| 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 | 19.9% | 35.7% | 26.0% | 12.0% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 30.8% | 6.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 42.2% | 40.6% | 74.9% | -- | -- | -- | 46.1% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.4% | 40.7% | 20.0% | -- | -- | -- | 27.6% | -- |
| Construction | 35.0% | 43.7% | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | 37.2% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 17.7% | 35.4% | 15.3% * | -- | -- | -- | 26.1% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 25.8% | 43.5% | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | 36.5% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 13.4% | 31.5% | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | 28.9% | -- |
| Retail trade | 10.9% | 31.3% | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | 26.0% | -- |
| Professional services | 23.1% | 33.8% | 24.1% | -- | -- | -- | 29.4% | -- |
| Other services | 19.1% | 34.1% | 28.3% | -- | -- | -- | 30.2% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 19.0% | 36.2% | 24.7% | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 22.2% | 31.8% | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 22.5% | 41.9% | 34.7% | -- | -- | -- | 35.7% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 25.2% | 32.4% | 23.1% | -- | -- | -- | 28.6% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 27.3% | 36.5% | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 24.9% | 35.7% | 21.9% | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 16.9% | 36.3% | 29.1% | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 6.5% | 34.3% | 19.1% | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | -- |
| 1 location only | 30.1% | 35.7% | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | 31.7% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 19.6% | 37.6% | 34.7% | -- | -- | -- | 34.5% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 16.3% | 34.2% | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | 30.5% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 18.3% | 35.5% | 29.1% | -- | -- | -- | 31.9% | -- |
| 75% or more | 20.6% | 35.7% | 24.7% | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 19.5% | 34.6% | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | -- |
| Has union employees | 29.5% | 55.0% | 52.9% | -- | -- | -- | 52.3% | -- |
| Unknown | 11.1% | 53.6% | 22.5% * | -- | -- | -- | 41.8% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 13.8% | 34.6% | 26.1% | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 21.9% | 36.0% | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | 31.0% | -- |
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 | 0.33% | 1.03% | 1.14% | 0.68% | 0.24% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.29% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.98% | 4.98% | 13.36% | -- | -- | -- | 3.92% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.70% | 2.98% | 2.27% | -- | -- | -- | 2.41% | -- |
| Construction | 1.24% | 2.74% | 2.62% | -- | -- | -- | 1.56% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.65% | 6.16% | 6.95% * | -- | -- | -- | 3.53% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.14% | 3.36% | 5.76% | -- | -- | -- | 2.24% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.83% | 2.97% | 5.13% | -- | -- | -- | 2.39% | -- |
| Retail trade | 1.00% | 3.19% | 3.29% | -- | -- | -- | 2.27% | -- |
| Professional services | 1.15% | 1.55% | 2.71% | -- | -- | -- | 1.30% | -- |
| Other services | 0.98% | 2.15% | 2.88% | -- | -- | -- | 1.44% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.33% | 1.02% | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.15% | 2.02% | 3.87% | -- | -- | -- | 1.48% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.21% | 2.95% | 4.00% | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.93% | 3.08% | 2.64% | -- | -- | -- | 2.12% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.61% | 2.96% | 3.04% | -- | -- | -- | 1.94% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.96% | 1.39% | 2.01% | -- | -- | -- | 1.05% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.39% | 1.28% | 1.98% | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.31% | 8.92% | 3.63% | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.63% | 1.01% | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.36% | 2.30% | 4.73% | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.33% | 3.87% | 4.31% | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.10% | 3.24% | 3.52% | -- | -- | -- | 2.05% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.50% | 1.42% | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | 0.92% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.42% | 1.15% | 1.14% | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.87% | 5.86% | 3.35% | -- | -- | -- | 4.39% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.34% | 10.04% | 9.40% * | -- | -- | -- | 5.87% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.80% | 2.77% | 2.48% | -- | -- | -- | 1.92% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.47% | 1.03% | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | 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.