| 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 | 15.1% | 23.6% | 16.5% | 11.3% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 20.6% | 6.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | -- |
| Mining | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.8% * | -- |
| Construction | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.9% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.0% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 16.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.8% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.4% | -- |
| Services | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | -- |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.6% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.8% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 20.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.6% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 4.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.6% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 7.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% | -- |
| 1 location only | 20.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.3% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 12.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 14.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | -- |
| 75% or more | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 14.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | -- |
| Has union employees | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 17.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.9% | -- |
| Unknown | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% | -- |
| 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 | 0.28% | 1.03% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.42% | 0.54% | 0.62% | 0.43% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.64% | -- |
| Mining | 5.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.70% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.70% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.63% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.77% | -- |
| Services | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.19% | -- |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.38% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.74% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.05% * | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.67% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.38% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.30% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.88% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.30% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.17% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.60% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.69% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.69% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.67% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.42% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.24% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.35% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||