| 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 | 70.9% | 72.5% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 70.5% | 71.4% | 69.9% | 71.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 70.7% | 74.0% | 46.0% | 63.9% | 81.9% | 77.2% | 58.0% | 77.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 81.2% | 71.3% | 72.2% | 77.2% | 80.0% | 84.2% | 73.4% | 82.4% |
| Construction | 69.3% | 75.3% | 68.9% | 69.5% | 66.9% | 66.0% | 71.0% | 67.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 76.4% | 64.8% | 71.3% | 76.9% | 78.9% | 76.5% | 69.7% | 77.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 79.0% | 76.4% | 75.3% | 77.9% | 77.5% | 81.7% | 74.1% | 80.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 77.9% | 75.2% | 75.0% | 78.5% | 78.2% | 78.2% | 76.1% | 78.2% |
| Retail trade | 62.9% | 70.4% | 63.5% | 61.9% | 59.3% | 63.1% | 64.8% | 62.5% |
| Professional services | 74.9% | 71.7% | 71.6% | 72.6% | 73.6% | 76.7% | 72.4% | 75.4% |
| Other services | 53.6% | 70.6% | 65.1% | 53.6% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 62.6% | 51.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 70.7% | 72.6% | 69.6% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 71.1% | 69.8% | 70.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 68.0% | 71.8% | 68.5% | 62.9% | 66.8% | 69.2% | 69.9% | 67.4% |
| Nonprofit | 74.7% | 73.1% | 69.5% | 74.0% | 75.2% | 75.0% | 70.7% | 75.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 64.5% | 72.4% | 69.7% | 57.3% | 61.7% | 64.2% | 67.5% | 61.5% |
| 5-9 years | 66.6% | 72.8% | 68.5% | 65.7% | 65.1% | 63.0% | 70.5% | 63.4% |
| 10-19 years | 64.6% | 72.0% | 69.1% | 65.5% | 59.6% | 62.7% | 68.3% | 62.4% |
| 20 or more years | 72.4% | 72.6% | 69.8% | 72.3% | 73.5% | 72.2% | 70.9% | 72.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 71.6% | 70.0% | 76.1% | 75.2% | 71.9% | 71.3% | 74.1% | 71.5% |
| 1 location only | 69.4% | 72.5% | 69.0% | 68.1% | 68.7% | 73.0% | 69.6% | 69.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 65.5% | 84.2% | 73.2% | 67.3% | 65.1% | 61.8% | 75.0% | 62.9% |
| 25-49 % | 59.1% | 84.9% | 66.3% | 55.0% | 63.8% | 54.2% | 68.9% | 56.9% |
| 50-74 % | 63.9% | 75.0% | 63.6% | 60.7% | 62.6% | 63.8% | 66.7% | 63.4% |
| 75% or more | 72.3% | 71.6% | 70.2% | 70.8% | 71.7% | 73.3% | 70.3% | 72.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 69.8% | 72.4% | 69.2% | 68.9% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% |
| Has union employees | 74.4% | 75.4% | 74.2% | 75.2% | 74.9% | 74.3% | 73.9% | 74.5% |
| Unknown | 72.0% | 66.8% | 69.1% | 66.8% | 76.1% | 72.1% | 63.9% | 72.3% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 53.9% | 66.1% | 50.1% | 45.5% | 50.7% | 56.1% | 53.0% | 54.0% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 75.1% | 73.5% | 72.1% | 74.2% | 75.9% | 75.6% | 72.6% | 75.7% |
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 | 0.48% | 0.49% | 0.80% | 0.44% | 1.20% | 0.64% | 0.39% | 0.59% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.48% | 5.84% | 11.43% | 11.30% | 10.74% | 11.71% | 5.73% | 6.31% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.96% | 2.54% | 1.54% | 1.48% | 2.21% | 1.02% | 1.88% | 0.91% |
| Construction | 1.09% | 1.64% | 1.97% | 2.57% | 4.67% | 4.74% | 1.13% | 2.26% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.96% | 6.25% | 3.20% | 4.89% | 2.14% | 2.82% | 3.49% | 2.11% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.80% | 2.26% | 3.17% | 2.16% | 2.14% | 1.13% | 1.58% | 1.10% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.83% | 2.33% | 1.99% | 2.22% | 1.90% | 1.26% | 1.47% | 0.95% |
| Retail trade | 0.67% | 2.20% | 1.99% | 1.82% | 2.46% | 0.59% | 1.84% | 0.78% |
| Professional services | 0.56% | 1.28% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.14% | 0.81% | 0.76% | 0.59% |
| Other services | 1.27% | 1.41% | 1.81% | 2.08% | 3.57% | 1.39% | 1.20% | 1.55% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.91% | 0.48% | 1.53% | 0.80% | 0.44% | 0.65% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.91% | 1.58% | 2.25% | 1.89% | 2.28% | 2.39% | 1.05% | 1.49% |
| Nonprofit | 0.68% | 3.17% | 3.10% | 1.77% | 1.17% | 1.31% | 2.19% | 0.81% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.35% | 1.81% | 1.99% | 3.22% | 3.18% | 5.29% | 1.13% | 2.68% |
| 5-9 years | 1.44% | 1.52% | 2.43% | 3.76% | 2.70% | 4.89% | 1.29% | 2.39% |
| 10-19 years | 1.43% | 1.40% | 1.46% | 1.23% | 3.74% | 2.83% | 0.65% | 2.22% |
| 20 or more years | 0.35% | 0.91% | 1.12% | 0.87% | 0.76% | 0.51% | 0.56% | 0.42% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.58% | 4.94% | 2.25% | 1.24% | 1.27% | 0.62% | 1.82% | 0.58% |
| 1 location only | 0.53% | 0.49% | 0.79% | 0.55% | 1.66% | 4.12% | 0.34% | 1.16% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.07% | 6.23% | 5.49% | 5.65% | 4.20% | 1.62% | 3.97% | 1.84% |
| 25-49 % | 1.37% | 2.36% | 3.21% | 3.40% | 3.60% | 1.63% | 2.40% | 1.40% |
| 50-74 % | 1.02% | 1.27% | 2.73% | 3.08% | 1.87% | 1.10% | 1.90% | 1.11% |
| 75% or more | 0.54% | 0.56% | 0.91% | 0.49% | 1.32% | 0.74% | 0.47% | 0.67% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.53% | 0.56% | 0.79% | 0.49% | 1.51% | 0.81% | 0.28% | 0.67% |
| Has union employees | 0.71% | 3.47% | 5.45% | 2.78% | 3.10% | 0.70% | 3.04% | 0.79% |
| Unknown | 1.19% | 7.68% | 9.03% | 6.42% | 2.61% | 1.27% | 6.16% | 1.23% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.79% | 1.85% | 1.94% | 1.48% | 3.20% | 1.28% | 1.25% | 0.87% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.43% | 0.52% | 0.74% | 0.51% | 0.65% | 0.60% | 0.35% | 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.