| 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 | 87.6% | 42.5% | 66.6% | 85.0% | 96.3% | 99.7% | 59.6% | 97.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 66.1% | 24.1% | 52.4% | 88.8% | 94.7% | 100.0% | 41.8% | 97.6% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 95.4% | 53.6% | 83.3% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 78.4% | 98.9% |
| Construction | 76.5% | 41.7% | 80.3% | 92.1% | 90.5% | 100.0% | 64.5% | 94.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 92.9% | 38.9% | 68.8% | 86.1% | 96.6% | 99.4% | 58.8% | 99.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 90.9% | 58.8% | 83.1% | 91.2% | 96.9% | 100.0% | 75.1% | 98.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 93.6% | 50.3% | 81.1% | 95.3% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 66.5% | 99.6% |
| Retail trade | 89.4% | 32.3% | 66.4% | 89.8% | 96.4% | 99.9% | 54.6% | 99.4% |
| Professional services | 91.3% | 51.2% | 77.9% | 90.8% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 68.5% | 98.7% |
| Other services | 78.0% | 34.3% | 45.4% | 69.6% | 92.7% | 98.9% | 45.4% | 94.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 88.9% | 45.6% | 69.4% | 85.4% | 95.5% | 99.7% | 63.0% | 97.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 75.3% | 32.1% | 53.8% | 77.1% | 96.7% | 99.3% | 44.4% | 96.6% |
| Nonprofit | 94.2% | 55.7% | 74.2% | 93.1% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 72.8% | 98.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 53.7% | 27.4% | 44.4% | 68.2% | 88.6% | 98.5% | 38.3% | 86.3% |
| 5-9 years | 67.0% | 36.7% | 56.8% | 73.4% | 92.6% | 95.6% | 49.7% | 90.7% |
| 10-19 years | 77.8% | 42.7% | 67.0% | 82.1% | 94.3% | 99.2% | 58.7% | 94.8% |
| 20 or more years | 93.9% | 50.9% | 75.5% | 90.7% | 97.5% | 99.8% | 69.6% | 98.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 98.6% | 61.6% | 79.5% | 89.0% | 96.6% | 99.8% | 82.0% | 99.0% |
| 1 location only | 71.4% | 42.4% | 66.0% | 84.2% | 96.1% | 97.2% | 58.5% | 93.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 54.7% | 15.4% | 24.7% | 43.1% | 87.4% | 98.5% | 23.5% | 87.2% |
| 25-49 % | 81.0% | 33.5% | 54.6% | 75.4% | 93.1% | 99.8% | 48.5% | 95.5% |
| 50-74 % | 84.9% | 37.8% | 55.0% | 81.4% | 94.7% | 99.1% | 50.4% | 97.3% |
| 75% or more | 92.4% | 52.7% | 79.7% | 92.4% | 98.0% | 99.9% | 71.6% | 99.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 84.4% | 41.9% | 66.2% | 84.7% | 96.4% | 99.5% | 59.0% | 97.3% |
| Has union employees | 98.3% | 66.2% | 86.2% | 95.4% | 97.1% | 99.9% | 81.1% | 99.5% |
| Unknown | 95.9% | 39.1% | 44.2% | 63.9% | 90.3% | 99.9% | 46.1% | 98.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 76.5% | 22.2% | 35.7% | 63.7% | 91.7% | 99.4% | 34.3% | 94.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 92.0% | 52.6% | 81.0% | 93.9% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 71.6% | 99.1% |
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.
** 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 | 0.22% | 0.65% | 0.96% | 0.70% | 0.45% | 0.11% | 0.46% | 0.14% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.21% | 2.84% | 9.09% | 12.16% | 10.27% | 0.00% | 4.76% | 1.57% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.27% | 1.75% | 2.77% | 1.18% | 0.68% | 0.06% | 1.20% | 0.22% |
| Construction | 1.28% | 1.40% | 1.95% | 1.99% | 6.75% | 0.00% | 1.08% | 2.15% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.06% | 5.11% | 5.72% | 5.81% | 1.46% | 0.25% | 5.19% | 0.46% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.71% | 1.94% | 3.94% | 2.99% | 1.87% | 0.03% | 1.70% | 0.69% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.31% | 2.02% | 3.25% | 1.44% | 0.36% | 0.04% | 1.29% | 0.08% |
| Retail trade | 0.65% | 1.76% | 2.65% | 2.12% | 0.79% | 0.06% | 1.03% | 0.10% |
| Professional services | 0.28% | 1.37% | 1.13% | 1.17% | 0.49% | 0.02% | 0.94% | 0.18% |
| Other services | 0.87% | 1.27% | 1.47% | 1.69% | 1.30% | 0.62% | 0.73% | 0.60% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.25% | 0.70% | 1.17% | 0.69% | 0.60% | 0.07% | 0.42% | 0.16% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.66% | 1.61% | 1.50% | 2.84% | 0.95% | 0.54% | 1.23% | 0.46% |
| Nonprofit | 0.27% | 1.37% | 2.18% | 1.05% | 0.57% | 0.02% | 0.83% | 0.32% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.75% | 1.74% | 3.88% | 3.10% | 3.50% | 1.22% | 1.57% | 2.92% |
| 5-9 years | 1.22% | 1.28% | 2.54% | 1.88% | 1.78% | 4.74% | 0.73% | 2.44% |
| 10-19 years | 0.41% | 1.55% | 1.89% | 1.67% | 1.17% | 0.42% | 0.92% | 0.72% |
| 20 or more years | 0.14% | 1.02% | 1.11% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.06% | 0.62% | 0.14% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.09% | 6.76% | 2.25% | 1.36% | 0.43% | 0.05% | 2.09% | 0.08% |
| 1 location only | 0.56% | 0.65% | 1.01% | 0.84% | 0.95% | 3.08% | 0.48% | 0.82% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.80% | 1.36% | 2.54% | 3.02% | 3.17% | 0.57% | 1.34% | 1.95% |
| 25-49 % | 1.31% | 1.75% | 3.27% | 2.68% | 2.44% | 0.09% | 1.47% | 1.21% |
| 50-74 % | 0.53% | 1.25% | 2.34% | 2.64% | 1.01% | 0.48% | 1.02% | 0.45% |
| 75% or more | 0.15% | 0.82% | 1.04% | 0.78% | 0.47% | 0.05% | 0.50% | 0.18% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.33% | 0.62% | 1.04% | 0.75% | 0.45% | 0.22% | 0.46% | 0.26% |
| Has union employees | 0.21% | 2.57% | 4.74% | 2.00% | 1.49% | 0.08% | 2.01% | 0.19% |
| Unknown | 0.35% | 6.14% | 4.47% | 8.88% | 4.30% | 0.06% | 4.24% | 0.34% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.55% | 0.99% | 1.79% | 1.34% | 1.25% | 0.14% | 0.83% | 0.41% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.22% | 0.97% | 0.93% | 0.76% | 0.25% | 0.15% | 0.50% | 0.22% |
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.
** 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.