| 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 | 61.1% | 62.9% | 58.8% | 58.9% | 59.2% | 62.5% | 59.6% | 61.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 62.5% | 70.0% | 39.5% | 45.0% | 73.4% | 76.3% | 50.4% | 69.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 79.7% | 65.4% | 68.2% | 75.3% | 78.5% | 83.4% | 69.8% | 81.4% |
| Construction | 67.3% | 71.9% | 65.5% | 67.3% | 67.0% | 64.9% | 67.7% | 66.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 71.9% | 62.0% | 65.4% | 69.5% | 69.4% | 73.3% | 64.8% | 72.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 75.9% | 71.1% | 69.8% | 74.0% | 73.5% | 80.4% | 69.4% | 78.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 73.5% | 69.3% | 69.7% | 72.3% | 71.2% | 74.8% | 70.5% | 74.0% |
| Retail trade | 47.0% | 56.4% | 51.2% | 51.6% | 48.4% | 45.5% | 52.8% | 46.1% |
| Professional services | 66.2% | 63.0% | 62.0% | 62.8% | 61.9% | 70.0% | 62.8% | 67.0% |
| Other services | 39.8% | 54.3% | 44.5% | 36.1% | 34.1% | 40.9% | 44.0% | 38.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 61.7% | 65.5% | 60.3% | 61.4% | 59.9% | 62.0% | 61.3% | 61.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 56.7% | 60.7% | 56.0% | 49.3% | 54.5% | 59.6% | 57.5% | 56.5% |
| Nonprofit | 62.6% | 50.4% | 51.4% | 56.7% | 60.0% | 67.9% | 51.8% | 64.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 51.6% | 62.2% | 57.0% | 44.7% | 43.8% | 53.9% | 55.3% | 48.1% |
| 5-9 years | 54.6% | 65.8% | 57.6% | 53.4% | 50.5% | 50.4% | 60.4% | 50.2% |
| 10-19 years | 54.4% | 63.9% | 58.4% | 55.0% | 49.5% | 52.3% | 58.7% | 52.0% |
| 20 or more years | 63.1% | 61.7% | 59.6% | 62.6% | 62.7% | 63.6% | 60.5% | 63.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 62.5% | 60.7% | 64.9% | 65.0% | 61.1% | 62.7% | 62.3% | 62.5% |
| 1 location only | 58.4% | 62.9% | 58.5% | 57.6% | 56.7% | 56.6% | 59.4% | 57.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.0% | 35.0% | 17.4% | 15.9% | 12.1% | 15.4% | 21.3% | 14.5% |
| 25-49 % | 28.9% | 39.9% | 28.8% | 21.5% | 30.7% | 28.9% | 30.2% | 28.6% |
| 50-74 % | 47.5% | 53.6% | 43.0% | 41.0% | 43.8% | 49.2% | 46.4% | 47.7% |
| 75% or more | 70.0% | 69.6% | 67.0% | 68.0% | 69.4% | 71.2% | 67.6% | 70.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 59.1% | 62.8% | 58.4% | 57.9% | 58.0% | 59.8% | 59.2% | 59.1% |
| Has union employees | 68.3% | 67.5% | 66.6% | 71.9% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.0% | 68.3% |
| Unknown | 63.3% | 60.8% | 55.5% | 59.0% | 63.6% | 63.5% | 55.3% | 63.6% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 37.9% | 48.9% | 31.9% | 30.5% | 33.3% | 40.9% | 35.5% | 38.3% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 69.0% | 65.9% | 64.3% | 67.0% | 69.6% | 70.3% | 65.1% | 70.0% |
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.
** 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 | 0.41% | 0.53% | 0.96% | 0.56% | 1.23% | 0.65% | 0.42% | 0.48% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.31% | 6.09% | 10.56% | 10.07% | 10.65% | 11.46% | 6.63% | 7.14% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.94% | 2.82% | 1.80% | 1.53% | 2.27% | 1.06% | 1.90% | 0.90% |
| Construction | 1.18% | 1.32% | 2.42% | 2.72% | 4.83% | 4.79% | 1.33% | 2.30% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.46% | 5.88% | 3.58% | 6.70% | 2.87% | 1.90% | 3.29% | 1.48% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.96% | 2.47% | 3.32% | 1.81% | 1.82% | 1.16% | 1.58% | 1.04% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.91% | 2.05% | 1.96% | 2.44% | 2.19% | 1.35% | 1.29% | 1.03% |
| Retail trade | 0.59% | 2.06% | 1.64% | 1.38% | 1.99% | 0.77% | 1.47% | 0.75% |
| Professional services | 0.68% | 0.81% | 1.15% | 1.11% | 1.55% | 0.92% | 0.74% | 0.77% |
| Other services | 0.85% | 1.41% | 1.72% | 1.91% | 2.50% | 1.17% | 1.09% | 1.00% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.55% | 0.57% | 1.04% | 0.51% | 1.87% | 0.86% | 0.35% | 0.65% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.09% | 1.56% | 1.77% | 2.58% | 1.99% | 2.48% | 1.04% | 1.47% |
| Nonprofit | 0.72% | 1.38% | 2.68% | 1.46% | 1.28% | 1.27% | 1.50% | 0.78% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.53% | 2.06% | 2.40% | 2.84% | 2.49% | 4.58% | 0.90% | 2.91% |
| 5-9 years | 1.36% | 1.63% | 2.02% | 3.49% | 3.69% | 5.15% | 1.65% | 2.22% |
| 10-19 years | 1.15% | 1.46% | 1.58% | 1.21% | 3.29% | 2.47% | 0.70% | 1.73% |
| 20 or more years | 0.34% | 0.82% | 1.30% | 1.20% | 0.92% | 0.62% | 0.59% | 0.37% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.52% | 5.51% | 2.64% | 1.51% | 1.39% | 0.61% | 2.18% | 0.52% |
| 1 location only | 0.42% | 0.54% | 0.97% | 0.62% | 1.70% | 4.74% | 0.36% | 0.99% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.75% | 3.02% | 1.75% | 1.73% | 1.44% | 1.37% | 1.29% | 1.06% |
| 25-49 % | 0.90% | 2.67% | 1.71% | 1.85% | 2.25% | 1.60% | 1.18% | 1.16% |
| 50-74 % | 0.86% | 0.96% | 2.34% | 2.09% | 1.56% | 0.95% | 1.16% | 1.01% |
| 75% or more | 0.47% | 0.58% | 0.93% | 0.54% | 1.26% | 0.71% | 0.49% | 0.61% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.41% | 0.57% | 0.99% | 0.65% | 1.51% | 0.84% | 0.36% | 0.52% |
| Has union employees | 0.61% | 4.16% | 5.23% | 2.52% | 2.18% | 0.75% | 2.72% | 0.64% |
| Unknown | 1.42% | 5.09% | 8.98% | 5.80% | 3.01% | 1.52% | 4.90% | 1.46% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.70% | 1.29% | 1.03% | 1.36% | 2.52% | 1.19% | 0.69% | 0.77% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.44% | 0.68% | 1.02% | 0.47% | 0.85% | 0.61% | 0.39% | 0.54% |
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.