| 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 | 21.6% | 15.2% | 18.0% | 20.5% | 29.4% | 23.3% | 17.0% | 25.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0% * | 10.4% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | 22.1% |
| Construction | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | 17.2% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 24.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.0% | 17.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 25.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | 32.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% * | 23.2% |
| Retail trade | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.3% | 31.9% |
| Professional services | 20.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.4% | 25.0% |
| Other services | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | 25.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.8% | 23.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | 35.7% |
| Nonprofit | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | 21.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 34.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.6% | 43.0% |
| 5-9 years | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | 27.0% |
| 10-19 years | 23.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% | 27.6% |
| 20 or more years | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | 22.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 23.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% | 24.3% |
| 1 location only | 20.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | 27.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% * | 30.3% |
| 25-49 % | 35.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% * | 44.8% |
| 50-74 % | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.5% | 28.5% |
| 75% or more | 20.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | 23.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | 27.0% |
| Has union employees | 16.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6% * | 19.4% |
| Unknown | 22.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.4% * | 21.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.8% | 33.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | 23.2% |
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 | 1.05% | 1.97% | 1.71% | 1.63% | 2.44% | 1.90% | 1.29% | 1.62% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.81% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.51% * | 3.95% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.14% | 3.20% |
| Construction | 3.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.82% | 5.80% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.99% | 2.90% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.76% | 5.54% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 4.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.03% * | 3.94% |
| Retail trade | 3.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.80% | 5.07% |
| Professional services | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | 2.47% |
| Other services | 1.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.52% | 4.17% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.41% | 1.98% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.12% | 3.50% |
| Nonprofit | 1.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | 1.67% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.24% | 8.79% |
| 5-9 years | 4.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.20% | 5.23% |
| 10-19 years | 2.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.76% | 4.01% |
| 20 or more years | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.72% | 1.34% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.91% | 1.74% |
| 1 location only | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | 2.99% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.08% * | 7.29% |
| 25-49 % | 5.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.67% * | 4.62% |
| 50-74 % | 2.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.77% | 1.91% |
| 75% or more | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | 1.61% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | 1.71% |
| Has union employees | 2.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.68% * | 3.51% |
| Unknown | 5.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.76% * | 5.66% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 3.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.94% | 3.11% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.65% | 1.45% |
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.