| 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 | 18.0% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 15.3% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 13.3% | 19.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.6% | 12.2% * | 10.2% * | 15.5% * | 9.6% * | 10.5% * | 13.2% | 10.7% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.8% | 12.4% | 13.8% | 19.7% | 18.7% | 21.0% | 16.5% | 20.2% |
| Construction | 15.2% | 13.9% | 13.1% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 16.4% | 13.9% | 16.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 19.8% | 14.4% | 13.5% | 11.9% | 19.1% | 21.3% | 12.6% | 20.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 18.7% | 13.1% | 11.3% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 22.1% | 13.7% | 20.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 20.5% | 15.0% | 10.0% | 17.2% | 17.7% | 22.3% | 14.2% | 21.4% |
| Retail trade | 17.8% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 12.9% | 20.1% | 12.6% | 18.9% |
| Professional services | 16.8% | 12.2% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 15.5% | 19.4% | 12.4% | 17.8% |
| Other services | 16.5% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 15.1% | 18.8% | 12.8% | 17.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.4% | 13.2% | 12.6% | 15.7% | 17.2% | 20.6% | 13.6% | 19.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17.6% | 11.6% | 11.7% | 17.2% | 17.1% | 20.2% | 12.9% | 19.1% |
| Nonprofit | 16.5% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 11.4% | 14.9% | 19.2% | 11.8% | 17.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 14.7% | 11.6% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 19.0% | 16.6% | 12.7% | 17.3% |
| 5-9 years | 15.5% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 16.3% | 19.1% | 20.0% | 12.9% | 18.4% |
| 10-19 years | 15.3% | 13.5% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 15.7% | 20.3% | 13.2% | 16.8% |
| 20 or more years | 18.2% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 15.6% | 16.6% | 21.5% | 13.6% | 19.3% |
| Unknown | 19.4% | 14.4% * | 24.8% * | 8.8% | 16.4% | 19.5% | 14.3% * | 19.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 19.7% | 17.1% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 17.2% | 20.5% | 15.6% | 19.8% |
| 1 location only | 14.5% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 13.2% | 16.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.0% | 11.7% | 8.8% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 17.4% | 9.9% | 15.9% |
| 25-49 % | 16.3% | 13.5% | 5.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 19.5% | 10.9% | 17.5% |
| 50-74 % | 18.5% | 11.5% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 16.1% | 21.3% | 11.9% | 19.9% |
| 75% or more | 18.1% | 12.8% | 12.9% | 15.7% | 16.9% | 20.3% | 13.7% | 19.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 17.3% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 15.2% | 16.7% | 20.4% | 13.5% | 18.6% |
| Has union employees | 19.5% | 13.7% | 8.6% | 16.3% | 16.2% | 20.6% | 11.7% | 19.9% |
| Unknown | 19.8% | 8.4% * | 3.5% * | 21.1% | 18.1% | 20.0% | 9.1% * | 19.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 17.1% | 13.5% | 8.4% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 20.5% | 10.9% | 18.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 18.2% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 20.3% | 13.7% | 19.3% |
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.
** 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 | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.51% | 0.39% | 0.23% | 0.33% | 0.35% | 0.23% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.77% | 3.92% * | 3.06% * | 5.15% * | 4.69% * | 5.01% * | 2.99% | 5.51% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.54% | 1.76% | 2.03% | 0.61% | 0.82% | 0.87% | 0.95% | 0.64% |
| Construction | 0.51% | 1.05% | 0.96% | 1.19% | 2.08% | 3.32% | 0.79% | 0.97% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.19% | 3.63% | 3.12% | 2.57% | 3.83% | 0.95% | 2.46% | 1.20% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.01% | 2.17% | 1.65% | 1.86% | 1.47% | 1.27% | 1.19% | 1.03% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.53% | 1.22% | 1.35% | 1.05% | 1.24% | 0.50% | 0.98% | 0.54% |
| Retail trade | 0.39% | 1.21% | 0.79% | 0.94% | 0.83% | 0.42% | 0.69% | 0.40% |
| Professional services | 0.32% | 0.82% | 1.27% | 0.62% | 0.69% | 0.48% | 0.61% | 0.39% |
| Other services | 0.47% | 1.15% | 0.81% | 1.25% | 0.96% | 0.90% | 0.62% | 0.61% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.24% | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.53% | 0.42% | 0.35% | 0.36% | 0.29% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.69% | 1.14% | 0.79% | 1.01% | 1.47% | 1.12% | 0.53% | 1.01% |
| Nonprofit | 0.40% | 1.26% | 1.53% | 0.75% | 0.84% | 0.62% | 0.75% | 0.47% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.73% | 1.10% | 1.81% | 0.94% | 2.32% | 2.64% | 1.00% | 1.55% |
| 5-9 years | 0.72% | 1.13% | 1.19% | 0.99% | 1.64% | 1.81% | 0.57% | 1.00% |
| 10-19 years | 0.54% | 1.26% | 0.51% | 0.63% | 0.60% | 1.57% | 0.56% | 0.75% |
| 20 or more years | 0.28% | 0.56% | 0.87% | 0.50% | 0.43% | 0.49% | 0.50% | 0.27% |
| Unknown | 0.41% | 5.13% * | 7.89% * | 2.31% | 1.46% | 0.42% | 4.63% * | 0.41% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.26% | 4.08% | 1.53% | 0.83% | 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.95% | 0.26% |
| 1 location only | 0.26% | 0.37% | 0.48% | 0.40% | 0.57% | 1.33% | 0.36% | 0.38% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.06% | 3.06% | 2.51% | 1.18% | 1.88% | 1.25% | 1.71% | 1.01% |
| 25-49 % | 0.50% | 2.41% | 1.44% | 1.26% | 0.94% | 0.46% | 1.14% | 0.55% |
| 50-74 % | 0.58% | 0.97% | 1.12% | 0.97% | 0.56% | 0.79% | 0.80% | 0.69% |
| 75% or more | 0.20% | 0.44% | 0.55% | 0.43% | 0.26% | 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.25% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.17% | 0.37% | 0.49% | 0.43% | 0.25% | 0.40% | 0.35% | 0.26% |
| Has union employees | 0.57% | 1.84% | 2.39% | 2.19% | 1.09% | 0.74% | 1.39% | 0.56% |
| Unknown | 0.48% | 14.28% * | 1.76% * | 3.47% | 2.66% | 0.46% | 4.35% * | 0.49% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.51% | 2.01% | 0.65% | 0.85% | 0.67% | 0.71% | 1.00% | 0.56% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.20% | 0.36% | 0.56% | 0.39% | 0.22% | 0.35% | 0.36% | 0.24% |
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.
** 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.