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

17.3%

11.6%

15.4%

18.9%

17.4%

18.1%

14.9%

18.0%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

16.6%

15.1%

23.9%

*

9.7%

21.2%

19.8%

14.1%

18.6%

Mining and manufacturing

15.5%

9.6%

14.0%

18.3%

16.2%

14.6%

15.2%

15.5%

Construction

16.8%

11.9%

15.0%

16.2%

22.9%

19.5%

14.4%

19.7%

Utilities and transp.

14.0%

23.1%

13.3%

14.5%

16.2%

13.1%

16.9%

13.6%

Wholesale trade

15.6%

14.1%

16.4%

14.3%

15.6%

16.7%

15.2%

15.8%

Fin. svs. and real est.

18.3%

9.7%

8.0%

18.0%

15.9%

20.6%

10.9%

19.7%

Retail trade

23.2%

14.0%

20.8%

26.1%

30.1%

22.8%

18.9%

24.9%

Professional services

14.7%

9.5%

13.7%

15.6%

15.5%

15.6%

12.1%

15.7%

Other Services

19.8%

12.8%

18.8%

23.0%

16.7%

22.0%

18.5%

20.3%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

18.1%

12.1%

16.0%

19.4%

18.6%

19.0%

15.6%

19.0%

For profit, unincorporated

15.6%

10.9%

12.8%

20.3%

18.7%

16.3%

13.2%

17.7%

Nonprofit

13.9%

9.9%

14.1%

15.6%

13.6%

14.1%

12.8%

14.2%

Unknown

17.6%

*****

*****

25.0%

*

20.5%

17.2%

19.1%

*

17.5%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

16.9%

10.3%

19.0%

20.4%

25.4%

14.3%

12.6%

22.9%

5-9 years

19.3%

13.0%

16.6%

26.9%

17.4%

24.4%

18.3%

20.6%

10-19 years

17.6%

12.3%

17.2%

19.0%

20.2%

20.0%

15.0%

20.4%

20 or more years

16.7%

10.9%

13.9%

17.4%

16.9%

17.9%

14.4%

17.4%

Unknown

17.9%

1.3%

*

9.6%

*

29.5%

14.3%

18.2%

10.5%

*

18.0%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

18.2%

9.1%

16.1%

18.1%

18.3%

18.3%

18.1%

18.2%

1 location only

15.6%

11.6%

15.4%

19.1%

15.6%

14.9%

14.6%

17.1%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

22.5%

17.4%

17.6%

21.3%

20.5%

25.2%

18.6%

23.8%

25-49%

23.0%

18.1%

18.2%

24.7%

28.1%

22.2%

21.4%

23.4%

50-74%

18.3%

12.5%

21.4%

23.5%

20.5%

16.9%

18.4%

18.2%

75% or more

16.7%

11.1%

14.5%

18.0%

16.5%

18.0%

14.1%

17.6%

Union presence

No union employees

17.9%

11.6%

15.9%

19.2%

17.9%

19.7%

15.1%

19.0%

Has union employees

13.9%

6.8%

*

9.4%

14.4%

13.5%

14.2%

11.0%

14.1%

Unknown

18.1%

13.0%

*

9.7%

*

13.5%

20.3%

18.4%

12.3%

18.4%

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

21.7%

16.9%

19.0%

23.9%

21.6%

23.1%

20.1%

22.4%

Less than 50% low wage

15.9%

10.7%

14.8%

17.6%

16.2%

17.4%

14.0%

17.0%

Unknown

17.9%

9.9%

*

11.7%

*

20.4%

17.5%

18.0%

14.9%

18.0%

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

0.29%

0.44%

0.81%

0.58%

0.79%

0.48%

0.42%

0.36%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

2.45%

4.33%

7.70%

*

2.25%

5.95%

3.66%

3.38%

3.32%

Mining and manufacturing

0.50%

1.00%

1.94%

1.00%

1.12%

0.60%

1.05%

0.65%

Construction

1.34%

0.90%

1.66%

3.57%

3.37%

3.82%

0.96%

2.09%

Utilities and transp.

1.35%

4.60%

3.30%

1.88%

2.02%

2.02%

3.00%

1.35%

Wholesale trade

1.11%

2.93%

1.84%

1.42%

3.16%

1.44%

1.53%

1.65%

Fin. svs. and real est.

0.62%

1.43%

1.67%

2.89%

1.62%

0.79%

0.57%

0.79%

Retail trade

0.94%

1.18%

3.29%

1.97%

3.64%

0.76%

1.85%

1.21%

Professional services

0.60%

0.58%

1.38%

1.07%

0.87%

1.18%

0.75%

0.77%

Other Services

0.40%

1.10%

1.69%

1.57%

1.48%

0.85%

1.31%

0.54%

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

0.25%

0.59%

0.98%

0.86%

0.61%

0.41%

0.70%

0.30%

For profit, unincorporated

1.60%

1.24%

2.10%

1.64%

3.69%

2.04%

1.08%

2.59%

Nonprofit

0.70%

2.36%

2.71%

1.72%

1.16%

1.44%

1.62%

0.84%

Unknown

1.01%

*****

*****

8.04%

*

4.15%

1.19%

8.19%

*

1.07%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1.25%

1.14%

2.45%

3.81%

2.72%

2.58%

0.93%

2.79%

5-9 years

1.30%

1.78%

1.71%

3.89%

2.57%

3.04%

2.11%

1.58%

10-19 years

0.55%

0.97%

1.37%

1.09%

1.10%

2.37%

0.83%

1.15%

20 or more years

0.38%

0.60%

1.08%

0.65%

1.25%

0.58%

0.56%

0.50%

Unknown

0.63%

0.52%

*

3.92%

*

5.01%

1.93%

0.69%

6.42%

*

0.62%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

0.43%

2.71%

2.08%

1.32%

0.68%

0.51%

1.96%

0.42%

1 location only

0.37%

0.41%

0.83%

0.59%

1.21%

1.37%

0.47%

0.96%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

0.98%

4.35%

2.80%

2.53%

2.89%

3.81%

1.13%

1.63%

25-49%

0.99%

3.62%

2.98%

2.56%

2.14%

1.83%

2.46%

1.30%

50-74%

1.17%

1.68%

3.13%

2.16%

2.50%

1.57%

1.27%

1.47%

75% or more

0.24%

0.50%

0.83%

0.67%

0.66%

0.38%

0.43%

0.26%

Union presence

No union employees

0.29%

0.49%

0.91%

0.63%

0.83%

0.42%

0.46%

0.35%

Has union employees

0.88%

3.67%

*

2.02%

3.29%

1.45%

1.06%

1.28%

0.93%

Unknown

1.34%

4.20%

*

4.00%

*

3.82%

3.60%

1.45%

2.04%

1.42%

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

0.45%

0.92%

2.15%

1.25%

1.01%

1.22%

0.58%

0.53%

Less than 50% low wage

0.32%

0.40%

1.02%

0.73%

0.87%

0.77%

0.54%

0.44%

Unknown

0.42%

3.28%

*

4.54%

*

3.62%

1.30%

0.45%

2.09%

0.40%

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.