| 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 | 26.6% | 21.0% | 30.9% | 33.2% | 29.9% | 24.5% | 28.5% | 26.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.6% * | 31.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 22.2% | 18.7% | 29.8% | 29.4% | 22.4% | 20.4% | 29.1% | 21.5% |
| Construction | 35.6% | 23.4% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 36.4% | 29.9% | 35.2% | 35.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.9% | 20.7% | 37.0% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 22.4% | 27.5% | 23.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 26.1% | 19.2% * | 32.4% | 35.0% | 27.7% | 22.2% | 29.9% | 25.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 27.3% | 20.9% | 28.9% | 29.8% | 32.4% | 26.1% | 27.0% | 27.4% |
| Retail trade | 33.6% | 16.4% | 37.4% | 47.0% | 41.2% | 30.0% | 35.0% | 33.4% |
| Professional services | 25.8% | 24.4% | 27.7% | 32.6% | 30.8% | 23.4% | 28.3% | 25.5% |
| Other services | 30.0% | 18.5% | 24.3% | 31.6% | 33.1% | 30.7% | 23.4% | 31.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.2% | 21.9% | 32.0% | 33.8% | 30.3% | 25.2% | 29.7% | 26.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 29.4% | 19.7% | 32.0% | 38.5% | 33.4% | 26.6% | 28.1% | 29.6% |
| Nonprofit | 22.8% | 17.1% | 20.3% | 26.0% | 26.7% | 21.3% | 22.0% | 22.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 30.1% | 26.1% | 29.2% | 35.6% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 30.8% | 29.4% |
| 5-9 years | 31.6% | 20.4% | 29.0% | 38.4% | 33.3% | 27.7% | 28.2% | 33.8% |
| 10-19 years | 30.8% | 19.9% | 34.3% | 37.3% | 33.5% | 25.0% | 28.7% | 32.0% |
| 20 or more years | 25.8% | 20.5% | 30.0% | 30.7% | 28.8% | 24.5% | 28.1% | 25.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 25.5% | 30.3% * | 27.8% | 30.8% | 28.9% | 24.7% | 27.8% | 25.5% |
| 1 location only | 29.8% | 20.9% | 31.2% | 33.9% | 31.5% | 20.8% | 28.6% | 30.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 29.8% | 20.0% * | 21.7% | 31.0% | 38.8% | 30.2% | 23.4% | 32.2% |
| 25-49 % | 31.6% | 36.1% | 22.2% | 29.2% | 33.4% | 32.0% | 28.2% | 32.0% |
| 50-74 % | 28.6% | 19.7% | 34.4% | 30.7% | 32.8% | 27.8% | 27.3% | 28.8% |
| 75% or more | 26.1% | 20.9% | 31.1% | 33.7% | 29.4% | 23.7% | 28.8% | 25.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 28.2% | 21.3% | 31.2% | 34.0% | 30.9% | 25.2% | 29.0% | 28.0% |
| Has union employees | 21.9% | 10.1% | 22.8% | 22.0% | 22.8% | 21.8% | 18.7% | 22.0% |
| Unknown | 26.4% | 12.9% * | 44.4% | 35.2% | 28.4% | 26.3% | 28.2% | 26.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 30.9% | 16.7% | 37.9% | 35.9% | 33.9% | 30.1% | 28.8% | 31.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 26.0% | 21.6% | 30.1% | 33.0% | 29.4% | 23.8% | 28.5% | 25.7% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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 | 0.36% | 1.29% | 1.92% | 0.89% | 0.67% | 0.36% | 0.92% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.89% * | 4.10% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.69% | 5.56% | 3.66% | 2.77% | 1.00% | 0.81% | 2.85% | 0.62% |
| Construction | 1.97% | 3.84% | 3.04% | 1.85% | 4.02% | 1.79% | 2.53% | 1.79% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.63% | 5.18% | 9.01% | 5.31% | 2.38% | 0.54% | 3.14% | 0.63% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.85% | 6.02% * | 2.18% | 3.32% | 1.72% | 0.97% | 1.96% | 0.82% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.90% | 3.32% | 4.83% | 1.78% | 1.23% | 1.22% | 1.84% | 0.96% |
| Retail trade | 0.94% | 4.04% | 5.45% | 1.90% | 3.85% | 0.97% | 3.00% | 1.07% |
| Professional services | 0.70% | 1.84% | 1.98% | 1.04% | 1.15% | 0.74% | 1.24% | 0.72% |
| Other services | 0.82% | 3.75% | 2.73% | 1.79% | 2.52% | 0.96% | 1.75% | 0.81% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.37% | 1.67% | 1.86% | 1.25% | 0.87% | 0.47% | 0.98% | 0.39% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.93% | 5.11% | 3.85% | 1.75% | 1.88% | 1.06% | 2.92% | 0.74% |
| Nonprofit | 0.49% | 2.64% | 2.90% | 1.40% | 1.37% | 0.40% | 1.16% | 0.52% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.99% | 4.97% | 4.26% | 4.60% | 4.70% | 4.72% | 2.31% | 2.79% |
| 5-9 years | 1.61% | 3.08% | 3.45% | 3.17% | 2.14% | 7.94% | 2.08% | 1.87% |
| 10-19 years | 0.58% | 2.62% | 3.14% | 1.91% | 1.29% | 1.84% | 1.62% | 1.22% |
| 20 or more years | 0.44% | 2.50% | 2.23% | 1.14% | 0.85% | 0.40% | 1.56% | 0.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.36% | 9.22% * | 3.19% | 1.28% | 0.93% | 0.38% | 1.47% | 0.36% |
| 1 location only | 0.59% | 1.30% | 2.15% | 1.13% | 0.94% | 1.74% | 1.07% | 0.49% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.14% | 6.64% * | 5.98% | 6.83% | 2.83% | 1.20% | 5.66% | 1.19% |
| 25-49 % | 1.17% | 7.44% | 4.44% | 1.98% | 3.01% | 1.51% | 2.82% | 1.10% |
| 50-74 % | 0.85% | 1.97% | 2.91% | 2.81% | 2.15% | 1.33% | 1.60% | 1.03% |
| 75% or more | 0.39% | 1.69% | 2.04% | 1.04% | 0.86% | 0.41% | 1.07% | 0.36% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.32% | 1.25% | 1.89% | 0.88% | 0.51% | 0.31% | 0.89% | 0.26% |
| Has union employees | 0.62% | 2.71% | 6.19% | 2.99% | 1.77% | 0.62% | 3.40% | 0.62% |
| Unknown | 0.73% | 7.37% * | 12.50% | 7.32% | 5.14% | 0.70% | 6.43% | 0.71% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.83% | 3.71% | 5.60% | 2.81% | 1.68% | 0.91% | 2.74% | 0.75% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.37% | 1.15% | 1.84% | 0.90% | 0.74% | 0.45% | 0.80% | 0.38% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.