| 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 | 19.5% | 13.4% | 14.6% | 16.8% | 17.7% | 22.0% | 14.6% | 20.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 16.1% | 14.5% * | 14.7% * | 15.9% | 14.3% | 17.3% | 13.8% | 17.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 22.9% | 14.4% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 21.2% | 25.5% | 17.1% | 23.7% |
| Construction | 16.9% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 17.1% | 18.1% | 15.0% | 18.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 18.6% | 11.1% | 14.6% | 17.9% | 22.2% | 18.4% | 14.7% | 18.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.6% | 15.0% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 17.0% | 22.3% | 17.5% | 20.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 22.0% | 18.6% | 18.3% | 17.6% | 18.0% | 23.8% | 17.7% | 22.6% |
| Retail trade | 19.5% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 15.9% | 16.1% | 21.6% | 12.7% | 20.8% |
| Professional services | 18.8% | 11.5% | 13.2% | 15.9% | 16.8% | 21.7% | 13.2% | 20.0% |
| Other services | 16.6% | 13.4% | 11.9% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 19.1% | 13.0% | 17.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.0% | 13.1% | 14.9% | 17.7% | 18.2% | 22.3% | 14.9% | 21.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18.2% | 14.5% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 17.1% | 21.3% | 14.1% | 19.6% |
| Nonprofit | 18.2% | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 16.5% | 20.7% | 13.1% | 18.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 17.4% | 11.4% | 13.5% | 15.9% | 24.9% | 24.0% | 12.3% | 22.9% |
| 5-9 years | 15.8% | 12.1% | 15.1% | 16.2% | 14.2% | 21.2% | 13.6% | 17.8% |
| 10-19 years | 17.4% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 16.0% | 18.2% | 21.9% | 14.5% | 19.2% |
| 20 or more years | 20.1% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 22.0% | 15.2% | 20.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.3% | 19.3% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 18.7% | 22.0% | 16.0% | 21.4% |
| 1 location only | 15.8% | 13.4% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 16.4% | 21.0% | 14.5% | 17.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 14.9% | 13.1% | 9.9% * | 10.6% | 10.0% | 20.4% | 12.0% | 16.1% |
| 25-49 % | 16.8% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 14.4% | 20.7% | 11.0% | 18.1% |
| 50-74 % | 18.9% | 12.4% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 21.6% | 12.6% | 20.0% |
| 75% or more | 19.8% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 17.4% | 18.3% | 22.1% | 15.0% | 20.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.9% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 16.6% | 18.0% | 21.9% | 14.7% | 20.2% |
| Has union employees | 21.0% | 12.2% | 12.3% | 18.5% | 16.5% | 22.2% | 12.8% | 21.5% |
| Unknown | 21.2% | 15.5% * | 7.8% * | 19.5% | 14.4% | 21.7% | 13.2% | 21.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 18.2% | 11.0% | 8.3% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 21.8% | 10.4% | 19.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.8% | 13.8% | 15.3% | 17.5% | 18.5% | 22.0% | 15.1% | 20.9% |
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 | 0.16% | 0.44% | 0.57% | 0.44% | 0.56% | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.20% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.78% | 4.48% * | 5.87% * | 3.90% | 4.22% | 4.33% | 2.70% | 3.29% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.68% | 1.78% | 2.31% | 0.69% | 1.20% | 1.09% | 0.89% | 0.78% |
| Construction | 0.95% | 1.48% | 2.37% | 1.17% | 2.44% | 3.06% | 1.00% | 1.43% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.49% | 3.27% | 2.38% | 2.60% | 2.37% | 0.64% | 1.67% | 0.56% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.87% | 0.88% | 1.86% | 1.44% | 1.40% | 1.47% | 1.00% | 1.11% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.53% | 1.65% | 2.60% | 1.76% | 0.91% | 0.84% | 1.39% | 0.60% |
| Retail trade | 0.46% | 1.76% | 1.41% | 1.43% | 1.76% | 0.61% | 0.64% | 0.57% |
| Professional services | 0.40% | 1.03% | 1.01% | 0.79% | 0.67% | 0.70% | 0.87% | 0.53% |
| Other services | 0.47% | 1.24% | 1.06% | 0.82% | 1.10% | 0.83% | 0.59% | 0.62% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.21% | 0.87% | 0.62% | 0.52% | 0.63% | 0.32% | 0.40% | 0.20% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.56% | 1.30% | 1.03% | 0.84% | 0.90% | 0.95% | 0.97% | 0.63% |
| Nonprofit | 0.83% | 1.55% | 1.50% | 1.08% | 0.89% | 1.22% | 0.97% | 0.90% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.01% | 0.74% | 3.01% | 0.90% | 3.90% | 1.68% | 1.14% | 1.86% |
| 5-9 years | 0.44% | 1.33% | 1.42% | 1.60% | 1.10% | 1.98% | 0.67% | 0.61% |
| 10-19 years | 0.57% | 1.09% | 1.04% | 1.10% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 0.80% | 0.72% |
| 20 or more years | 0.19% | 0.56% | 0.47% | 0.42% | 0.71% | 0.35% | 0.43% | 0.22% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.21% | 4.99% | 1.80% | 0.70% | 0.68% | 0.32% | 0.87% | 0.21% |
| 1 location only | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.56% | 0.47% | 0.80% | 2.65% | 0.37% | 0.56% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.95% | 2.09% | 3.38% * | 2.02% | 2.04% | 1.90% | 1.38% | 1.42% |
| 25-49 % | 0.74% | 1.84% | 1.87% | 1.33% | 2.08% | 0.98% | 1.12% | 0.90% |
| 50-74 % | 0.52% | 0.98% | 1.15% | 1.06% | 1.19% | 0.59% | 0.64% | 0.59% |
| 75% or more | 0.25% | 0.61% | 0.65% | 0.51% | 0.65% | 0.37% | 0.47% | 0.28% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.19% | 0.37% | 0.64% | 0.41% | 0.55% | 0.26% | 0.39% | 0.22% |
| Has union employees | 0.53% | 2.63% | 2.34% | 2.64% | 2.24% | 0.55% | 1.32% | 0.51% |
| Unknown | 0.76% | 5.63% * | 3.65% * | 4.59% | 1.66% | 0.81% | 2.36% | 0.76% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.37% | 1.17% | 0.72% | 0.93% | 1.00% | 0.61% | 0.58% | 0.45% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.23% | 0.48% | 0.62% | 0.44% | 0.61% | 0.43% | 0.44% | 0.29% |
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.