| 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 | 92,399,464 | 13.4% | 9.1% | 15.0% | 17.9% | 44.7% | 30.0% | 70.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,627,013 | 32.7% | 18.0% | 14.4% | 5.8% * | 29.2% | 57.1% | 42.9% |
| Mining | 553,357 | 5.2% * | 3.1% * | 9.8% * | 24.6% | 57.3% | 10.0% * | 90.0% |
| Construction | 5,334,282 | 30.7% | 18.7% | 26.8% | 16.4% | 7.4% * | 63.4% | 36.6% |
| Manufacturing | 18,518,801 | 5.7% | 5.3% | 12.7% | 22.2% | 54.1% | 16.7% | 83.3% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 5,676,709 | 6.3% | 5.7% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 63.1% | 18.1% | 81.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,928,155 | 11.1% | 9.5% | 16.2% | 15.9% | 47.2% | 29.7% | 70.3% |
| Retail Trade | 15,382,028 | 12.8% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 13.7% | 48.9% | 30.8% | 69.2% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 7,429,049 | 10.5% | 6.8% | 10.9% | 13.8% | 58.0% | 21.6% | 78.4% |
| Services | 30,934,112 | 16.9% | 9.9% | 16.2% | 20.1% | 36.9% | 35.0% | 65.0% |
| Unknown | 15,958 | 80.7% | -- | -- | 19.3% * | -- | 80.7% | 19.3% * |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 70,737,932 | 10.7% | 9.5% | 15.6% | 16.6% | 47.7% | 28.0% | 72.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 7,764,189 | 45.3% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 16.6% | 13.1% | 64.4% | 35.6% |
| Nonprofit | 10,333,188 | 12.0% | 7.3% | 17.0% | 31.1% | 32.5% | 27.8% | 72.2% |
| Unknown | 3,564,155 | 0.6% * | -- | 2.4% * | 7.2% | 89.8% | 0.8% * | 99.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 6,190,722 | 40.2% | 18.7% | 20.1% | 10.9% | 10.1% | 72.0% | 28.0% |
| 5-9 years | 7,134,508 | 28.7% | 20.5% | 22.0% | 19.5% | 9.3% | 61.1% | 38.9% |
| 10-19 years | 13,849,493 | 24.7% | 16.6% | 23.8% | 21.4% | 13.6% | 54.3% | 45.7% |
| 20 or more years | 40,662,645 | 10.7% | 8.5% | 18.3% | 24.5% | 38.1% | 27.7% | 72.3% |
| Unknown | 24,562,096 | 0.1% * | 0.2% | 1.2% | 6.2% | 92.3% | 0.5% | 99.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 56,008,131 | 0.4% | 1.6% | 6.3% | 19.7% | 72.0% | 4.3% | 95.7% |
| 1 location only | 36,391,333 | 33.4% | 20.7% | 28.2% | 15.0% | 2.7% | 69.6% | 30.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 482,038 | 16.2% | 15.8% | 29.6% | 23.7% | 14.8% | 49.9% | 50.1% |
| 25-49 % | 2,940,215 | 13.9% | 9.8% | 12.2% | 15.5% | 48.5% | 30.0% | 70.0% |
| 50-74 % | 7,711,139 | 19.2% | 10.7% | 14.1% | 20.7% | 35.3% | 37.6% | 62.4% |
| 75% or more | 81,266,072 | 12.8% | 8.9% | 15.1% | 17.6% | 45.6% | 29.2% | 70.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 69,380,270 | 15.9% | 11.2% | 17.9% | 18.8% | 36.3% | 36.4% | 63.6% |
| Has union employees | 15,182,676 | 5.7% * | 2.3% | 7.3% | 17.2% | 67.5% | 10.3% | 89.7% |
| Unknown | 7,836,518 | 5.4% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 11.1% | 75.4% | 12.1% | 87.9% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 5,604,480 | 22.5% | 16.2% | 21.9% | 20.1% | 19.2% | 50.1% | 49.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 57,397,429 | 18.1% | 12.5% | 21.0% | 23.3% | 25.1% | 41.2% | 58.8% |
| Unknown | 29,397,554 | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 6.7% | 87.9% | 4.4% | 95.6% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||
| 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 | 1,309,263 | 0.42% | 0.29% | 0.35% | 0.61% | 0.64% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 144,373 | 4.33% | 4.43% | 2.43% | 2.01% * | 6.61% | 6.48% | 6.48% |
| Mining | 140,355 | 4.25% * | 1.13% * | 4.83% * | 5.50% | 7.57% | 8.46% * | 8.46% |
| Construction | 208,890 | 1.23% | 0.57% | 1.61% | 1.92% | 2.34% * | 1.66% | 1.66% |
| Manufacturing | 710,205 | 1.12% | 0.50% | 0.80% | 0.85% | 1.15% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
| Transp., commu., util. | 245,250 | 1.48% | 0.82% | 1.71% | 3.04% | 3.45% | 2.79% | 2.79% |
| Wholesale trade | 261,139 | 1.42% | 0.72% | 2.03% | 1.64% | 3.58% | 1.85% | 1.85% |
| Retail Trade | 551,240 | 0.87% | 0.36% | 0.66% | 0.90% | 1.27% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Fin., ins., real est. | 309,507 | 0.51% | 0.87% | 1.76% | 1.18% | 1.45% | 1.29% | 1.29% |
| Services | 753,035 | 0.81% | 0.58% | 0.76% | 1.16% | 1.19% | 0.72% | 0.72% |
| Unknown | 3,617 | 13.34% | -- | -- | 10.47% * | -- | 13.34% | 10.47% * |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1,033,985 | 0.57% | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.47% | 0.83% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 215,348 | 1.76% | 0.33% | 0.84% | 2.31% | 2.20% | 1.65% | 1.65% |
| Nonprofit | 629,325 | 1.11% | 1.14% | 1.06% | 2.15% | 2.25% | 1.76% | 1.76% |
| Unknown | 425,542 | 0.19% * | -- | 1.16% * | 2.10% | 2.72% | 0.29% * | 0.29% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 171,109 | 1.59% | 1.36% | 1.33% | 1.80% | 2.31% | 2.11% | 2.11% |
| 5-9 years | 314,073 | 1.65% | 1.71% | 1.27% | 1.94% | 2.34% | 2.23% | 2.23% |
| 10-19 years | 318,630 | 1.39% | 0.70% | 1.21% | 1.61% | 1.37% | 1.45% | 1.45% |
| 20 or more years | 1,142,019 | 0.72% | 0.37% | 0.61% | 0.84% | 0.76% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| Unknown | 571,549 | 0.06% * | 0.04% | 0.19% | 0.43% | 0.41% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 723,163 | 0.05% | 0.22% | 0.23% | 0.80% | 0.71% | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| 1 location only | 1,193,646 | 0.58% | 0.53% | 1.06% | 0.75% | 0.46% | 0.64% | 0.64% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 28,657 | 1.80% | 1.15% | 1.82% | 2.82% | 2.79% | 2.66% | 2.66% |
| 25-49 % | 160,766 | 1.58% | 0.96% | 0.82% | 1.48% | 3.49% | 2.13% | 2.13% |
| 50-74 % | 299,772 | 1.25% | 0.70% | 1.01% | 1.58% | 2.35% | 1.87% | 1.87% |
| 75% or more | 1,425,494 | 0.47% | 0.32% | 0.40% | 0.65% | 0.74% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1,225,746 | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.45% | 0.76% | 0.96% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| Has union employees | 909,997 | 1.85% * | 0.48% | 0.86% | 1.58% | 2.46% | 1.99% | 1.99% |
| Unknown | 540,394 | 0.98% | 1.14% | 0.66% | 1.77% | 2.60% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
| Percent low wage employees ** | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 224,513 | 1.28% | 1.56% | 1.65% | 1.31% | 1.97% | 1.99% | 1.99% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1,579,735 | 0.55% | 0.36% | 0.74% | 0.89% | 0.71% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| Unknown | 810,470 | 0.39% | 0.32% | 0.23% | 0.52% | 0.60% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 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. | ||||||||
| Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||||||