| 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 | 20.4% | 14.4% | 19.9% | 24.5% | 19.4% | 20.8% | 19.7% | 20.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.7% * | 6.2% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.8% | 18.9% | 21.2% | 21.7% | 20.2% | 24.4% | 23.5% | 21.3% |
| Construction | 22.6% | 10.0% * | 28.2% | 26.4% | 21.6% | 20.1% | 21.5% | 24.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 32.3% | 24.3% * | 36.9% | 23.9% | 27.7% | 35.9% | 36.3% | 31.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 17.6% | 6.9% * | 11.5% * | 22.3% | 26.5% | 14.0% * | 14.2% | 20.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 20.7% | 10.2% * | 14.0% * | 19.0% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 13.6% | 22.6% |
| Retail trade | 26.8% | 13.9% | 21.0% | 34.2% | 34.4% | 25.4% | 22.6% | 30.1% |
| Professional services | 16.6% | 15.4% | 19.8% | 21.1% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 18.8% | 16.0% |
| Other services | 24.2% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 31.7% | 20.8% | 25.9% | 20.9% | 25.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 21.5% | 15.2% | 20.7% | 26.9% | 21.4% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 21.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 25.1% | 14.8% | 24.0% | 24.6% | 29.3% | 28.2% | 18.8% | 28.4% |
| Nonprofit | 15.2% | 5.7% | 9.5% | 14.8% | 14.0% | 17.9% | 10.2% | 16.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 28.5% | 22.6% | 19.2% | 37.7% | 38.3% | 28.0% | 24.7% | 37.5% |
| 5-9 years | 22.1% | 13.5% | 32.0% | 30.1% | 19.8% | 14.3% * | 22.6% | 21.5% |
| 10-19 years | 21.5% | 13.7% | 23.4% | 26.6% | 19.7% | 22.7% | 20.9% | 22.1% |
| 20 or more years | 19.8% | 13.2% | 16.5% | 22.2% | 19.1% | 20.8% | 18.1% | 20.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 20.6% | 16.8% * | 21.9% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 20.9% | 20.3% | 20.6% |
| 1 location only | 20.2% | 14.4% | 19.8% | 25.6% | 18.7% | 18.9% | 19.7% | 20.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.6% | 5.0% * | 32.0% | 19.6% | 32.8% | 21.5% | 18.3% * | 25.6% |
| 25-49 % | 21.6% | 23.2% | 10.8% | 29.1% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 17.8% | 23.3% |
| 50-74 % | 19.0% | 15.7% | 24.6% | 21.6% | 19.0% | 18.1% | 19.4% | 18.9% |
| 75% or more | 20.5% | 13.7% | 19.7% | 24.8% | 19.0% | 21.1% | 19.9% | 20.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.4% | 14.6% | 19.4% | 24.8% | 19.7% | 24.3% | 19.7% | 22.3% |
| Has union employees | 16.6% | 5.1% * | 24.6% | 21.9% * | 17.6% | 15.6% | 17.3% | 16.6% |
| Unknown | 20.3% | 9.3% * | 43.6% * | 22.0% * | 16.2% * | 20.4% | 30.3% * | 19.6% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 23.2% | 19.5% | 20.1% | 27.4% | 20.4% | 26.0% | 21.0% | 23.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.9% | 13.4% | 19.9% | 23.9% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 19.5% | 20.1% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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 | 0.53% | 0.89% | 1.18% | 0.98% | 1.18% | 1.31% | 0.69% | 0.75% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.88% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.65% * | 3.09% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.95% | 3.43% | 3.50% | 2.42% | 1.84% | 2.76% | 1.87% | 0.87% |
| Construction | 2.46% | 3.70% * | 6.25% | 4.91% | 4.31% | 5.22% | 3.08% | 2.38% |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.84% | 9.38% * | 8.65% | 6.70% | 2.18% | 7.54% | 7.10% | 6.15% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.67% | 2.08% * | 4.42% * | 3.40% | 2.69% | 4.58% * | 2.08% | 2.48% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.57% | 3.73% * | 6.40% * | 3.99% | 2.20% | 0.69% | 2.17% | 0.60% |
| Retail trade | 0.76% | 3.36% | 5.14% | 2.70% | 2.39% | 1.81% | 1.82% | 1.55% |
| Professional services | 0.78% | 1.50% | 1.68% | 1.75% | 1.92% | 1.12% | 1.23% | 0.95% |
| Other services | 1.45% | 3.38% | 3.05% | 3.53% | 2.70% | 2.11% | 2.32% | 1.54% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.60% | 1.07% | 1.53% | 1.52% | 1.05% | 1.39% | 0.91% | 0.77% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.55% | 2.18% | 3.75% | 2.57% | 4.66% | 4.49% | 2.16% | 3.24% |
| Nonprofit | 0.83% | 0.98% | 2.73% | 2.16% | 1.42% | 1.26% | 1.46% | 0.92% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.58% | 3.99% | 4.57% | 5.50% | 6.32% | 5.94% | 2.09% | 5.24% |
| 5-9 years | 2.34% | 2.99% | 3.85% | 3.56% | 4.20% | 6.58% * | 2.09% | 3.98% |
| 10-19 years | 1.20% | 1.38% | 3.59% | 2.68% | 2.76% | 1.65% | 1.48% | 1.69% |
| 20 or more years | 0.70% | 1.90% | 1.50% | 1.41% | 1.61% | 1.48% | 1.00% | 0.89% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.98% | 6.17% * | 4.85% | 2.21% | 0.77% | 1.38% | 2.49% | 1.04% |
| 1 location only | 0.62% | 0.90% | 1.37% | 1.21% | 1.77% | 4.30% | 0.64% | 1.22% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.51% | 1.96% * | 9.05% | 5.47% | 5.49% | 2.77% | 6.15% * | 3.17% |
| 25-49 % | 2.51% | 5.85% | 2.59% | 4.48% | 3.91% | 2.20% | 3.85% | 2.32% |
| 50-74 % | 0.73% | 2.61% | 3.16% | 3.76% | 1.89% | 1.44% | 2.68% | 1.18% |
| 75% or more | 0.66% | 1.26% | 1.25% | 1.07% | 1.31% | 1.51% | 0.74% | 0.98% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.56% | 0.87% | 1.08% | 0.63% | 1.28% | 1.81% | 0.69% | 0.93% |
| Has union employees | 1.53% | 2.94% * | 6.26% | 6.93% * | 2.56% | 2.25% | 3.41% | 1.50% |
| Unknown | 1.82% | 5.54% * | 13.92% * | 10.04% * | 4.92% * | 1.77% | 9.38% * | 1.65% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.12% | 2.21% | 3.93% | 3.33% | 1.21% | 1.15% | 2.47% | 1.14% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.61% | 0.96% | 1.39% | 1.63% | 1.37% | 1.47% | 0.81% | 0.84% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.