| 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 | 16.0% | 22.2% | 19.0% | 15.7% | 10.2% | 6.2% | 20.8% | 8.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.9% | 8.7% * |
| Mining | 5.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.6% * | 6.6% * |
| Construction | 18.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.2% | 9.7% |
| Manufacturing | 15.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | 10.9% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 22.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.5% | 18.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% | 9.2% |
| Retail Trade | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | 4.1% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% | 6.7% |
| Services | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | 11.9% |
| Unknown | 35.6% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.6% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 14.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 7.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 19.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.9% | 12.3% |
| Nonprofit | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% | 18.8% |
| Unknown | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | 4.9% * |
| 5-9 years | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.6% | 7.5% |
| 10-19 years | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.3% | 11.7% |
| 20 or more years | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | 10.9% |
| Unknown | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.6% * | 4.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 8.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | 7.9% |
| 1 location only | 21.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% | 13.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 13.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | 9.8% |
| 25-49 % | 11.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | 4.2% |
| 50-74 % | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.2% | 5.9% |
| 75% or more | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% | 9.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | 6.9% |
| Has union employees | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.2% | 19.2% |
| Unknown | 9.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | 6.7% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | 7.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | 11.8% |
| Unknown | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.9% | 4.5% |
| 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 | 0.63% | 1.17% | 0.78% | 1.15% | 0.79% | 0.59% | 0.86% | 0.42% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.37% | 3.05% * |
| Mining | 2.47% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.72% * | 6.46% * |
| Construction | 2.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | 2.07% |
| Manufacturing | 1.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | 1.03% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.13% | 3.24% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | 2.53% |
| Retail Trade | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.15% | 0.43% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.12% | 1.35% |
| Services | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | 1.16% |
| Unknown | 13.16% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.16% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.06% | 0.36% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | 1.68% |
| Nonprofit | 1.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.74% | 2.14% |
| Unknown | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.15% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.03% | 1.51% * |
| 5-9 years | 1.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | 1.81% |
| 10-19 years | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | 1.52% |
| 20 or more years | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.23% | 0.75% |
| Unknown | 0.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.73% * | 0.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.66% | 0.50% |
| 1 location only | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.98% | 1.38% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.56% | 2.15% |
| 25-49 % | 1.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | 0.71% |
| 50-74 % | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | 0.86% |
| 75% or more | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | 0.56% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.84% | 0.36% |
| Has union employees | 1.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.23% | 1.83% |
| Unknown | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.89% | 1.02% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.97% | 1.69% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.89% | 0.76% |
| Unknown | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.18% | 0.39% |
| 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. | ||||||||