| 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 | 20.7% | 23.0% | 20.7% | 34.5% | 25.4% | 17.9% | 25.3% | 19.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 16.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% * | 13.4% |
| Mining | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1% * | 14.0% |
| Construction | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.9% * | 21.1% |
| Manufacturing | 15.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.0% | 14.7% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.2% * | 14.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 22.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.0% * | 22.3% |
| Retail Trade | 29.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.5% | 29.4% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | 26.6% |
| Services | 28.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.7% | 28.7% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.2% | 19.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.5% | 24.0% |
| Nonprofit | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.8% | 21.8% |
| Unknown | 24.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 17.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% * | 18.7% * |
| 5-9 years | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.4% | 26.5% |
| 10-19 years | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | 27.4% |
| 20 or more years | 19.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.5% | 17.3% |
| Unknown | 21.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% * | 21.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.2% | 19.1% |
| 1 location only | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.4% | 29.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% * | 17.8% * |
| 25-49 % | 20.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.6% | 20.0% |
| 50-74 % | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.6% | 27.8% |
| 75% or more | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | 19.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.7% | 25.7% |
| Has union employees | 12.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.6% * | 13.0% |
| Unknown | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.7% | 19.1% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 27.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.2% | 26.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 22.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.8% | 20.7% |
| Unknown | 18.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.7% | 18.7% |
| 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 | 0.81% | 3.80% | 4.11% | 4.15% | 1.48% | 1.15% | 3.01% | 0.90% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.64% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.24% * | 3.89% |
| Mining | 2.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.87% * | 2.77% |
| Construction | 4.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.18% * | 5.83% |
| Manufacturing | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.46% | 1.06% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 2.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.71% * | 2.47% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.97% * | 2.28% |
| Retail Trade | 2.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.06% | 1.99% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 1.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.10% | 1.59% |
| Services | 2.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.25% | 2.60% |
| Unknown | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.14% | 0.91% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.67% | 3.72% |
| Nonprofit | 4.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.01% | 2.66% |
| Unknown | 3.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.79% * | 6.42% * |
| 5-9 years | 3.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.93% | 5.53% |
| 10-19 years | 2.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.46% | 2.36% |
| 20 or more years | 1.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.48% | 1.48% |
| Unknown | 0.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.17% * | 0.87% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.47% | 0.96% |
| 1 location only | 2.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | 2.76% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.10% * | 5.72% * |
| 25-49 % | 2.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.89% | 4.43% |
| 50-74 % | 1.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.88% | 1.42% |
| 75% or more | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.97% | 1.06% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.73% | 0.92% |
| Has union employees | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.22% * | 1.07% |
| Unknown | 2.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.39% | 2.41% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.72% | 3.57% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.30% | 1.16% |
| Unknown | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.24% | 1.10% |
| 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. | ||||||||