| 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 | 5,590 | 5,265 | 5,606 | 5,378 | 5,380 | 5,732 | 5,442 | 5,622 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4,693 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,100 | 4,470 |
| Mining | 5,328 | 6,190 | 5,796 | 5,979 | 6,075 | 4,856 | 6,009 | 5,283 |
| Construction | 5,119 | 4,589 | 5,251 | 5,546 | 5,144 | 5,158 | 5,026 | 5,243 |
| Manufacturing | 5,513 | 4,829 | 5,213 | 5,340 | 5,075 | 5,720 | 5,095 | 5,560 |
| Transp., commu., util. | 5,932 | 4,984 | 5,668 | 5,700 | 5,826 | 6,005 | 5,395 | 5,981 |
| Wholesale trade | 5,489 | 6,031 | 5,886 | 5,181 | 5,112 | 5,563 | 5,696 | 5,441 |
| Retail Trade | 5,327 | 5,377 | 5,353 | 5,172 | 5,036 | 5,413 | 5,325 | 5,328 |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 5,863 | 5,852 | 6,022 | 5,512 | 5,529 | 5,973 | 5,991 | 5,846 |
| Services | 5,728 | 5,436 | 5,840 | 5,419 | 5,710 | 5,859 | 5,630 | 5,757 |
| Unknown | 5,916 * | 5,916 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,916 * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 5,558 | 5,276 | 5,577 | 5,329 | 5,261 | 5,704 | 5,422 | 5,585 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5,587 | 5,598 | 5,546 | 5,380 | 5,486 | 5,774 | 5,563 | 5,602 |
| Nonprofit | 5,809 | 4,822 | 5,902 | 5,939 | 5,827 | 5,965 | 5,457 | 5,900 |
| Unknown | 5,647 | -- | -- | 3,375 | 5,274 | 5,770 | 5,417 * | 5,648 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5,612 | 5,512 | 6,114 | 5,489 | 5,254 | 5,727 | 5,711 | 5,498 |
| 5-9 years | 5,417 | 5,369 | 5,357 | 5,498 | 5,406 | 5,466 | 5,371 | 5,459 |
| 10-19 years | 5,363 | 5,304 | 5,390 | 5,281 | 5,317 | 5,545 | 5,345 | 5,376 |
| 20 or more years | 5,547 | 5,146 | 5,675 | 5,440 | 5,346 | 5,719 | 5,453 | 5,569 |
| Unknown | 5,740 | 4,556 | 7,905 | 4,349 | 5,694 | 5,758 | 5,388 | 5,741 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 5,648 | 6,360 | 5,510 | 5,287 | 5,408 | 5,727 | 5,568 | 5,650 |
| 1 location only | 5,415 | 5,240 | 5,622 | 5,424 | 5,295 | 5,964 | 5,424 | 5,400 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5,396 | 5,501 | 5,819 | 5,577 | 5,289 | 5,192 | 5,602 | 5,306 |
| 25-49 % | 6,256 | 5,580 | 6,343 | 5,443 | 5,864 | 6,473 | 5,785 | 6,326 |
| 50-74 % | 5,603 | 5,281 | 5,700 | 5,704 | 5,832 | 5,527 | 5,448 | 5,639 |
| 75% or more | 5,568 | 5,251 | 5,580 | 5,354 | 5,315 | 5,719 | 5,431 | 5,596 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5,490 | 5,431 | 5,629 | 5,331 | 5,300 | 5,601 | 5,513 | 5,482 |
| Has union employees | 5,821 | 5,046 | 5,359 | 5,653 | 5,621 | 5,937 | 5,237 | 5,869 |
| Unknown | 5,686 | 3,303 | 5,476 | 5,876 | 5,469 | 5,802 | 4,280 | 5,763 |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 5,274 | 4,984 | 5,289 | 5,594 | 5,175 | 5,282 | 5,302 | 5,260 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 5,459 | 5,378 | 5,605 | 5,408 | 5,357 | 5,545 | 5,486 | 5,448 |
| Unknown | 5,789 | 3,744 | 6,000 | 4,445 | 5,539 | 5,843 | 4,547 | 5,811 |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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. | ||||||||
| -- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell. | ||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||
| 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 | 49.32 | 112.60 | 100.55 | 63.22 | 57.73 | 82.86 | 60.89 | 62.47 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 265.24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 296.31 | 332.97 |
| Mining | 271.62 | 1,478.94 | 1,401.73 | 1,343.52 | 495.26 | 361.33 | 947.30 | 299.62 |
| Construction | 142.58 | 298.07 | 184.23 | 142.55 | 169.61 | 321.49 | 191.62 | 125.46 |
| Manufacturing | 93.28 | 258.94 | 135.33 | 105.66 | 134.23 | 133.78 | 86.21 | 109.04 |
| Transp., commu., util. | 220.38 | 237.07 | 385.44 | 230.09 | 150.55 | 275.47 | 197.42 | 230.57 |
| Wholesale trade | 88.88 | 365.24 | 206.33 | 202.82 | 153.11 | 137.90 | 106.01 | 116.06 |
| Retail Trade | 49.19 | 172.32 | 204.25 | 104.82 | 143.47 | 58.55 | 105.60 | 54.24 |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 88.35 | 209.43 | 331.92 | 261.55 | 156.62 | 94.30 | 113.65 | 101.71 |
| Services | 108.02 | 224.19 | 177.51 | 170.47 | 141.51 | 149.87 | 143.83 | 117.96 |
| Unknown | 1,781.97 * | 1,781.97 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,781.97 * | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 43.54 | 156.72 | 113.37 | 72.51 | 58.13 | 78.83 | 70.68 | 59.06 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 132.42 | 233.75 | 310.74 | 218.51 | 173.61 | 297.22 | 181.49 | 196.91 |
| Nonprofit | 147.11 | 318.32 | 305.79 | 174.09 | 167.13 | 269.90 | 215.80 | 183.28 |
| Unknown | 148.06 | -- | -- | 839.52 | 341.38 | 147.15 | 1,649.45 * | 147.81 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 117.64 | 227.81 | 368.13 | 165.95 | 204.49 | 205.98 | 134.77 | 186.70 |
| 5-9 years | 101.79 | 120.72 | 208.69 | 244.08 | 136.85 | 338.79 | 101.94 | 164.28 |
| 10-19 years | 74.06 | 199.08 | 154.61 | 90.27 | 99.99 | 202.10 | 106.91 | 115.95 |
| 20 or more years | 76.42 | 226.07 | 106.31 | 81.15 | 72.87 | 137.68 | 94.56 | 94.46 |
| Unknown | 68.81 | 1,285.43 | 2,239.64 | 428.39 | 135.76 | 80.45 | 606.99 | 68.98 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 64.53 | 641.07 | 286.21 | 125.50 | 71.02 | 83.26 | 147.17 | 69.13 |
| 1 location only | 46.85 | 109.81 | 104.81 | 71.39 | 102.10 | 443.00 | 64.80 | 71.28 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 155.58 | 223.55 | 304.31 | 289.89 | 407.29 | 170.09 | 230.18 | 176.93 |
| 25-49 % | 268.48 | 282.43 | 215.04 | 274.18 | 332.10 | 361.73 | 204.06 | 286.64 |
| 50-74 % | 103.11 | 150.55 | 440.61 | 208.69 | 183.49 | 177.29 | 126.20 | 125.84 |
| 75% or more | 54.90 | 120.96 | 89.77 | 61.64 | 71.22 | 89.59 | 59.68 | 71.49 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 38.73 | 140.26 | 100.93 | 54.82 | 68.85 | 47.98 | 70.62 | 40.98 |
| Has union employees | 163.99 | 319.75 | 333.56 | 270.84 | 186.28 | 209.71 | 145.75 | 173.81 |
| Unknown | 145.57 | 664.69 | 215.39 | 313.76 | 279.31 | 162.71 | 504.91 | 120.44 |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 139.55 | 178.82 | 227.33 | 222.56 | 155.35 | 245.85 | 187.59 | 182.94 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 64.74 | 149.98 | 107.83 | 69.89 | 63.28 | 102.47 | 73.84 | 74.31 |
| Unknown | 113.93 | 698.11 | 278.60 | 338.15 | 99.27 | 114.58 | 470.98 | 109.26 |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 1998 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. | ||||||||
| -- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell. | ||||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||||