| 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 | 56.1% | 13.0% | 9.9% | 16.0% | 32.5% | 82.9% | 11.6% | 65.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 56.6% | 9.8% | 1.0% * | 32.1% * | 44.2% * | 89.4% | 8.1% | 76.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 62.0% | 10.1% | 6.2% * | 16.3% | 43.6% | 88.3% | 10.8% | 69.2% |
| Construction | 23.4% | 19.4% | 12.8% | 16.6% | 17.6% | 83.2% | 16.2% | 30.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 73.2% | 10.5% | 20.4% | 11.5% * | 38.4% | 89.5% | 13.2% | 78.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 51.6% | 10.9% | 5.9% * | 15.3% | 39.7% | 88.7% | 9.8% | 64.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 67.0% | 6.6% | 8.2% * | 23.0% | 27.9% | 88.0% | 8.7% | 75.3% |
| Retail trade | 67.8% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 9.0% | 24.2% | 89.5% | 11.9% | 77.9% |
| Professional services | 54.8% | 12.1% | 8.6% | 16.0% | 33.0% | 81.9% | 10.4% | 64.2% |
| Other services | 40.1% | 15.9% | 12.0% | 14.5% | 21.2% | 60.5% | 13.0% | 47.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 57.6% | 12.6% | 9.3% | 14.9% | 34.6% | 83.3% | 11.3% | 67.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 49.0% | 11.8% | 11.1% | 14.9% | 33.5% | 79.2% | 11.2% | 61.1% |
| Nonprofit | 54.8% | 19.3% | 13.1% | 22.9% | 26.4% | 83.6% | 14.8% | 60.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 22.3% | 11.9% | 10.3% * | 9.9% * | 17.5% | 66.0% | 10.7% | 34.8% |
| 5-9 years | 23.9% | 13.6% | 10.2% * | 14.0% | 25.1% | 57.0% | 11.5% | 35.1% |
| 10-19 years | 29.3% | 11.3% | 9.9% | 14.3% | 26.1% | 62.8% | 10.4% | 41.0% |
| 20 or more years | 63.0% | 13.9% | 9.8% | 17.2% | 34.6% | 84.8% | 12.3% | 69.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 73.4% | 20.2% * | 7.7% * | 14.7% | 35.6% | 84.0% | 10.8% | 74.5% |
| 1 location only | 19.0% | 12.9% | 10.1% | 16.3% | 28.3% | 46.9% | 11.7% | 27.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.7% | 23.4% | 18.0% | 11.3% * | 16.4% * | 68.3% | 20.9% | 46.1% |
| 25-49 % | 51.7% | 18.1% | 13.6% * | 8.9% | 32.2% | 81.5% | 15.1% | 60.5% |
| 50-74 % | 65.5% | 12.4% | 11.5% | 17.2% | 31.3% | 87.9% | 12.4% | 75.1% |
| 75% or more | 55.2% | 12.3% | 9.5% | 16.1% | 32.9% | 82.3% | 11.2% | 64.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 47.6% | 11.1% | 8.0% | 14.7% | 31.0% | 81.9% | 10.0% | 59.2% |
| Has union employees | 75.3% | 46.1% | 36.3% | 26.9% | 41.0% | 85.2% | 34.5% | 77.6% |
| Unknown | 78.8% | 29.3% | 27.9% * | 24.8% | 45.0% | 82.5% | 29.8% | 79.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 59.1% | 15.1% | 10.3% | 15.5% | 27.1% | 81.9% | 12.5% | 65.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 55.6% | 12.6% | 9.9% | 16.0% | 33.6% | 83.1% | 11.5% | 65.8% |
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 | 0.73% | 0.54% | 0.47% | 1.07% | 1.91% | 0.82% | 0.50% | 0.80% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.17% | 2.84% | 1.54% * | 11.00% * | 15.41% * | 14.56% | 1.83% | 12.90% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.05% | 2.36% | 2.42% * | 3.03% | 4.64% | 1.36% | 1.77% | 2.13% |
| Construction | 1.83% | 2.33% | 2.62% | 3.84% | 3.91% | 5.40% | 2.09% | 3.24% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.42% | 2.19% | 5.59% | 6.53% * | 6.96% | 2.30% | 3.33% | 2.56% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.30% | 2.92% | 2.40% * | 2.41% | 3.04% | 2.78% | 2.29% | 2.23% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.68% | 1.90% | 2.86% * | 6.29% | 4.17% | 1.63% | 1.79% | 1.73% |
| Retail trade | 2.12% | 3.71% | 1.71% | 1.86% | 4.27% | 1.29% | 1.18% | 2.17% |
| Professional services | 1.36% | 1.37% | 0.99% | 1.75% | 3.68% | 0.89% | 0.88% | 1.10% |
| Other services | 2.13% | 0.99% | 1.60% | 2.89% | 3.44% | 3.83% | 0.87% | 2.86% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.86% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 1.10% | 2.47% | 0.93% | 0.63% | 0.91% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.30% | 1.14% | 2.32% | 3.40% | 3.55% | 2.38% | 1.08% | 2.57% |
| Nonprofit | 2.12% | 1.23% | 3.01% | 4.76% | 3.86% | 1.93% | 1.34% | 2.08% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.98% | 2.37% | 4.52% * | 4.04% * | 4.07% | 11.71% | 1.22% | 5.20% |
| 5-9 years | 2.84% | 1.87% | 4.33% * | 3.48% | 6.04% | 9.67% | 2.18% | 4.54% |
| 10-19 years | 2.38% | 1.18% | 1.41% | 2.53% | 4.17% | 6.16% | 0.84% | 3.66% |
| 20 or more years | 0.69% | 0.89% | 1.14% | 1.20% | 2.17% | 0.73% | 0.77% | 0.70% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.65% | 8.42% * | 3.61% * | 2.11% | 2.00% | 0.67% | 2.66% | 0.61% |
| 1 location only | 1.05% | 0.54% | 0.53% | 1.32% | 3.10% | 7.18% | 0.57% | 1.94% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.08% | 5.14% | 5.17% | 4.39% * | 5.51% * | 4.46% | 3.45% | 2.61% |
| 25-49 % | 3.47% | 3.76% | 4.10% * | 1.82% | 5.37% | 4.13% | 1.92% | 3.99% |
| 50-74 % | 2.86% | 1.91% | 2.60% | 4.44% | 4.87% | 2.05% | 1.16% | 2.50% |
| 75% or more | 0.84% | 0.53% | 0.52% | 1.33% | 2.10% | 1.02% | 0.54% | 0.90% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.91% | 0.68% | 0.66% | 1.19% | 2.04% | 1.15% | 0.55% | 1.03% |
| Has union employees | 1.59% | 6.40% | 8.78% | 5.66% | 6.65% | 1.03% | 3.37% | 1.59% |
| Unknown | 1.88% | 5.41% | 10.84% * | 7.09% | 6.49% | 1.50% | 7.19% | 1.82% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.04% | 1.90% | 2.61% | 3.06% | 4.18% | 1.45% | 1.34% | 1.23% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.80% | 0.60% | 0.48% | 1.16% | 1.78% | 0.88% | 0.64% | 0.93% |
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.