| 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 | 11.2% | 18.5% | 16.2% | 8.3% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 16.8% | 4.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | -- |
| Construction | 17.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.6% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 9.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 12.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 8.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | -- |
| Retail trade | 6.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.2% | -- |
| Professional services | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| Other services | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 12.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.8% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 13.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.2% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 15.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.9% | -- |
| 1 location only | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.7% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 6.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.4% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | -- |
| 75% or more | 12.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | -- |
| Has union employees | 18.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 6.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | -- |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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 | 0.20% | 0.72% | 1.03% | 0.70% | 0.41% | 0.52% | 0.46% | 0.30% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.46% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.74% | -- |
| Construction | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.16% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.35% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.47% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.36% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | -- |
| Other services | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.39% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.51% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.66% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.68% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.55% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.89% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.86% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.50% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.45% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.34% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.50% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.49% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.33% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.02% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.32% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.48% | -- |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.