| 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 | 20.6% | 61.4% | 45.4% | 33.1% | 17.7% | 8.9% | 47.3% | 13.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 27.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79.4% | 10.8% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 16.2% | 60.3% | 41.4% | 27.7% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 38.6% | 12.0% |
| Construction | 42.1% | 64.8% | 43.7% | 42.1% | 38.7% | 5.2% * | 50.1% | 33.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 12.2% | 52.1% | 24.0% | 36.4% | 7.1% * | 8.2% | 34.7% | 9.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.2% | 69.1% | 53.6% | 43.4% | 10.2% | 16.0% | 53.0% | 19.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 15.8% | 70.1% | 50.8% | 29.8% | 20.5% | 4.9% | 55.7% | 8.9% |
| Retail trade | 12.2% | 56.3% | 37.8% | 21.9% | 15.3% | 4.2% | 37.5% | 6.8% |
| Professional services | 23.2% | 60.2% | 49.2% | 34.1% | 20.4% | 11.6% | 50.1% | 16.0% |
| Other services | 21.8% | 56.7% | 42.2% | 30.2% | 19.1% | 10.3% * | 43.7% | 14.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.1% | 61.7% | 44.8% | 30.5% | 16.9% | 9.3% | 45.8% | 13.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.1% | 58.4% | 44.7% | 35.8% | 14.3% | 7.9% | 50.0% | 12.7% |
| Nonprofit | 20.9% | 67.4% | 52.1% | 43.3% | 21.4% | 7.0% | 53.5% | 15.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 29.6% | 53.4% | 42.6% | 22.2% | 6.1% * | 8.6% | 43.9% | 10.7% * |
| 5-9 years | 35.0% | 61.2% | 38.7% | 33.1% | 21.7% | 21.6% | 47.9% | 22.0% |
| 10-19 years | 29.6% | 58.3% | 43.1% | 31.3% | 15.6% | 14.7% * | 45.0% | 19.1% |
| 20 or more years | 17.8% | 65.1% | 48.5% | 34.5% | 18.1% | 8.3% | 48.6% | 12.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 11.0% | 44.0% | 32.7% | 34.8% | 15.2% | 8.4% | 36.9% | 10.4% |
| 1 location only | 37.5% | 61.6% | 46.2% | 32.6% | 20.9% | 23.7% * | 48.1% | 25.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 25.8% | 73.5% | 38.6% | 36.8% | 22.4% | 3.7% * | 57.2% | 12.8% |
| 25-49 % | 20.1% | 59.6% | 51.1% | 27.4% | 15.0% | 7.8% * | 50.1% | 11.7% |
| 50-74 % | 15.2% | 60.4% | 40.8% | 32.4% | 18.7% | 3.6% | 47.0% | 8.5% |
| 75% or more | 21.4% | 61.3% | 45.7% | 33.3% | 17.7% | 10.0% | 46.9% | 14.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22.5% | 61.1% | 45.5% | 31.9% | 17.4% | 7.0% | 47.0% | 13.5% |
| Has union employees | 17.9% | 71.1% | 49.3% | 45.3% | 20.5% | 13.4% | 54.9% | 15.7% |
| Unknown | 10.4% | 62.0% | 17.1% * | 45.0% | 16.6% * | 8.4% | 40.1% | 9.5% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 15.6% | 62.6% | 40.6% | 31.0% | 13.4% | 6.8% | 47.1% | 10.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 21.7% | 61.2% | 45.9% | 33.4% | 18.8% | 9.4% | 47.3% | 14.3% |
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.
* 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 | 0.50% | 1.23% | 1.42% | 1.57% | 1.02% | 0.73% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.44% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.94% | 8.00% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.44% | 3.59% | 5.97% | 2.67% | 2.11% | 2.63% | 2.89% | 1.63% |
| Construction | 2.67% | 3.60% | 2.65% | 3.54% | 7.87% | 2.15% * | 2.68% | 3.24% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.86% | 9.13% | 5.35% | 9.72% | 2.19% * | 2.03% | 4.32% | 2.07% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.95% | 3.89% | 5.93% | 4.51% | 2.13% | 4.40% | 3.75% | 2.60% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.13% | 3.68% | 4.64% | 3.90% | 3.27% | 1.34% | 2.89% | 1.38% |
| Retail trade | 1.02% | 5.32% | 5.21% | 3.85% | 3.57% | 0.87% | 2.41% | 0.72% |
| Professional services | 0.96% | 0.84% | 2.60% | 2.72% | 1.87% | 1.62% | 1.54% | 1.43% |
| Other services | 1.73% | 3.12% | 4.30% | 2.36% | 3.83% | 3.43% * | 2.91% | 2.30% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.72% | 1.86% | 1.62% | 1.39% | 1.24% | 1.08% | 0.97% | 1.01% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.94% | 2.63% | 2.89% | 4.25% | 2.43% | 2.24% | 1.83% | 1.20% |
| Nonprofit | 1.33% | 4.93% | 4.82% | 3.68% | 2.76% | 0.87% | 2.32% | 1.37% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.59% | 4.98% | 4.86% | 5.52% | 2.10% * | 2.55% | 4.46% | 3.48% * |
| 5-9 years | 2.07% | 2.16% | 4.68% | 6.36% | 6.21% | 5.24% | 2.02% | 4.23% |
| 10-19 years | 2.07% | 2.06% | 3.09% | 3.95% | 2.74% | 5.07% * | 1.99% | 3.56% |
| 20 or more years | 0.51% | 1.55% | 1.60% | 1.28% | 1.30% | 0.73% | 1.02% | 0.64% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.58% | 8.98% | 3.48% | 2.94% | 0.95% | 0.70% | 3.20% | 0.61% |
| 1 location only | 1.13% | 1.22% | 1.36% | 1.99% | 2.35% | 7.96% * | 0.79% | 2.59% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.26% | 5.20% | 9.81% | 5.64% | 5.92% | 2.17% * | 4.94% | 2.39% |
| 25-49 % | 2.77% | 5.45% | 6.00% | 4.54% | 2.99% | 2.80% * | 3.86% | 2.55% |
| 50-74 % | 1.49% | 3.16% | 6.03% | 3.82% | 3.81% | 0.64% | 2.08% | 0.96% |
| 75% or more | 0.67% | 1.76% | 1.73% | 1.50% | 1.34% | 0.85% | 1.10% | 0.93% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.59% | 1.20% | 1.59% | 1.51% | 1.23% | 0.74% | 0.84% | 0.95% |
| Has union employees | 0.83% | 6.24% | 6.68% | 6.32% | 3.29% | 1.37% | 4.10% | 0.72% |
| Unknown | 1.00% | 11.75% | 13.82% * | 10.30% | 5.59% * | 1.26% | 7.41% | 1.03% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.89% | 3.67% | 5.62% | 3.10% | 1.79% | 1.14% | 2.37% | 1.15% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.52% | 1.18% | 1.34% | 1.69% | 0.97% | 0.76% | 0.87% | 0.76% |
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.