| 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 | 70.7% | 69.4% | 71.7% | 70.8% | 71.5% | 70.4% | 70.9% | 70.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 75.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 84.2% | 71.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 75.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.6% | 75.6% |
| Construction | 73.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69.8% | 76.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 69.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.6% | 68.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 75.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77.9% | 74.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 70.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.7% | 70.6% |
| Retail trade | 79.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.9% | 80.2% |
| Professional services | 63.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.9% | 62.6% |
| Other services | 70.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 65.3% | 71.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 73.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.6% | 73.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 70.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.7% | 71.4% |
| Nonprofit | 58.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60.2% | 58.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 71.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69.4% | 73.8% |
| 5-9 years | 74.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.0% | 75.1% |
| 10-19 years | 67.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.7% | 64.5% |
| 20 or more years | 69.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69.7% | 68.9% |
| Unknown | 73.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88.6% | 73.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 71.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77.9% | 71.3% |
| 1 location only | 69.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.3% | 68.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 73.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60.1% | 76.1% |
| 25-49 % | 78.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.2% | 80.0% |
| 50-74 % | 68.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.2% | 67.8% |
| 75% or more | 70.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.2% | 70.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 71.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.3% | 72.1% |
| Has union employees | 66.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61.7% | 66.5% |
| Unknown | 70.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.9% | 70.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 78.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.7% | 79.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 69.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.6% | 68.9% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.48% | 1.09% | 1.30% | 0.91% | 0.81% | 0.94% | 0.66% | 0.61% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.99% | 9.47% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | 1.10% |
| Construction | 1.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | 3.52% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.29% | 3.21% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.67% | 3.24% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.02% | 1.87% |
| Retail trade | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | 1.52% |
| Professional services | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.78% | 1.16% |
| Other services | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | 1.17% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.82% | 0.78% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.09% | 2.24% |
| Nonprofit | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.00% | 1.31% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.82% | 3.60% |
| 5-9 years | 1.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.70% | 3.40% |
| 10-19 years | 2.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | 3.37% |
| 20 or more years | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.28% | 1.06% |
| Unknown | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.89% | 1.22% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.25% | 0.82% |
| 1 location only | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.66% | 0.87% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.58% | 1.42% |
| 25-49 % | 1.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.25% | 1.41% |
| 50-74 % | 1.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.53% | 2.14% |
| 75% or more | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | 0.69% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | 0.71% |
| Has union employees | 1.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.73% | 1.56% |
| Unknown | 1.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.88% | 1.09% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.36% | 0.85% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | 0.71% |
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.
-- 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.