| 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 | 17.9% | 10.1% | 12.7% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 21.2% | 12.4% | 19.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 19.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.6% * | 30.0% |
| Mining | 13.1% * | 3.7% * | -- | 26.3% | 14.2% * | 11.1% * | 20.9% * | 12.9% * |
| Construction | 21.2% | 13.5% * | 13.6% | 18.8% | 39.1% | 20.0% | 14.0% | 29.2% |
| Manufacturing | 13.2% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 11.8% | 13.4% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 12.9% | 24.6% | 14.2% * | 17.9% | 14.0% * | 11.3% | 17.1% | 12.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 18.5% | 8.9% | 16.4% | 11.6% | 14.9% | 25.3% | 12.8% | 21.0% |
| Retail Trade | 27.7% | 10.5% | 15.8% | 23.4% | 24.9% | 32.1% | 16.2% | 30.4% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 17.7% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 22.0% | 7.8% | 20.9% |
| Services | 16.3% | 9.5% | 12.0% | 15.4% | 16.6% | 20.3% | 11.7% | 18.6% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.4% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 17.4% | 16.8% | 21.3% | 13.6% | 20.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 16.4% | 11.7% | 9.4% | 13.5% | 15.9% | 29.5% | 11.8% | 20.5% |
| Nonprofit | 14.2% | 3.9% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 19.9% | 16.1% | 6.4% | 17.4% |
| Unknown | 22.4% | -- | -- | 35.1% | 24.5% | 22.1% | 29.6% * | 22.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 16.0% | 11.4% | 18.4% | 17.4% | 21.0% | 16.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| 5-9 years | 15.5% | 11.0% | 16.4% | 16.1% | 21.5% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 17.3% |
| 10-19 years | 15.5% | 9.8% | 13.4% | 15.4% | 17.7% | 22.1% | 12.2% | 19.0% |
| 20 or more years | 15.9% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 19.3% | 11.2% | 17.8% |
| Unknown | 22.4% | 10.6% * | 33.7% * | 29.5% | 24.2% | 22.3% | 27.7% | 22.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 20.0% | 14.7% | 9.6% | 16.2% | 17.2% | 21.5% | 13.9% | 20.3% |
| 1 location only | 14.1% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 16.2% | 18.2% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 17.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.0% | 10.5% * | 22.3% * | 13.4% * | 13.6% * | 19.5% | 18.2% | 13.8% |
| 25-49 % | 20.4% | 6.5% * | 19.4% | 14.0% | 21.6% | 22.4% | 12.6% | 21.9% |
| 50-74 % | 18.6% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 22.6% | 12.7% | 20.9% |
| 75% or more | 17.7% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 16.3% | 17.4% | 20.9% | 12.2% | 19.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 17.5% | 10.5% | 12.9% | 16.8% | 17.0% | 21.7% | 12.6% | 19.9% |
| Has union employees | 15.4% | 7.7% * | 7.8% * | 10.8% | 19.3% | 15.6% | 8.4% * | 16.2% |
| Unknown | 23.3% | 1.4% * | 16.6% | 9.8% * | 23.8% | 24.2% | 10.3% | 24.1% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 22.1% | 10.6% * | 14.5% * | 23.6% | 21.1% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 25.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 15.4% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 15.8% | 16.8% | 17.8% | 12.3% | 17.4% |
| Unknown | 22.3% | 4.7% * | 15.8% * | 22.6% | 23.1% | 22.6% | 10.2% | 22.6% |
| 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 | 0.33% | 0.40% | 0.77% | 0.79% | 1.73% | 0.71% | 0.33% | 0.40% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.93% * | 5.14% |
| Mining | 5.86% * | 2.66% * | -- | 6.86% | 10.31% * | 9.65% * | 7.13% * | 4.28% * |
| Construction | 4.55% | 4.05% * | 2.95% | 3.58% | 9.54% | 3.53% | 2.55% | 6.52% |
| Manufacturing | 0.62% | 1.95% | 2.76% | 1.32% | 1.88% | 0.56% | 1.75% | 0.56% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.66% | 5.97% | 6.01% * | 3.11% | 4.94% * | 3.12% | 3.44% | 2.26% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.98% | 2.19% | 3.22% | 1.97% | 2.42% | 3.65% | 1.97% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 0.96% | 1.29% | 1.63% | 2.06% | 2.07% | 1.51% | 1.02% | 1.16% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.11% | 2.24% | 1.69% | 4.37% | 1.80% | 2.09% | 1.28% | 1.60% |
| Services | 0.69% | 0.97% | 1.42% | 1.02% | 0.72% | 1.60% | 0.85% | 0.93% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.42% | 0.86% | 0.80% | 0.94% | 0.98% | 0.95% | 0.45% | 0.48% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.31% | 1.68% | 1.98% | 1.85% | 3.20% | 3.96% | 0.95% | 2.67% |
| Nonprofit | 1.54% | 0.81% | 1.54% | 2.02% | 3.47% | 2.34% | 0.67% | 2.44% |
| Unknown | 1.19% | -- | -- | 7.48% | 2.53% | 1.38% | 9.09% * | 1.19% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.35% | 2.03% | 3.24% | 2.09% | 2.24% | 2.41% | 2.12% | 2.04% |
| 5-9 years | 1.17% | 1.09% | 3.29% | 1.43% | 2.49% | 1.66% | 1.43% | 2.15% |
| 10-19 years | 0.96% | 1.08% | 1.45% | 1.24% | 1.80% | 4.16% | 0.78% | 1.69% |
| 20 or more years | 0.84% | 0.99% | 1.46% | 1.54% | 2.30% | 0.76% | 0.80% | 0.96% |
| Unknown | 0.88% | 3.59% * | 10.29% * | 3.19% | 1.46% | 0.96% | 6.14% | 0.88% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.61% | 3.68% | 1.59% | 1.12% | 0.89% | 0.75% | 1.39% | 0.60% |
| 1 location only | 0.84% | 0.43% | 0.91% | 0.97% | 3.46% | 2.42% | 0.40% | 2.23% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.71% | 4.69% * | 6.92% * | 7.08% * | 5.75% * | 2.13% | 4.42% | 2.46% |
| 25-49 % | 3.15% | 2.15% * | 3.75% | 3.31% | 2.06% | 5.49% | 1.43% | 3.79% |
| 50-74 % | 1.23% | 2.00% | 2.15% | 2.14% | 1.84% | 2.33% | 1.32% | 1.44% |
| 75% or more | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.92% | 0.95% | 2.05% | 0.62% | 0.35% | 0.59% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.29% | 0.35% | 0.74% | 0.82% | 0.84% | 0.58% | 0.34% | 0.35% |
| Has union employees | 2.29% | 9.65% * | 4.78% * | 2.58% | 5.63% | 1.10% | 3.43% * | 2.37% |
| Unknown | 2.08% | 7.44% * | 4.50% | 3.47% * | 2.06% | 2.32% | 2.44% | 2.13% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.40% | 3.33% * | 4.42% * | 2.93% | 3.91% | 2.42% | 2.82% | 1.45% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.54% | 0.36% | 0.82% | 0.92% | 1.85% | 1.00% | 0.31% | 0.86% |
| Unknown | 1.04% | 1.86% * | 5.19% * | 2.06% | 2.08% | 1.01% | 2.09% | 0.96% |
| 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. | ||||||||