| 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 | 66.3% | 71.4% | 73.4% | 72.0% | 72.8% | 61.6% | 72.7% | 65.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 66.7% | 43.0% | 73.3% | 84.5% | 49.1% | 86.1% | 64.8% | 67.5% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 64.6% | 83.1% | 72.1% | 73.5% | 71.9% | 58.6% | 75.5% | 63.2% |
| Construction | 76.1% | 71.9% | 76.0% | 79.3% | 78.7% | 70.8% | 77.0% | 75.3% |
| Utilities and transp. | 65.3% | 70.0% | 77.8% | 76.1% | 70.7% | 62.5% | 73.4% | 64.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 63.4% | 72.8% | 70.7% | 68.1% | 66.0% | 57.5% | 73.0% | 60.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 57.1% | 70.7% | 69.1% | 61.8% | 65.4% | 53.1% | 68.2% | 55.9% |
| Retail trade | 61.4% | 70.3% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 70.5% | 55.7% | 71.6% | 59.4% |
| Professional services | 70.1% | 69.6% | 72.4% | 71.3% | 75.4% | 67.6% | 70.8% | 69.9% |
| Other services | 70.5% | 74.5% | 77.2% | 72.9% | 80.1% | 65.4% | 74.1% | 69.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 64.9% | 71.1% | 74.2% | 71.6% | 71.0% | 60.1% | 73.1% | 63.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 66.9% | 72.6% | 70.0% | 69.6% | 74.2% | 60.9% | 70.8% | 65.7% |
| Nonprofit | 72.1% | 70.4% | 72.3% | 76.6% | 76.8% | 68.9% | 72.7% | 72.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 76.9% | 73.2% | 68.4% | 78.2% | 81.5% | 86.9% | 71.1% | 82.8% |
| 5-9 years | 70.8% | 68.8% | 71.3% | 75.6% | 69.5% | 60.1% | 70.6% | 70.9% |
| 10-19 years | 74.3% | 72.5% | 73.1% | 74.2% | 77.1% | 72.6% | 73.7% | 74.6% |
| 20 or more years | 64.4% | 71.1% | 75.4% | 69.5% | 71.6% | 61.1% | 73.1% | 63.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 63.0% | 81.1% | 75.9% | 66.4% | 71.6% | 61.0% | 69.7% | 62.9% |
| 1 location only | 73.8% | 71.2% | 73.2% | 73.5% | 74.4% | 84.0% | 72.9% | 74.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 64.4% | 72.1% | 75.8% | 73.2% | 75.0% | 55.6% | 73.4% | 62.2% |
| 25-49 % | 61.0% | 58.9% | 63.0% | 61.6% | 72.3% | 57.9% | 66.2% | 60.1% |
| 50-74 % | 67.1% | 69.8% | 74.4% | 69.7% | 77.3% | 63.1% | 70.8% | 66.4% |
| 75% or more | 66.5% | 72.3% | 73.7% | 72.7% | 72.3% | 61.7% | 73.2% | 65.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 69.3% | 72.1% | 73.5% | 72.7% | 73.0% | 64.0% | 73.1% | 68.1% |
| Has union employees | 62.4% | 57.4% | 67.2% | 60.1% | 72.1% | 60.9% | 62.9% | 62.3% |
| Unknown | 58.9% | 39.2% * | 95.1% | 82.9% | 68.4% | 58.4% | 77.1% | 58.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 65.0% | 65.8% | 76.6% | 72.9% | 71.8% | 60.2% | 72.3% | 63.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 66.5% | 72.2% | 73.0% | 71.9% | 73.0% | 61.9% | 72.7% | 65.2% |
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 | 0.74% | 1.06% | 1.66% | 1.32% | 1.11% | 1.12% | 1.00% | 0.84% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.35% | 6.60% | 13.94% | 10.19% | 13.22% | 8.77% | 4.03% | 8.53% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.58% | 4.20% | 4.96% | 2.90% | 3.78% | 2.19% | 1.74% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 2.13% | 4.28% | 4.05% | 2.53% | 4.63% | 9.15% | 1.64% | 3.56% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.65% | 7.05% | 9.28% | 4.76% | 6.61% | 1.68% | 3.96% | 1.86% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.91% | 2.77% | 3.74% | 4.81% | 5.77% | 4.71% | 1.62% | 3.42% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.23% | 3.25% | 6.22% | 3.61% | 3.70% | 1.89% | 2.76% | 1.36% |
| Retail trade | 1.06% | 3.19% | 4.01% | 2.93% | 3.92% | 1.95% | 2.18% | 1.06% |
| Professional services | 1.09% | 2.64% | 2.25% | 2.27% | 1.30% | 1.99% | 1.50% | 1.37% |
| Other services | 0.90% | 2.20% | 2.52% | 2.63% | 2.24% | 1.93% | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.87% | 1.09% | 1.60% | 1.04% | 1.44% | 1.27% | 1.14% | 0.95% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.81% | 2.28% | 4.37% | 4.34% | 2.89% | 3.00% | 2.13% | 2.34% |
| Nonprofit | 1.39% | 2.63% | 4.00% | 2.36% | 1.63% | 2.71% | 1.77% | 1.62% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.57% | 3.24% | 3.80% | 4.19% | 2.95% | 6.28% | 2.60% | 2.30% |
| 5-9 years | 2.19% | 3.15% | 4.61% | 2.63% | 4.52% | 9.32% | 2.16% | 3.71% |
| 10-19 years | 1.43% | 1.88% | 2.27% | 2.61% | 2.45% | 4.84% | 1.19% | 2.12% |
| 20 or more years | 0.89% | 0.95% | 1.76% | 1.08% | 0.95% | 1.23% | 1.11% | 0.99% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.92% | 4.05% | 4.15% | 2.91% | 0.95% | 1.15% | 1.53% | 0.95% |
| 1 location only | 0.94% | 1.09% | 1.72% | 1.59% | 2.04% | 3.23% | 1.04% | 1.65% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.58% | 3.68% | 7.95% | 4.72% | 4.08% | 2.61% | 4.25% | 2.64% |
| 25-49 % | 1.81% | 3.63% | 5.80% | 4.85% | 2.26% | 2.80% | 2.48% | 1.93% |
| 50-74 % | 1.94% | 2.69% | 3.42% | 6.00% | 3.60% | 2.70% | 2.44% | 2.19% |
| 75% or more | 0.71% | 1.25% | 1.78% | 1.20% | 1.42% | 1.15% | 0.98% | 0.82% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.70% | 1.07% | 1.53% | 1.47% | 0.99% | 1.42% | 0.97% | 0.84% |
| Has union employees | 1.63% | 8.10% | 7.45% | 3.03% | 4.69% | 1.71% | 4.35% | 1.71% |
| Unknown | 1.88% | 15.51% * | 14.45% | 11.25% | 7.72% | 1.89% | 12.76% | 1.87% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.44% | 2.36% | 3.63% | 2.78% | 1.94% | 2.57% | 2.01% | 1.69% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.69% | 1.21% | 1.65% | 1.63% | 1.34% | 1.03% | 1.15% | 0.82% |
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.