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

2,672.69

2,998.83

2,780.57

2,601.38

2,652.77

2,622.21

2,832.55

2,617.23

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

2,446.21

2,471.73

2,814.62

2,304.70

2,096.35

2,544.82

2,505.04

2,346.99

Mining and manufacturing

2,497.89

2,854.44

2,977.92

2,362.89

2,386.83

2,524.89

2,720.48

2,448.02

Construction

2,368.01

2,653.37

2,540.84

2,252.60

2,124.85

2,254.60

2,525.06

2,173.14

Utilities and transp.

2,507.56

2,863.78

2,837.35

2,388.61

2,635.71

2,404.52

2,836.09

2,398.73

Wholesale trade

2,441.17

3,025.28

2,881.14

2,448.47

2,217.71

2,269.69

2,790.17

2,275.48

Fin. svs. and real est.

2,640.50

2,990.53

3,068.22

2,820.31

2,639.37

2,575.65

2,989.62

2,590.20

Retail trade

2,587.45

2,806.13

2,663.00

2,542.72

2,507.74

2,529.59

2,716.20

2,512.88

Professional services

2,786.15

3,212.67

2,734.22

2,541.73

2,848.86

2,749.57

2,852.63

2,765.35

Other Services

2,902.70

3,173.62

2,849.45

3,056.61

2,992.34

2,719.39

3,153.36

2,815.38

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

2,579.93

3,017.01

2,741.94

2,523.00

2,537.66

2,511.66

2,786.57

2,507.41

For profit, unincorporated

2,765.82

2,969.86

2,720.68

2,568.69

2,726.88

2,666.95

2,864.20

2,655.68

Nonprofit

3,036.89

2,949.43

3,074.35

3,036.01

2,858.30

3,220.34

3,080.67

3,027.45

Unknown

2,638.56

*****

*****

3,652.97

2,608.90

2,627.14

*****

2,638.56

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

2,808.35

2,956.59

2,929.03

2,451.86

2,707.48

2,960.80

2,833.49

2,771.05

5-9 years

2,687.17

2,814.43

2,434.77

2,407.43

3,291.56

2,526.69

2,591.05

2,831.08

10-19 years

2,695.42

3,144.38

2,840.53

2,625.89

2,478.67

2,498.29

2,911.65

2,504.31

20 or more years

2,705.95

2,991.19

2,822.03

2,643.91

2,641.29

2,710.33

2,872.11

2,658.76

Unknown

2,523.94

4,704.00

*

1,860.00

*

2,825.42

2,436.73

2,526.39

2,917.55

*

2,523.02

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

2,633.92

3,320.25

2,907.31

2,662.97

2,652.57

2,620.94

2,805.57

2,628.01

1 location only

2,731.11

2,995.62

2,770.93

2,587.04

2,653.12

2,653.33

2,834.82

2,578.41

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

2,910.17

3,119.50

3,311.92

2,966.16

3,023.49

2,433.54

3,096.73

2,820.16

25-49%

2,527.44

2,901.33

3,255.62

2,772.65

2,672.41

2,156.90

3,082.40

2,352.06

50-74%

2,968.11

3,106.45

3,040.80

2,827.10

2,802.54

3,025.57

3,005.24

2,958.91

75% or more

2,621.28

2,983.22

2,716.91

2,557.56

2,617.74

2,551.33

2,793.88

2,558.02

Union presence

No union employees

2,668.31

2,995.92

2,710.98

2,582.88

2,660.59

2,602.53

2,807.68

2,602.89

Has union employees

2,688.30

3,055.60

3,797.60

2,929.66

2,620.23

2,653.99

3,300.93

2,657.10

Unknown

2,683.52

3,139.08

3,813.56

2,910.01

2,465.84

2,637.19

3,371.39

2,632.09

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

2,762.15

3,171.97

2,791.06

2,677.85

2,777.04

2,547.45

2,896.94

2,692.41

Less than 50% low wage

2,709.61

2,988.89

2,739.19

2,590.81

2,617.83

2,749.69

2,813.35

2,655.14

Unknown

2,554.18

2,657.27

4,121.88

2,460.57

2,579.20

2,540.56

2,931.19

2,539.44

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

33.59

67.02

72.10

40.66

65.40

78.00

32.24

50.49

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

128.00

467.02

692.33

509.64

425.53

609.10

353.47

270.27

Mining and manufacturing

24.03

242.01

176.05

84.05

87.90

91.61

118.51

44.88

Construction

49.48

206.99

189.27

33.96

85.18

114.28

86.29

41.82

Utilities and transp.

66.87

471.55

456.59

206.78

220.67

69.59

200.16

61.54

Wholesale trade

120.31

189.06

247.08

165.09

191.72

151.38

133.09

109.41

Fin. svs. and real est.

46.97

164.77

100.94

84.43

99.38

58.28

68.06

45.84

Retail trade

53.81

84.45

151.44

52.15

120.89

61.68

93.76

43.37

Professional services

97.63

84.53

96.45

49.46

75.51

164.21

40.20

120.43

Other Services

81.49

155.34

179.00

209.73

196.57

101.53

134.22

83.26

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

22.28

62.35

71.22

46.51

103.72

43.43

50.87

35.20

For profit, unincorporated

46.92

81.59

192.47

127.08

91.22

138.41

49.86

61.97

Nonprofit

119.59

259.95

135.90

106.14

54.96

236.95

110.46

142.18

Unknown

205.95

*****

*****

1,095.55

646.72

225.22

*****

205.95

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

85.16

210.13

247.37

116.90

303.28

497.01

103.78

128.53

5-9 years

103.57

47.17

118.42

84.01

440.33

94.76

64.64

280.99

10-19 years

36.39

127.78

134.31

54.16

49.27

106.24

62.60

36.21

20 or more years

53.85

130.47

103.05

55.15

33.19

131.61

63.89

74.22

Unknown

53.60

1,487.54

*

588.18

*

845.87

266.05

57.45

896.95

*

53.08

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

67.42

336.04

154.52

72.67

52.84

80.31

99.93

67.42

1 location only

36.38

69.26

75.13

47.28

110.33

158.92

38.59

64.69

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

65.60

149.44

446.14

162.86

257.62

160.64

169.33

89.54

25-49%

93.20

262.15

319.13

159.94

136.88

91.73

216.29

73.51

50-74%

130.61

64.21

165.09

129.63

125.25

254.72

78.24

159.77

75% or more

19.06

84.27

78.10

37.56

82.66

32.82

28.93

28.61

Union presence

No union employees

26.74

67.03

54.15

43.77

84.84

48.40

27.21

37.14

Has union employees

171.01

293.92

356.56

183.53

84.41

206.77

248.05

184.79

Unknown

74.17

540.36

852.14

447.62

310.47

72.65

204.82

59.70

Percent low wage employees **

50% or more low wage

67.54

132.20

99.30

112.95

168.54

83.16

73.89

87.31

Less than 50% low wage

40.58

67.53

63.12

34.60

34.21

124.79

22.40

63.06

Unknown

43.87

411.63

746.63

90.73

148.71

48.36

166.98

46.41

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.