| 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% | 15.4% | 16.8% | 18.4% | 21.0% | 21.6% | 17.2% | 21.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.5% * | 22.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.0% | 13.4% | 17.3% | 17.5% | 22.6% | 20.1% | 17.8% | 20.3% |
| Construction | 18.7% | 16.5% | 18.7% | 19.8% | 18.1% | 19.1% | 18.3% | 19.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 21.7% | 28.6% | 24.1% | 13.6% * | 29.6% | 20.8% | 20.9% | 21.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.1% | 19.0% | 13.6% | 18.4% | 24.3% | 17.9% | 18.4% | 19.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 20.1% | 9.2% | 13.6% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 21.6% | 12.1% | 21.3% |
| Retail trade | 24.8% | 15.5% | 22.3% | 26.8% | 26.6% | 25.1% | 21.8% | 25.3% |
| Professional services | 17.1% | 14.7% | 13.9% | 14.6% | 18.5% | 17.7% | 14.5% | 17.6% |
| Other services | 25.5% | 17.9% | 19.7% | 23.1% | 22.2% | 29.2% | 21.1% | 26.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 21.5% | 16.7% | 17.4% | 20.9% | 22.3% | 22.4% | 18.4% | 22.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 20.4% | 14.3% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 21.7% | 22.3% | 16.7% | 21.4% |
| Nonprofit | 15.5% | 8.4% | 11.7% | 9.2% | 17.6% | 16.9% | 10.5% | 16.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 22.1% | 18.4% | 24.5% | 21.1% | 25.2% | 22.9% | 22.1% | 22.0% |
| 5-9 years | 20.9% | 17.5% | 19.2% | 19.8% | 24.9% | 22.9% | 18.5% | 23.2% |
| 10-19 years | 20.5% | 18.1% | 16.1% | 21.0% | 23.4% | 21.7% | 18.2% | 22.0% |
| 20 or more years | 20.3% | 12.9% | 15.6% | 17.3% | 20.2% | 21.6% | 15.9% | 20.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.5% | 23.5% | 20.2% | 17.6% | 21.2% | 21.7% | 17.7% | 21.5% |
| 1 location only | 18.1% | 15.4% | 16.7% | 18.6% | 20.7% | 18.0% | 17.2% | 19.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.6% | 18.2% | 30.0% * | 24.9% | 28.9% | 28.1% | 20.5% | 29.0% |
| 25-49 % | 21.8% | 10.9% | 20.8% | 23.6% | 23.0% | 22.5% | 18.6% | 22.5% |
| 50-74 % | 21.7% | 14.7% | 20.2% | 18.7% | 21.3% | 23.0% | 17.8% | 22.4% |
| 75% or more | 20.1% | 15.7% | 16.2% | 18.0% | 20.7% | 21.2% | 17.0% | 20.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 20.8% | 15.3% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 20.9% | 22.8% | 17.4% | 21.7% |
| Has union employees | 18.3% | 17.7% | 11.4% * | 10.5% | 20.7% | 18.6% | 13.3% | 18.5% |
| Unknown | 22.1% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 11.7% * | 25.0% | 22.2% | 20.1% | 22.1% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 23.9% | 15.7% | 26.1% | 24.8% | 24.6% | 24.0% | 21.5% | 24.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.7% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 17.5% | 20.3% | 21.0% | 16.7% | 20.4% |
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 | 0.26% | 1.03% | 0.41% | 0.95% | 0.79% | 0.48% | 0.28% | 0.33% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.82% * | 2.90% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.02% | 2.48% | 2.11% | 2.00% | 2.01% | 1.74% | 1.14% | 1.10% |
| Construction | 1.38% | 2.56% | 1.80% | 2.47% | 3.92% | 1.67% | 1.27% | 2.24% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.50% | 7.66% | 5.12% | 4.46% * | 3.48% | 1.75% | 2.55% | 1.75% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.04% | 4.10% | 3.46% | 2.11% | 1.75% | 1.16% | 3.41% | 0.90% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.56% | 1.58% | 2.84% | 2.82% | 2.48% | 0.76% | 1.42% | 0.70% |
| Retail trade | 0.71% | 2.04% | 2.49% | 1.94% | 2.14% | 0.65% | 2.00% | 0.72% |
| Professional services | 0.44% | 1.11% | 1.08% | 1.11% | 0.94% | 0.53% | 0.54% | 0.55% |
| Other services | 0.92% | 2.25% | 2.24% | 2.28% | 2.39% | 1.66% | 1.74% | 1.19% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.38% | 1.41% | 0.65% | 0.76% | 1.17% | 0.53% | 0.47% | 0.45% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.75% | 1.46% | 2.05% | 2.54% | 1.85% | 1.92% | 1.02% | 1.21% |
| Nonprofit | 0.75% | 1.89% | 2.16% | 2.22% | 1.84% | 0.92% | 1.11% | 0.90% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.84% | 3.24% | 3.50% | 3.20% | 3.06% | 6.48% | 2.76% | 2.74% |
| 5-9 years | 1.15% | 2.03% | 1.74% | 3.07% | 4.43% | 2.33% | 1.10% | 2.62% |
| 10-19 years | 0.83% | 2.34% | 1.22% | 1.80% | 1.46% | 1.31% | 1.15% | 0.95% |
| 20 or more years | 0.28% | 1.00% | 0.62% | 0.78% | 0.93% | 0.49% | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1.53% | 1.05% | 1.08% | 0.49% | 1.68% | 0.40% |
| 1 location only | 0.62% | 1.02% | 0.43% | 1.23% | 0.94% | 2.27% | 0.37% | 1.05% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.57% | 5.03% | 9.06% * | 3.62% | 3.92% | 1.56% | 4.62% | 1.51% |
| 25-49 % | 1.10% | 2.25% | 2.65% | 3.75% | 3.52% | 0.74% | 1.99% | 1.09% |
| 50-74 % | 0.76% | 2.39% | 3.80% | 3.15% | 2.18% | 0.78% | 1.90% | 0.79% |
| 75% or more | 0.34% | 1.41% | 0.51% | 0.90% | 0.93% | 0.56% | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.33% | 1.06% | 0.42% | 0.96% | 0.79% | 0.56% | 0.35% | 0.43% |
| Has union employees | 0.75% | 5.02% | 3.71% * | 2.24% | 1.80% | 1.08% | 2.54% | 0.72% |
| Unknown | 0.88% | 5.20% | 5.05% | 5.35% * | 4.22% | 0.90% | 4.31% | 0.89% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.52% | 3.34% | 2.95% | 1.77% | 2.08% | 0.77% | 1.51% | 0.64% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.29% | 1.14% | 0.39% | 1.00% | 0.83% | 0.45% | 0.24% | 0.35% |
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.