| 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 | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | 4.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | -- |
| Mining | 15.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.9% * | -- |
| Construction | 16.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 6.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 6.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.4% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 7.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.8% | -- |
| Services | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | -- |
| Unknown | 33.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.1% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 9.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 14.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.3% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 10.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 11.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | -- |
| Unknown | 3.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| 1 location only | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 9.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 11.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | -- |
| 75% or more | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.5% | -- |
| Has union employees | 11.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 4.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.7% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 11.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||
| 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 | 0.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | 0.29% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | -- |
| Mining | 4.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.47% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.50% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.38% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.47% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.26% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | -- |
| Services | 0.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | -- |
| Unknown | 12.62% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.62% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.51% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.06% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.28% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.60% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.82% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.83% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.72% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.71% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.86% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.36% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.85% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.06% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.37% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.40% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||