| 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 | 110,575,764 | 14.8% | 9.6% | 15.2% | 17.7% | 42.7% | 32.2% | 67.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2,014,028 | 38.3% | 17.4% | 14.1% | 5.8% * | 24.3% | 62.2% | 37.8% |
| Mining | 556,236 | 5.5% * | 3.1% * | 9.9% * | 24.5% | 57.1% | 10.2% * | 89.8% |
| Construction | 5,759,774 | 32.7% | 18.5% | 25.9% | 15.9% | 7.0% * | 64.9% | 35.1% |
| Manufacturing | 19,030,318 | 6.2% | 5.7% | 12.9% | 22.1% | 53.1% | 17.7% | 82.3% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 6,557,839 | 6.6% | 5.9% | 10.7% | 14.8% | 62.0% | 18.7% | 81.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 7,312,313 | 12.2% | 9.7% | 16.4% | 16.1% | 45.7% | 31.1% | 68.9% |
| Retail Trade | 22,338,092 | 13.8% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 13.3% | 46.6% | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 8,328,758 | 11.8% | 6.6% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 57.5% | 22.6% | 77.4% |
| Services | 38,658,499 | 18.3% | 10.2% | 16.5% | 20.6% | 34.3% | 37.1% | 62.9% |
| Unknown | 19,907 | 77.9% | -- | -- | 22.1% * | -- | 77.9% | 22.1% * |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 82,454,948 | 11.4% | 9.8% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 46.5% | 29.4% | 70.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 10,412,506 | 47.9% | 13.6% | 12.5% | 15.2% | 10.7% | 68.6% | 31.4% |
| Nonprofit | 13,899,205 | 13.6% | 7.6% | 17.4% | 30.4% | 31.0% | 30.2% | 69.8% |
| Unknown | 3,809,105 | 0.7% | -- | 2.3% * | 7.2% | 89.9% | 1.0% | 99.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 8,255,628 | 41.2% | 19.6% | 20.5% | 10.5% | 8.2% | 74.4% | 25.6% |
| 5-9 years | 9,225,486 | 30.7% | 20.0% | 22.2% | 18.7% | 8.4% | 62.9% | 37.1% |
| 10-19 years | 17,548,630 | 25.9% | 16.2% | 23.2% | 20.1% | 14.6% | 55.1% | 44.9% |
| 20 or more years | 48,665,930 | 11.4% | 8.7% | 17.9% | 24.4% | 37.6% | 28.5% | 71.5% |
| Unknown | 26,880,090 | 0.1% * | 0.2% | 1.2% | 6.1% | 92.5% | 0.5% | 99.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 64,833,636 | 0.4% | 1.7% | 6.6% | 20.3% | 71.0% | 4.6% | 95.4% |
| 1 location only | 45,742,128 | 35.1% | 20.7% | 27.5% | 14.0% | 2.6% | 71.4% | 28.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5,512,594 | 32.8% | 15.0% | 22.8% | 16.4% | 13.0% | 62.3% | 37.7% |
| 25-49 % | 8,019,315 | 14.9% | 9.9% | 12.3% | 15.6% | 47.4% | 31.1% | 68.9% |
| 50-74 % | 12,467,954 | 20.3% | 10.7% | 14.2% | 19.9% | 34.8% | 38.8% | 61.2% |
| 75% or more | 84,575,902 | 12.8% | 9.0% | 15.2% | 17.7% | 45.3% | 29.4% | 70.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 84,262,434 | 17.7% | 11.7% | 18.1% | 18.6% | 34.0% | 38.9% | 61.1% |
| Has union employees | 17,033,869 | 5.6% * | 2.2% | 7.3% | 17.5% | 67.4% | 10.1% | 89.9% |
| Unknown | 9,279,461 | 5.5% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 10.2% | 76.3% | 12.0% | 88.0% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 10,181,997 | 24.4% | 16.6% | 22.5% | 19.9% | 16.5% | 53.3% | 46.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 67,955,244 | 19.2% | 12.5% | 20.6% | 22.7% | 25.1% | 42.1% | 57.9% |
| Unknown | 32,438,523 | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 6.6% | 87.7% | 4.8% | 95.2% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||
| 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 | 1,378,821 | 0.35% | 0.25% | 0.33% | 0.56% | 0.54% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 137,904 | 3.79% | 3.62% | 2.03% | 2.00% * | 5.93% | 5.89% | 5.89% |
| Mining | 141,076 | 4.28% * | 1.12% * | 4.79% * | 5.51% | 7.53% | 8.44% * | 8.44% |
| Construction | 201,577 | 1.23% | 0.53% | 1.44% | 1.83% | 2.15% * | 1.74% | 1.74% |
| Manufacturing | 713,645 | 1.09% | 0.54% | 0.80% | 0.85% | 1.17% | 0.91% | 0.91% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 308,890 | 1.51% | 0.77% | 1.60% | 3.48% | 3.60% | 2.63% | 2.63% |
| Wholesale trade | 271,997 | 1.43% | 0.74% | 1.98% | 1.63% | 3.49% | 1.82% | 1.82% |
| Retail Trade | 670,951 | 0.82% | 0.34% | 0.58% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 378,319 | 0.56% | 0.84% | 1.75% | 1.05% | 1.65% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
| Services | 737,629 | 0.66% | 0.48% | 0.62% | 1.09% | 1.25% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| Unknown | 3,968 | 13.28% | -- | -- | 10.70% * | -- | 13.28% | 10.70% * |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1,152,284 | 0.51% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.46% | 0.83% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 222,556 | 1.22% | 0.38% | 0.64% | 1.84% | 1.76% | 1.32% | 1.32% |
| Nonprofit | 701,568 | 0.87% | 1.00% | 0.87% | 2.30% | 2.76% | 1.66% | 1.66% |
| Unknown | 457,957 | 0.19% | -- | 1.11% * | 2.02% | 2.65% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 218,536 | 1.37% | 1.13% | 1.17% | 1.58% | 1.75% | 1.82% | 1.82% |
| 5-9 years | 351,243 | 1.43% | 1.49% | 1.35% | 1.65% | 2.01% | 1.85% | 1.85% |
| 10-19 years | 408,870 | 1.31% | 0.73% | 0.88% | 1.40% | 1.67% | 1.39% | 1.39% |
| 20 or more years | 1,122,677 | 0.61% | 0.32% | 0.62% | 0.75% | 0.83% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| Unknown | 523,746 | 0.06% * | 0.04% | 0.18% | 0.35% | 0.34% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 961,874 | 0.08% | 0.22% | 0.25% | 0.75% | 0.64% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 1 location only | 1,209,256 | 0.44% | 0.48% | 0.84% | 0.69% | 0.40% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 292,315 | 1.77% | 0.84% | 1.65% | 1.63% | 3.27% | 2.26% | 2.26% |
| 25-49 % | 412,439 | 1.61% | 0.94% | 0.71% | 1.29% | 3.14% | 2.06% | 2.06% |
| 50-74 % | 454,862 | 1.21% | 0.67% | 1.03% | 1.42% | 2.35% | 1.80% | 1.80% |
| 75% or more | 1,440,382 | 0.47% | 0.32% | 0.41% | 0.65% | 0.73% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1,233,952 | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.40% | 0.68% | 0.80% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| Has union employees | 1,006,656 | 1.72% * | 0.45% | 0.85% | 1.64% | 2.44% | 1.86% | 1.86% |
| Unknown | 610,262 | 0.97% | 1.07% | 0.53% | 1.51% | 2.35% | 1.61% | 1.61% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 400,046 | 0.93% | 1.21% | 1.11% | 1.63% | 1.48% | 1.65% | 1.65% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1,643,168 | 0.52% | 0.34% | 0.63% | 0.76% | 0.73% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| Unknown | 746,353 | 0.39% | 0.32% | 0.21% | 0.50% | 0.56% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||