| 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 | 30.5% | 27.3% | 26.2% | 25.9% | 28.8% | 32.9% | 26.6% | 31.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 23.5% | 41.1% | 32.5% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 16.6% * | 33.8% | 19.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 34.9% | 27.6% | 24.7% | 28.6% | 34.3% | 37.9% | 28.1% | 35.8% |
| Construction | 32.1% | 38.2% | 28.3% | 26.9% | 34.5% | 41.5% | 31.5% | 32.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 35.2% | 31.2% | 25.1% | 30.0% | 27.3% | 37.6% | 28.0% | 35.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 32.9% | 30.4% | 27.0% | 29.3% | 35.0% | 34.7% | 27.7% | 34.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 31.1% | 22.5% | 28.5% | 29.3% | 29.5% | 32.4% | 26.8% | 31.7% |
| Retail trade | 24.7% | 23.8% | 24.5% | 20.0% | 23.3% | 25.6% | 23.5% | 24.9% |
| Professional services | 30.1% | 24.9% | 26.0% | 24.7% | 25.7% | 34.1% | 25.1% | 31.2% |
| Other services | 27.0% | 25.0% | 24.8% | 22.2% | 24.6% | 29.5% | 24.4% | 27.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 31.0% | 27.9% | 26.4% | 26.9% | 30.7% | 32.8% | 27.0% | 31.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 29.2% | 25.6% | 25.5% | 23.5% | 27.2% | 33.1% | 25.8% | 30.4% |
| Nonprofit | 28.9% | 26.6% | 25.1% | 22.3% | 24.3% | 33.4% | 24.2% | 29.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 27.0% | 28.1% | 25.6% | 25.4% | 24.6% | 31.1% | 26.6% | 27.4% |
| 5-9 years | 29.1% | 29.3% | 28.9% | 24.9% | 29.6% | 33.8% | 28.4% | 29.7% |
| 10-19 years | 26.8% | 27.5% | 24.4% | 25.1% | 27.4% | 28.7% | 26.5% | 27.0% |
| 20 or more years | 31.2% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.3% | 29.1% | 33.2% | 26.2% | 31.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 32.0% | 27.8% | 26.5% | 25.8% | 29.0% | 33.0% | 26.3% | 32.2% |
| 1 location only | 27.1% | 27.3% | 26.2% | 25.9% | 28.5% | 30.6% | 26.6% | 27.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.9% | 28.4% | 20.7% | 24.5% | 20.4% | 22.0% | 25.9% | 21.6% |
| 25-49 % | 24.7% | 24.8% | 22.2% | 19.8% | 21.5% | 27.8% | 22.4% | 25.3% |
| 50-74 % | 27.0% | 26.5% | 27.9% | 21.5% | 21.1% | 28.9% | 25.2% | 27.3% |
| 75% or more | 31.3% | 27.6% | 26.3% | 26.5% | 30.1% | 33.9% | 26.9% | 32.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 28.5% | 26.5% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 27.6% | 31.2% | 25.6% | 29.4% |
| Has union employees | 36.6% | 46.9% | 43.4% | 33.7% | 36.4% | 36.5% | 42.1% | 36.3% |
| Unknown | 32.3% | 18.9% | 28.3% | 27.3% | 32.7% | 32.5% | 28.1% | 32.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 23.8% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 17.1% | 19.7% | 26.0% | 22.2% | 24.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 31.7% | 27.5% | 26.5% | 27.0% | 30.5% | 34.4% | 27.1% | 32.8% |
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.
** 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 | 0.30% | 0.63% | 0.52% | 0.47% | 0.68% | 0.38% | 0.48% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.34% | 6.50% | 7.66% | 5.68% | 6.86% | 8.61% * | 4.13% | 4.43% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.60% | 3.60% | 1.73% | 1.84% | 1.43% | 0.73% | 1.42% | 0.59% |
| Construction | 1.47% | 2.92% | 1.88% | 2.43% | 3.35% | 3.90% | 1.47% | 2.20% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.54% | 5.73% | 3.06% | 3.06% | 1.94% | 2.02% | 2.65% | 1.72% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.80% | 3.46% | 3.78% | 2.27% | 1.09% | 1.44% | 1.74% | 0.80% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.79% | 2.73% | 3.08% | 2.30% | 1.63% | 0.97% | 1.74% | 0.77% |
| Retail trade | 0.70% | 2.79% | 2.16% | 0.75% | 1.11% | 0.79% | 1.56% | 0.58% |
| Professional services | 0.48% | 0.87% | 1.19% | 1.02% | 1.35% | 0.78% | 0.66% | 0.59% |
| Other services | 0.57% | 1.75% | 1.01% | 1.47% | 1.30% | 0.95% | 0.91% | 0.64% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.39% | 0.61% | 0.65% | 0.55% | 0.71% | 0.48% | 0.49% | 0.45% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.80% | 1.53% | 1.95% | 1.65% | 2.13% | 1.31% | 1.31% | 0.76% |
| Nonprofit | 0.84% | 2.91% | 2.86% | 1.52% | 1.34% | 0.96% | 1.23% | 0.81% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.12% | 2.32% | 2.01% | 3.34% | 3.22% | 3.36% | 1.48% | 2.10% |
| 5-9 years | 1.19% | 2.56% | 1.39% | 2.45% | 2.26% | 1.67% | 1.54% | 1.37% |
| 10-19 years | 0.82% | 0.85% | 0.99% | 1.59% | 0.90% | 1.97% | 0.59% | 1.20% |
| 20 or more years | 0.35% | 0.69% | 0.99% | 0.87% | 0.74% | 0.44% | 0.53% | 0.38% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.30% | 5.51% | 3.05% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.38% | 1.35% | 0.30% |
| 1 location only | 0.44% | 0.65% | 0.51% | 0.56% | 1.18% | 2.63% | 0.49% | 0.84% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.53% | 3.55% | 2.20% | 4.12% | 2.40% | 2.33% | 2.02% | 1.97% |
| 25-49 % | 1.42% | 4.23% | 2.35% | 2.03% | 2.42% | 1.79% | 1.82% | 1.59% |
| 50-74 % | 1.08% | 2.66% | 2.44% | 1.70% | 2.29% | 1.25% | 1.42% | 1.19% |
| 75% or more | 0.36% | 0.85% | 0.43% | 0.55% | 0.76% | 0.47% | 0.51% | 0.37% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.35% | 0.62% | 0.68% | 0.55% | 0.66% | 0.45% | 0.48% | 0.42% |
| Has union employees | 0.62% | 4.06% | 4.97% | 2.58% | 2.24% | 0.82% | 3.27% | 0.67% |
| Unknown | 0.96% | 5.38% | 4.76% | 8.11% | 3.57% | 0.95% | 2.63% | 0.99% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.69% | 2.29% | 1.78% | 1.63% | 1.42% | 0.82% | 1.24% | 0.72% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.26% | 0.56% | 0.60% | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.39% | 0.54% | 0.28% |
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.
** 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.