| 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 | 27.0% | 21.5% | 29.5% | 34.0% | 29.7% | 25.2% | 28.3% | 26.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 28.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | 30.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 22.6% | 25.9% | 24.8% | 28.9% | 25.7% | 19.8% | 27.2% | 22.2% |
| Construction | 29.9% | 22.8% | 29.8% | 34.1% | 28.8% | 28.3% | 28.0% | 31.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 27.3% | 32.6% | 37.9% | 41.2% | 25.6% | 26.4% | 39.0% | 26.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 24.9% | 14.8% | 29.0% | 33.1% | 29.5% | 20.6% | 26.6% | 24.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 26.3% | 19.4% | 25.3% | 33.7% | 28.6% | 25.6% | 26.1% | 26.3% |
| Retail trade | 32.0% | 25.0% | 34.2% | 47.1% | 39.5% | 29.4% | 35.3% | 31.5% |
| Professional services | 26.3% | 20.5% | 29.3% | 33.1% | 31.6% | 23.8% | 26.7% | 26.3% |
| Other services | 31.5% | 23.1% | 29.8% | 34.8% | 33.4% | 31.5% | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.4% | 22.1% | 29.6% | 34.8% | 30.1% | 25.6% | 29.1% | 27.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 28.4% | 21.9% | 34.7% | 33.9% | 34.0% | 25.7% | 28.4% | 28.4% |
| Nonprofit | 24.0% | 14.6% | 22.3% | 29.5% | 26.1% | 22.7% | 21.2% | 24.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 31.1% | 27.6% | 31.1% | 34.7% | 31.6% | 28.1% | 31.1% | 31.2% |
| 5-9 years | 31.1% | 23.7% | 33.3% | 36.3% | 30.1% | 29.9% | 31.0% | 31.2% |
| 10-19 years | 30.4% | 22.7% | 32.4% | 36.5% | 33.5% | 25.8% | 29.7% | 30.8% |
| 20 or more years | 27.2% | 19.0% | 27.5% | 33.0% | 28.9% | 25.5% | 26.9% | 27.2% |
| Unknown | 24.9% | 15.9% * | 3.0% * | 29.5% * | 31.1% | 24.8% | 6.5% * | 25.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.1% | 28.7% * | 33.4% | 35.7% | 29.4% | 25.1% | 34.4% | 26.0% |
| 1 location only | 29.4% | 21.3% | 29.2% | 33.6% | 30.2% | 26.6% | 27.7% | 31.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.8% | 7.9% * | 23.0% | 37.4% | 35.0% | 22.5% | 17.8% | 24.6% |
| 25-49 % | 31.4% | 24.8% | 19.6% * | 38.3% | 38.4% | 29.8% | 25.7% | 32.3% |
| 50-74 % | 28.4% | 22.3% | 27.7% | 35.3% | 31.2% | 27.5% | 26.3% | 28.6% |
| 75% or more | 26.7% | 21.5% | 30.0% | 33.8% | 29.2% | 24.7% | 28.8% | 26.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 29.1% | 21.5% | 30.0% | 35.6% | 31.2% | 27.1% | 29.0% | 29.1% |
| Has union employees | 21.0% | 22.5% | 11.1% * | 19.3% | 21.3% | 21.2% | 14.4% | 21.3% |
| Unknown | 25.4% | 12.9% | 9.3% * | 29.6% | 29.6% | 25.3% | 31.8% | 25.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 30.9% | 16.7% | 24.7% | 36.1% | 32.8% | 30.9% | 24.0% | 31.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 26.3% | 22.2% | 29.8% | 33.8% | 29.3% | 24.1% | 28.7% | 25.9% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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 | 0.26% | 1.31% | 0.85% | 0.96% | 1.04% | 0.46% | 0.79% | 0.25% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.46% | 6.63% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.71% | 5.99% | 3.83% | 1.57% | 2.26% | 0.79% | 2.39% | 0.69% |
| Construction | 1.56% | 2.47% | 3.18% | 3.10% | 2.48% | 3.46% | 2.35% | 1.62% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.86% | 7.90% | 6.33% | 2.99% | 3.91% | 2.18% | 4.04% | 1.99% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.28% | 4.21% | 3.33% | 2.44% | 2.47% | 1.69% | 2.20% | 1.57% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.91% | 3.09% | 3.12% | 2.48% | 2.03% | 0.92% | 2.25% | 0.88% |
| Retail trade | 0.90% | 2.97% | 5.03% | 2.83% | 3.03% | 0.90% | 1.83% | 0.81% |
| Professional services | 0.65% | 2.24% | 1.45% | 1.21% | 1.59% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 0.76% |
| Other services | 0.89% | 2.67% | 3.55% | 2.54% | 3.06% | 0.93% | 1.73% | 0.96% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.44% | 1.87% | 1.21% | 1.32% | 1.30% | 0.52% | 1.20% | 0.37% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.83% | 2.64% | 3.45% | 2.16% | 2.26% | 1.04% | 2.25% | 0.73% |
| Nonprofit | 0.65% | 3.50% | 5.39% | 2.51% | 1.33% | 0.77% | 3.64% | 0.59% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.72% | 3.04% | 5.07% | 1.78% | 4.78% | 7.73% | 1.25% | 2.80% |
| 5-9 years | 2.26% | 2.86% | 4.15% | 2.73% | 5.16% | 2.57% | 1.97% | 2.76% |
| 10-19 years | 1.26% | 2.62% | 1.88% | 2.68% | 2.04% | 2.23% | 1.45% | 2.10% |
| 20 or more years | 0.45% | 2.22% | 1.31% | 1.29% | 1.16% | 0.49% | 1.01% | 0.43% |
| Unknown | 0.69% | 5.60% * | 0.94% * | 10.85% * | 2.63% | 0.73% | 5.82% * | 0.69% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.45% | 8.63% * | 6.23% | 1.78% | 0.93% | 0.51% | 2.95% | 0.43% |
| 1 location only | 0.69% | 1.28% | 1.03% | 1.14% | 1.52% | 2.32% | 0.75% | 1.05% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.86% | 7.63% * | 4.78% | 4.12% | 6.50% | 1.61% | 3.75% | 1.96% |
| 25-49 % | 1.55% | 6.91% | 7.11% * | 5.16% | 3.97% | 1.26% | 4.61% | 1.28% |
| 50-74 % | 1.25% | 2.71% | 2.94% | 2.69% | 2.26% | 1.26% | 2.17% | 1.25% |
| 75% or more | 0.27% | 1.75% | 0.99% | 1.06% | 1.09% | 0.48% | 1.11% | 0.23% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.26% | 1.31% | 0.95% | 0.88% | 0.83% | 0.63% | 0.72% | 0.31% |
| Has union employees | 0.64% | 4.76% | 6.82% * | 2.89% | 2.01% | 0.57% | 2.81% | 0.62% |
| Unknown | 0.52% | 3.80% | 7.97% * | 7.77% | 3.91% | 0.55% | 8.49% | 0.53% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.56% | 3.32% | 4.11% | 2.51% | 2.37% | 0.96% | 1.72% | 0.64% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.29% | 1.47% | 0.83% | 1.26% | 1.13% | 0.48% | 0.85% | 0.30% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.