| 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 | 73.8% | 71.7% | 72.6% | 73.1% | 72.4% | 74.7% | 73.5% | 73.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 88.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.8% | 95.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 79.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.9% | 80.3% |
| Construction | 76.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77.7% | 76.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 65.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78.8% | 64.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 76.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.7% | 78.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 73.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.8% | 73.1% |
| Retail trade | 86.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.1% | 89.3% |
| Professional services | 67.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.3% | 65.7% |
| Other services | 72.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67.7% | 73.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 75.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.2% | 76.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 72.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.4% | 71.8% |
| Nonprofit | 63.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65.9% | 63.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 73.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.0% | 78.8% |
| 5-9 years | 75.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77.1% | 74.5% |
| 10-19 years | 70.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.3% | 70.4% |
| 20 or more years | 74.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.3% | 74.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 74.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.7% | 74.9% |
| 1 location only | 71.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.4% | 69.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 75.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.5% | 76.7% |
| 25-49 % | 76.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.6% | 77.2% |
| 50-74 % | 71.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.5% | 71.0% |
| 75% or more | 74.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.8% | 74.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 75.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.2% | 75.8% |
| Has union employees | 66.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63.0% | 67.0% |
| Unknown | 75.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67.0% | 76.1% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 80.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.6% | 81.3% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 72.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.8% | 72.3% |
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 | 0.49% | 1.04% | 1.21% | 1.43% | 1.19% | 0.84% | 0.66% | 0.61% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.42% | 3.64% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | 1.02% |
| Construction | 1.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.17% | 3.91% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.99% | 3.83% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.15% | 2.61% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | 1.12% |
| Retail trade | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | 0.94% |
| Professional services | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | 0.78% |
| Other services | 1.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.70% | 2.19% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.54% | 0.78% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.19% | 2.02% |
| Nonprofit | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.08% | 1.46% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | 3.80% |
| 5-9 years | 1.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.47% | 3.35% |
| 10-19 years | 1.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | 2.54% |
| 20 or more years | 0.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.80% | 0.67% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | 0.77% |
| 1 location only | 1.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.66% | 1.86% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.94% | 3.27% |
| 25-49 % | 2.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.58% | 3.11% |
| 50-74 % | 2.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | 2.88% |
| 75% or more | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | 0.83% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | 0.59% |
| Has union employees | 1.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.02% | 1.72% |
| Unknown | 3.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.72% | 3.09% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.02% | 1.77% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.70% | 0.63% |
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.