| 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 | 25.1% | 16.7% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 19.5% | 31.7% | 14.9% | 27.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 34.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.4% | 41.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2% | 30.4% |
| Construction | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% | 23.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.0% | 24.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.5% | 30.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 29.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | 31.4% |
| Retail trade | 31.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | 34.6% |
| Professional services | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | 23.2% |
| Other services | 21.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% | 24.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | 29.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | 25.7% |
| Nonprofit | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 20.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 16.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% | 17.8% |
| 5-9 years | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | 25.3% |
| 10-19 years | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | 22.8% |
| 20 or more years | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.5% | 28.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 29.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | 29.7% |
| 1 location only | 15.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% | 17.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.0% | 27.1% |
| 25-49 % | 21.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | 22.6% |
| 50-74 % | 32.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | 35.1% |
| 75% or more | 24.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | 26.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% | 24.1% |
| Has union employees | 32.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | 32.6% |
| Unknown | 32.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.9% | 32.6% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 23.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | 24.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 25.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | 27.9% |
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 | 0.72% | 0.66% | 0.79% | 0.78% | 1.48% | 1.14% | 0.40% | 0.91% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.75% | 10.81% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.90% | 1.93% |
| Construction | 2.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | 4.40% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.43% | 3.26% |
| Wholesale trade | 4.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.34% | 4.78% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.59% | 2.42% |
| Retail trade | 1.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.98% | 2.05% |
| Professional services | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.98% | 1.73% |
| Other services | 1.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.81% | 2.07% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.29% | 1.16% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.79% | 2.15% |
| Nonprofit | 2.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | 2.17% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.40% | 3.76% |
| 5-9 years | 2.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | 4.79% |
| 10-19 years | 1.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.24% | 2.53% |
| 20 or more years | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.57% | 0.93% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.53% | 1.07% |
| 1 location only | 0.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.48% | 1.49% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.41% | 3.17% |
| 25-49 % | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.77% | 1.36% |
| 50-74 % | 2.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | 2.63% |
| 75% or more | 0.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.55% | 1.12% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.42% | 1.11% |
| Has union employees | 2.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.76% | 2.07% |
| Unknown | 1.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.32% | 1.64% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.84% | 1.39% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.42% | 0.96% |
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.