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

 8.3%

   12.6%

   8.8%

   4.3%

   2.2%

   5.8%

   10.8%

   4.5%

 Industry group **

 Agric., fish., forest.

25.9%

   30.3%

   27.5%

*

   6.0%

*

   7.2%

*

   0.6%

*

   28.6%

   3.6%

*

 Mining and manufacturing                  

 4.9%

   9.6%

   4.3%

*

   2.5%

*

   1.8%

*

   3.5%

   6.3%

   2.7%

 Construction

11.1%

   13.3%

   10.3%

   4.9%

*

   5.6%

*

   6.1%

*

   11.8%

   5.2%

*

 Utilities and transp.

11.1%

   9.2%

   9.9%

*

   6.8%

*

   1.9%

*

   19.1%

   8.9%

   13.4%

 Wholesale trade

 9.5%

   10.8%

   9.7%

*

   7.4%

*

   1.9%

*

   12.4%

*

   10.2%

   8.2%

*

 Fin. svs. and real est.

 4.9%

   13.8%

   6.2%

*

   3.1%

*

   2.6%

*

   0.4%

*

   11.6%

   0.8%

*

 Retail trade

 6.4%

   10.5%

   7.5%

*

   2.4%

*

   1.2%

*

   5.7%

   8.7%

   4.6%

 Professional services

10.8%

   12.0%

   10.1%

   5.3%

   2.2%

*

   16.1%

   11.1%

   10.2%

 Other Services

 6.9%

   12.9%

   8.5%

   4.6%

   2.4%

   0.9%

*

   10.7%

   1.7%

 Ownership

 For profit, incorporated

 7.8%

   11.9%

   8.6%

   3.7%

   2.2%

   6.3%

   10.0%

   5.1%

 For profit, unincorporated

11.3%

   13.7%

   8.7%

*

   4.9%

*

   2.3%

*

   3.9%

*

   12.7%

   2.9%

*

 Nonprofit

 9.0%

   13.7%

   9.8%

   7.3%

   2.3%

   3.2%

*

   12.3%

   2.8%

 Unknown

 1.5%

*

 ***** 

 ***** 

 ***** 

   0.0%

* 

   1.8%

*

 ***** 

   1.5%

*

 Age of firm

 Less than 5 years

 7.2%

   7.5%

   9.3%

   5.2%

*

   3.0%

*

   3.0%

*

   7.7%

   3.1%

*

 5-9 years

 7.0%

   9.5%

   5.0%

   1.6%

*

   3.3%

*

   1.7%

*

   7.9%

   2.0%

*

 10-19 years

 9.0%

   12.1%

   7.7%

   3.7%

   3.4%

   2.5%

*

   10.3%

   3.1%

 20 or more years

10.1%

   16.1%

   10.3%

   5.1%

   1.7%

   10.3%

   13.0%

   6.6%

 Unknown

 1.9%

   40.3%

*

 ***** 

 ***** 

   2.8%

*

   1.7%

   22.1%

*

   1.8%

 Multi/single status

 2 or more locations

 4.8%

   14.1%

   6.4%

   3.2%

   1.9%

   5.8%

   6.2%

   4.6%

 1 location only

10.7%

   12.5%

   9.1%

   5.0%

   3.9%

   1.6%

*

   11.2%

   3.7%

 Percent full-time employees

 Less than 25%

 7.9%

   16.7%

   9.3%

   8.2%

   1.7%

*

   1.2%

*

   13.3%

   2.3%

 25-49%

 5.6%

   11.5%

   11.3%

   2.7%

*

   3.5%

*

   0.8%

*

   10.0%

   1.7%

 50-74%

 9.3%

   13.2%

   10.4%

   4.0%

*

   2.0%

*

   7.8%

   11.9%

   5.5%

 75% or more

 8.4%

   12.3%

   8.2%

   4.2%

   2.1%

   6.5%

   10.5%

   4.9%

 Union presence

 No union employees

 7.6%

   12.5%

   8.6%

   4.1%

   2.1%

   1.7%

   10.7%

   2.0%

 Has union employees

19.5%

   10.9%

   14.3%

   10.6%

   3.8%

   26.1%

   12.7%

   21.8%

 Unknown

 3.7%

   19.0%

*

   3.8%

*

 ***** 

   0.3%

*

   1.1%

*

   13.1%

   1.0%

*

 Percent low-wage employees **

 50% or more low wage

 7.0%

   13.0%

   9.8%

*

   4.4%

   1.6%

   0.8%

*

   11.1%

   1.6%

 Less than 50% low wage

 9.1%

   12.3%

   8.5%

   4.4%

   2.5%

   7.2%

   10.6%

   4.6%

 Unknown

 6.9%

   17.0%

   7.9%

*

   2.6%

*

   2.3%

*

   6.6%

   13.3%

   6.3%

 Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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.

 **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

 *****No estimate available.  No reported values in cell.

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%

   0.62%

   0.98%

   0.34%

   0.35%

   0.79%

   0.42%

   0.51%

 Industry group **

 Agric., fish., forest.

3.06%

   3.14%

   9.99%

*

   3.68%

*

   4.12%

*

   0.41%

*

   3.14%

   2.72%

*

 Mining and manufacturing              

0.70%

   2.47%

   1.33%

*

   0.99%

*

   0.65%

*

   0.95%

   1.07%

   0.46%

 Construction

1.02%

   1.16%

   2.79%

   1.63%

*

   2.90%

*

   3.67%

*

   1.12%

   1.82%

*

 Utilities and transp.

2.27%

   2.07%

   8.37%

*

   3.70%

*

   2.02%

*

   4.20%

   1.56%

   3.39%

 Wholesale trade

1.96%

   2.37%

   4.44%

*

   3.02%

*

   1.27%

*

   6.36%

*

   2.00%

   3.88%

*

 Fin. svs. and real est.

0.57%

   2.82%

   1.94%

*

   1.45%

*

   1.22%

*

   0.25%

*

   2.17%

   0.32%

*

 Retail trade

0.74%

   1.52%

   2.86%

*

   0.92%

*

   0.65%

*

   1.17%

   1.04%

   0.92%

 Professional services

0.61%

   0.93%

   1.53%

   1.21%

   0.77%

*

   3.72%

   0.70%

   2.14%

 Other Services

0.57%

   1.39%

   2.15%

   1.08%

   0.54%

   0.31%

*

   0.97%

   0.27%

 Ownership

 For profit, incorporated

0.39%

   0.75%

   1.05%

   0.39%

   0.44%

   0.91%

   0.52%

   0.65%

 For profit, unincorporated

0.93%

   0.88%

   2.96%

*

   1.95%

*

   1.47%

*

   2.31%

*

   1.02%

   1.09%

*

 Nonprofit

0.45%

   1.19%

   1.75%

   1.01%

   0.44%

   1.53%

*

   0.70%

   0.52%

 Unknown

 .84%

*

 ***** 

 ***** 

 ***** 

   0.00%

  *

   0.92%

*

 ***** 

   0.86%

*

 Age of firm

 Less than 5 years

0.76%

   0.90%

   2.59%

   1.94%

*

   1.90%

*

   2.43%

*

   0.85%

   1.20%

*

 5-9 years

0.97%

   1.84%

   1.14%

   0.80%

*

   2.31%

*

   1.05%

*

   1.12%

   1.06%

*

 10-19 years

0.66%

   0.85%

   1.35%

   0.95%

   0.84%

   0.83%

*

   0.77%

   0.66%

 20 or more years

0.46%

   1.21%

   1.13%

   0.43%

   0.38%

   1.50%

   0.68%

   0.87%

 Unknown

0.42%

   14.95%

*

 ***** 

 ***** 

   2.26%

*

   0.37%

   10.66%

*

   0.35%

 Multi/single status

 2 or more locations

0.48%

   3.46%

   1.32%

   0.54%

   0.32%

   0.79%

   0.75%

   0.56%

 1 location only

0.38%

   0.59%

   1.05%

   0.51%

   0.92%

   1.09%

*

   0.43%

   0.42%

 Percent full-time employees

 Less than 25%

0.98%

   2.98%

   2.76%

   2.29%

   0.91%

*

   0.62%

*

   2.03%

   0.67%

 25-49%

0.79%

   2.01%

   2.49%

   1.07%

*

   1.41%

*

   0.48%

*

   1.33%

   0.46%

 50-74%

0.74%

   1.72%

   2.89%

   1.70%

*

   0.99%

*

   1.70%

   0.96%

   1.12%

 75% or more

0.30%

   0.66%

   0.81%

   0.35%

   0.30%

   1.07%

   0.45%

   0.68%

 Union presence

 No union employees

0.25%

   0.68%

   1.04%

   0.45%

   0.36%

   0.21%

   0.46%

   0.21%

 Has union employees

2.39%

   3.14%

   3.08%

   2.94%

   0.90%

   3.94%

   1.62%

   3.14%

 Unknown

1.00%

   7.00%

*

   3.15%

*

 ***** 

   0.15%

*

   0.59%

*

   2.83%

   0.52%

*

 Percent low-wage employees **

 50% or more low wage

0.60%

   0.86%

   3.05%

*

   0.85%

   0.34%

   0.32%

*

   0.82%

   0.30%

 Less than 50% low wage

0.39%

   0.83%

   0.76%

   0.33%

   0.50%

   2.10%

   0.58%

   0.92%

 Unknown

1.12%

   5.10%

   2.64%

*

   1.50%

*

   0.89%

*

   1.30%

   3.93%

   1.22%

 Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 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.

 **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

 *****No estimate available.  No reported values in cell