| 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 | 32.4% | 14.5% | 22.1% | 28.8% | 39.8% | 69.5% | 17.6% | 56.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 16.4% | 11.5% | 23.5% * | 18.8% * | 35.6% * | 55.9% | 13.6% | 41.2% |
| Mining | 39.0% | 12.2% * | 33.9% * | 6.7% * | 33.3% * | 74.5% | 17.4% * | 53.2% |
| Construction | 18.2% | 12.7% | 25.5% | 26.4% | 29.4% | 59.8% | 16.3% | 37.1% |
| Manufacturing | 30.5% | 13.4% | 22.0% | 29.1% | 42.5% | 60.1% | 19.3% | 47.3% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 43.6% | 19.9% | 18.7% | 23.2% | 26.5% | 78.0% | 19.8% | 64.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 31.4% | 18.6% | 26.8% | 26.2% | 37.2% | 61.0% | 21.3% | 49.9% |
| Retail Trade | 37.7% | 12.8% | 18.1% | 23.1% | 29.3% | 66.0% | 15.7% | 54.2% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 49.7% | 14.4% | 18.2% | 35.9% | 52.7% | 87.5% | 16.5% | 76.7% |
| Services | 27.1% | 14.8% | 22.9% | 33.6% | 45.9% | 62.2% | 17.9% | 51.6% |
| Unknown | 31.2% * | 31.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.2% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 35.0% | 15.1% | 21.9% | 27.3% | 37.7% | 72.4% | 18.2% | 58.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 16.3% | 11.6% | 18.5% | 26.6% | 42.9% | 47.8% | 12.8% | 43.3% |
| Nonprofit | 30.6% | 17.4% | 26.6% | 37.7% | 48.2% | 61.6% | 21.5% | 50.3% |
| Unknown | 47.1% | -- | -- | 13.9% * | 32.0% * | 50.4% | 15.4% * | 47.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 20.5% | 16.1% | 20.8% | 21.8% | 37.3% | 75.8% | 17.3% | 47.9% |
| 5-9 years | 19.1% | 14.1% | 22.9% | 21.9% | 41.0% | 55.7% | 16.5% | 37.5% |
| 10-19 years | 21.5% | 13.6% | 21.6% | 26.7% | 34.8% | 70.6% | 16.7% | 42.1% |
| 20 or more years | 35.9% | 14.6% | 22.7% | 31.0% | 38.9% | 86.3% | 18.8% | 60.3% |
| Unknown | 57.7% | 29.1% * | 12.9% * | 47.3% | 50.2% | 59.4% | 20.7% * | 58.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 52.8% | 19.0% | 22.7% | 29.4% | 39.7% | 69.5% | 22.2% | 58.1% |
| 1 location only | 18.1% | 14.4% | 22.0% | 28.4% | 40.7% | 66.7% | 17.1% | 36.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 20.8% | 8.9% | 11.8% * | 23.8% | 31.4% | 57.3% | 10.1% | 41.2% |
| 25-49 % | 34.2% | 10.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 27.2% | 81.6% | 12.0% | 60.1% |
| 50-74 % | 33.5% | 17.2% | 26.5% | 23.0% | 42.5% | 76.1% | 19.6% | 59.6% |
| 75% or more | 32.5% | 14.5% | 22.2% | 30.9% | 41.2% | 67.4% | 17.9% | 56.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 28.2% | 14.1% | 21.6% | 27.4% | 38.6% | 64.0% | 17.1% | 50.5% |
| Has union employees | 68.1% | 25.9% | 38.5% | 51.6% | 53.5% | 91.7% | 33.4% | 83.3% |
| Unknown | 53.7% | 16.2% | 11.6% * | 30.5% | 45.2% | 69.0% | 15.5% | 65.9% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 28.3% | 13.3% | 17.8% | 18.1% | 27.9% | 80.5% | 13.9% | 49.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 26.9% | 14.6% | 22.7% | 29.7% | 39.8% | 81.1% | 18.0% | 53.0% |
| Unknown | 58.0% | 15.2% | 11.4% * | 38.1% | 51.0% | 63.0% | 15.1% | 61.7% |
| 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 | 0.55% | 0.74% | 1.39% | 0.81% | 1.76% | 1.17% | 0.55% | 1.12% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.87% | 3.40% | 10.73% * | 7.35% * | 12.04% * | 12.03% | 3.53% | 9.14% |
| Mining | 7.17% | 4.29% * | 10.54% * | 3.64% * | 14.48% * | 14.21% | 5.62% * | 9.90% |
| Construction | 1.86% | 1.91% | 4.10% | 3.60% | 3.87% | 8.86% | 1.91% | 3.75% |
| Manufacturing | 1.21% | 2.79% | 3.29% | 2.29% | 2.65% | 2.38% | 1.86% | 2.35% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.87% | 4.08% | 4.11% | 4.44% | 6.52% | 3.41% | 1.70% | 3.72% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.52% | 3.10% | 4.71% | 4.10% | 5.77% | 2.89% | 1.87% | 2.85% |
| Retail Trade | 1.53% | 1.27% | 3.28% | 1.94% | 2.58% | 1.65% | 1.20% | 1.86% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 2.32% | 3.48% | 3.95% | 5.54% | 4.73% | 1.50% | 2.41% | 2.11% |
| Services | 0.63% | 1.04% | 1.43% | 1.99% | 2.68% | 0.99% | 0.64% | 1.23% |
| Unknown | 12.25% * | 12.25% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.25% * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.78% | 0.88% | 1.77% | 0.87% | 1.91% | 1.39% | 0.69% | 1.30% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.80% | 1.08% | 2.92% | 4.36% | 4.25% | 5.47% | 1.15% | 2.99% |
| Nonprofit | 1.30% | 2.56% | 2.75% | 3.81% | 2.60% | 6.45% | 2.03% | 2.18% |
| Unknown | 2.70% | -- | -- | 9.39% * | 10.06% * | 2.42% | 5.05% * | 2.74% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.45% | 1.50% | 4.13% | 2.14% | 4.49% | 7.23% | 1.68% | 2.45% |
| 5-9 years | 1.77% | 2.05% | 3.02% | 2.32% | 6.44% | 6.09% | 1.80% | 3.93% |
| 10-19 years | 0.52% | 1.12% | 1.99% | 2.27% | 3.11% | 3.13% | 0.61% | 1.35% |
| 20 or more years | 0.81% | 1.37% | 1.72% | 1.64% | 1.57% | 1.50% | 0.97% | 1.70% |
| Unknown | 1.30% | 11.86% * | 10.05% * | 8.02% | 4.94% | 1.08% | 8.38% * | 1.40% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.17% | 5.42% | 3.28% | 1.59% | 1.93% | 1.17% | 1.63% | 1.21% |
| 1 location only | 0.57% | 0.69% | 1.37% | 1.26% | 1.74% | 6.72% | 0.59% | 0.63% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.17% | 2.09% | 6.45% * | 5.38% | 4.82% | 9.69% | 1.74% | 5.93% |
| 25-49 % | 1.70% | 2.18% | 2.92% | 2.98% | 4.74% | 2.16% | 1.63% | 3.09% |
| 50-74 % | 1.75% | 2.42% | 2.38% | 1.27% | 3.10% | 1.92% | 2.01% | 1.79% |
| 75% or more | 0.51% | 0.73% | 1.31% | 0.73% | 1.84% | 1.21% | 0.56% | 1.14% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.53% | 0.71% | 1.37% | 1.03% | 1.74% | 1.64% | 0.56% | 1.22% |
| Has union employees | 2.50% | 5.63% | 3.74% | 5.87% | 3.79% | 1.56% | 3.70% | 2.07% |
| Unknown | 2.42% | 4.76% | 4.41% * | 5.85% | 7.26% | 2.87% | 3.23% | 2.76% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.78% | 2.33% | 3.87% | 1.84% | 3.01% | 1.89% | 1.73% | 2.42% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.48% | 0.86% | 1.37% | 1.01% | 1.91% | 1.58% | 0.67% | 1.36% |
| Unknown | 1.19% | 3.58% | 6.01% * | 6.55% | 4.71% | 0.95% | 2.62% | 1.17% |
| 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. | ||||||||