| 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 | 12.2% | 20.6% | 14.8% | 8.2% | 3.7% | 5.3% | 17.9% | 5.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 24.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.9% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | -- |
| Construction | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.0% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 12.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 15.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.8% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | -- |
| Retail trade | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5% | -- |
| Professional services | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | -- |
| Other services | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 13.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.2% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 13.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.5% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 14.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.6% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 5.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.4% | -- |
| 1 location only | 17.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.3% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 10.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.6% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | -- |
| 75% or more | 12.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | -- |
| Has union employees | 22.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.5% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.8% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 13.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | -- |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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 | 0.43% | 1.10% | 1.22% | 0.59% | 0.26% | 0.42% | 0.65% | 0.26% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.83% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | -- |
| Construction | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.47% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.23% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.78% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.15% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.92% | -- |
| Other services | 0.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.50% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.79% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.97% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.25% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.72% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.73% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.11% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.67% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.37% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.50% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | -- |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.