| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35.1% | 13.5% | 25.7% | 82.1% | 13.3% | 62.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 13.6% | 10.2% | 31.9% * | 64.3% | 9.4% | 43.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 27.2% | 12.4% | 33.2% | 84.6% | 11.9% | 51.8% |
| Construction | 20.1% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 73.4% | 18.2% | 33.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 47.3% | 14.6% | 31.7% | 89.3% | 14.4% | 73.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 31.0% | 10.1% | 41.9% | 87.8% | 9.0% | 62.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 46.6% | 9.4% | 29.5% | 85.2% | 8.6% | 70.5% |
| Retail trade | 53.4% | 13.5% | 26.0% | 87.4% | 13.5% | 75.5% |
| Professional services | 26.3% | 12.2% | 22.4% | 78.2% | 12.0% | 52.3% |
| Other services | 32.4% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 71.8% | 16.7% | 53.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 38.3% | 12.9% | 28.0% | 84.4% | 12.7% | 66.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27.3% | 13.0% | 31.1% | 77.1% | 12.8% | 58.6% |
| Nonprofit | 23.6% | 18.5% | 15.8% | 54.7% | 18.1% | 30.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 18.4% | 15.9% | 25.9% | 51.5% | 16.4% | 31.0% |
| 5-9 years | 16.5% | 13.5% | 26.9% | 57.1% | 13.5% | 32.5% |
| 10-19 years | 18.7% | 12.3% | 23.1% | 65.6% | 12.2% | 39.9% |
| 20 or more years | 44.1% | 13.5% | 26.2% | 84.1% | 13.1% | 66.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 62.8% | 12.1% | 26.6% | 82.3% | 10.5% | 67.2% |
| 1 location only | 13.8% | 13.6% | 21.2% | 33.4% | 13.4% | 18.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 34.2% | 17.9% | 17.7% | 68.0% | 18.7% | 51.9% |
| 25-49 % | 41.8% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 81.3% | 18.1% | 63.2% |
| 50-74 % | 39.8% | 13.2% | 20.9% | 86.7% | 12.7% | 69.5% |
| 75% or more | 33.5% | 12.9% | 27.9% | 82.1% | 12.6% | 61.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 29.3% | 12.2% | 25.2% | 79.8% | 12.0% | 56.5% |
| Has union employees | 70.7% | 36.9% | 27.0% | 92.0% | 37.4% | 83.5% |
| Unknown | 70.6% | 27.3% | 40.5% | 80.5% | 28.7% | 77.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 43.4% | 14.6% | 20.0% | 78.6% | 14.7% | 62.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 32.2% | 13.2% | 28.3% | 84.1% | 12.9% | 62.4% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.
| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.41% | 0.47% | 0.75% | 0.48% | 0.46% | 0.45% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.18% | 2.16% | 14.34% * | 12.22% | 2.39% | 10.87% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.91% | 1.17% | 4.79% | 1.71% | 1.15% | 2.30% |
| Construction | 1.35% | 1.56% | 4.72% | 5.86% | 1.61% | 3.54% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.02% | 2.12% | 4.66% | 1.50% | 2.31% | 1.70% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.11% | 1.67% | 2.80% | 2.04% | 1.82% | 2.06% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.08% | 1.57% | 2.05% | 0.78% | 1.23% | 0.95% |
| Retail trade | 0.92% | 1.43% | 3.67% | 0.90% | 1.47% | 1.26% |
| Professional services | 0.89% | 0.75% | 1.32% | 1.06% | 0.85% | 0.58% |
| Other services | 0.87% | 1.01% | 2.07% | 1.56% | 1.03% | 1.36% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.47% | 0.49% | 1.52% | 0.37% | 0.52% | 0.50% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.33% | 1.10% | 3.84% | 2.12% | 1.16% | 1.88% |
| Nonprofit | 1.60% | 1.53% | 1.95% | 3.10% | 1.41% | 2.21% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.69% | 1.85% | 5.67% | 7.09% | 1.85% | 4.21% |
| 5-9 years | 1.46% | 1.80% | 4.65% | 4.36% | 1.76% | 2.38% |
| 10-19 years | 1.01% | 0.97% | 1.38% | 2.53% | 0.85% | 1.65% |
| 20 or more years | 0.35% | 0.41% | 0.85% | 0.65% | 0.50% | 0.37% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.46% | 1.26% | 0.85% | 0.48% | 1.70% | 0.46% |
| 1 location only | 0.55% | 0.57% | 2.49% | 5.95% | 0.57% | 1.22% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.91% | 1.54% | 2.86% | 3.10% | 1.85% | 2.54% |
| 25-49 % | 1.70% | 1.95% | 2.92% | 0.86% | 2.02% | 1.79% |
| 50-74 % | 1.41% | 1.11% | 1.93% | 0.94% | 1.13% | 1.16% |
| 75% or more | 0.58% | 0.57% | 1.02% | 0.59% | 0.56% | 0.67% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.57% | 0.46% | 0.88% | 0.64% | 0.48% | 0.79% |
| Has union employees | 1.62% | 2.55% | 4.77% | 1.05% | 2.86% | 1.44% |
| Unknown | 1.01% | 5.65% | 6.75% | 1.37% | 5.74% | 1.25% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.79% | 1.23% | 1.09% | 0.68% | 1.38% | 0.88% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.43% | 0.54% | 0.89% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.38% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.