Exhibit M.1: Selected Characteristics of Firms in the Survey Sample, 2004
| Sample Size | Sample Distribution After Weighting | Percentage of Total for Weighted Sample | FIRM SIZE | | | | Small (3-9 Workers) | 139 | 1,938,414 | 59.5% | Small (10-24 Workers) | 222 | 761,934 | 23.4 | Small (25-49 Workers) | 172 | 274,113 | 8.4 | Small (50-199 Workers) | 268 | 204,408 | 6.3 | Midsize (200-999 Workers) | 392 | 56,516 | 1.7 | Large (1,000-4,999 Workers) | 389 | 16,170 | .5 | Jumbo (5,000 or More Workers) | 343 | 7,810 | .2 | ALL FIRM SIZES | 1,925 | 3,259,365 | 100.0% | REGION | | | | Northeast | 423 | 654,193 | 20.1 | Midwest | 524 | 779,350 | 23.9 | South | 620 | 1,090,571 | 33.5 | West | 358 | 735,251 | 22.6 | ALL REGIONS | 1,925 | 3,259,365 | 100.0% | INDUSTRY | | | | Mining/Construction/Wholesale | 191 | 602,666 | 18.5 | Manufacturing | 252 | 226,340 | 6.9 | Transportation/Communications/Utility | 104 | 128,374 | 3.9 | Retail | 185 | 442,772 | 13.6 | Finance | 150 | 214,504 | 6.6 | Service | 587 | 1,419,385 | 43.5 | State/Local Government | 284 | 47,702 | 1.5 | Health Care | 172 | 177,622 | 5.4 | ALL INDUSTRIES | 1,925 | 3,259,365 | 100.0% |
Source: Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits: 2004.
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