| 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 | 79.6% | 79.4% | 76.4% | 76.7% | 79.3% | 80.7% | 77.0% | 80.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 81.8% | 79.0% | 54.2% | 79.7% | 83.1% | 90.2% | 66.8% | 89.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 85.5% | 79.7% | 76.1% | 80.4% | 84.1% | 88.8% | 77.9% | 86.7% |
| Construction | 79.4% | 82.1% | 77.5% | 78.2% | 79.3% | 83.1% | 79.2% | 79.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 85.6% | 72.8% | 78.3% | 83.6% | 84.1% | 87.0% | 77.0% | 86.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 83.8% | 82.0% | 79.5% | 80.7% | 81.2% | 87.9% | 77.7% | 85.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 84.5% | 80.6% | 81.2% | 82.4% | 81.4% | 85.9% | 81.1% | 85.0% |
| Retail trade | 71.5% | 77.7% | 72.6% | 70.2% | 69.7% | 71.5% | 73.4% | 71.2% |
| Professional services | 82.8% | 78.5% | 76.7% | 77.7% | 81.1% | 86.1% | 77.8% | 83.9% |
| Other services | 66.9% | 78.8% | 75.2% | 67.3% | 69.2% | 63.8% | 73.9% | 65.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 79.0% | 79.1% | 76.3% | 76.6% | 78.7% | 79.9% | 76.6% | 79.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 78.1% | 79.5% | 74.1% | 72.7% | 75.7% | 81.3% | 76.8% | 78.5% |
| Nonprofit | 84.3% | 82.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 83.4% | 86.0% | 80.8% | 84.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 74.0% | 79.6% | 77.2% | 66.1% | 71.0% | 79.4% | 74.6% | 73.4% |
| 5-9 years | 74.7% | 79.9% | 75.8% | 73.6% | 76.2% | 69.3% | 78.0% | 71.9% |
| 10-19 years | 76.0% | 78.9% | 76.4% | 74.3% | 75.2% | 76.5% | 76.2% | 75.8% |
| 20 or more years | 80.6% | 79.6% | 76.4% | 78.8% | 80.6% | 81.3% | 77.5% | 81.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 80.4% | 71.3% | 80.2% | 81.0% | 79.4% | 80.6% | 80.0% | 80.4% |
| 1 location only | 77.8% | 79.5% | 76.1% | 75.7% | 79.2% | 86.0% | 76.8% | 78.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 75.6% | 90.5% | 82.9% | 77.8% | 72.1% | 73.7% | 83.9% | 73.2% |
| 25-49 % | 68.7% | 89.0% | 74.0% | 65.9% | 73.2% | 64.1% | 77.1% | 66.8% |
| 50-74 % | 73.1% | 81.1% | 71.4% | 68.6% | 69.2% | 74.1% | 73.9% | 72.9% |
| 75% or more | 80.9% | 78.7% | 76.9% | 77.8% | 80.8% | 82.4% | 77.3% | 81.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 78.1% | 79.0% | 75.6% | 75.9% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 76.4% | 78.6% |
| Has union employees | 84.5% | 90.0% | 91.0% | 86.2% | 82.3% | 84.4% | 90.2% | 84.2% |
| Unknown | 81.5% | 76.1% | 70.9% | 75.1% | 84.8% | 81.6% | 72.1% | 81.7% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 67.0% | 77.2% | 62.4% | 57.8% | 67.3% | 68.3% | 66.4% | 67.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 82.3% | 79.8% | 78.0% | 80.0% | 82.0% | 83.9% | 78.5% | 83.2% |
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 | 0.29% | 0.47% | 0.54% | 0.55% | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.32% | 0.36% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.70% | 5.27% | 12.17% | 12.97% | 10.85% | 4.22% | 6.28% | 5.00% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.84% | 2.58% | 1.21% | 1.44% | 2.01% | 0.93% | 1.42% | 0.82% |
| Construction | 0.80% | 1.08% | 1.33% | 1.85% | 3.99% | 2.91% | 0.62% | 1.72% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.91% | 4.72% | 3.42% | 4.65% | 2.80% | 1.63% | 2.51% | 0.99% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.75% | 2.23% | 3.29% | 1.47% | 2.16% | 0.75% | 1.92% | 1.08% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.51% | 1.87% | 1.40% | 1.79% | 1.69% | 0.77% | 1.22% | 0.59% |
| Retail trade | 0.82% | 2.19% | 1.70% | 1.60% | 2.70% | 0.97% | 1.29% | 0.93% |
| Professional services | 0.33% | 1.17% | 0.74% | 0.93% | 0.88% | 0.57% | 0.72% | 0.36% |
| Other services | 0.83% | 1.40% | 1.63% | 2.48% | 2.43% | 0.92% | 1.14% | 0.97% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.39% | 0.42% | 0.47% | 0.52% | 0.76% | 0.54% | 0.30% | 0.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.47% | 1.34% | 2.49% | 1.81% | 2.76% | 0.87% | 1.05% | 0.78% |
| Nonprofit | 0.45% | 2.10% | 1.79% | 1.71% | 0.64% | 0.62% | 1.49% | 0.48% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.31% | 1.11% | 2.12% | 2.55% | 3.35% | 5.68% | 1.03% | 2.75% |
| 5-9 years | 1.10% | 1.50% | 1.91% | 2.68% | 3.22% | 4.65% | 1.08% | 2.04% |
| 10-19 years | 0.68% | 1.05% | 1.35% | 1.33% | 1.63% | 1.80% | 0.67% | 1.28% |
| 20 or more years | 0.25% | 0.63% | 0.97% | 0.94% | 0.49% | 0.44% | 0.49% | 0.28% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.37% | 5.17% | 1.89% | 0.80% | 0.69% | 0.49% | 1.35% | 0.37% |
| 1 location only | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.60% | 0.64% | 1.16% | 4.37% | 0.31% | 0.64% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.65% | 4.51% | 5.46% | 4.14% | 3.48% | 1.62% | 3.65% | 1.58% |
| 25-49 % | 1.71% | 2.14% | 2.58% | 2.48% | 2.42% | 2.14% | 1.55% | 1.82% |
| 50-74 % | 0.94% | 1.54% | 2.50% | 3.12% | 1.43% | 1.51% | 1.72% | 1.13% |
| 75% or more | 0.30% | 0.43% | 0.61% | 0.53% | 0.47% | 0.46% | 0.32% | 0.40% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.30% | 0.49% | 0.69% | 0.51% | 0.61% | 0.50% | 0.31% | 0.38% |
| Has union employees | 0.60% | 2.40% | 1.58% | 1.87% | 3.28% | 0.73% | 1.18% | 0.65% |
| Unknown | 1.04% | 5.79% | 9.04% | 7.67% | 2.56% | 1.08% | 4.59% | 0.99% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.82% | 1.84% | 2.39% | 2.50% | 1.95% | 1.09% | 1.46% | 0.92% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.27% | 0.52% | 0.55% | 0.46% | 0.41% | 0.39% | 0.33% | 0.32% |
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.