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

488.28

393.89

516.32

604.39

488.00

458.81

516.65

478.44

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

601.14

679.46

*

1,286.76

186.16

*

533.78

478.41

661.49

*

499.36

Mining and manufacturing

391.85

284.17

541.35

424.83

447.26

323.80

421.12

385.30

Construction

470.54

355.54

570.27

532.31

404.68

455.22

479.95

458.86

Utilities and transp.

462.22

1,110.21

*

349.06

347.07

497.28

*

400.59

680.99

389.75

Wholesale trade

394.05

417.12

552.83

370.06

333.42

*

416.05

458.97

363.23

Fin. svs. and real est.

537.56

217.93

191.03

*

706.94

*

459.63

571.13

346.90

565.03

Retail trade

653.13

497.98

559.00

657.88

653.06

753.62

555.56

709.65

Professional services

407.75

287.19

386.79

523.59

467.99

383.71

399.85

410.23

Other Services

617.06

471.33

722.61

919.71

577.77

488.77

800.44

553.18

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

506.50

429.25

554.54

597.05

520.05

471.74

540.06

494.73

For profit, unincorporated

466.44

389.90

360.27

627.91

560.38

378.46

437.07

499.31

Nonprofit

418.00

163.88

*

438.79

614.71

401.69

392.04

472.63

406.22

Unknown

496.52

*****

*****

1,783.81

*

567.27

477.02

*****

496.52

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

516.49

458.91

606.94

653.49

545.89

336.32

507.25

530.19

5-9 years

602.62

363.16

577.32

750.42

701.94

636.25

581.65

634.02

10-19 years

541.00

462.29

547.16

648.93

562.48

453.74

498.94

578.17

20 or more years

477.18

339.79

473.60

554.40

457.90

477.69

506.64

468.82

Unknown

430.46

240.00

*

180.00

*

762.36

408.39

431.81

202.31

430.99

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

477.54

235.52

*

603.95

554.06

509.69

460.99

650.28

471.59

1 location only

504.47

395.47

509.66

616.11

450.96

404.99

505.40

503.09

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

562.37

377.83

*

939.09

752.10

575.23

310.83

*

669.37

510.74

25-49%

722.39

547.53

*

745.91

722.77

874.76

672.47

703.55

728.35

50-74%

519.06

417.12

906.89

785.32

491.50

439.15

*

709.58

471.89

75% or more

470.78

384.99

449.15

572.90

466.61

454.44

479.88

467.45

Union presence

No union employees

522.33

390.75

526.89

604.19

501.36

529.75

516.25

525.19

Has union employees

373.23

466.64

*

484.87

*

642.95

383.44

352.82

608.60

*

361.25

Unknown

384.59

527.81

*

117.08

*

427.76

*

542.78

379.56

337.65

*

388.10

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

661.23

616.93

718.92

746.51

585.76

704.65

707.94

637.06

Less than 50% low wage

470.37

361.49

473.43

579.51

455.58

442.64

485.55

462.40

Unknown

446.02

218.34

*

390.33

*

460.20

477.32

449.01

312.96

*

451.22

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.

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

14.53

25.38

30.32

19.07

23.82

32.97

24.96

18.37

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

120.85

303.79

*

343.44

184.56

*

146.36

120.82

202.22

*

128.96

Mining and manufacturing

14.45

63.34

85.40

33.85

52.07

29.06

66.24

18.63

Construction

45.35

44.25

133.83

99.07

97.66

123.44

59.42

51.81

Utilities and transp.

57.15

493.98

*

98.64

65.64

261.17

*

42.77

199.12

36.53

Wholesale trade

52.91

114.37

123.98

84.03

101.19

*

58.19

63.67

55.15

Fin. svs. and real est.

25.00

60.16

59.65

*

276.70

*

67.45

19.59

65.23

33.52

Retail trade

20.56

60.21

90.95

71.66

76.64

32.30

50.43

30.21

Professional services

35.11

36.60

71.72

89.58

54.91

75.61

60.86

55.29

Other Services

35.96

69.63

95.30

109.94

53.17

37.02

88.33

26.18

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

11.50

39.49

42.78

35.20

31.06

27.27

40.98

14.90

For profit, unincorporated

30.89

52.25

93.06

59.85

73.14

62.08

43.71

44.06

Nonprofit

49.10

55.61

*

122.63

135.46

33.27

83.07

86.24

54.98

Unknown

44.08

*****

*****

542.78

*

101.44

41.69

*****

44.08

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

46.07

81.04

152.63

115.90

93.65

63.55

51.18

117.19

5-9 years

54.83

62.56

81.77

147.72

121.74

77.54

77.38

60.96

10-19 years

38.11

64.03

33.12

59.48

62.57

94.42

33.20

60.28

20 or more years

20.83

45.06

60.13

33.45

34.21

34.02

49.94

24.03

Unknown

21.45

75.89

*

56.92

*

227.29

74.56

22.00

60.49

21.57

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

22.41

77.06

*

112.84

63.51

25.09

33.23

73.34

23.43

1 location only

16.95

25.53

30.58

27.18

37.19

84.92

26.86

29.88

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

69.73

176.24

*

270.15

164.90

110.25

122.66

*

65.66

84.84

25-49%

46.05

174.80

*

167.80

135.71

126.84

47.02

138.63

60.43

50-74%

92.35

91.96

212.14

147.91

54.89

141.81

*

83.04

107.94

75% or more

11.82

35.42

34.45

25.60

34.32

17.91

28.82

15.03

Union presence

No union employees

14.03

25.69

33.72

26.27

29.10

20.44

27.05

16.65

Has union employees

57.45

163.30

*

381.22

*

164.90

50.59

61.04

186.48

*

55.91

Unknown

50.21

182.85

*

41.17

*

182.26

*

142.03

56.71

127.93

*

52.04

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

28.41

105.59

66.83

82.27

60.99

88.01

29.75

39.14

Less than 50% low wage

19.41

31.23

48.25

27.26

34.27

42.62

32.50

25.24

Unknown

16.86

182.18

*

216.89

*

85.74

59.75

20.40

153.73

*

19.64

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.