| 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 | 381 | 300 | 314 | 347 | 377 | 420 | 313 | 406 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 819 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 947 * | 263 |
| Mining | 160 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 * | 193 * |
| Construction | 255 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 175 * | 476 |
| Manufacturing | 271 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 259 * | 272 |
| Transp., commu., util. | 541 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54 * | 588 |
| Wholesale trade | 315 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 324 * | 312 |
| Retail Trade | 468 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 282 | 542 |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 430 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 495 | 409 |
| Services | 397 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 330 | 441 |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 382 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 288 | 410 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 412 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 394 | 450 |
| Nonprofit | 313 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 340 | 300 |
| Unknown | 520 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 520 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 357 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 384 * | 307 |
| 5-9 years | 287 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 244 | 358 |
| 10-19 years | 310 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 233 | 433 |
| 20 or more years | 362 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 367 | 360 |
| Unknown | 465 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 229 * | 467 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 404 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 387 | 405 |
| 1 location only | 330 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 304 | 411 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 608 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 904 * | 339 |
| 25-49 % | 741 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 281 | 832 |
| 50-74 % | 456 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 334 | 514 |
| 75% or more | 340 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 299 | 355 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 382 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 316 | 418 |
| Has union employees | 272 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 178 * | 283 |
| Unknown | 552 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 587 * | 550 |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 510 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 538 | 483 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 338 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 282 | 375 |
| Unknown | 440 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 674 * | 434 |
| 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 | 20.23 | 46.01 | 60.56 | 39.28 | 28.49 | 25.29 | 33.62 | 22.17 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 298.04 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 343.42 * | 72.83 |
| Mining | 64.55 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.21 * | 65.33 * |
| Construction | 57.62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57.91 * | 92.90 |
| Manufacturing | 23.57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 86.20 * | 24.59 |
| Transp., commu., util. | 101.57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.15 * | 105.92 |
| Wholesale trade | 34.79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 116.26 * | 25.70 |
| Retail Trade | 27.78 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.19 | 30.59 |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 41.91 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 121.27 | 22.35 |
| Services | 39.50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 53.22 | 45.51 |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.87 | 23.85 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 88.79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 111.33 | 75.51 |
| Nonprofit | 41.75 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.51 | 32.85 |
| Unknown | 54.93 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54.93 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 79.58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 119.23 * | 80.11 |
| 5-9 years | 42.04 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.74 | 54.36 |
| 10-19 years | 46.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62.45 | 77.20 |
| 20 or more years | 27.80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.75 | 32.95 |
| Unknown | 46.32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 119.92 * | 45.92 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46.93 | 22.99 |
| 1 location only | 40.18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.69 | 89.39 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 270.17 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 371.16 * | 54.79 |
| 25-49 % | 85.74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.62 | 90.58 |
| 50-74 % | 33.07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65.75 | 44.75 |
| 75% or more | 20.42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.22 | 18.97 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 19.76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.12 | 18.65 |
| Has union employees | 21.70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 123.96 * | 22.80 |
| Unknown | 91.85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 180.36 * | 94.29 |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 76.17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140.49 | 34.97 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 21.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.63 | 23.20 |
| Unknown | 46.33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 406.89 * | 46.49 |
| 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. | ||||||||