| 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 | 44.7% | 62.7% | 41.4% | 36.7% | 42.8% | 44.7% | 48.4% | 44.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 63.6% | 92.9% | 44.3% * | 25.6% * | 0.0% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 12.7% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 49.9% | 37.3% * | 62.9% | 56.7% | 53.6% | 39.4% | 50.4% | 49.5% |
| Construction | 70.7% | 72.4% | 53.7% | 61.2% | 98.8% | 82.7% | 63.5% | 89.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 73.3% | 74.2% | 31.5% * | 62.3% | 21.0% * | 77.3% | 48.3% | 74.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 54.6% | 63.7% | 37.6% | 52.0% | 52.1% | 75.3% | 48.9% | 65.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 55.6% | 61.6% | 42.8% * | 48.0% | 53.1% | 56.1% | 56.2% | 55.5% |
| Retail trade | 30.8% | 53.3% | 38.2% | 53.9% | 57.4% | 28.0% | 48.3% | 29.5% |
| Professional services | 58.4% | 60.3% | 46.8% | 47.9% | 52.9% | 62.5% | 50.8% | 59.9% |
| Other services | 27.2% | 66.5% | 33.1% | 20.7% | 26.3% | 24.3% | 39.2% | 24.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 41.5% | 63.4% | 41.2% | 34.5% | 44.2% | 39.8% | 48.3% | 40.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.5% | 61.6% | 40.4% | 31.7% | 22.2% | 33.2% | 47.0% | 30.1% |
| Nonprofit | 60.8% | 61.7% | 44.6% | 56.6% | 54.6% | 63.9% | 52.1% | 61.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 34.3% | 57.7% | 31.7% * | 36.4% | 7.5% * | 52.6% | 39.3% | 30.0% * |
| 5-9 years | 32.6% | 61.5% | 41.5% | 32.7% * | 20.0% * | 21.6% | 52.4% | 21.8% |
| 10-19 years | 38.1% | 57.9% | 43.2% | 23.6% | 46.0% | 29.7% | 44.8% | 35.2% |
| 20 or more years | 47.1% | 66.8% | 42.9% | 43.3% | 48.3% | 46.3% | 51.2% | 46.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 44.1% | 57.0% | 46.1% | 47.1% | 39.0% | 44.8% | 47.8% | 44.1% |
| 1 location only | 46.4% | 62.8% | 41.2% | 34.5% | 47.9% | 40.9% | 48.4% | 43.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 33.1% | 70.4% | 33.9% | 31.9% | 23.5% * | 29.0% | 47.8% | 28.5% |
| 25-49 % | 42.2% | 60.5% | 43.1% | 16.2% * | 46.8% | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.1% |
| 50-74 % | 47.0% | 59.8% | 39.0% | 44.9% | 49.0% | 46.3% | 51.6% | 46.3% |
| 75% or more | 52.0% | 57.9% | 46.6% | 50.0% | 53.3% | 52.3% | 49.3% | 52.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 39.2% | 62.4% | 41.0% | 34.4% | 37.7% | 37.0% | 47.6% | 37.2% |
| Has union employees | 64.7% | 70.4% | 54.3% | 83.3% | 75.1% | 62.9% | 69.2% | 64.5% |
| Unknown | 48.8% | 63.6% | 34.4% * | 17.2% * | 49.7% | 49.7% | 37.9% * | 49.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 28.6% | 60.4% | 33.5% | 24.0% | 30.4% | 26.6% | 38.5% | 27.3% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 57.2% | 63.5% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 56.3% | 59.3% | 53.0% | 58.1% |
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 | 1.18% | 2.15% | 3.71% | 3.80% | 3.51% | 1.96% | 1.15% | 1.49% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 13.46% | 14.13% | 14.53% * | 10.94% * | 0.00% | 19.99% | 13.45% | 13.49% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 5.87% | 13.01% * | 12.86% | 8.69% | 9.07% | 9.43% | 8.17% | 6.06% |
| Construction | 5.78% | 5.94% | 10.36% | 8.43% | 18.45% | 21.87% | 4.91% | 11.87% |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.38% | 14.72% | 10.83% * | 16.37% | 13.04% * | 6.08% | 11.16% | 5.58% |
| Wholesale trade | 6.34% | 9.32% | 10.89% | 10.02% | 12.03% | 12.06% | 7.16% | 9.08% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 4.16% | 9.62% | 13.53% * | 10.86% | 5.24% | 5.58% | 6.97% | 4.70% |
| Retail trade | 1.97% | 8.44% | 9.17% | 7.54% | 9.72% | 1.79% | 4.07% | 2.10% |
| Professional services | 1.63% | 3.50% | 4.78% | 3.93% | 4.14% | 2.08% | 3.01% | 1.81% |
| Other services | 2.01% | 5.03% | 8.06% | 3.98% | 3.58% | 2.84% | 2.28% | 2.42% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.41% | 3.26% | 4.71% | 3.58% | 4.66% | 2.33% | 1.96% | 1.83% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.84% | 4.97% | 7.64% | 8.56% | 5.84% | 6.06% | 2.94% | 5.06% |
| Nonprofit | 1.71% | 7.64% | 8.45% | 5.61% | 2.60% | 3.39% | 5.32% | 2.01% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5.35% | 6.50% | 11.65% * | 8.59% | 8.56% * | 9.56% | 4.53% | 9.37% * |
| 5-9 years | 4.65% | 7.36% | 7.62% | 10.47% * | 10.95% * | 3.98% | 3.40% | 5.88% |
| 10-19 years | 2.81% | 6.68% | 6.04% | 4.73% | 8.65% | 4.44% | 3.55% | 4.04% |
| 20 or more years | 1.37% | 3.46% | 3.68% | 4.51% | 2.51% | 2.10% | 2.46% | 1.68% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.76% | 16.22% | 10.12% | 2.95% | 4.19% | 2.00% | 4.34% | 1.76% |
| 1 location only | 1.56% | 2.19% | 3.59% | 4.49% | 5.28% | 5.26% | 1.16% | 3.46% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.27% | 4.48% | 9.14% | 6.96% | 7.27% * | 3.63% | 2.80% | 3.01% |
| 25-49 % | 3.20% | 6.75% | 9.27% | 5.75% * | 5.54% | 5.62% | 3.87% | 4.13% |
| 50-74 % | 1.79% | 3.66% | 4.92% | 3.84% | 4.15% | 2.53% | 2.44% | 2.10% |
| 75% or more | 1.78% | 2.90% | 4.00% | 3.87% | 2.46% | 2.45% | 2.57% | 1.85% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.31% | 2.08% | 3.50% | 3.46% | 3.57% | 2.31% | 1.05% | 1.64% |
| Has union employees | 2.84% | 16.06% | 13.64% | 8.91% | 8.23% | 3.26% | 7.43% | 2.99% |
| Unknown | 4.28% | 18.56% | 14.01% * | 13.14% * | 12.31% | 4.59% | 17.46% * | 4.23% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.81% | 3.81% | 4.98% | 3.20% | 6.07% | 1.91% | 2.42% | 1.84% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.36% | 3.24% | 4.27% | 3.95% | 3.12% | 2.52% | 1.76% | 1.77% |
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.