| 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 | 68.2% | 70.2% | 74.4% | 73.2% | 75.2% | 63.8% | 72.6% | 67.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 60.5% | 57.6% | 30.8% * | 35.1% * | 95.5% | 54.8% | 51.8% | 64.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 65.5% | 73.0% | 73.7% | 74.9% | 71.4% | 59.3% | 72.9% | 64.4% |
| Construction | 74.4% | 72.3% | 78.0% | 70.6% | 84.6% | 63.5% | 73.0% | 75.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 66.5% | 68.7% | 80.4% | 77.9% | 72.0% | 64.0% | 77.4% | 65.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 69.9% | 75.6% | 76.8% | 74.0% | 71.0% | 64.8% | 74.7% | 68.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 63.9% | 70.3% | 73.1% | 67.1% | 76.5% | 59.9% | 69.8% | 63.2% |
| Retail trade | 57.9% | 71.5% | 78.4% | 77.0% | 71.5% | 48.8% | 76.6% | 54.4% |
| Professional services | 70.6% | 67.6% | 72.0% | 71.5% | 73.3% | 69.6% | 70.4% | 70.7% |
| Other services | 75.6% | 70.2% | 75.4% | 76.3% | 85.5% | 72.8% | 74.1% | 76.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 66.3% | 70.9% | 74.3% | 73.3% | 74.1% | 61.0% | 72.4% | 64.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 68.0% | 66.9% | 73.5% | 72.0% | 75.1% | 63.4% | 71.5% | 66.8% |
| Nonprofit | 76.7% | 72.1% | 76.9% | 73.4% | 78.5% | 76.5% | 76.1% | 76.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 74.6% | 72.4% | 75.6% | 81.9% | 68.1% | 81.1% | 74.0% | 75.4% |
| 5-9 years | 74.7% | 67.1% | 75.8% | 74.9% | 79.2% | 73.7% | 72.9% | 76.5% |
| 10-19 years | 71.1% | 70.6% | 72.9% | 71.3% | 77.5% | 62.2% | 71.4% | 70.9% |
| 20 or more years | 67.0% | 70.5% | 74.5% | 72.5% | 74.8% | 63.7% | 72.8% | 66.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 65.5% | 77.9% | 75.6% | 69.9% | 73.0% | 63.6% | 73.1% | 65.3% |
| 1 location only | 74.4% | 70.1% | 74.4% | 74.1% | 78.6% | 71.3% | 72.5% | 76.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 71.9% | 67.6% | 72.2% | 77.4% | 78.0% | 68.8% | 72.6% | 71.7% |
| 25-49 % | 68.0% | 64.5% | 72.8% | 78.0% | 76.1% | 63.5% | 70.8% | 67.4% |
| 50-74 % | 64.6% | 71.4% | 71.7% | 73.9% | 76.5% | 58.6% | 72.2% | 63.3% |
| 75% or more | 68.6% | 70.3% | 74.8% | 72.8% | 75.0% | 64.5% | 72.7% | 67.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 70.5% | 70.1% | 74.5% | 73.5% | 75.9% | 65.6% | 72.7% | 69.9% |
| Has union employees | 63.7% | 73.2% | 71.0% | 69.7% | 71.2% | 61.9% | 70.3% | 63.3% |
| Unknown | 62.9% | 65.1% | 84.1% | 70.3% | 72.1% | 62.1% | 73.9% | 62.7% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 69.2% | 71.8% | 73.4% | 75.1% | 79.2% | 63.2% | 73.4% | 68.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 68.0% | 69.9% | 74.5% | 72.8% | 74.4% | 63.9% | 72.5% | 67.0% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.
** 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 | 0.73% | 0.73% | 1.20% | 0.82% | 0.69% | 1.34% | 0.74% | 0.86% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.83% | 6.42% | 14.95% * | 15.04% * | 10.26% | 12.85% | 7.11% | 10.07% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.46% | 3.69% | 3.87% | 2.98% | 3.19% | 3.07% | 2.61% | 2.52% |
| Construction | 1.08% | 1.29% | 2.52% | 2.73% | 6.82% | 5.68% | 1.19% | 2.64% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.22% | 5.57% | 5.93% | 4.86% | 6.05% | 2.36% | 2.94% | 2.26% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.96% | 2.88% | 3.23% | 3.35% | 4.75% | 2.99% | 2.36% | 2.94% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.83% | 1.68% | 4.04% | 5.37% | 3.08% | 2.38% | 2.13% | 1.92% |
| Retail trade | 1.34% | 2.68% | 4.78% | 2.71% | 3.47% | 2.01% | 2.09% | 1.68% |
| Professional services | 1.20% | 2.32% | 1.94% | 1.79% | 1.76% | 2.10% | 1.28% | 1.37% |
| Other services | 1.56% | 2.61% | 3.36% | 2.72% | 2.22% | 2.17% | 1.77% | 1.77% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.00% | 0.98% | 1.28% | 0.86% | 0.83% | 1.77% | 0.95% | 1.29% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.99% | 2.66% | 3.32% | 3.11% | 3.54% | 3.62% | 2.02% | 2.42% |
| Nonprofit | 1.35% | 4.31% | 2.73% | 3.20% | 2.06% | 1.97% | 2.21% | 1.51% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.68% | 2.85% | 4.98% | 3.60% | 6.42% | 13.63% | 2.01% | 5.03% |
| 5-9 years | 1.85% | 1.92% | 3.17% | 3.49% | 4.46% | 7.43% | 2.23% | 3.81% |
| 10-19 years | 1.98% | 1.31% | 1.06% | 2.40% | 1.77% | 6.44% | 0.72% | 3.25% |
| 20 or more years | 0.96% | 1.66% | 1.69% | 1.33% | 1.17% | 1.39% | 1.00% | 1.02% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.15% | 12.79% | 4.74% | 1.74% | 0.76% | 1.43% | 3.07% | 1.16% |
| 1 location only | 0.88% | 0.76% | 1.30% | 1.20% | 1.47% | 7.76% | 0.70% | 1.22% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.27% | 5.02% | 6.28% | 4.12% | 6.45% | 3.42% | 2.83% | 3.82% |
| 25-49 % | 2.82% | 3.21% | 4.55% | 2.03% | 4.56% | 3.74% | 2.08% | 3.41% |
| 50-74 % | 1.71% | 1.80% | 3.94% | 2.69% | 4.02% | 2.49% | 1.20% | 2.04% |
| 75% or more | 0.89% | 1.06% | 1.24% | 0.93% | 0.93% | 1.68% | 0.85% | 1.09% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.78% | 0.65% | 1.21% | 1.15% | 1.09% | 1.79% | 0.76% | 0.93% |
| Has union employees | 2.65% | 5.37% | 9.25% | 4.78% | 4.28% | 2.86% | 3.70% | 2.75% |
| Unknown | 1.76% | 12.41% | 7.35% | 9.56% | 6.08% | 2.09% | 6.65% | 1.83% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.30% | 1.94% | 2.87% | 2.86% | 2.51% | 1.51% | 2.04% | 1.41% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.88% | 0.93% | 1.48% | 0.85% | 1.10% | 1.54% | 0.87% | 1.07% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.
** 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.