| 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 | 9.0% | 14.0% | 10.2% | 7.0% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 12.4% | 3.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 12.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.4% | -- |
| Mining | 4.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% * | -- |
| Construction | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 14.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 5.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 6.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.3% | -- |
| Services | 9.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.4% | -- |
| Unknown | 66.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.9% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.6% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.6% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 9.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.8% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 12.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.5% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.6% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.3% | -- |
| 1 location only | 12.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.1% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 11.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 9.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% | -- |
| 75% or more | 9.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.4% | -- |
| Has union employees | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 3.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% | -- |
| 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 | 0.30% | 0.64% | 0.92% | 0.77% | 0.32% | 0.47% | 0.37% | 0.27% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.06% | -- |
| Mining | 1.81% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.91% * | -- |
| Construction | 2.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.36% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 3.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.80% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 2.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.08% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | -- |
| Services | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.49% | -- |
| Unknown | 20.54% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.54% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.60% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.09% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.25% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.24% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.35% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.81% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.95% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.15% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.39% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.35% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.35% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.42% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.36% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.61% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.14% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.52% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||