| 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 | 20.5% | 16.3% | 22.5% | 22.9% | 21.2% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 20.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 14.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% * | 10.7% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.6% | 19.7% | 25.5% | 26.0% | 20.7% | 17.8% | 24.2% | 20.4% |
| Construction | 22.4% | 17.9% | 24.6% | 23.2% | 26.4% | 19.8% * | 22.5% | 22.3% |
| Utilities and transp. | 19.7% | 17.7% * | 20.8% * | 27.1% | 22.4% | 17.6% | 16.3% | 20.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 17.3% | 14.9% * | 12.6% * | 21.2% | 18.1% | 19.2% | 13.5% | 20.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 18.2% | 12.9% | 13.4% * | 21.0% | 15.5% | 20.2% | 14.4% | 19.1% |
| Retail trade | 29.4% | 19.1% | 32.3% | 32.0% | 32.3% | 26.9% | 27.1% | 30.8% |
| Professional services | 18.3% | 15.0% | 21.7% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 17.1% | 18.7% | 18.2% |
| Other services | 23.3% | 16.8% | 24.0% | 21.2% | 22.8% | 28.7% | 20.0% | 25.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.5% | 16.7% | 24.4% | 25.6% | 24.0% | 21.3% | 21.6% | 23.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.5% | 16.4% | 21.6% | 23.5% | 25.1% | 20.9% | 19.3% | 22.8% |
| Nonprofit | 15.4% | 10.9% | 6.7% * | 15.4% | 15.8% | 16.2% | 12.2% | 16.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.8% | 16.2% | 20.7% | 15.0% | 39.9% | 33.6% | 17.7% | 30.0% |
| 5-9 years | 21.5% | 22.0% | 17.8% | 25.3% | 18.0% | 26.4% | 21.3% | 21.9% |
| 10-19 years | 21.8% | 18.2% | 27.7% | 19.8% | 26.9% | 18.1% | 21.8% | 21.8% |
| 20 or more years | 20.2% | 13.6% | 21.6% | 24.1% | 20.2% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 20.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 20.3% | 11.5% * | 24.8% | 25.2% | 20.4% | 19.8% | 18.8% | 20.4% |
| 1 location only | 20.7% | 16.3% | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.6% | 16.8% | 20.2% | 21.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.8% | 26.1% | 22.5% | 24.9% | 20.8% | 30.5% | 25.2% | 24.5% |
| 25-49 % | 24.6% | 22.4% * | 18.7% | 25.1% | 27.6% | 26.2% | 21.0% | 26.6% |
| 50-74 % | 22.0% | 18.8% | 24.4% | 20.5% | 24.4% | 21.9% | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| 75% or more | 20.0% | 15.3% | 22.5% | 23.1% | 20.5% | 19.0% | 19.7% | 20.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.2% | 15.4% | 23.8% | 24.4% | 20.9% | 20.8% | 20.3% | 21.7% |
| Has union employees | 16.8% | 30.4% | 8.0% | 9.3% * | 22.0% | 16.8% | 13.5% | 17.1% |
| Unknown | 21.2% | 31.9% | 5.2% * | 10.2% * | 26.3% | 20.9% | 22.5% | 21.1% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 24.5% | 17.9% | 24.9% | 27.1% | 20.9% | 28.4% | 22.5% | 25.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.8% | 16.0% | 22.1% | 21.9% | 21.3% | 18.5% | 19.7% | 19.8% |
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.
* 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 | 0.34% | 1.54% | 1.21% | 1.45% | 1.12% | 0.65% | 0.74% | 0.65% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.85% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.48% * | 3.95% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.09% | 4.00% | 3.55% | 2.00% | 2.84% | 2.25% | 2.16% | 1.74% |
| Construction | 2.20% | 4.08% | 3.74% | 4.32% | 6.25% | 7.31% * | 2.53% | 5.17% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.55% | 9.98% * | 6.41% * | 6.79% | 3.58% | 2.46% | 4.06% | 2.70% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.21% | 5.04% * | 3.87% * | 4.32% | 3.65% | 2.33% | 2.89% | 1.86% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.14% | 3.01% | 4.85% * | 4.04% | 2.54% | 1.08% | 2.58% | 1.35% |
| Retail trade | 1.14% | 4.87% | 2.67% | 2.85% | 4.78% | 1.95% | 1.32% | 1.35% |
| Professional services | 0.66% | 1.73% | 3.12% | 2.73% | 1.70% | 0.83% | 1.48% | 0.86% |
| Other services | 1.18% | 3.33% | 2.79% | 2.23% | 3.03% | 2.50% | 1.53% | 2.34% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.49% | 1.94% | 1.49% | 1.34% | 1.76% | 0.87% | 0.90% | 0.97% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.09% | 2.31% | 3.66% | 3.08% | 3.84% | 1.36% | 2.29% | 1.41% |
| Nonprofit | 0.79% | 2.77% | 2.91% * | 2.24% | 1.30% | 1.03% | 1.56% | 0.88% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.48% | 4.14% | 5.20% | 4.17% | 4.35% | 8.19% | 3.10% | 4.55% |
| 5-9 years | 1.49% | 3.64% | 2.69% | 3.53% | 3.70% | 2.62% | 1.51% | 2.10% |
| 10-19 years | 1.30% | 3.70% | 3.52% | 3.02% | 1.55% | 2.46% | 2.24% | 2.02% |
| 20 or more years | 0.45% | 1.27% | 1.43% | 1.81% | 1.46% | 0.57% | 0.82% | 0.64% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.69% | 4.58% * | 5.13% | 1.58% | 1.62% | 0.57% | 2.75% | 0.69% |
| 1 location only | 0.75% | 1.57% | 1.28% | 1.92% | 1.35% | 2.70% | 0.84% | 1.47% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.00% | 6.07% | 6.15% | 4.84% | 3.92% | 8.37% | 5.21% | 4.42% |
| 25-49 % | 3.36% | 7.39% * | 2.40% | 5.36% | 8.21% | 3.94% | 3.66% | 3.75% |
| 50-74 % | 1.61% | 4.60% | 3.17% | 2.84% | 1.87% | 2.48% | 3.04% | 1.50% |
| 75% or more | 0.37% | 1.50% | 1.45% | 1.33% | 1.40% | 0.66% | 0.65% | 0.77% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.44% | 1.59% | 0.97% | 1.46% | 0.90% | 0.84% | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| Has union employees | 1.10% | 8.67% | 2.40% | 3.07% * | 3.35% | 1.45% | 3.89% | 1.41% |
| Unknown | 1.40% | 6.27% | 2.87% * | 6.91% * | 6.22% | 1.96% | 5.08% | 1.60% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.92% | 3.96% | 3.65% | 3.11% | 1.13% | 1.89% | 2.39% | 1.17% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.38% | 1.23% | 1.32% | 1.38% | 1.20% | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.70% |
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.
* 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.