| 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 | 6.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | 2.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 16.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | -- |
| Mining | 16.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.3% * | -- |
| Construction | 11.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.3% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 4.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 6.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 4.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 4.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7% | -- |
| Services | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2% | -- |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 8.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.4% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.4% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 8.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.4% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.6% | -- |
| 1 location only | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.3% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.9% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.2% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.4% | -- |
| 75% or more | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 6.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.6% | -- |
| Has union employees | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 8.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.1% | -- |
| 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 | 0.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.38% | 0.20% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | -- |
| Mining | 5.47% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.89% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.82% | -- |
| Manufacturing | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.51% | -- |
| Transp., commu., util. | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.02% | -- |
| Retail Trade | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.09% | -- |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | -- |
| Services | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.54% | -- |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.38% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.15% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.12% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% * | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.01% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.35% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.20% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.55% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.31% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.37% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.33% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.58% | -- |
| 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. | ||||||||