65% |
| 25-49 % | 1.91% | 3.39% | 5.18% | 5.35% | -- | -- | 2.33% | 1.25% |
| 50-74 % | 1.25% | 1.95% | 3.05% | 3.56% | -- | -- | 1.45% | 1.72% |
| 75% or more | 0.79% | 1.25% | 1.59% | 1.02% | -- | -- | 1.09% | 0.70% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.71% | 1.03% | 1.22% | 0.58% | -- | -- | 0.81% | 0.60% |
| Has union employees | 1.70% | 5.86% | 5.59% | 3.97% | -- | -- | 3.30% | 2.09% |
| Unknown | 2.62% | 5.95% | 5.73% | 6.97% | -- | -- | 4.52% | 1.82% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.17% | 2.49% | 5.48% | 2.46% | -- | -- | 2.10% | 2.09% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.68% | 0.93% | 1.27% | 0.74% | -- | -- | 0.76% | 0.96% |
| Unknown | 0.73% | 5.76% | 9.44% | 6.06% | -- | -- | 4.92% | 0.61% |
| 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. | ||||||||