| 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 | 917 | 1,266 | 1,300 | 1,264 | 1,029 | 678 | 1,283 | 822 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 741 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,368 | 597 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 902 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,413 | 809 |
| Construction | 1,161 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,231 | 1,082 |
| Utilities and transp. | 864 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,405 | 796 |
| Wholesale trade | 970 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,306 | 859 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 900 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,381 | 813 |
| Retail trade | 856 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,313 | 777 |
| Professional services | 918 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,264 | 816 |
| Other services | 925 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,171 | 854 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 923 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,322 | 819 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 966 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,268 | 847 |
| Nonprofit | 838 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 979 | 815 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1,122 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,276 | 943 |
| 5-9 years | 1,227 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,343 | 1,114 |
| 10-19 years | 1,169 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,319 | 1,068 |
| 20 or more years | 849 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,254 | 781 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 756 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,335 | 743 |
| 1 location only | 1,219 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,279 | 1,144 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 990 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,278 | 874 |
| 25-49 % | 904 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,251 | 813 |
| 50-74 % | 818 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,218 | 740 |
| 75% or more | 933 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,293 | 835 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 997 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,309 | 885 |
| Has union employees | 642 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 737 | 637 |
| Unknown | 741 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 953 | 736 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 922 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,295 | 866 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 916 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,281 | 810 |
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 | 8.65 | 23.75 | 36.46 | 30.75 | 36.61 | 13.81 | 24.31 | 7.98 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 141.98 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 168.85 | 144.59 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 40.70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.30 | 41.22 |
| Construction | 56.38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46.05 | 91.17 |
| Utilities and transp. | 86.98 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 124.16 | 100.53 |
| Wholesale trade | 42.55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.93 | 50.96 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 29.15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 116.78 | 35.36 |
| Retail trade | 21.95 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54.61 | 25.15 |
| Professional services | 21.99 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.95 | 27.94 |
| Other services | 41.36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.72 | 55.77 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 12.34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.40 | 12.53 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 39.69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.79 | 37.01 |
| Nonprofit | 24.32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57.54 | 25.56 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 74.45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64.38 | 106.89 |
| 5-9 years | 80.09 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 83.25 | 98.80 |
| 10-19 years | 43.56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64.14 | 62.07 |
| 20 or more years | 6.32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.08 | 7.86 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 10.67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.82 | 10.62 |
| 1 location only | 35.27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.06 | 58.34 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 58.02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 126.65 | 78.14 |
| 25-49 % | 34.22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 90.37 | 43.14 |
| 50-74 % | 30.57 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.98 | 35.78 |
| 75% or more | 13.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.47 | 13.32 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 14.55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.73 | 12.14 |
| Has union employees | 27.38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 93.08 | 29.16 |
| Unknown | 33.05 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 205.48 | 31.95 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 21.45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.70 | 24.82 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 7.80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.10 | 7.10 |
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.