| 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 | 26.0% | 24.2% | 31.5% | 32.3% | 29.4% | 24.0% | 29.5% | 25.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.1% * | 25.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 22.1% | 23.9% | 25.1% | 26.1% | 25.1% | 20.3% | 27.9% | 21.6% |
| Construction | 29.5% | 17.0% | 36.6% | 34.5% | 34.6% | 21.7% | 27.8% | 30.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.0% | 17.1% * | 23.0% * | 25.8% | 30.0% | 22.1% | 23.4% | 23.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 24.3% | 23.1% | 21.5% | 33.0% | 31.8% | 19.6% | 26.8% | 23.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 25.1% | 32.8% | 33.8% | 36.0% | 27.6% | 23.2% | 33.9% | 24.4% |
| Retail trade | 29.8% | 32.6% | 34.9% | 46.2% | 36.4% | 27.7% | 37.8% | 28.9% |
| Professional services | 25.6% | 26.0% | 32.6% | 34.1% | 30.9% | 22.5% | 29.8% | 25.0% |
| Other services | 33.3% | 23.4% | 33.7% | 29.6% | 28.1% | 36.2% | 28.3% | 34.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 26.3% | 25.7% | 32.0% | 32.7% | 30.4% | 24.1% | 30.6% | 25.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 28.2% | 23.5% | 34.7% | 40.0% | 29.3% | 25.8% | 30.8% | 27.7% |
| Nonprofit | 23.0% | 14.7% | 21.1% | 22.7% | 26.0% | 22.4% | 18.8% | 23.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 30.9% | 26.0% | 35.5% | 36.5% | 35.2% | 24.2% * | 29.4% | 32.1% |
| 5-9 years | 33.8% | 22.3% | 33.8% | 37.4% | 40.8% | 29.5% | 30.6% | 36.0% |
| 10-19 years | 31.4% | 30.6% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.1% | 30.2% | 30.9% | 31.7% |
| 20 or more years | 25.0% | 20.7% | 29.6% | 31.4% | 27.8% | 23.7% | 28.6% | 24.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 24.8% | 17.4% * | 29.4% | 31.8% | 28.9% | 23.9% | 30.5% | 24.7% |
| 1 location only | 30.1% | 24.3% | 31.6% | 32.5% | 30.1% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 30.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 30.4% | 27.2% * | 34.8% | 25.5% * | 27.1% | 34.0% | 28.4% | 31.2% |
| 25-49 % | 27.6% | 13.2% * | 16.3% * | 48.1% | 37.3% | 24.5% | 21.4% | 28.7% |
| 50-74 % | 27.7% | 28.0% | 36.2% | 36.8% | 26.2% | 26.9% | 31.4% | 27.3% |
| 75% or more | 25.7% | 24.1% | 31.6% | 31.8% | 29.3% | 23.6% | 29.6% | 25.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 29.1% | 25.9% | 32.2% | 34.2% | 31.6% | 26.9% | 30.7% | 28.8% |
| Has union employees | 18.9% | 8.4% * | 23.4% * | 16.9% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 16.8% | 19.0% |
| Unknown | 24.9% | 10.6% * | 47.7% | 39.8% | 21.4% | 24.9% | 32.0% | 24.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29.0% | 17.8% | 27.9% | 42.1% | 37.3% | 27.2% | 26.9% | 29.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 25.6% | 25.0% | 31.7% | 31.6% | 28.6% | 23.6% | 29.7% | 25.1% |
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 | 0.35% | 1.42% | 1.10% | 1.06% | 0.72% | 0.49% | 0.93% | 0.41% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.79% * | 2.39% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.72% | 6.06% | 3.18% | 2.32% | 1.96% | 1.18% | 2.75% | 0.80% |
| Construction | 2.16% | 2.67% | 5.85% | 3.82% | 5.38% | 2.00% | 2.65% | 2.77% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.40% | 6.86% * | 9.56% * | 6.03% | 3.84% | 1.54% | 4.14% | 1.45% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.69% | 6.03% | 4.21% | 2.10% | 1.81% | 0.76% | 2.16% | 0.88% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.83% | 5.15% | 6.04% | 3.86% | 2.27% | 0.75% | 2.97% | 0.78% |
| Retail trade | 1.09% | 5.84% | 4.00% | 3.29% | 5.88% | 0.97% | 3.03% | 1.02% |
| Professional services | 0.70% | 1.99% | 3.21% | 2.33% | 1.40% | 0.87% | 1.63% | 0.78% |
| Other services | 1.66% | 1.88% | 2.53% | 3.61% | 2.58% | 2.19% | 1.87% | 1.96% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.39% | 2.36% | 1.89% | 1.17% | 1.47% | 0.48% | 1.18% | 0.47% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.49% | 2.48% | 5.39% | 4.47% | 3.65% | 1.79% | 3.92% | 1.73% |
| Nonprofit | 1.24% | 3.76% | 2.75% | 2.42% | 1.36% | 2.01% | 2.98% | 1.44% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.16% | 4.80% | 7.67% | 5.05% | 4.35% | 8.47% * | 5.04% | 3.28% |
| 5-9 years | 2.94% | 4.56% | 4.41% | 5.23% | 2.98% | 4.56% | 3.73% | 3.68% |
| 10-19 years | 1.16% | 2.04% | 2.21% | 1.72% | 2.71% | 1.91% | 1.41% | 1.59% |
| 20 or more years | 0.35% | 1.52% | 2.53% | 1.08% | 1.11% | 0.51% | 1.49% | 0.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.43% | 5.72% * | 3.75% | 1.59% | 0.70% | 0.49% | 2.53% | 0.43% |
| 1 location only | 0.87% | 1.41% | 1.21% | 1.11% | 1.71% | 3.61% | 0.98% | 1.31% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.83% | 10.48% * | 10.06% | 8.48% * | 4.45% | 2.18% | 6.69% | 1.55% |
| 25-49 % | 2.10% | 5.63% * | 5.64% * | 4.90% | 4.48% | 2.05% | 3.00% | 2.25% |
| 50-74 % | 1.17% | 4.94% | 6.72% | 4.98% | 2.69% | 1.66% | 3.13% | 1.51% |
| 75% or more | 0.40% | 1.72% | 0.86% | 1.20% | 0.83% | 0.51% | 1.01% | 0.42% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.37% | 1.43% | 1.24% | 1.00% | 0.90% | 0.63% | 1.06% | 0.50% |
| Has union employees | 0.84% | 5.72% * | 7.14% * | 2.25% | 1.54% | 0.83% | 4.35% | 0.88% |
| Unknown | 1.13% | 6.81% * | 12.64% | 9.71% | 6.37% | 1.19% | 7.02% | 1.14% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.10% | 3.24% | 4.80% | 3.91% | 2.56% | 1.36% | 2.09% | 1.16% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.30% | 1.52% | 1.08% | 1.19% | 0.76% | 0.43% | 1.06% | 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.