| 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 | 50.1% | 28.2% | 57.9% | 76.5% | 94.1% | 99.5% | 35.2% | 95.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 28.0% | 21.6% | 43.0% | 54.9% | 89.1% | 99.1% | 25.0% | 84.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 62.3% | 36.3% | 74.9% | 86.4% | 97.8% | 99.9% | 50.6% | 96.3% |
| Construction | 36.2% | 25.7% | 68.8% | 85.2% | 94.4% | 98.8% | 33.4% | 92.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 59.0% | 34.8% | 59.3% | 83.9% | 100.0% | 99.8% | 41.6% | 97.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 61.8% | 34.9% | 81.5% | 93.8% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 48.1% | 98.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 64.8% | 33.1% | 75.4% | 93.5% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 39.8% | 99.2% |
| Retail trade | 53.3% | 18.3% | 52.5% | 77.2% | 93.5% | 99.7% | 26.3% | 97.4% |
| Professional services | 55.4% | 38.0% | 70.0% | 85.2% | 95.0% | 99.2% | 44.8% | 96.4% |
| Other services | 38.7% | 20.9% | 38.4% | 56.3% | 86.9% | 98.8% | 25.9% | 90.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 54.3% | 30.5% | 58.8% | 76.3% | 93.3% | 99.6% | 37.9% | 96.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.2% | 21.4% | 46.8% | 67.8% | 93.4% | 98.6% | 25.5% | 92.7% |
| Nonprofit | 62.8% | 37.5% | 75.2% | 89.3% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 48.8% | 96.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 23.4% | 18.7% | 38.3% | 51.6% | 89.6% | 96.2% | 21.7% | 77.8% |
| 5-9 years | 31.4% | 24.0% | 47.3% | 69.4% | 88.4% | 95.1% | 28.4% | 83.9% |
| 10-19 years | 42.2% | 30.6% | 56.9% | 74.2% | 92.6% | 97.6% | 37.0% | 89.8% |
| 20 or more years | 72.3% | 38.2% | 71.9% | 84.5% | 95.1% | 99.6% | 48.9% | 97.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 94.7% | 50.3% | 69.7% | 85.0% | 94.8% | 99.5% | 71.9% | 97.4% |
| 1 location only | 35.5% | 28.0% | 56.6% | 71.9% | 89.2% | 90.6% | 33.9% | 82.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 20.0% | 7.1% | 18.8% | 38.5% | 81.2% | 97.3% | 9.4% | 86.2% |
| 25-49 % | 53.2% | 26.8% | 42.3% | 59.7% | 91.0% | 99.5% | 32.5% | 94.4% |
| 50-74 % | 48.9% | 29.4% | 48.1% | 72.0% | 91.3% | 99.9% | 34.1% | 95.5% |
| 75% or more | 58.0% | 35.0% | 72.6% | 86.7% | 96.6% | 99.6% | 43.8% | 97.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 46.5% | 28.4% | 57.7% | 76.8% | 93.8% | 99.1% | 35.3% | 94.4% |
| Has union employees | 84.7% | 36.5% | 75.4% | 79.2% | 98.2% | 99.9% | 49.1% | 99.1% |
| Unknown | 76.2% | 9.3% | 34.5% * | 49.8% | 94.3% | 100.0% | 13.8% | 99.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 36.8% | 13.9% | 28.0% | 52.7% | 88.5% | 99.2% | 17.6% | 92.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 58.1% | 36.8% | 75.0% | 88.7% | 97.4% | 99.7% | 45.6% | 98.0% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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 | 0.34% | 0.41% | 1.02% | 0.69% | 0.67% | 0.15% | 0.37% | 0.30% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.92% | 2.20% | 8.64% | 7.43% | 4.93% | 3.68% | 1.93% | 6.59% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.09% | 2.48% | 2.01% | 1.94% | 1.06% | 0.11% | 1.62% | 1.02% |
| Construction | 1.10% | 1.18% | 3.25% | 2.64% | 2.72% | 0.73% | 1.21% | 1.72% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.15% | 3.83% | 7.36% | 2.96% | 0.00% | 0.15% | 3.14% | 0.85% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.25% | 2.56% | 2.25% | 0.95% | 0.77% | 0.00% | 2.15% | 0.36% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.82% | 1.46% | 2.85% | 1.40% | 0.53% | 0.20% | 1.18% | 0.25% |
| Retail trade | 0.56% | 1.07% | 2.87% | 3.37% | 2.12% | 0.22% | 1.20% | 0.42% |
| Professional services | 0.84% | 0.92% | 1.34% | 1.50% | 0.61% | 0.30% | 0.77% | 0.34% |
| Other services | 0.90% | 0.74% | 2.03% | 2.18% | 1.75% | 0.35% | 0.66% | 1.13% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.33% | 0.42% | 0.96% | 0.60% | 0.84% | 0.13% | 0.35% | 0.28% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.87% | 0.96% | 1.87% | 3.01% | 1.14% | 0.56% | 0.90% | 0.79% |
| Nonprofit | 0.97% | 1.43% | 2.22% | 1.27% | 0.80% | 1.00% | 1.23% | 0.83% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.96% | 0.87% | 2.93% | 4.50% | 2.86% | 3.40% | 1.00% | 2.75% |
| 5-9 years | 0.94% | 0.90% | 3.69% | 1.82% | 2.89% | 1.46% | 0.92% | 2.26% |
| 10-19 years | 0.63% | 1.06% | 0.98% | 1.29% | 1.18% | 0.90% | 0.68% | 0.89% |
| 20 or more years | 0.42% | 1.16% | 0.79% | 0.96% | 0.71% | 0.11% | 0.83% | 0.26% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.36% | 7.33% | 3.35% | 1.39% | 0.66% | 0.14% | 1.63% | 0.28% |
| 1 location only | 0.33% | 0.39% | 1.06% | 0.87% | 1.29% | 3.38% | 0.36% | 0.83% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.63% | 0.81% | 1.76% | 2.78% | 2.67% | 0.96% | 0.57% | 1.24% |
| 25-49 % | 1.63% | 2.28% | 2.98% | 3.03% | 1.70% | 0.31% | 2.05% | 0.88% |
| 50-74 % | 0.69% | 1.29% | 2.82% | 1.99% | 1.94% | 0.07% | 0.87% | 0.85% |
| 75% or more | 0.61% | 0.79% | 1.01% | 0.59% | 0.70% | 0.14% | 0.70% | 0.29% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.29% | 0.42% | 1.11% | 0.69% | 0.66% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.38% |
| Has union employees | 1.69% | 3.80% | 5.64% | 5.19% | 1.08% | 0.10% | 3.46% | 0.29% |
| Unknown | 1.36% | 2.45% | 10.44% * | 8.84% | 2.87% | 0.01% | 2.51% | 0.39% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.78% | 0.62% | 1.81% | 2.21% | 1.49% | 0.19% | 0.57% | 0.60% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.26% | 0.50% | 0.93% | 0.61% | 0.29% | 0.14% | 0.34% | 0.18% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.