| 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 | 89.1% | 91.2% | 90.9% | 90.4% | 88.9% | 88.4% | 90.8% | 88.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 86.5% | 93.6% | 85.0% | 80.2% | 98.5% | 85.6% | 86.8% | 86.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 95.0% | 89.4% | 94.8% | 96.0% | 95.2% | 94.8% | 94.2% | 95.1% |
| Construction | 87.2% | 91.7% | 88.8% | 88.9% | 84.4% | 79.4% | 89.6% | 85.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 89.2% | 89.0% | 91.1% | 92.0% | 93.8% | 88.0% | 90.6% | 89.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 94.3% | 93.1% | 94.7% | 96.6% | 95.4% | 93.0% | 95.3% | 94.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 92.2% | 93.3% | 92.4% | 95.3% | 96.1% | 91.0% | 93.9% | 92.0% |
| Retail trade | 87.9% | 90.6% | 87.4% | 88.2% | 85.0% | 88.2% | 88.3% | 87.8% |
| Professional services | 90.4% | 91.4% | 93.4% | 93.3% | 90.8% | 89.1% | 93.0% | 89.9% |
| Other services | 80.1% | 89.6% | 86.6% | 79.7% | 74.2% | 80.4% | 84.7% | 79.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 89.5% | 91.8% | 91.2% | 91.1% | 88.6% | 89.0% | 91.1% | 89.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 87.0% | 90.4% | 92.4% | 86.5% | 88.2% | 85.2% | 91.0% | 85.8% |
| Nonprofit | 88.5% | 88.4% | 85.0% | 90.5% | 90.2% | 87.3% | 87.5% | 88.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 87.1% | 91.0% | 90.3% | 86.8% | 86.9% | 80.8% | 90.5% | 83.8% |
| 5-9 years | 89.2% | 91.1% | 90.5% | 89.2% | 85.4% | 90.9% | 90.4% | 88.2% |
| 10-19 years | 85.0% | 91.3% | 90.4% | 88.1% | 79.3% | 81.9% | 89.7% | 82.3% |
| 20 or more years | 89.8% | 91.3% | 91.4% | 91.7% | 91.2% | 88.9% | 91.4% | 89.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 89.0% | 98.1% | 94.9% | 92.8% | 90.5% | 88.5% | 92.7% | 88.9% |
| 1 location only | 89.2% | 91.2% | 90.7% | 89.9% | 86.8% | 84.9% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 86.7% | 93.0% | 88.3% | 86.5% | 90.3% | 83.8% | 89.4% | 85.9% |
| 25-49 % | 86.0% | 95.4% | 89.7% | 83.5% | 87.2% | 84.6% | 89.4% | 85.2% |
| 50-74 % | 87.5% | 92.5% | 89.0% | 88.4% | 90.5% | 86.1% | 90.2% | 87.0% |
| 75% or more | 89.4% | 90.9% | 91.2% | 90.9% | 88.8% | 88.9% | 90.9% | 89.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 89.4% | 91.6% | 91.4% | 90.7% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 91.3% | 88.8% |
| Has union employees | 88.1% | 83.8% | 81.5% | 87.2% | 91.0% | 88.0% | 81.9% | 88.5% |
| Unknown | 88.5% | 87.8% | 97.5% | 88.9% | 89.7% | 88.3% | 88.7% | 88.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 80.4% | 85.6% | 80.3% | 78.8% | 75.4% | 82.1% | 79.9% | 80.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 91.2% | 92.1% | 92.4% | 92.8% | 92.6% | 90.1% | 92.5% | 90.9% |
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 | 0.34% | 0.42% | 0.75% | 0.36% | 1.31% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.90% | 2.36% | 11.60% | 10.81% | 10.41% | 12.54% | 3.90% | 5.80% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.42% | 1.54% | 1.03% | 0.62% | 0.86% | 0.57% | 1.14% | 0.43% |
| Construction | 0.97% | 1.22% | 1.63% | 1.79% | 4.12% | 5.15% | 0.94% | 1.98% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.67% | 3.52% | 2.37% | 2.22% | 0.98% | 2.31% | 1.97% | 1.86% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.46% | 1.38% | 1.61% | 1.32% | 0.86% | 1.03% | 0.78% | 0.55% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.66% | 1.19% | 1.84% | 1.65% | 0.71% | 0.93% | 0.76% | 0.73% |
| Retail trade | 0.55% | 0.93% | 1.84% | 2.00% | 1.35% | 0.73% | 1.85% | 0.61% |
| Professional services | 0.49% | 0.98% | 0.57% | 0.75% | 0.86% | 0.81% | 0.65% | 0.51% |
| Other services | 1.37% | 0.61% | 1.33% | 1.58% | 4.51% | 1.59% | 0.97% | 1.68% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.36% | 0.44% | 0.79% | 0.50% | 1.50% | 0.53% | 0.47% | 0.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.27% | 0.82% | 1.12% | 2.15% | 2.11% | 2.52% | 0.81% | 1.75% |
| Nonprofit | 0.53% | 2.21% | 2.56% | 1.52% | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.96% | 0.71% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.32% | 1.54% | 2.73% | 2.95% | 3.54% | 4.41% | 1.45% | 2.38% |
| 5-9 years | 0.90% | 1.45% | 2.18% | 2.36% | 2.06% | 2.94% | 1.33% | 1.26% |
| 10-19 years | 1.40% | 0.74% | 0.67% | 1.16% | 4.23% | 2.47% | 0.69% | 2.03% |
| 20 or more years | 0.21% | 0.79% | 0.73% | 0.62% | 0.69% | 0.33% | 0.62% | 0.29% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.38% | 1.20% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.17% | 0.38% | 1.34% | 0.38% |
| 1 location only | 0.72% | 0.42% | 0.77% | 0.46% | 1.80% | 1.79% | 0.53% | 1.32% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.87% | 3.59% | 2.63% | 4.29% | 2.29% | 2.62% | 1.95% | 1.92% |
| 25-49 % | 0.81% | 0.73% | 2.58% | 3.87% | 2.62% | 1.87% | 2.17% | 0.90% |
| 50-74 % | 0.78% | 0.95% | 1.40% | 1.14% | 1.36% | 1.04% | 1.00% | 0.80% |
| 75% or more | 0.43% | 0.49% | 0.89% | 0.41% | 1.46% | 0.53% | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.47% | 0.35% | 0.65% | 0.39% | 1.43% | 0.67% | 0.40% | 0.58% |
| Has union employees | 0.60% | 2.89% | 5.38% | 2.89% | 2.07% | 0.70% | 2.84% | 0.71% |
| Unknown | 1.00% | 8.49% | 1.05% | 3.65% | 2.63% | 1.10% | 5.43% | 1.02% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.83% | 1.16% | 1.86% | 1.74% | 4.21% | 0.94% | 1.31% | 0.95% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.31% | 0.40% | 0.58% | 0.51% | 0.64% | 0.44% | 0.44% | 0.38% |
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.