| 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 | 16.1% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 17.8% | 12.8% | 17.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 32.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.1% * | 11.9% * |
| Mining | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2% * | 10.0% |
| Construction | 10.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1% * | 19.5% |
| Manufacturing | 12.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.6% * | 12.4% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 15.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2% * | 16.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | 14.8% |
| Retail Trade | 24.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% | 29.1% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | 17.5% |
| Services | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | 18.5% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | 17.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | 23.4% |
| Nonprofit | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2% | 11.2% |
| Unknown | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | 14.7% |
| 5-9 years | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | 16.9% |
| 10-19 years | 12.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1% | 19.4% |
| 20 or more years | 16.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% | 16.5% |
| Unknown | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% * | 18.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 17.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | 17.5% |
| 1 location only | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5% | 16.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% * | 18.9% |
| 25-49 % | 20.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% | 21.7% |
| 50-74 % | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.0% | 21.8% |
| 75% or more | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.2% | 16.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.9% | 19.2% |
| Has union employees | 11.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.7% * | 11.9% |
| Unknown | 19.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.7% | 18.6% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.0% | 26.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.5% | 16.8% |
| Unknown | 17.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% * | 17.4% |
| 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 | 0.80% | 1.75% | 1.98% | 1.79% | 1.66% | 1.15% | 1.25% | 0.95% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.18% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.41% * | 3.59% * |
| Mining | 1.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.54% * | 2.29% |
| Construction | 2.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.81% * | 4.01% |
| Manufacturing | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.72% * | 1.46% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 1.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.31% * | 2.35% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.86% | 1.44% |
| Retail Trade | 1.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.42% | 2.57% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.71% | 1.11% |
| Services | 1.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.23% | 2.22% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.48% | 0.90% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.17% | 3.48% |
| Nonprofit | 1.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.94% | 1.53% |
| Unknown | 3.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.48% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.56% | 3.59% |
| 5-9 years | 1.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | 2.82% |
| 10-19 years | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.16% | 2.64% |
| 20 or more years | 1.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | 1.88% |
| Unknown | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.11% * | 0.85% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | 0.91% |
| 1 location only | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.32% | 2.56% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.60% * | 4.00% |
| 25-49 % | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.15% | 1.41% |
| 50-74 % | 1.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.35% | 2.33% |
| 75% or more | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.30% | 1.03% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | 0.85% |
| Has union employees | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.81% * | 1.54% |
| Unknown | 2.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.62% | 2.17% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 3.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.97% | 1.88% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.26% | 1.44% |
| Unknown | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.00% * | 1.20% |
| 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. | ||||||||