| 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 | 26.4% | 35.7% | 31.8% | 27.9% | 18.9% | 9.0% | 34.2% | 13.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 34.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.8% | 27.1% |
| Mining | 24.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.2% * | 17.8% |
| Construction | 32.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.4% | 37.4% |
| Manufacturing | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.4% | 20.4% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 32.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.3% | 30.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 29.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.8% | 18.4% |
| Retail Trade | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.5% | 6.4% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.9% | 10.8% |
| Services | 30.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.0% | 16.6% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 25.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.3% | 13.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 30.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.3% | 18.3% |
| Nonprofit | 32.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.5% | 23.5% |
| Unknown | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% * | 4.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 30.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.0% | 15.9% |
| 5-9 years | 33.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.5% | 20.7% |
| 10-19 years | 32.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.2% | 19.3% |
| 20 or more years | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.6% | 17.3% |
| Unknown | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.0% | 7.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.4% | 12.7% |
| 1 location only | 33.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.4% | 25.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.4% | 15.5% |
| 25-49 % | 19.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | 7.0% |
| 50-74 % | 24.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% | 10.8% |
| 75% or more | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.9% | 14.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.7% | 12.7% |
| Has union employees | 30.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.7% | 25.5% |
| Unknown | 16.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.8% | 8.6% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 20.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.7% | 11.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 31.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| Unknown | 9.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.4% | 6.9% |
| 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 | 0.28% | 0.81% | 0.98% | 0.90% | 0.69% | 0.73% | 0.49% | 0.66% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.49% | 7.19% |
| Mining | 6.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.33% * | 4.08% |
| Construction | 1.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | 4.08% |
| Manufacturing | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.35% | 0.99% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.20% | 4.07% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.86% | 1.94% |
| Retail Trade | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.33% | 0.33% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.58% | 1.52% |
| Services | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04% | 1.42% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | 0.67% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | 3.23% |
| Nonprofit | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | 2.29% |
| Unknown | 0.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.05% * | 0.73% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% | 2.73% |
| 5-9 years | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.45% | 1.59% |
| 10-19 years | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | 1.34% |
| 20 or more years | 0.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.78% | 1.07% |
| Unknown | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.02% | 0.80% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.48% | 0.68% |
| 1 location only | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | 1.13% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.21% | 2.09% |
| 25-49 % | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.16% | 0.90% |
| 50-74 % | 1.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.05% | 1.52% |
| 75% or more | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.45% | 0.83% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | 0.71% |
| Has union employees | 2.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.96% | 2.18% |
| Unknown | 2.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.73% | 1.50% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.31% | 1.51% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.60% | 1.17% |
| Unknown | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.57% | 0.56% |
| 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. | ||||||||