| 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 | 23.2% | 35.7% | 28.3% | 22.0% | 13.2% | 9.2% | 32.3% | 11.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 39.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.7% | 12.0% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% | 9.3% |
| Construction | 35.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.8% | 26.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.5% | 20.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.3% | 13.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.5% | 10.8% |
| Retail trade | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.4% | 5.0% |
| Professional services | 30.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.2% | 20.4% |
| Other services | 20.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 8.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 21.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.3% | 11.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.0% | 10.9% |
| Nonprofit | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.1% | 16.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.1% | 11.8% |
| 5-9 years | 31.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.5% | 18.5% |
| 10-19 years | 27.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.0% | 11.1% |
| 20 or more years | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% | 11.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 11.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.7% | 10.8% |
| 1 location only | 31.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.8% | 20.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.7% | 6.4% |
| 25-49 % | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.4% | 5.2% |
| 50-74 % | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | 8.5% |
| 75% or more | 24.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.6% | 13.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% | 10.0% |
| Has union employees | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.0% | 22.6% |
| Unknown | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | 10.7% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 15.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 6.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.3% | 14.4% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.50% | 1.01% | 0.95% | 0.70% | 0.57% | 0.55% | 0.67% | 0.52% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.52% | 6.29% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.21% | 1.14% |
| Construction | 1.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.23% | 1.73% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.63% | 2.83% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.61% | 1.58% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | 1.03% |
| Retail trade | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.08% | 0.77% |
| Professional services | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | 1.22% |
| Other services | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | 1.08% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.95% | 0.56% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.88% | 1.14% |
| Nonprofit | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.32% | 1.27% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.84% | 2.63% |
| 5-9 years | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | 3.07% |
| 10-19 years | 1.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | 1.15% |
| 20 or more years | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | 0.48% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | 0.51% |
| 1 location only | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | 1.34% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.49% | 0.99% |
| 25-49 % | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.51% | 0.86% |
| 50-74 % | 1.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | 0.85% |
| 75% or more | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | 0.60% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | 0.46% |
| Has union employees | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.98% | 1.83% |
| Unknown | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.10% | 1.54% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | 0.66% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.67% | 0.75% |
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.