| 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 | 38.2% | 64.2% | 47.0% | 32.0% | 18.4% | 11.1% | 56.5% | 15.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 70.8% | 73.9% | 91.8% | 58.2% | -- | -- | 76.0% | 32.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 33.3% | 58.8% | 38.6% | 24.1% | -- | -- | 45.6% | 13.5% |
| Construction | 58.1% | 70.6% | 45.2% | 43.7% | -- | -- | 61.8% | 32.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 31.6% | 52.5% | 31.4% | 30.4% | -- | -- | 43.3% | 22.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 45.2% | 70.9% | 52.4% | 36.5% | -- | -- | 62.1% | 21.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 32.2% | 70.6% | 45.9% | 31.1% | -- | -- | 63.0% | 12.8% |
| Retail trade | 21.1% | 58.5% | 38.2% | 23.1% | -- | -- | 47.9% | 6.3% |
| Professional services | 46.0% | 63.7% | 49.3% | 35.0% | -- | -- | 57.8% | 24.7% |
| Other services | 36.3% | 59.1% | 49.8% | 29.8% | -- | -- | 53.4% | 13.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 36.0% | 64.2% | 45.8% | 30.0% | -- | -- | 55.5% | 14.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 43.2% | 61.4% | 46.2% | 32.9% | -- | -- | 56.8% | 13.9% |
| Nonprofit | 46.1% | 70.9% | 57.9% | 41.7% | -- | -- | 63.6% | 23.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 48.2% | 58.9% | 45.4% | 22.1% | -- | -- | 53.4% | 14.7% |
| 5-9 years | 51.1% | 63.7% | 39.2% | 34.7% | -- | -- | 56.1% | 23.7% |
| 10-19 years | 46.0% | 63.1% | 42.0% | 31.3% | -- | -- | 55.2% | 15.9% |
| 20 or more years | 33.1% | 66.3% | 51.5% | 32.8% | -- | -- | 58.0% | 14.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 15.5% | 47.5% | 39.6% | 29.8% | -- | -- | 36.4% | 13.8% |
| 1 location only | 55.5% | 64.3% | 47.7% | 33.3% | -- | -- | 57.8% | 28.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 37.6% | 68.0% | 51.1% | 36.0% | -- | -- | 61.4% | 10.3% |
| 25-49 % | 31.1% | 62.2% | 54.9% | 29.4% | -- | -- | 57.2% | 7.4% |
| 50-74 % | 35.4% | 64.6% | 46.6% | 28.5% | -- | -- | 57.5% | 11.2% |
| 75% or more | 39.5% | 64.0% | 46.1% | 32.6% | -- | -- | 55.9% | 17.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 39.4% | 63.8% | 46.6% | 30.9% | -- | -- | 56.1% | 13.1% |
| Has union employees | 38.6% | 72.8% | 60.9% | 49.4% | -- | -- | 66.9% | 27.7% |
| Unknown | 18.7% | 64.4% | 25.8% * | 36.6% * | -- | -- | 51.7% | 13.6% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 28.4% | 64.9% | 45.9% | 27.6% | -- | -- | 56.2% | 10.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 41.5% | 64.0% | 47.2% | 33.3% | -- | -- | 56.6% | 17.9% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.37% | 0.72% | 1.10% | 0.69% | 0.74% | 0.61% | 0.56% | 0.62% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.25% | 6.20% | 11.69% | 14.65% | -- | -- | 5.08% | 8.92% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.66% | 3.18% | 4.16% | 1.85% | -- | -- | 2.45% | 1.47% |
| Construction | 2.33% | 2.11% | 3.89% | 2.98% | -- | -- | 2.37% | 2.69% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.93% | 6.56% | 7.55% | 6.35% | -- | -- | 4.80% | 2.81% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.56% | 1.98% | 5.24% | 3.39% | -- | -- | 1.14% | 1.47% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.73% | 1.93% | 4.23% | 2.82% | -- | -- | 1.82% | 1.08% |
| Retail trade | 1.14% | 3.55% | 4.08% | 2.75% | -- | -- | 2.52% | 0.79% |
| Professional services | 0.90% | 1.12% | 2.66% | 2.08% | -- | -- | 1.20% | 1.11% |
| Other services | 1.10% | 2.51% | 3.45% | 1.92% | -- | -- | 1.41% | 0.95% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.54% | 1.01% | 1.00% | 0.80% | -- | -- | 0.77% | 0.69% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.95% | 1.24% | 3.03% | 2.92% | -- | -- | 1.17% | 1.33% |
| Nonprofit | 1.54% | 4.10% | 3.34% | 2.68% | -- | -- | 2.44% | 1.50% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.64% | 3.70% | 2.68% | 3.67% | -- | -- | 3.04% | 2.60% |
| 5-9 years | 1.43% | 1.54% | 4.17% | 3.67% | -- | -- | 1.69% | 2.85% |
| 10-19 years | 1.45% | 2.28% | 1.98% | 1.87% | -- | -- | 1.63% | 1.36% |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | 0.69% | 1.49% | 1.23% | -- | -- | 0.62% | 0.56% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.55% | 10.78% | 2.41% | 1.38% | -- | -- | 2.21% | 0.59% |
| 1 location only | 0.49% | 0.73% | 1.25% | 0.92% | -- | -- | 0.52% | 1.12% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.89% | 3.72% | 7.94% | 6.05% | -- | -- | 2.09% | 1.74% |
| 25-49 % | 1.45% | 4.20% | 5.60% | 3.51% | -- | -- | 2.30% | 1.12% |
| 50-74 % | 1.64% | 2.18% | 3.60% | 2.32% | -- | -- | 2.11% | 0.92% |
| 75% or more | 0.55% | 1.07% | 1.17% | 0.70% | -- | -- | 0.87% | 0.74% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.32% | 0.63% | 1.23% | 0.68% | -- | -- | 0.52% | 0.49% |
| Has union employees | 2.00% | 3.68% | 4.09% | 4.70% | -- | -- | 3.01% | 1.96% |
| Unknown | 2.04% | 8.28% | 10.91% * | 12.15% * | -- | -- | 4.95% | 1.71% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.63% | 2.47% | 3.75% | 1.29% | -- | -- | 1.63% | 0.81% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.43% | 0.71% | 1.21% | 0.82% | -- | -- | 0.62% | 0.88% |
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.
-- 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.