| 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 | 50.0% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 57.3% | 53.5% | 45.1% | 58.8% | 48.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 60.3% | 44.4% | 52.8% | 59.0% | 60.6% | 66.1% | 52.4% | 63.6% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 42.2% | 58.0% | 57.7% | 52.7% | 44.4% | 36.6% | 54.8% | 40.4% |
| Construction | 51.0% | 48.3% | 55.7% | 54.4% | 48.4% | 40.4% | 53.4% | 48.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 46.3% | 57.7% | 60.3% | 52.1% | 50.5% | 44.0% | 57.3% | 45.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 47.6% | 54.6% | 55.1% | 51.8% | 47.9% | 43.0% | 54.7% | 45.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 46.9% | 58.9% | 53.2% | 53.1% | 52.5% | 43.8% | 55.5% | 45.7% |
| Retail trade | 55.8% | 64.7% | 63.3% | 64.0% | 60.6% | 52.8% | 63.8% | 54.3% |
| Professional services | 51.1% | 63.6% | 60.8% | 59.4% | 57.5% | 44.2% | 61.8% | 48.8% |
| Other services | 56.5% | 61.7% | 63.3% | 64.0% | 60.9% | 51.3% | 62.6% | 54.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 49.0% | 59.0% | 58.7% | 55.4% | 51.1% | 44.9% | 58.1% | 47.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 52.5% | 59.9% | 60.7% | 62.1% | 55.6% | 45.6% | 60.1% | 50.1% |
| Nonprofit | 53.0% | 59.7% | 61.7% | 63.6% | 59.2% | 45.8% | 62.7% | 51.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 55.6% | 60.5% | 60.8% | 58.8% | 50.5% | 44.9% | 61.2% | 49.7% |
| 5-9 years | 55.1% | 58.6% | 56.0% | 58.9% | 56.2% | 44.9% | 58.0% | 52.5% |
| 10-19 years | 55.7% | 59.1% | 61.9% | 58.9% | 54.4% | 49.3% | 58.9% | 53.7% |
| 20 or more years | 48.7% | 59.2% | 58.5% | 56.5% | 53.3% | 44.9% | 58.7% | 47.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 46.7% | 52.9% | 56.5% | 57.1% | 52.3% | 45.0% | 57.7% | 46.5% |
| 1 location only | 57.1% | 59.3% | 59.4% | 57.3% | 55.2% | 48.4% | 58.9% | 55.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 62.2% | 58.5% | 69.5% | 64.8% | 69.6% | 57.6% | 62.1% | 62.2% |
| 25-49 % | 58.5% | 65.4% | 66.3% | 67.7% | 64.0% | 51.5% | 66.6% | 56.6% |
| 50-74 % | 54.1% | 61.0% | 59.0% | 65.3% | 64.2% | 49.6% | 62.1% | 52.7% |
| 75% or more | 48.9% | 58.6% | 58.8% | 56.1% | 51.6% | 44.0% | 58.0% | 46.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 52.6% | 60.0% | 60.1% | 58.3% | 54.5% | 46.8% | 59.7% | 50.4% |
| Has union employees | 42.4% | 41.0% | 44.3% | 47.9% | 47.1% | 41.3% | 45.1% | 42.2% |
| Unknown | 46.5% | 65.6% | 64.0% | 53.1% | 53.0% | 45.8% | 58.7% | 46.3% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 57.9% | 63.0% | 68.7% | 71.3% | 66.6% | 52.2% | 67.4% | 56.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 48.5% | 58.6% | 58.2% | 55.5% | 51.0% | 43.6% | 57.8% | 46.3% |
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.
** 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 | 0.25% | 0.79% | 0.54% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.37% | 0.48% | 0.26% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.01% | 6.20% | 8.34% | 10.67% | 9.11% | 9.01% | 4.05% | 6.66% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.60% | 3.78% | 3.16% | 1.70% | 1.54% | 0.96% | 1.94% | 0.68% |
| Construction | 1.89% | 2.96% | 2.30% | 2.50% | 2.46% | 2.75% | 1.93% | 2.22% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.63% | 7.02% | 4.27% | 2.75% | 2.74% | 2.32% | 2.72% | 1.81% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.10% | 3.95% | 3.91% | 2.05% | 1.46% | 1.74% | 1.85% | 1.16% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.70% | 2.92% | 2.23% | 2.38% | 1.83% | 0.97% | 1.75% | 0.80% |
| Retail trade | 0.62% | 3.33% | 2.18% | 1.50% | 2.31% | 0.84% | 1.46% | 0.65% |
| Professional services | 0.30% | 1.26% | 1.65% | 1.42% | 1.09% | 0.72% | 1.10% | 0.29% |
| Other services | 0.67% | 1.94% | 1.53% | 2.15% | 1.44% | 1.01% | 0.96% | 0.70% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.38% | 0.78% | 0.62% | 0.65% | 1.02% | 0.42% | 0.35% | 0.42% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.03% | 2.12% | 2.26% | 1.95% | 1.82% | 1.40% | 1.78% | 1.06% |
| Nonprofit | 1.05% | 2.46% | 3.05% | 1.65% | 1.17% | 1.34% | 1.12% | 1.06% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.35% | 2.05% | 3.25% | 3.56% | 4.00% | 3.30% | 1.70% | 2.60% |
| 5-9 years | 1.36% | 2.35% | 2.31% | 3.32% | 2.93% | 2.66% | 1.52% | 1.47% |
| 10-19 years | 0.94% | 1.51% | 0.99% | 1.71% | 1.42% | 1.76% | 0.61% | 1.44% |
| 20 or more years | 0.31% | 0.70% | 0.76% | 0.99% | 0.91% | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.34% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.23% | 6.25% | 2.47% | 0.74% | 0.87% | 0.34% | 1.08% | 0.24% |
| 1 location only | 0.62% | 0.79% | 0.64% | 0.86% | 1.07% | 1.99% | 0.52% | 1.00% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.25% | 3.15% | 4.11% | 4.31% | 3.33% | 1.53% | 2.34% | 1.44% |
| 25-49 % | 1.66% | 4.73% | 3.05% | 3.01% | 2.19% | 2.23% | 1.89% | 1.89% |
| 50-74 % | 1.04% | 2.40% | 2.48% | 2.23% | 1.88% | 1.23% | 1.10% | 1.11% |
| 75% or more | 0.26% | 0.90% | 0.66% | 0.90% | 0.87% | 0.39% | 0.56% | 0.24% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.40% | 0.75% | 0.56% | 0.77% | 0.72% | 0.39% | 0.49% | 0.42% |
| Has union employees | 0.56% | 4.76% | 3.46% | 3.25% | 2.51% | 0.82% | 2.30% | 0.61% |
| Unknown | 1.25% | 9.64% | 4.53% | 6.67% | 3.31% | 1.20% | 2.80% | 1.25% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.86% | 2.16% | 1.90% | 1.65% | 1.75% | 1.11% | 1.22% | 0.92% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.18% | 0.71% | 0.59% | 0.73% | 0.74% | 0.40% | 0.47% | 0.18% |
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.
** 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.