| 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 | 39.5% | 13.4% | 22.1% | 35.9% | 49.3% | 79.6% | 17.8% | 66.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.8% | 4.7% * | 2.7% * | 27.1% * | 29.6% * | 76.9% | 6.1% | 44.4% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 31.9% | 9.7% | 20.8% | 32.2% | 50.8% | 74.9% | 16.3% | 57.1% |
| Construction | 22.1% | 12.8% | 24.6% | 36.6% | 55.3% | 76.2% | 18.3% | 49.3% |
| Utilities and transp. | 45.9% | 10.8% * | 15.6% * | 29.3% | 44.7% | 84.5% | 15.4% | 70.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 33.5% | 14.1% | 18.2% | 33.3% | 46.9% | 73.5% | 17.9% | 55.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 49.8% | 15.3% | 27.4% | 43.1% | 52.2% | 76.5% | 19.4% | 68.9% |
| Retail trade | 51.4% | 10.9% | 18.4% | 33.0% | 45.5% | 78.8% | 16.2% | 70.8% |
| Professional services | 37.1% | 14.7% | 25.9% | 42.1% | 53.5% | 86.6% | 19.6% | 68.8% |
| Other services | 37.1% | 13.6% | 20.0% | 30.3% | 43.2% | 80.0% | 16.8% | 64.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 41.3% | 13.6% | 21.1% | 35.4% | 47.6% | 79.0% | 17.9% | 67.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 33.8% | 13.7% | 26.1% | 40.2% | 48.0% | 84.5% | 17.8% | 68.4% |
| Nonprofit | 34.9% | 11.1% | 22.9% | 33.7% | 55.5% | 78.9% | 16.7% | 58.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 20.6% | 11.7% | 17.6% | 37.8% | 42.1% | 88.2% | 14.3% | 60.5% |
| 5-9 years | 22.6% | 14.4% | 22.7% | 33.6% | 43.7% | 73.1% | 17.9% | 48.2% |
| 10-19 years | 27.1% | 14.2% | 22.1% | 35.8% | 47.0% | 78.9% | 18.0% | 56.7% |
| 20 or more years | 47.4% | 13.0% | 22.6% | 36.1% | 50.4% | 79.6% | 18.4% | 68.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 66.2% | 17.1% * | 26.7% | 37.2% | 49.6% | 79.6% | 29.4% | 69.3% |
| 1 location only | 19.0% | 13.4% | 21.6% | 35.1% | 47.1% | 77.3% | 17.1% | 42.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 36.0% | 9.9% * | 12.4% * | 22.5% | 34.8% | 82.6% | 11.0% | 64.5% |
| 25-49 % | 38.4% | 6.0% | 12.1% | 23.5% | 42.5% | 78.0% | 9.2% | 64.9% |
| 50-74 % | 43.4% | 13.8% | 21.8% | 31.5% | 52.2% | 83.2% | 16.5% | 72.9% |
| 75% or more | 39.0% | 14.2% | 23.6% | 38.6% | 50.7% | 78.5% | 19.2% | 65.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 34.6% | 13.0% | 21.3% | 35.1% | 48.6% | 76.1% | 17.3% | 61.8% |
| Has union employees | 70.3% | 20.2% | 41.7% | 49.1% | 63.6% | 91.2% | 28.8% | 86.2% |
| Unknown | 68.9% | 23.9% * | 12.2% * | 33.4% | 45.6% | 80.6% | 22.1% | 76.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 44.9% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 23.6% | 45.1% | 79.6% | 11.2% | 67.0% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 37.7% | 14.2% | 24.2% | 39.4% | 51.2% | 79.6% | 19.3% | 66.5% |
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 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 | 0.46% | 0.82% | 0.90% | 1.52% | 0.74% | 0.81% | 0.60% | 0.43% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.07% | 1.70% * | 1.51% * | 10.96% * | 12.90% * | 12.09% | 1.63% | 10.48% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.58% | 1.41% | 3.12% | 3.57% | 3.60% | 3.31% | 1.64% | 2.22% |
| Construction | 1.96% | 2.42% | 2.41% | 5.18% | 5.58% | 6.25% | 1.88% | 3.39% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.03% | 4.71% * | 5.58% * | 6.58% | 4.60% | 2.20% | 3.80% | 1.65% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.98% | 3.15% | 3.34% | 3.79% | 3.82% | 2.20% | 1.45% | 1.20% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.35% | 2.40% | 2.64% | 4.15% | 2.43% | 2.11% | 1.88% | 1.71% |
| Retail trade | 1.48% | 2.11% | 2.23% | 3.83% | 2.69% | 1.38% | 1.24% | 1.89% |
| Professional services | 0.68% | 1.25% | 2.12% | 2.01% | 2.20% | 1.13% | 1.21% | 1.06% |
| Other services | 0.46% | 1.33% | 2.15% | 1.61% | 1.64% | 1.72% | 1.03% | 0.61% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.52% | 0.97% | 0.78% | 1.62% | 0.70% | 0.88% | 0.58% | 0.63% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.00% | 0.97% | 3.22% | 2.61% | 2.29% | 1.82% | 0.96% | 1.94% |
| Nonprofit | 1.80% | 1.52% | 2.71% | 2.62% | 3.13% | 1.98% | 1.15% | 2.45% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.22% | 1.57% | 3.79% | 5.75% | 7.58% | 5.80% | 1.42% | 3.69% |
| 5-9 years | 0.88% | 1.35% | 2.88% | 3.74% | 3.81% | 5.59% | 1.14% | 3.15% |
| 10-19 years | 1.01% | 1.27% | 1.57% | 2.51% | 2.82% | 1.83% | 0.93% | 1.27% |
| 20 or more years | 0.61% | 0.87% | 1.70% | 1.88% | 1.05% | 0.90% | 0.75% | 0.59% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.54% | 6.08% * | 3.10% | 1.76% | 0.94% | 0.81% | 2.70% | 0.47% |
| 1 location only | 0.57% | 0.84% | 1.05% | 1.65% | 2.50% | 5.63% | 0.65% | 1.43% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.68% | 3.03% * | 3.79% * | 3.23% | 4.46% | 1.99% | 1.55% | 2.19% |
| 25-49 % | 1.08% | 1.70% | 2.23% | 2.49% | 4.17% | 2.15% | 1.28% | 1.55% |
| 50-74 % | 1.12% | 1.11% | 2.94% | 3.47% | 3.18% | 1.15% | 1.07% | 1.22% |
| 75% or more | 0.57% | 1.03% | 1.04% | 1.75% | 1.00% | 1.11% | 0.71% | 0.61% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.54% | 0.80% | 0.90% | 1.57% | 0.69% | 0.95% | 0.59% | 0.53% |
| Has union employees | 1.31% | 2.65% | 3.71% | 6.86% | 3.23% | 0.93% | 2.12% | 1.16% |
| Unknown | 1.54% | 7.26% * | 9.81% * | 9.97% | 4.80% | 1.68% | 4.19% | 1.52% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.05% | 0.71% | 1.46% | 1.72% | 2.03% | 1.62% | 0.56% | 1.28% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.41% | 0.96% | 1.01% | 1.76% | 0.80% | 0.85% | 0.64% | 0.24% |
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.