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               

 114,488,947

   12.5%

   8.5%

   13.6%

   18.4%

   47.0%

   27.8%

   72.2%

Agric., fish., forest.          

 1,426,152

   40.6%

   10.9%

   18.4%

   11.5%

   18.6%

   60.2%

   39.8%

Mining and manufacturing 

 16,555,227

   3.9%

   5.6%

   14.2%

   24.8%

   51.5%

   15.4%

   84.6%

Construction                    

 6,166,534

   28.6%

   17.4%

   23.4%

   19.0%

   11.6%

*    

   59.3%

   40.7%

Utilities and transp.

 4,977,109

   5.2%

   3.7%

   6.8%

   9.9%

   74.4%

   12.2%

   87.8%

Wholesale trade

 6,162,535

   13.4%

   8.7%

   16.1%

   20.9%

   40.9%

   31.2%

   68.8%

Fin. svs. and real est.

 11,813,750

   6.8%

   4.2%

   6.8%

   13.4%

   68.7%

   14.7%

   85.3%

Retail trade                  

 14,751,249

   14.1%

   9.0%

   12.1%

   12.5%

   52.3%

   29.4%

   70.6%

Professional services

 25,155,659

   13.4%

   8.2%

   11.1%

   17.6%

   49.8%

   26.9%

   73.1%

Other Services 

 27,480,733

   14.3%

   10.8%

   17.6%

   21.7%

   35.5%

   34.3%

   65.7%

For profit, incorporated      

 84,052,729

   9.9%

   8.7%

   13.7%

   17.1%

   50.6%

   25.6%

   74.4%

For profit, unincorporated    

 10,838,087

   39.4%

   12.0%

   15.7%

   18.8%

   14.2%

   60.0%

   40.0%

Nonprofit                       

 15,083,999

   11.0%

   7.5%

   15.1%

   29.1%

   37.5%

   24.7%

   75.3%

 Unknown                         

 4,514,132

   0.5%

   0.1%

*  

   1.9%

*  

   6.0%

   91.5%

   1.5%

   98.5%

Less than 5 years             

 6,214,066

   37.2%

   19.6%

   20.7%

   14.0%

   8.5%

   68.0%

   32.0%

5-9 years                      

 8,829,719

   29.3%

   17.4%

   20.8%

   15.5%

   17.0%

   59.2%

   40.8%

10-19 years                   

 15,843,161

   25.0%

   15.5%

   23.4%

   21.6%

   14.5%

   53.0%

   47.0%

20 or more years              

 59,895,510

   8.9%

   7.5%

   14.5%

   24.0%

   45.1%

   23.2%

   76.8%

Unknown

 23,706,490

   0.3%

*  

   0.1%

*  

   0.3%

*  

   4.2%

   95.1%

   0.5%

   99.5%

2 or more locations           

 69,442,449

   0.4%

*  

   1.2%

   4.7%

   18.7%

   75.0%

   3.4%

   96.6%

1 location only               

 45,046,497

   31.0%

   19.8%

   27.3%

   17.9%

   3.9%

   65.5%

   34.5%

Less than 25%    

 8,623,526

   22.8%

   14.2%

   16.7%

   14.8%

   31.5%

   46.5%

   53.5%

25-49%                          

 9,031,943

   12.3%

   10.1%

   13.3%

   15.2%

   49.1%

   29.3%

   70.7%

50-74%                          

 15,925,282

   15.8%

   8.3%

   12.4%

   17.4%

   46.1%

   30.0%

   70.0%

75% or more                   

 80,908,195

   10.7%

   7.8%

   13.6%

   19.3%

   48.7%

   25.2%

   74.8%

No union employees  

 88,309,167

   15.4%

   10.3%

   16.4%

   20.2%

   37.7%

   34.0%

   66.0%

Has union employees  

 18,759,722

   1.6%

   2.2%

   4.5%

   14.6%

   77.1%

   5.9%

   94.1%

Unknown                          

 7,420,057

   4.6%

   3.3%

   3.9%

   6.2%

   82.0%

   9.4%

   90.6%

50% or more low wage   

 24,553,002

   20.0%

   12.8%

   20.2%

   25.1%

   21.8%

   43.2%

   56.8%

Less than 50% low wage 

 55,436,550

   15.4%

   11.0%

   18.1%

   23.8%

   31.7%

   35.5%

   64.5%

Unknown

 34,499,394

   2.3%

   1.4%

   1.8%

   4.8%

   89.6%

   4.5%

   95.5%

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.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

*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

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                 

 1,805,071

   0.35%

   0.24%

   0.45%

   0.50%

   0.84%

   0.36%

   0.36%

Agric., fish., forest.          

 137,313

   4.30%

   1.98%

   2.92%

   2.82%

   3.14%

   4.37%

   4.37%

Mining and manufacturing     

 554,816

   0.21%

   0.41%

   0.95%

   1.55%

   1.69%

   0.83%

   0.83%

Construction                    

 404,605

   2.08%

   1.28%

   1.50%

   2.29%

   3.29%

*    

   3.00%

   3.00%

Utilities and transp.

 486,127

   0.87%

   0.62%

   1.20%

   2.57%

   4.34%

   1.62%

   1.62%

Wholesale trade

 365,868

   1.24%

   1.11%

   1.39%

   2.62%

   4.04%

   2.64%

   2.64%

Fin. svs. and real est.

 584,532

   0.50%

   0.85%

   1.07%

   1.78%

   3.02%

   1.25%

   1.25%

Retail trade                  

 312,556

   0.56%

   0.54%

   0.67%

   0.71%

   1.26%

   1.12%

   1.12%

Professional services

 853,317

   0.58%

   0.42%

   0.66%

   1.12%

   2.15%

   1.02%

   1.02%

Other Services                      

 926,971

   0.72%

   0.49%

   0.86%

   0.94%

   0.91%

   0.82%

   0.82%

For profit, incorporated      

 1,507,348

   0.34%

   0.34%

   0.38%

   0.48%

   0.90%

   0.54%

   0.54%

For profit, unincorporated    

 388,752

   1.40%

   0.99%

   1.04%

   2.62%

   2.05%

   2.46%

   2.46%

Nonprofit                       

 360,668

   0.77%

   0.22%

   1.13%

   1.58%

   2.00%

   1.36%

   1.36%

Unknown                         

 559,457

   0.16%

   0.12%

* 

   0.84%

* 

   1.51%

   1.49%

   0.60%

   0.60%

Less than 5 years             

 210,743

   1.86%

   1.63%

   1.90%

   1.69%

   1.57%

   2.19%

   2.19%

5-9 years                     

 369,402

   1.54%

   1.21%

   0.96%

   1.24%

   2.04%

   1.76%

   1.76%

10-19 years                   

 305,338

   0.79%

   0.77%

   1.53%

   0.89%

   1.15%

   0.77%

   0.77%

20 or more years              

 1,541,631

   0.46%

   0.32%

   0.53%

   0.63%

   1.20%

   0.59%

   0.59%

Unknown

 1,092,108

   0.19%

* 

   0.06%

* 

   0.11%

* 

   0.14%

   0.22%

   0.18%

   0.18%

2 or more locations           

 1,572,520

   0.16%

* 

   0.12%

   0.37%

   0.68%

   0.83%

   0.24%

   0.24%

1 location only               

 591,411

   0.68%

   0.69%

   0.98%

   0.96%

   0.82%

   0.92%

   0.92%

Less than 25% 

 182,452

   1.43%

   1.13%

   1.52%

   1.45%

   2.60%

   1.95%

   1.95%

25-49% 

 339,815

   0.79%

   0.89%

   1.40%

   1.25%

   3.34%

   1.89%

   1.89%

50-74% 

 803,965

   0.90%

   0.76%

   0.82%

   1.52%

   2.51%

   1.36%

   1.36%

75% or more 

 1,767,850

   0.44%

   0.23%

   0.43%

   0.63%

   1.01%

   0.55%

   0.55%

No union employees 

 1,527,529

   0.48%

   0.23%

   0.49%

   0.46%

   0.78%

   0.52%

   0.52%

Has union employees 

 687,276

   0.22%

   0.48%

   0.49%

   1.44%

   1.66%

   0.56%

   0.56%

Unknown                         

 597,532

   0.66%

   0.53%

   0.72%

   1.49%

   1.82%

   0.95%

   0.95%

50% or more low wage 

 441,290

   0.68%

   0.65%

   1.04%

   0.81%

   0.74%

   0.91%

   0.91%

Less than 50% low wage 

 1,222,099

   0.41%

   0.43%

   0.60%

   0.89%

   1.29%

   0.64%

   0.64%

Unknown

 1,186,494

   0.47%

   0.24%

   0.25%

   0.55%

   1.05%

   0.56%

   0.56%

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