| 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 | 28.5% | 26.4% | 34.3% | 36.4% | 30.1% | 25.4% | 33.0% | 27.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 22.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.0% | 12.2% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 29.2% | 15.9% * | 33.1% | 31.2% | 34.3% | 26.1% | 28.2% | 29.4% |
| Construction | 34.2% | 34.0% | 31.4% | 50.3% | 16.7% * | 32.8% | 34.0% | 34.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 31.4% | 15.3% * | 57.8% | 27.4% | 26.8% | 33.1% | 36.8% | 30.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.0% | 24.1% | 31.0% | 27.5% | 32.6% | 23.1% | 27.8% | 28.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 30.3% | 36.4% | 43.7% | 34.3% | 26.8% | 29.6% | 40.2% | 28.8% |
| Retail trade | 36.4% | 31.4% * | 36.0% | 49.6% | 43.6% | 29.2% | 40.0% | 34.9% |
| Professional services | 23.8% | 23.3% | 38.3% | 35.9% | 27.9% | 19.9% | 36.1% | 22.1% |
| Other services | 34.3% | 22.3% | 28.2% | 40.7% | 33.8% | 36.0% | 26.0% | 36.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 30.1% | 25.7% | 34.7% | 38.6% | 32.5% | 26.4% | 33.7% | 29.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.6% | 34.2% | 38.4% | 32.6% | 32.5% | 30.2% | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| Nonprofit | 21.5% | 10.8% * | 24.0% | 26.5% | 24.3% | 19.8% | 24.4% | 21.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 37.7% | 30.3% | 25.7% | 47.4% | 52.9% | 39.6% | 35.9% | 40.6% |
| 5-9 years | 34.8% | 27.5% | 51.7% | 39.7% | 31.5% | 30.2% | 40.0% | 30.8% |
| 10-19 years | 33.1% | 20.3% | 37.1% | 41.6% | 37.1% | 26.6% | 31.4% | 34.3% |
| 20 or more years | 27.2% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 33.6% | 28.9% | 25.2% | 31.9% | 26.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.3% | 38.9% * | 32.1% | 35.3% | 28.9% | 25.3% | 39.5% | 26.0% |
| 1 location only | 32.7% | 26.4% | 34.5% | 36.7% | 31.4% | 29.8% | 32.5% | 32.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 36.1% | 19.4% * | 49.5% | 42.8% | 37.0% | 36.4% | 30.8% * | 39.4% |
| 25-49 % | 29.9% | 28.7% * | 19.0% * | 39.1% | 28.5% | 29.6% | 26.0% | 30.9% |
| 50-74 % | 27.0% | 25.7% | 41.8% | 36.0% | 34.7% | 23.0% | 32.0% | 25.9% |
| 75% or more | 28.6% | 26.6% | 33.7% | 36.3% | 29.6% | 25.6% | 33.5% | 27.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 32.3% | 27.5% | 35.7% | 37.5% | 33.5% | 29.6% | 34.2% | 31.7% |
| Has union employees | 18.6% | 7.8% * | 20.5% * | 25.3% | 15.1% * | 18.7% | 16.2% | 18.8% |
| Unknown | 29.7% | 7.4% * | 80.2% | 50.4% | 27.3% * | 28.7% | 58.5% | 28.7% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 34.4% | 32.2% | 38.1% | 44.0% | 35.9% | 31.7% | 35.5% | 34.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 27.8% | 25.4% | 34.0% | 35.7% | 29.3% | 24.7% | 32.8% | 26.7% |
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 | 0.76% | 2.00% | 2.90% | 2.18% | 1.83% | 1.15% | 1.52% | 0.92% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.39% | 3.96% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.71% | 5.23% * | 6.08% | 2.42% | 3.74% | 3.15% | 3.68% | 2.30% |
| Construction | 4.91% | 5.13% | 6.79% | 5.42% | 10.38% * | 7.99% | 4.27% | 7.73% |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.36% | 10.08% * | 12.36% | 7.90% | 6.87% | 6.49% | 10.43% | 5.37% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.36% | 5.04% | 8.29% | 6.03% | 4.52% | 3.33% | 2.72% | 2.60% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.18% | 7.71% | 6.86% | 8.36% | 2.97% | 1.55% | 5.93% | 1.09% |
| Retail trade | 0.90% | 9.61% * | 5.65% | 5.02% | 3.26% | 1.18% | 2.44% | 1.25% |
| Professional services | 0.87% | 3.40% | 5.15% | 2.26% | 3.16% | 1.15% | 3.33% | 1.06% |
| Other services | 2.01% | 5.83% | 5.29% | 5.21% | 4.16% | 2.23% | 3.42% | 2.66% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.59% | 2.39% | 3.54% | 2.53% | 2.46% | 1.15% | 1.77% | 0.72% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.30% | 2.97% | 7.00% | 4.82% | 3.65% | 3.44% | 3.26% | 2.66% |
| Nonprofit | 1.27% | 4.71% * | 6.31% | 5.81% | 3.07% | 1.62% | 4.78% | 1.47% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.76% | 4.51% | 6.60% | 7.74% | 11.73% | 9.94% | 2.41% | 6.93% |
| 5-9 years | 3.63% | 6.91% | 6.51% | 4.85% | 8.58% | 5.42% | 3.83% | 4.20% |
| 10-19 years | 1.67% | 3.46% | 5.01% | 4.32% | 2.95% | 2.69% | 2.50% | 2.05% |
| 20 or more years | 0.98% | 5.14% | 3.93% | 1.99% | 2.17% | 1.22% | 1.73% | 1.04% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.08% | 11.89% * | 6.58% | 4.43% | 1.62% | 1.16% | 3.86% | 1.07% |
| 1 location only | 1.46% | 2.00% | 3.14% | 1.91% | 2.94% | 3.95% | 1.61% | 2.02% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.84% | 9.58% * | 14.12% | 7.16% | 7.18% | 5.08% | 9.35% * | 3.68% |
| 25-49 % | 3.77% | 10.44% * | 10.17% * | 7.72% | 7.11% | 3.03% | 7.49% | 2.94% |
| 50-74 % | 1.44% | 5.16% | 6.61% | 5.48% | 4.37% | 1.05% | 3.80% | 1.36% |
| 75% or more | 0.89% | 2.69% | 3.32% | 2.48% | 1.91% | 1.32% | 1.70% | 1.09% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.87% | 2.05% | 3.25% | 2.61% | 1.19% | 1.47% | 1.58% | 0.98% |
| Has union employees | 1.51% | 2.59% * | 7.42% * | 3.42% | 4.57% * | 1.29% | 3.23% | 1.46% |
| Unknown | 0.87% | 2.34% * | 20.84% | 10.20% | 9.56% * | 1.26% | 13.60% | 0.98% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.59% | 8.34% | 6.95% | 3.36% | 4.45% | 1.83% | 6.20% | 2.38% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.80% | 2.22% | 2.85% | 2.39% | 1.78% | 1.23% | 1.59% | 0.96% |
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.