| 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 | 5.7% | 11.8% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 9.6% | 0.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.5% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 3.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.6% | -- |
| Construction | 8.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 5.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | -- |
| Retail trade | 3.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% | -- |
| Professional services | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1% | -- |
| Other services | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.9% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 7.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.3% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 6.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.5% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 8.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 6.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.2% | -- |
| 1 location only | 9.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.9% | -- |
| 75% or more | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 6.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| Has union employees | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.1% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.7% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 5.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1% | -- |
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 | 0.20% | 0.61% | 0.71% | 0.40% | 0.19% | 0.06% | 0.30% | 0.06% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.15% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.05% | -- |
| Construction | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.74% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.10% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.16% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.70% | -- |
| Other services | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.89% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.57% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.52% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.45% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.35% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.72% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.39% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.26% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.89% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.62% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.24% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.34% | -- |
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.