| 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 | 74.2% | 26.8% | 43.7% | 66.0% | 92.1% | 99.2% | 39.0% | 94.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 40.8% | 12.7% | 41.7% | 83.8% | 94.9% | 100.0% | 27.0% | 99.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 67.6% | 29.9% | 64.4% | 71.5% | 92.1% | 94.4% | 48.1% | 90.9% |
| Construction | 46.5% | 21.6% | 77.4% | 83.8% | 52.5% | 100.0% | 41.5% | 70.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 88.6% | 22.8% | 45.2% | 86.5% | 92.4% | 97.7% | 37.3% | 97.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 70.6% | 46.4% | 74.0% | 60.5% | 95.8% | 99.3% | 59.9% | 82.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 78.4% | 30.9% | 47.1% | 78.4% | 99.4% | 99.1% | 38.6% | 98.6% |
| Retail trade | 84.9% | 22.1% | 49.2% | 76.2% | 93.4% | 99.8% | 37.2% | 99.1% |
| Professional services | 81.3% | 35.8% | 59.0% | 74.4% | 94.8% | 99.9% | 49.4% | 95.9% |
| Other services | 65.8% | 23.6% | 33.5% | 58.4% | 90.1% | 98.5% | 34.1% | 90.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 76.5% | 28.3% | 45.3% | 61.3% | 89.9% | 99.3% | 40.7% | 94.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 56.1% | 19.3% | 33.9% | 62.4% | 91.3% | 97.9% | 27.8% | 90.6% |
| Nonprofit | 87.0% | 42.3% | 57.9% | 90.2% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 57.3% | 98.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 36.2% | 15.1% | 23.9% | 47.8% | 84.3% | 95.3% | 22.1% | 75.1% |
| 5-9 years | 49.4% | 18.8% | 34.4% | 52.0% | 88.3% | 91.7% | 29.1% | 82.8% |
| 10-19 years | 62.9% | 25.8% | 45.7% | 63.0% | 89.2% | 98.9% | 39.1% | 88.6% |
| 20 or more years | 86.3% | 36.7% | 55.3% | 77.2% | 94.1% | 99.6% | 50.4% | 97.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 96.1% | 41.9% | 61.6% | 72.1% | 90.7% | 99.4% | 64.6% | 97.1% |
| 1 location only | 53.0% | 26.7% | 43.0% | 64.9% | 93.7% | 96.2% | 37.8% | 86.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 52.7% | 14.5% | 23.2% | 41.6% | 87.0% | 98.3% | 22.0% | 86.7% |
| 25-49 % | 80.6% | 33.3% | 54.0% | 75.6% | 93.4% | 99.8% | 47.9% | 95.6% |
| 50-74 % | 83.4% | 37.0% | 53.5% | 80.9% | 94.2% | 99.0% | 49.0% | 97.1% |
| 75% or more | 91.8% | 54.8% | 77.0% | 90.2% | 97.3% | 99.9% | 72.4% | 98.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 70.4% | 26.7% | 43.5% | 66.4% | 92.4% | 99.1% | 38.9% | 93.6% |
| Has union employees | 94.9% | 40.5% | 67.5% | 85.1% | 91.2% | 99.3% | 55.0% | 98.2% |
| Unknown | 87.9% | 12.7% * | 29.0% | 30.9% * | 84.6% | 99.7% | 23.6% | 95.6% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 67.8% | 15.8% | 29.6% | 52.9% | 90.2% | 99.1% | 27.2% | 92.3% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 82.3% | 39.5% | 64.0% | 84.9% | 95.0% | 99.4% | 54.8% | 97.1% |
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 | 0.48% | 0.78% | 1.58% | 1.48% | 1.55% | 0.26% | 0.66% | 0.48% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.86% | 3.62% | 11.31% | 17.23% | 22.39% | 18.26% | 5.89% | 0.57% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.75% | 3.32% | 6.31% | 7.02% | 5.77% | 4.22% | 4.02% | 2.94% |
| Construction | 3.21% | 3.07% | 3.08% | 6.90% | 15.28% | 10.54% | 2.53% | 10.51% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.26% | 5.67% | 11.68% | 7.40% | 2.65% | 1.14% | 4.46% | 1.16% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.75% | 5.05% | 7.10% | 10.76% | 5.84% | 0.64% | 2.88% | 5.42% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.74% | 3.48% | 8.67% | 5.61% | 0.39% | 0.47% | 2.12% | 0.38% |
| Retail trade | 1.39% | 2.37% | 4.35% | 6.01% | 1.85% | 0.12% | 2.44% | 0.22% |
| Professional services | 1.12% | 1.86% | 3.37% | 4.38% | 2.25% | 0.10% | 1.01% | 1.05% |
| Other services | 1.10% | 1.70% | 1.48% | 2.27% | 2.33% | 0.96% | 1.14% | 1.07% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.69% | 0.71% | 2.12% | 2.03% | 1.91% | 0.19% | 1.01% | 0.56% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.19% | 2.04% | 1.82% | 4.38% | 2.83% | 1.80% | 1.25% | 1.53% |
| Nonprofit | 1.23% | 2.40% | 2.97% | 1.44% | 1.97% | 0.02% | 1.79% | 1.03% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.57% | 1.58% | 3.16% | 6.28% | 6.20% | 6.07% | 1.12% | 4.62% |
| 5-9 years | 2.59% | 1.63% | 2.34% | 4.35% | 5.19% | 10.73% | 2.02% | 3.76% |
| 10-19 years | 1.09% | 1.58% | 2.86% | 2.70% | 3.02% | 0.67% | 0.83% | 2.23% |
| 20 or more years | 0.51% | 1.25% | 2.85% | 1.69% | 1.46% | 0.17% | 1.09% | 0.41% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.32% | 6.96% | 5.26% | 3.69% | 1.91% | 0.15% | 5.03% | 0.38% |
| 1 location only | 0.58% | 0.81% | 1.79% | 1.55% | 1.89% | 2.96% | 0.81% | 1.59% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.77% | 1.27% | 2.28% | 3.11% | 3.25% | 0.63% | 1.22% | 1.96% |
| 25-49 % | 1.29% | 1.76% | 3.28% | 2.69% | 2.32% | 0.09% | 1.47% | 1.17% |
| 50-74 % | 0.59% | 1.32% | 2.39% | 2.48% | 0.99% | 0.52% | 0.86% | 0.46% |
| 75% or more | 0.45% | 1.41% | 1.68% | 1.12% | 1.04% | 0.08% | 0.72% | 0.46% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.45% | 0.67% | 1.67% | 1.35% | 1.51% | 0.38% | 0.64% | 0.59% |
| Has union employees | 0.91% | 8.80% | 8.79% | 5.41% | 4.64% | 0.54% | 4.56% | 0.66% |
| Unknown | 1.50% | 4.97% * | 8.27% | 11.48% * | 6.95% | 0.47% | 3.53% | 1.62% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.79% | 1.09% | 1.72% | 2.09% | 2.03% | 0.30% | 0.87% | 0.75% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.93% | 1.24% | 2.67% | 2.22% | 1.68% | 0.44% | 1.15% | 0.81% |
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.