| 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 | 17.6% | 11.6% | 15.1% | 16.6% | 17.1% | 20.1% | 13.8% | 19.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% | 23.0% |
| Mining | 11.7% | 2.9% * | 8.7% * | 16.9% * | 13.4% * | 11.7% | 4.9% * | 12.7% |
| Construction | 19.9% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 19.2% | 34.6% | 23.1% | 14.1% | 27.9% |
| Manufacturing | 13.9% | 7.2% | 18.9% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 13.9% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 13.1% | 16.4% | 12.4% | 24.5% | 9.8% * | 12.1% | 20.2% | 11.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 17.8% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 13.5% | 18.0% | 22.7% | 12.1% | 20.4% |
| Retail Trade | 25.9% | 13.4% | 17.6% | 22.5% | 25.0% | 30.1% | 16.7% | 28.9% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 18.4% | 10.7% | 6.6% * | 13.4% | 15.7% | 23.3% | 9.2% | 21.2% |
| Services | 16.6% | 11.9% | 15.2% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 19.9% | 13.3% | 18.3% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.1% | 10.4% | 16.5% | 17.9% | 17.2% | 20.4% | 14.4% | 19.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18.0% | 17.7% | 12.4% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 27.0% | 16.0% | 20.4% |
| Nonprofit | 13.6% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 11.3% | 17.1% | 14.9% | 8.3% | 15.5% |
| Unknown | 21.9% | -- | -- | 26.2% | 20.0% | 22.0% | 29.6% * | 21.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15.6% | 10.4% | 21.4% | 16.5% | 18.0% | 17.8% | 14.5% | 18.1% |
| 5-9 years | 16.6% | 12.2% | 18.8% | 17.6% | 20.3% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 18.3% |
| 10-19 years | 16.6% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 17.4% | 20.1% | 21.2% | 13.4% | 20.3% |
| 20 or more years | 16.1% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 15.9% | 15.4% | 18.8% | 13.3% | 17.3% |
| Unknown | 21.1% | 12.3% * | 21.6% * | 23.1% | 22.2% | 21.0% | 18.8% | 21.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 19.0% | 16.1% * | 15.0% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 20.2% | 15.6% | 19.2% |
| 1 location only | 15.1% | 11.5% | 15.1% | 17.2% | 17.6% | 18.3% * | 13.5% | 18.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 17.5% | 21.2% * | 17.1% | 14.8% | 16.1% | 19.8% | 20.6% | 15.9% |
| 25-49 % | 21.2% | 11.9% | 18.0% | 17.8% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 15.4% | 22.4% |
| 50-74 % | 18.7% | 12.2% | 16.0% | 19.3% | 16.5% | 22.7% | 14.9% | 20.3% |
| 75% or more | 17.3% | 11.4% | 14.8% | 16.4% | 17.0% | 19.7% | 13.5% | 18.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.1% | 12.1% | 15.3% | 17.4% | 17.6% | 21.8% | 14.2% | 20.2% |
| Has union employees | 13.1% | 5.8% * | 6.6% * | 8.5% | 14.6% * | 14.1% | 6.2% * | 13.9% |
| Unknown | 21.3% | 9.6% * | 25.2% | 14.5% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 17.4% | 21.5% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 22.1% | 12.1% | 19.4% | 25.0% | 22.4% | 27.0% | 17.8% | 24.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 15.7% | 11.7% | 14.9% | 16.1% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 13.6% | 17.1% |
| Unknown | 21.0% | 9.4% * | 14.8% * | 18.6% | 22.2% | 21.1% | 12.1% * | 21.2% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| 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 | 0.27% | 0.79% | 0.69% | 0.57% | 1.25% | 0.48% | 0.37% | 0.28% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.28% | 3.89% |
| Mining | 2.36% | 7.26% * | 3.91% * | 5.96% * | 10.05% * | 2.37% | 6.49% * | 1.66% |
| Construction | 3.69% | 2.37% | 2.15% | 2.96% | 8.37% | 3.95% | 1.91% | 5.75% |
| Manufacturing | 0.39% | 2.12% | 2.86% | 0.91% | 1.68% | 0.62% | 1.66% | 0.49% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.33% | 3.83% | 3.32% | 6.01% | 3.81% * | 1.34% | 4.16% | 1.28% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.54% | 1.72% | 2.48% | 2.38% | 3.66% | 2.51% | 1.55% | 2.12% |
| Retail Trade | 0.62% | 2.31% | 1.52% | 1.42% | 1.56% | 1.19% | 0.96% | 0.93% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 0.88% | 2.80% | 2.17% * | 3.25% | 1.99% | 1.31% | 2.24% | 1.21% |
| Services | 0.59% | 1.63% | 0.83% | 1.02% | 0.62% | 1.07% | 0.92% | 0.71% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.28% | 0.92% | 0.87% | 0.68% | 0.98% | 0.57% | 0.62% | 0.33% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.46% | 2.24% | 1.48% | 1.34% | 1.95% | 3.86% | 1.66% | 2.09% |
| Nonprofit | 1.07% | 1.33% | 1.14% | 1.19% | 2.59% | 1.65% | 0.92% | 1.51% |
| Unknown | 1.20% | -- | -- | 7.01% | 2.55% | 1.38% | 9.09% * | 1.20% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.66% | 0.83% | 3.19% | 1.23% | 2.35% | 1.59% | 1.22% | 1.76% |
| 5-9 years | 0.84% | 1.42% | 2.31% | 1.54% | 2.27% | 1.67% | 1.22% | 1.81% |
| 10-19 years | 1.05% | 0.89% | 1.05% | 1.61% | 1.70% | 3.70% | 0.69% | 1.71% |
| 20 or more years | 0.58% | 1.31% | 1.03% | 0.91% | 1.70% | 0.82% | 0.63% | 0.76% |
| Unknown | 0.69% | 4.04% * | 6.95% * | 2.71% | 1.22% | 0.71% | 4.82% | 0.69% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.39% | 5.15% * | 1.90% | 0.85% | 0.94% | 0.52% | 1.37% | 0.38% |
| 1 location only | 0.71% | 0.88% | 0.86% | 0.97% | 2.84% | 6.37% * | 0.50% | 1.63% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.41% | 7.67% * | 5.09% | 2.91% | 3.17% | 1.46% | 5.14% | 1.20% |
| 25-49 % | 2.12% | 1.97% | 3.02% | 3.04% | 0.82% | 4.03% | 1.49% | 2.70% |
| 50-74 % | 0.61% | 1.40% | 1.72% | 1.41% | 2.05% | 1.38% | 1.01% | 0.89% |
| 75% or more | 0.37% | 1.00% | 0.85% | 0.68% | 1.51% | 0.46% | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.27% | 0.87% | 0.58% | 0.54% | 0.76% | 0.44% | 0.33% | 0.27% |
| Has union employees | 1.34% | 6.45% * | 2.78% * | 1.72% | 4.50% * | 0.63% | 3.01% * | 1.33% |
| Unknown | 1.39% | 4.91% * | 3.90% | 2.53% | 1.86% | 1.74% | 2.45% | 1.53% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.90% | 2.94% | 3.18% | 3.67% | 2.37% | 2.11% | 2.53% | 0.90% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.52% | 0.94% | 0.71% | 0.55% | 1.39% | 0.79% | 0.45% | 0.67% |
| Unknown | 0.78% | 9.01% * | 5.12% * | 2.81% | 1.04% | 0.77% | 4.26% * | 0.75% |
| 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. | ||||||||