| 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 | 29.6% | 24.4% | 26.9% | 33.2% | 38.8% | 26.2% | 27.8% | 30.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 13.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% * | 36.4% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.5% | 26.7% |
| Construction | 23.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.6% | 11.7% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39.7% | 20.8% * |
| Wholesale trade | 32.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.6% | 42.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 33.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.7% | 33.2% |
| Retail trade | 32.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.0% | 36.2% |
| Professional services | 29.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | 29.7% |
| Other services | 33.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.1% | 32.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.3% | 28.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 40.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.1% | 44.5% |
| Nonprofit | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.0% | 26.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 38.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.5% | 39.4% |
| 5-9 years | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.0% | 33.2% |
| 10-19 years | 37.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.7% | 44.0% |
| 20 or more years | 27.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.1% | 28.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 29.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.2% | 30.1% |
| 1 location only | 29.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | 33.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 25.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% * | 44.9% |
| 25-49 % | 36.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.1% | 37.7% |
| 50-74 % | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.1% | 28.0% |
| 75% or more | 29.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.1% | 30.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 32.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.5% | 34.3% |
| Has union employees | 16.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% * | 17.6% * |
| Unknown | 31.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.5% | 31.0% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 33.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% | 38.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 29.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.2% | 29.8% |
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 | 1.23% | 2.98% | 3.10% | 2.34% | 1.77% | 1.99% | 2.29% | 1.30% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 9.64% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.37% * | 11.14% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 3.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.19% | 3.75% |
| Construction | 6.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.47% | 8.40% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.19% | 9.32% * |
| Wholesale trade | 4.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.41% | 6.66% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 5.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.15% | 4.62% |
| Retail trade | 4.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.35% | 4.83% |
| Professional services | 1.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.66% | 1.98% |
| Other services | 3.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.89% | 4.62% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.80% | 1.83% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.08% | 4.67% |
| Nonprofit | 3.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.02% | 3.11% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.90% | 8.35% |
| 5-9 years | 5.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.92% | 5.91% |
| 10-19 years | 2.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.78% | 5.76% |
| 20 or more years | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.26% | 1.35% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.08% | 1.54% |
| 1 location only | 1.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | 3.72% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.98% * | 8.69% |
| 25-49 % | 4.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.96% | 4.48% |
| 50-74 % | 2.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.42% | 3.81% |
| 75% or more | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.57% | 1.40% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.15% | 2.02% |
| Has union employees | 4.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.08% * | 6.91% * |
| Unknown | 3.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.00% | 3.81% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.77% | 2.89% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.82% | 1.41% |
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.