| 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 | 66.5% | 18.5% | 26.2% | 40.0% | 55.2% | 86.6% | 27.3% | 75.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 50.3% | 5.9% * | 5.0% * | 29.8% * | 37.0% * | 92.7% | 12.7% | 71.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 65.6% | 14.7% | 23.2% | 36.7% | 58.1% | 83.9% | 24.1% | 72.3% |
| Construction | 41.0% | 19.4% | 30.2% | 38.3% | 50.2% | 81.0% | 30.7% | 51.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 76.6% | 12.7% * | 17.9% * | 32.9% | 46.8% | 91.7% | 20.6% | 82.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 59.0% | 19.7% | 22.1% | 42.3% | 55.8% | 84.6% | 28.4% | 69.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 74.9% | 22.2% | 34.1% | 47.7% | 59.6% | 88.2% | 31.2% | 81.5% |
| Retail trade | 75.5% | 15.0% | 22.4% | 34.3% | 48.0% | 90.8% | 25.1% | 83.5% |
| Professional services | 67.9% | 21.0% | 30.1% | 47.4% | 57.7% | 88.0% | 30.5% | 76.3% |
| Other services | 60.5% | 16.3% | 23.8% | 35.6% | 52.5% | 80.7% | 23.9% | 69.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 67.5% | 18.7% | 25.1% | 40.6% | 55.1% | 86.6% | 27.5% | 76.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 62.6% | 21.1% | 30.9% | 41.7% | 55.2% | 87.4% | 28.1% | 73.6% |
| Nonprofit | 64.4% | 11.4% | 26.8% | 35.0% | 55.6% | 86.1% | 24.4% | 70.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 44.3% | 18.8% | 22.4% | 39.8% | 53.6% | 88.3% | 23.7% | 63.6% |
| 5-9 years | 43.3% | 20.6% | 25.5% | 36.1% | 42.3% | 83.3% | 26.0% | 56.2% |
| 10-19 years | 52.6% | 19.3% | 27.9% | 42.6% | 59.9% | 79.2% | 28.2% | 66.1% |
| 20 or more years | 71.2% | 17.4% | 26.2% | 39.9% | 55.5% | 87.2% | 27.8% | 77.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 80.6% | 18.8% * | 38.2% | 44.7% | 59.3% | 86.9% | 38.7% | 81.4% |
| 1 location only | 37.9% | 18.5% | 25.5% | 39.0% | 50.1% | 79.5% | 26.5% | 50.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 51.8% | 12.8% | 13.9% | 28.0% | 32.2% | 84.2% | 14.3% | 62.3% |
| 25-49 % | 58.3% | 7.5% | 13.2% | 28.6% | 51.3% | 82.5% | 14.8% | 68.2% |
| 50-74 % | 72.6% | 19.9% | 26.8% | 36.5% | 55.8% | 90.7% | 23.9% | 81.7% |
| 75% or more | 66.9% | 19.8% | 28.2% | 42.5% | 57.7% | 86.1% | 30.1% | 75.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 59.7% | 17.9% | 25.1% | 39.0% | 53.6% | 84.4% | 26.4% | 70.1% |
| Has union employees | 86.0% | 28.9% | 49.0% | 54.0% | 67.1% | 92.9% | 45.2% | 88.3% |
| Unknown | 81.3% | 25.1% * | 15.1% * | 33.4% * | 60.0% | 84.6% | 21.8% | 82.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 65.3% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 29.3% | 50.7% | 85.7% | 15.8% | 73.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 66.8% | 19.8% | 28.9% | 43.1% | 57.0% | 87.0% | 29.9% | 76.1% |
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.
* 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 | 0.65% | 0.95% | 1.34% | 1.73% | 1.93% | 0.58% | 0.90% | 0.70% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 9.29% | 2.81% * | 2.09% * | 12.48% * | 14.58% * | 12.08% | 3.51% | 12.42% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.68% | 2.27% | 3.27% | 4.06% | 4.48% | 1.81% | 2.37% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 2.95% | 3.23% | 3.64% | 5.89% | 7.37% | 4.89% | 2.91% | 3.82% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.81% | 5.88% * | 5.66% * | 8.45% | 7.89% | 1.02% | 4.41% | 1.01% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.08% | 4.59% | 3.81% | 5.45% | 5.48% | 3.31% | 1.73% | 2.90% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.75% | 3.87% | 3.01% | 4.92% | 5.48% | 2.10% | 2.13% | 1.93% |
| Retail trade | 1.68% | 2.19% | 3.08% | 3.54% | 5.22% | 0.92% | 1.73% | 1.90% |
| Professional services | 1.63% | 2.20% | 2.84% | 2.44% | 3.75% | 1.26% | 1.91% | 1.63% |
| Other services | 1.01% | 1.22% | 2.23% | 2.26% | 3.13% | 2.31% | 1.70% | 1.32% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.71% | 1.15% | 1.44% | 1.87% | 2.26% | 0.67% | 0.73% | 0.81% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.29% | 1.54% | 3.80% | 3.06% | 2.87% | 2.08% | 2.29% | 1.49% |
| Nonprofit | 1.55% | 2.32% | 3.62% | 2.27% | 2.94% | 2.25% | 1.91% | 1.61% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.67% | 2.95% | 4.69% | 4.86% | 6.57% | 7.16% | 1.80% | 3.48% |
| 5-9 years | 3.29% | 2.11% | 3.53% | 3.73% | 6.80% | 5.13% | 1.43% | 5.25% |
| 10-19 years | 1.54% | 1.37% | 2.53% | 3.04% | 4.23% | 3.43% | 1.68% | 1.83% |
| 20 or more years | 0.87% | 0.97% | 1.92% | 2.29% | 2.69% | 0.72% | 0.99% | 0.98% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.57% | 7.60% * | 4.47% | 2.19% | 1.64% | 0.72% | 2.54% | 0.58% |
| 1 location only | 1.05% | 0.96% | 1.40% | 2.04% | 3.38% | 5.50% | 0.97% | 1.94% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.94% | 3.56% | 3.92% | 4.79% | 5.49% | 2.50% | 2.55% | 3.64% |
| 25-49 % | 2.65% | 2.13% | 3.37% | 4.23% | 6.44% | 2.32% | 2.85% | 3.08% |
| 50-74 % | 1.85% | 1.87% | 3.82% | 3.82% | 4.39% | 1.40% | 1.81% | 1.52% |
| 75% or more | 0.67% | 1.12% | 1.42% | 1.96% | 1.94% | 0.76% | 0.90% | 0.70% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.81% | 0.90% | 1.30% | 1.77% | 2.08% | 0.80% | 0.98% | 0.93% |
| Has union employees | 0.80% | 4.17% | 5.90% | 6.69% | 4.95% | 0.99% | 4.04% | 0.80% |
| Unknown | 1.73% | 11.43% * | 9.88% * | 10.50% * | 3.91% | 1.59% | 5.76% | 1.68% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.37% | 1.39% | 1.96% | 1.84% | 3.68% | 1.36% | 1.74% | 1.53% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.65% | 1.13% | 1.58% | 1.91% | 1.84% | 0.77% | 0.87% | 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.
** 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.