| 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 | 61.3% | 57.6% | 47.0% | 44.0% | 55.1% | 70.0% | 49.4% | 64.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 53.7% | 79.8% | 24.0% * | 92.8% | 61.9% * | 79.6% | 47.5% | 80.4% |
| Mining | 83.3% | 100.0% * | 100.0% * | 60.5% * | 100.0% * | -- | 100.0% | 65.9% * |
| Construction | 56.3% | 60.3% | 43.7% | 47.5% | 71.2% | 91.5% | 50.0% | 73.3% |
| Manufacturing | 49.4% | 40.7% | 41.9% | 44.6% | 54.9% | 55.1% | 42.3% | 53.8% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 87.6% | 78.6% | 73.7% | 44.4% | 84.8% | 92.9% | 71.8% | 88.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 58.1% | 59.5% | 76.9% | 18.3% * | 86.7% | 62.8% | 49.1% | 71.9% |
| Retail Trade | 53.7% | 52.1% | 57.0% | 37.2% | 30.9% | 61.3% | 48.4% | 54.7% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 67.6% | 66.3% | 50.9% | 65.1% | 62.6% | 68.7% | 63.4% | 68.1% |
| Services | 59.5% | 55.3% | 42.4% | 47.3% | 56.3% | 71.2% | 47.5% | 63.4% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 61.8% | 56.8% | 47.9% | 41.9% | 54.6% | 69.6% | 48.0% | 65.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 47.2% | 52.2% | 30.9% * | 43.1% | 43.8% | 56.8% | 46.2% | 48.1% |
| Nonprofit | 63.6% | 71.2% | 53.4% | 51.0% | 58.6% | 72.1% | 58.5% | 64.5% |
| Unknown | 73.2% | -- | -- | 40.1% * | 52.2% | 75.6% | 28.6% * | 73.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 50.6% | 49.1% | 39.6% | 47.9% | 43.9% | 89.8% | 43.3% | 58.8% |
| 5-9 years | 41.8% | 58.0% | 45.0% | 30.9% | 21.4% * | 54.8% | 48.2% | 33.4% |
| 10-19 years | 48.7% | 55.6% | 51.0% | 47.9% | 36.8% | 54.2% | 51.7% | 46.3% |
| 20 or more years | 59.1% | 62.8% | 46.6% | 44.5% | 63.0% | 61.7% | 50.2% | 61.0% |
| Unknown | 79.5% | -- | 100.0% | 27.1% * | 62.0% | 80.2% | 93.5% | 79.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 66.4% | 46.2% * | 61.5% | 52.8% | 58.1% | 69.9% | 56.0% | 66.7% |
| 1 location only | 49.9% | 57.8% | 44.3% | 39.6% | 48.3% | 71.0% | 48.6% | 51.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 47.6% | 63.4% | 37.2% * | 36.3% | 42.0% | 57.6% | 45.7% | 48.2% |
| 25-49 % | 65.9% | 48.1% | 51.5% | 40.9% | 57.4% | 72.6% | 48.0% | 68.7% |
| 50-74 % | 62.2% | 62.3% | 44.4% | 45.4% | 59.6% | 68.7% | 52.9% | 64.8% |
| 75% or more | 61.9% | 53.3% | 49.0% | 49.7% | 58.8% | 70.7% | 48.2% | 66.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 53.9% | 56.1% | 46.5% | 39.6% | 47.0% | 63.2% | 47.8% | 56.3% |
| Has union employees | 71.6% | 78.2% | 61.8% | 79.1% | 79.4% | 67.1% | 75.9% | 71.4% |
| Unknown | 86.8% | 79.2% | 48.0% * | 53.7% | 54.3% | 88.6% | 69.6% | 87.5% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 42.7% | 59.3% | 44.7% | 35.7% | 31.6% | 52.0% | 44.1% | 42.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 57.5% | 56.6% | 47.5% | 45.5% | 59.1% | 63.5% | 49.9% | 60.4% |
| Unknown | 77.2% | 83.6% | 40.7% * | 80.2% | 57.4% | 78.1% | 68.7% | 77.4% |
| 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 | 1.46% | 1.48% | 2.92% | 2.43% | 3.15% | 1.80% | 1.41% | 1.45% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.36% | 8.67% | 10.36% * | 26.24% | 19.97% * | 20.58% | 11.09% | 17.38% |
| Mining | 22.48% | 31.62% * | 31.62% * | 19.59% * | 31.62% * | -- | 29.81% | 20.35% * |
| Construction | 5.90% | 8.40% | 11.56% | 12.40% | 12.84% | 24.27% | 6.69% | 10.83% |
| Manufacturing | 4.11% | 12.13% | 11.84% | 7.35% | 6.18% | 6.76% | 6.24% | 4.24% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 6.37% | 11.64% | 16.07% | 10.89% | 21.33% | 11.14% | 9.27% | 7.67% |
| Wholesale trade | 7.02% | 9.99% | 14.53% | 13.20% * | 20.04% | 5.47% | 7.18% | 7.57% |
| Retail Trade | 2.40% | 7.16% | 7.80% | 5.92% | 5.34% | 2.52% | 5.34% | 2.75% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.81% | 5.06% | 13.32% | 6.70% | 7.49% | 1.80% | 3.52% | 1.84% |
| Services | 1.44% | 2.53% | 4.85% | 4.09% | 3.21% | 2.04% | 2.30% | 1.51% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 2.11% | 2.22% | 3.59% | 2.32% | 6.47% | 2.11% | 1.97% | 2.04% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.18% | 3.63% | 11.46% * | 6.10% | 10.34% | 9.17% | 3.60% | 5.71% |
| Nonprofit | 1.91% | 5.93% | 4.49% | 4.92% | 4.77% | 2.76% | 3.08% | 1.98% |
| Unknown | 6.38% | -- | -- | 13.58% * | 15.16% | 6.59% | 9.04% * | 6.30% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.48% | 6.65% | 6.27% | 10.75% | 8.30% | 15.67% | 3.83% | 8.73% |
| 5-9 years | 4.57% | 5.97% | 4.76% | 7.21% | 10.06% * | 8.30% | 4.47% | 5.80% |
| 10-19 years | 2.95% | 4.49% | 4.26% | 5.43% | 8.25% | 7.02% | 3.72% | 4.76% |
| 20 or more years | 1.99% | 3.48% | 6.00% | 4.78% | 3.00% | 2.27% | 2.61% | 2.35% |
| Unknown | 2.12% | -- | 29.81% | 13.30% * | 10.67% | 2.32% | 26.50% | 2.14% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.71% | 15.36% * | 8.38% | 4.59% | 4.44% | 1.85% | 3.94% | 1.66% |
| 1 location only | 0.92% | 1.58% | 3.07% | 2.13% | 5.76% | 8.35% | 1.33% | 3.01% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.77% | 6.63% | 11.53% * | 9.22% | 8.69% | 6.62% | 4.50% | 4.76% |
| 25-49 % | 3.12% | 5.50% | 11.40% | 6.99% | 7.95% | 4.10% | 4.54% | 3.27% |
| 50-74 % | 1.71% | 4.58% | 6.54% | 5.12% | 6.69% | 1.19% | 2.70% | 2.05% |
| 75% or more | 2.51% | 5.32% | 2.23% | 3.41% | 4.14% | 3.51% | 2.27% | 2.84% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.49% | 1.58% | 3.01% | 2.45% | 3.59% | 1.90% | 1.44% | 1.90% |
| Has union employees | 3.14% | 18.82% | 14.99% | 7.77% | 5.79% | 3.25% | 12.15% | 3.16% |
| Unknown | 2.29% | 18.06% | 15.96% * | 14.43% | 12.54% | 2.68% | 12.37% | 2.21% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.88% | 8.24% | 8.47% | 8.02% | 8.30% | 5.57% | 7.23% | 3.40% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.57% | 1.47% | 4.00% | 3.54% | 2.96% | 1.22% | 1.44% | 1.94% |
| Unknown | 2.46% | 25.04% | 14.41% * | 12.33% | 8.83% | 2.57% | 14.53% | 2.48% |
| 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. | ||||||||