| 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 | 23.3% | 17.1% | 17.6% | 15.4% | 19.1% | 28.0% | 16.9% | 24.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | 30.5% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | 27.8% |
| Construction | 21.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | 22.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.6% | 25.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.0% | 26.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 25.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 26.5% |
| Retail trade | 31.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | 34.1% |
| Professional services | 19.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | 20.1% |
| Other services | 19.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | 20.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 25.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | 26.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | 22.7% |
| Nonprofit | 16.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.5% | 16.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.8% | 23.7% |
| 5-9 years | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0% | 17.8% |
| 10-19 years | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | 13.0% |
| 20 or more years | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | 25.4% |
| Unknown | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39.2% | 26.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.9% | 26.7% |
| 1 location only | 16.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | 16.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.8% | 18.7% |
| 25-49 % | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | 27.1% |
| 50-74 % | 23.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | 24.4% |
| 75% or more | 23.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 24.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | 23.0% |
| Has union employees | 28.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.6% | 28.9% |
| Unknown | 26.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | 26.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | 31.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 22.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | 23.4% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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 | 0.73% | 0.77% | 1.08% | 0.61% | 1.10% | 1.09% | 0.42% | 0.87% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.28% | 10.81% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | 1.11% |
| Construction | 1.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.18% | 2.74% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.05% | 3.37% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.62% | 2.67% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.18% | 2.83% |
| Retail trade | 2.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.93% | 2.78% |
| Professional services | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | 1.11% |
| Other services | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | 1.39% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.37% | 0.94% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.26% | 2.36% |
| Nonprofit | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.24% | 1.35% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | 4.96% |
| 5-9 years | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | 2.57% |
| 10-19 years | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | 1.74% |
| 20 or more years | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.69% | 1.19% |
| Unknown | 1.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.87% | 1.54% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.11% | 1.00% |
| 1 location only | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.45% | 1.17% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.39% | 2.82% |
| 25-49 % | 3.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | 3.73% |
| 50-74 % | 2.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | 2.94% |
| 75% or more | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.42% | 0.82% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.58% | 0.86% |
| Has union employees | 1.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.75% | 2.05% |
| Unknown | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.62% | 1.40% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | 1.81% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.43% | 0.86% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.