| 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 | 34.2% | 36.6% | 24.8% | 22.3% | 25.6% | 41.5% | 27.6% | 35.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 18.3% * | 57.4% | 29.1% * | 4.6% * | 15.4% * | 8.0% * | 31.3% * | 3.6% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 25.7% | 28.5% | 28.1% | 23.8% | 20.3% * | 29.7% | 26.7% | 25.1% |
| Construction | 42.6% | 47.5% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 72.3% | 27.8% * | 42.0% | 44.3% |
| Utilities and transp. | 63.6% | 54.2% | 22.5% * | 28.7% * | 31.0% * | 72.8% | 33.9% | 65.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 24.4% | 42.9% | 37.3% | 22.6% * | 7.9% * | 19.5% | 36.7% | 14.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 43.8% | 51.4% | 28.9% | 20.3% | 26.7% | 53.3% | 40.8% | 44.5% |
| Retail trade | 34.2% | 32.9% | 18.6% | 18.9% | 17.4% | 37.4% | 23.4% | 35.4% |
| Professional services | 41.1% | 44.7% | 30.2% | 25.7% | 32.0% | 51.8% | 35.1% | 42.6% |
| Other services | 25.2% | 24.5% | 20.3% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 30.1% | 20.3% | 26.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 33.5% | 42.6% | 25.0% | 23.7% | 22.6% | 38.7% | 29.9% | 34.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.6% | 37.3% | 27.8% | 26.0% | 35.6% | 31.5% | 30.2% | 32.1% |
| Nonprofit | 38.7% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 14.3% | 26.1% | 63.1% | 16.8% | 43.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 30.0% | 40.1% | 30.9% | 22.6% | 35.0% | 24.9% | 31.0% | 29.1% |
| 5-9 years | 27.8% | 44.1% | 21.3% | 23.3% * | 22.8% | 35.2% | 26.6% | 28.4% |
| 10-19 years | 30.5% | 40.1% | 22.2% | 24.4% | 30.2% | 35.1% | 28.9% | 31.2% |
| 20 or more years | 35.7% | 32.8% | 25.8% | 21.2% | 24.0% | 42.6% | 26.6% | 37.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 39.4% | 37.8% * | 24.1% | 23.3% | 28.3% | 42.5% | 22.3% | 39.7% |
| 1 location only | 25.1% | 36.6% | 24.8% | 22.0% | 22.8% | 21.3% * | 28.0% | 22.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.2% | 42.0% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 21.8% | 27.5% | 28.1% | 25.6% |
| 25-49 % | 27.1% | 27.0% | 14.5% | 17.1% | 25.3% | 32.7% | 19.4% | 28.9% |
| 50-74 % | 41.5% | 37.5% | 23.7% | 21.3% | 21.6% | 51.2% | 28.6% | 44.0% |
| 75% or more | 41.1% | 41.0% | 37.5% | 28.2% | 37.8% | 46.8% | 35.8% | 42.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 32.8% | 36.7% | 24.4% | 21.7% | 24.3% | 42.4% | 27.3% | 34.5% |
| Has union employees | 46.8% | 36.4% | 28.4% * | 37.4% | 39.5% | 48.9% | 35.4% | 47.4% |
| Unknown | 25.5% | 24.4% | 38.0% | 26.2% | 23.9% | 25.4% | 28.3% | 25.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29.4% | 28.5% | 20.1% | 18.8% | 22.4% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 30.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 39.1% | 40.3% | 27.8% | 25.3% | 30.3% | 47.4% | 31.4% | 41.5% |
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 | 0.91% | 1.28% | 1.65% | 1.69% | 1.95% | 1.05% | 0.52% | 1.04% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.72% * | 13.12% | 11.61% * | 9.92% * | 4.70% * | 17.16% * | 13.21% * | 10.83% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 3.23% | 4.97% | 8.19% | 5.48% | 8.12% * | 6.22% | 4.02% | 4.46% |
| Construction | 5.44% | 5.64% | 7.10% | 8.65% | 17.27% | 13.68% * | 4.65% | 10.03% |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.96% | 13.63% | 10.96% * | 11.17% * | 10.44% * | 5.88% | 6.26% | 6.40% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.44% | 5.72% | 7.86% | 7.52% * | 4.87% * | 3.66% | 3.95% | 2.91% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.01% | 5.49% | 6.77% | 4.79% | 4.22% | 4.25% | 4.93% | 3.24% |
| Retail trade | 1.72% | 4.28% | 3.37% | 3.49% | 2.60% | 1.95% | 1.91% | 1.94% |
| Professional services | 1.75% | 1.64% | 3.10% | 2.15% | 4.60% | 2.63% | 1.19% | 2.16% |
| Other services | 1.47% | 2.72% | 2.77% | 2.67% | 4.01% | 2.13% | 1.43% | 1.96% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.01% | 2.06% | 2.60% | 2.41% | 2.55% | 1.29% | 1.73% | 1.24% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.50% | 3.35% | 5.25% | 4.19% | 6.32% | 3.95% | 2.16% | 3.57% |
| Nonprofit | 1.32% | 2.99% | 3.90% | 1.37% | 3.80% | 2.00% | 2.18% | 1.62% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.68% | 4.91% | 5.44% | 5.17% | 9.81% | 5.51% | 4.05% | 6.65% |
| 5-9 years | 3.16% | 3.45% | 4.44% | 7.36% * | 5.96% | 9.91% | 2.18% | 4.51% |
| 10-19 years | 1.59% | 3.92% | 3.23% | 3.86% | 5.29% | 4.33% | 2.18% | 2.02% |
| 20 or more years | 1.06% | 1.94% | 3.01% | 1.81% | 2.31% | 1.34% | 0.82% | 1.16% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.17% | 12.51% * | 4.32% | 1.99% | 2.14% | 1.37% | 3.46% | 1.20% |
| 1 location only | 1.24% | 1.28% | 1.68% | 2.00% | 2.90% | 9.63% * | 0.59% | 2.43% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.93% | 4.29% | 4.04% | 4.39% | 2.87% | 2.48% | 2.58% | 2.09% |
| 25-49 % | 1.66% | 4.57% | 3.48% | 3.86% | 4.01% | 2.03% | 2.84% | 1.84% |
| 50-74 % | 1.44% | 2.16% | 3.87% | 2.46% | 3.12% | 1.94% | 1.65% | 1.84% |
| 75% or more | 1.39% | 3.10% | 2.14% | 1.38% | 2.40% | 2.43% | 1.24% | 1.91% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.89% | 1.19% | 1.83% | 1.62% | 1.73% | 1.22% | 0.58% | 1.11% |
| Has union employees | 2.80% | 9.51% | 9.85% * | 7.76% | 7.37% | 2.95% | 6.61% | 2.90% |
| Unknown | 2.82% | 6.01% | 11.14% | 6.97% | 3.79% | 3.17% | 6.13% | 2.94% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.53% | 3.66% | 2.09% | 2.19% | 3.04% | 1.47% | 1.34% | 1.76% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.95% | 1.06% | 2.28% | 1.93% | 3.05% | 2.74% | 1.07% | 2.32% |
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.
* 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.