| 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 | 58.5% | 11.9% | 9.5% | 13.2% | 35.0% | 86.3% | 10.8% | 68.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 35.8% | 18.2% | 3.3% * | 51.3% * | 20.1% * | 61.4% | 12.3% | 46.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 62.8% | 8.4% | 5.1% * | 15.5% | 46.5% | 89.6% | 8.1% | 70.8% |
| Construction | 29.0% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 19.1% | 34.9% | 85.4% | 17.3% | 40.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 76.2% | 22.1% | 3.3% * | 17.3% * | 50.5% | 90.0% | 13.2% | 82.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 49.9% | 7.9% * | 9.1% | 8.6% | 41.7% | 90.4% | 8.1% | 64.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 69.2% | 11.7% * | 10.0% * | 10.7% | 32.3% | 89.5% | 10.6% | 76.1% |
| Retail trade | 67.8% | 14.3% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 43.2% | 93.1% | 9.1% | 79.0% |
| Professional services | 55.8% | 9.5% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 28.2% | 83.8% | 9.0% | 65.1% |
| Other services | 48.3% | 14.3% | 11.2% | 16.6% | 25.2% | 75.2% | 13.2% | 57.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 60.1% | 11.0% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 38.2% | 87.9% | 10.3% | 71.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 49.7% | 12.0% | 7.2% * | 13.3% | 28.8% | 82.2% | 10.6% | 62.4% |
| Nonprofit | 57.6% | 21.5% | 16.0% | 15.6% | 28.8% | 81.9% | 15.6% | 61.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 17.9% | 8.8% | 5.9% * | 11.6% | 32.7% | 48.3% * | 8.4% | 29.2% |
| 5-9 years | 19.1% | 12.5% | 10.0% * | 9.0% | 29.3% | 56.8% | 11.7% | 26.1% |
| 10-19 years | 31.0% | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 32.8% | 78.9% | 10.7% | 45.4% |
| 20 or more years | 66.8% | 13.4% | 10.0% | 14.6% | 36.2% | 87.0% | 11.1% | 73.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 75.8% | 37.0% | 14.0% | 12.7% | 40.6% | 86.9% | 12.0% | 77.0% |
| 1 location only | 18.6% | 11.6% | 9.2% | 13.4% | 26.4% | 68.4% | 10.7% | 27.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 49.9% | 12.9% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 15.4% * | 79.5% | 13.5% | 58.4% |
| 25-49 % | 56.2% | 15.3% | 9.6% * | 12.4% * | 16.8% | 84.8% | 12.6% | 65.0% |
| 50-74 % | 63.2% | 16.7% | 8.0% | 12.7% | 32.4% | 88.4% | 12.1% | 71.9% |
| 75% or more | 58.1% | 10.8% | 9.5% | 13.3% | 36.4% | 86.2% | 10.5% | 68.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 47.8% | 10.6% | 8.3% | 11.4% | 33.1% | 85.2% | 9.3% | 60.0% |
| Has union employees | 78.6% | 43.9% | 33.6% | 32.9% | 41.4% | 88.5% | 36.1% | 80.8% |
| Unknown | 82.8% | 10.2% * | 15.3% * | 15.6% * | 54.6% | 86.2% | 16.1% * | 83.7% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 55.4% | 12.8% | 12.0% | 19.0% | 30.7% | 81.5% | 13.7% | 62.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 59.0% | 11.7% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 35.8% | 87.1% | 10.4% | 69.4% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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 | 0.58% | 0.92% | 0.89% | 0.87% | 1.25% | 0.55% | 0.76% | 0.64% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.81% | 5.17% | 3.26% * | 16.16% * | 11.07% * | 11.08% | 2.39% | 11.77% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.83% | 1.83% | 2.41% * | 2.20% | 4.08% | 2.04% | 1.15% | 1.99% |
| Construction | 2.91% | 1.79% | 2.98% | 3.33% | 8.53% | 5.99% | 1.81% | 5.70% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.23% | 6.26% | 2.22% * | 8.30% * | 7.80% | 2.04% | 2.88% | 2.01% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.44% | 3.00% * | 2.26% | 2.50% | 5.03% | 1.61% | 1.90% | 3.26% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.32% | 3.87% * | 4.06% * | 2.21% | 4.00% | 1.28% | 2.94% | 1.50% |
| Retail trade | 1.45% | 2.67% | 2.49% | 2.50% | 5.25% | 0.69% | 1.73% | 1.49% |
| Professional services | 1.35% | 0.88% | 2.16% | 2.18% | 1.96% | 1.14% | 1.31% | 1.37% |
| Other services | 2.58% | 2.39% | 1.79% | 2.57% | 4.72% | 2.03% | 1.56% | 2.87% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.52% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.04% | 1.72% | 0.60% | 0.81% | 0.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.61% | 1.86% | 2.91% * | 2.54% | 2.96% | 3.74% | 1.32% | 3.39% |
| Nonprofit | 1.59% | 2.55% | 3.94% | 3.04% | 2.89% | 1.03% | 1.38% | 1.64% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.64% | 1.88% | 2.27% * | 2.73% | 8.08% | 14.51% * | 1.37% | 5.53% |
| 5-9 years | 2.53% | 1.68% | 3.02% * | 1.90% | 5.89% | 10.65% | 1.72% | 4.10% |
| 10-19 years | 2.09% | 1.65% | 1.92% | 2.21% | 2.44% | 3.54% | 0.91% | 2.51% |
| 20 or more years | 0.69% | 1.78% | 1.35% | 0.94% | 1.75% | 0.51% | 0.87% | 0.76% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.55% | 10.76% | 3.13% | 1.20% | 1.86% | 0.54% | 2.53% | 0.53% |
| 1 location only | 1.16% | 0.86% | 0.86% | 1.13% | 2.24% | 5.94% | 0.72% | 1.83% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.35% | 3.08% | 3.32% | 3.77% | 5.71% * | 3.77% | 2.23% | 4.34% |
| 25-49 % | 2.39% | 2.93% | 3.00% * | 4.06% * | 3.84% | 2.33% | 1.88% | 2.61% |
| 50-74 % | 1.48% | 3.00% | 1.85% | 3.17% | 3.50% | 1.18% | 2.01% | 1.14% |
| 75% or more | 0.71% | 0.90% | 1.14% | 0.89% | 1.51% | 0.82% | 0.75% | 0.76% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.57% | 0.95% | 0.83% | 0.79% | 1.36% | 0.77% | 0.63% | 0.62% |
| Has union employees | 1.62% | 5.57% | 7.45% | 5.15% | 6.00% | 1.04% | 3.14% | 1.82% |
| Unknown | 1.93% | 4.00% * | 6.36% * | 8.50% * | 4.95% | 1.83% | 5.16% * | 1.97% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.31% | 1.81% | 2.53% | 4.17% | 1.10% | 1.79% | 1.42% | 1.31% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.70% | 0.83% | 1.09% | 0.67% | 1.41% | 0.66% | 0.85% | 0.66% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.