| 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 | 23.1% | 17.2% | 15.1% | 14.4% | 17.6% | 28.4% | 15.9% | 24.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 20.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | 20.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | 24.4% |
| Construction | 18.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | 17.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.7% | 23.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | 23.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.0% | 28.5% |
| Retail trade | 37.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.8% | 41.5% |
| Professional services | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% | 21.7% |
| Other services | 17.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | 17.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 24.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | 26.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | 21.3% |
| Nonprofit | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | 19.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | 16.3% |
| 5-9 years | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% | 20.0% |
| 10-19 years | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | 13.8% |
| 20 or more years | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | 26.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | 27.1% |
| 1 location only | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | 13.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.8% | 18.4% |
| 25-49 % | 24.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.5% | 27.3% |
| 50-74 % | 31.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | 34.9% |
| 75% or more | 21.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | 23.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | 25.1% |
| Has union employees | 21.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.5% | 21.3% |
| Unknown | 28.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.6% | 28.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 32.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% | 34.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 21.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | 22.6% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.69% | 0.64% | 0.78% | 1.10% | 1.75% | 0.87% | 0.49% | 0.87% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | 11.51% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.91% | 1.89% |
| Construction | 1.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | 3.52% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.44% | 2.64% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | 3.06% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.66% | 1.66% |
| Retail trade | 1.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.25% | 2.02% |
| Professional services | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | 2.28% |
| Other services | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | 1.62% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.44% | 0.70% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.16% | 2.45% |
| Nonprofit | 2.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | 2.46% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | 2.30% |
| 5-9 years | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | 2.92% |
| 10-19 years | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.33% | 1.82% |
| 20 or more years | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.80% | 0.82% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | 0.86% |
| 1 location only | 0.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.48% | 1.75% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | 1.92% |
| 25-49 % | 2.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.61% | 3.48% |
| 50-74 % | 2.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.10% | 2.52% |
| 75% or more | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.52% | 1.05% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | 1.02% |
| Has union employees | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.04% | 1.36% |
| Unknown | 3.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.33% | 3.31% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.95% | 1.02% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.46% | 1.03% |
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.
-- 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.