| 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 | 28.9% | 48.1% | 32.9% | 19.9% | 8.3% | 7.1% | 41.3% | 8.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 52.1% | 54.8% | 68.7% | -- | -- | -- | 55.7% | -- |
| Mining | 39.6% | 74.9% | 61.8% | -- | -- | -- | 71.8% | -- |
| Construction | 47.9% | 55.3% | 42.0% | -- | -- | -- | 50.0% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 26.0% | 46.7% | 26.1% | -- | -- | -- | 33.9% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 29.6% | 40.9% | 38.7% | -- | -- | -- | 37.8% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 32.6% | 55.6% | 32.7% | -- | -- | -- | 43.9% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 17.7% | 42.0% | 31.0% | -- | -- | -- | 35.3% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 21.0% | 46.5% | 33.5% | -- | -- | -- | 41.7% | -- |
| Services | 32.4% | 46.8% | 30.7% | -- | -- | -- | 41.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 66.9% * | 66.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.9% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.6% | 49.4% | 32.5% | -- | -- | -- | 41.0% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 36.3% | 41.4% | 34.4% | -- | -- | -- | 39.6% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 34.8% | 54.1% | 34.8% | -- | -- | -- | 45.8% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 35.6% | 44.0% | 24.1% | -- | -- | -- | 38.9% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 37.6% | 47.9% | 30.5% | -- | -- | -- | 41.7% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 36.3% | 48.0% | 33.2% | -- | -- | -- | 41.7% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 29.1% | 50.2% | 36.2% | -- | -- | -- | 42.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 5.8% | 70.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.4% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 10.6% | 32.5% | 30.8% | -- | -- | -- | 25.4% | -- |
| 1 location only | 41.7% | 48.4% | 33.3% | -- | -- | -- | 43.1% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.6% | 49.3% | 64.2% | -- | -- | -- | 51.4% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 25.9% | 52.4% | 35.7% | -- | -- | -- | 44.5% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 29.7% | 47.9% | 30.2% | -- | -- | -- | 41.9% | -- |
| 75% or more | 28.6% | 47.7% | 32.2% | -- | -- | -- | 40.6% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 29.3% | 47.6% | 31.8% | -- | -- | -- | 40.7% | -- |
| Has union employees | 37.1% | 67.1% | 60.6% | -- | -- | -- | 63.8% | -- |
| Unknown | 12.1% | 41.4% | 24.5% * | -- | -- | -- | 35.1% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 30.2% | 50.9% | 38.2% | -- | -- | -- | 44.2% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 33.5% | 47.6% | 32.4% | -- | -- | -- | 41.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 8.6% | 55.6% | 36.3% | -- | -- | -- | 46.4% | -- |
| 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 | 0.44% | 1.22% | 1.24% | 0.78% | 0.56% | 0.53% | 0.77% | 0.37% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.65% | 4.35% | 6.57% | -- | -- | -- | 3.67% | -- |
| Mining | 7.37% | 16.58% | 16.56% | -- | -- | -- | 13.32% | -- |
| Construction | 2.35% | 3.60% | 2.76% | -- | -- | -- | 2.57% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 1.55% | 4.73% | 1.94% | -- | -- | -- | 2.54% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.85% | 6.14% | 4.27% | -- | -- | -- | 4.17% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.90% | 3.27% | 4.50% | -- | -- | -- | 2.54% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 1.10% | 3.93% | 2.80% | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.48% | 3.80% | 6.47% | -- | -- | -- | 3.27% | -- |
| Services | 0.96% | 1.77% | 1.73% | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | -- |
| Unknown | 20.54% * | 20.54% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.54% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.53% | 1.48% | 1.64% | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.74% | 2.35% | 3.94% | -- | -- | -- | 2.21% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.80% | 3.66% | 2.83% | -- | -- | -- | 2.26% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.90% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.05% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.39% | 3.57% | 4.24% | -- | -- | -- | 2.75% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.60% | 1.86% | 2.35% | -- | -- | -- | 1.45% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.09% | 1.94% | 2.15% | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.94% | 1.96% | 1.74% | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.53% | 21.57% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.11% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.32% | 6.16% | 3.64% | -- | -- | -- | 1.59% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.75% | 1.16% | 1.18% | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.34% | 3.64% | 5.64% | -- | -- | -- | 3.23% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 2.39% | 4.38% | 2.87% | -- | -- | -- | 3.19% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.06% | 1.32% | 2.53% | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.52% | 1.38% | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | 0.86% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.53% | 1.16% | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.99% | 6.21% | 4.40% | -- | -- | -- | 2.94% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.82% | 6.71% | 7.50% * | -- | -- | -- | 5.71% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.83% | 4.08% | 3.87% | -- | -- | -- | 2.25% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.56% | 1.18% | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.50% | 8.82% | 8.05% | -- | -- | -- | 6.08% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||