| 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 | 20.9% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.9% | 18.3% | 21.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 12.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% * | 11.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.3% | 14.8% | 21.8% | 20.4% | 19.8% | 20.8% | 19.7% | 20.5% |
| Construction | 21.4% | 15.8% | 21.8% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 20.0% | 18.4% | 24.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 17.7% | 13.7% | 12.6% | 20.8% | 23.5% | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.3% | 17.8% | 19.4% | 19.2% | 20.3% | 19.1% | 17.8% | 20.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.0% | 14.2% | 14.0% | 15.8% | 16.6% | 20.9% | 14.3% | 19.8% |
| Retail trade | 25.7% | 17.4% | 24.0% | 30.1% | 28.1% | 25.3% | 22.5% | 26.5% |
| Professional services | 19.1% | 15.6% | 18.4% | 17.5% | 19.2% | 20.0% | 16.7% | 19.7% |
| Other services | 25.8% | 17.5% | 20.8% | 23.9% | 22.4% | 30.6% | 20.3% | 27.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.0% | 16.3% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 21.9% | 23.0% | 18.9% | 22.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.4% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 20.6% | 23.2% | 21.4% | 19.1% | 22.4% |
| Nonprofit | 16.5% | 9.5% | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.8% | 18.4% | 12.6% | 17.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 22.0% | 16.2% | 21.5% | 25.4% | 21.2% | 41.5% | 17.7% | 27.9% |
| 5-9 years | 22.7% | 21.3% | 22.8% | 23.3% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 21.6% | 23.8% |
| 10-19 years | 20.4% | 15.5% | 21.9% | 22.9% | 21.0% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 21.1% |
| 20 or more years | 20.7% | 14.0% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 16.6% | 21.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.4% | 19.8% * | 17.6% | 19.0% | 20.1% | 21.9% | 17.1% | 21.5% |
| 1 location only | 19.9% | 16.0% | 19.7% | 21.5% | 20.6% | 21.7% | 18.4% | 21.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 25.3% | 18.9% | 25.4% | 32.7% | 24.9% | 24.3% | 23.9% | 25.7% |
| 25-49 % | 24.1% | 17.1% | 20.8% | 23.7% | 23.1% | 26.1% | 20.1% | 25.2% |
| 50-74 % | 21.7% | 14.1% | 22.1% | 19.6% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 18.0% | 22.5% |
| 75% or more | 20.5% | 16.3% | 19.2% | 20.7% | 19.8% | 21.5% | 18.1% | 21.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 20.9% | 16.2% | 19.7% | 21.4% | 20.2% | 22.6% | 18.4% | 21.9% |
| Has union employees | 18.2% | 10.4% * | 20.0% | 14.5% | 18.7% | 18.5% | 14.5% | 18.4% |
| Unknown | 24.2% | 20.0% | 15.4% * | 22.3% | 27.0% | 24.2% | 15.7% | 24.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 24.7% | 16.2% | 24.1% | 25.4% | 22.9% | 26.6% | 20.8% | 25.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 20.2% | 16.1% | 19.0% | 20.1% | 19.7% | 21.1% | 17.9% | 20.8% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.18% | 0.47% | 0.59% | 0.73% | 0.52% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.17% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.24% * | 2.77% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.74% | 1.75% | 2.85% | 2.17% | 0.90% | 0.83% | 1.78% | 0.70% |
| Construction | 1.51% | 2.23% | 2.54% | 3.72% | 2.13% | 2.04% | 1.83% | 2.50% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.53% | 3.72% | 3.00% | 3.05% | 1.73% | 1.02% | 3.48% | 0.71% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.51% | 2.46% | 1.41% | 1.52% | 1.55% | 0.94% | 1.51% | 0.84% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.32% | 1.97% | 2.51% | 1.56% | 1.30% | 0.39% | 0.87% | 0.43% |
| Retail trade | 0.66% | 1.75% | 2.02% | 2.60% | 2.27% | 0.79% | 1.23% | 0.59% |
| Professional services | 0.48% | 1.22% | 1.35% | 1.21% | 0.93% | 0.60% | 1.04% | 0.63% |
| Other services | 1.02% | 1.41% | 1.65% | 2.67% | 1.94% | 1.18% | 1.05% | 1.28% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.28% | 0.81% | 0.76% | 0.74% | 0.65% | 0.45% | 0.43% | 0.29% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.60% | 1.82% | 1.17% | 1.57% | 1.95% | 1.15% | 0.86% | 0.90% |
| Nonprofit | 0.47% | 1.27% | 1.64% | 1.13% | 0.38% | 0.63% | 0.72% | 0.50% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.89% | 1.73% | 1.17% | 2.95% | 3.61% | 8.28% | 0.80% | 3.18% |
| 5-9 years | 1.51% | 1.66% | 2.32% | 2.44% | 2.22% | 2.30% | 1.71% | 2.18% |
| 10-19 years | 0.74% | 1.86% | 1.16% | 1.76% | 1.81% | 1.23% | 0.97% | 1.12% |
| 20 or more years | 0.15% | 1.23% | 1.02% | 0.46% | 0.48% | 0.32% | 0.62% | 0.19% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.24% | 6.06% * | 2.02% | 1.02% | 0.60% | 0.34% | 1.15% | 0.24% |
| 1 location only | 0.48% | 0.49% | 0.68% | 0.99% | 0.97% | 2.60% | 0.37% | 0.71% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.53% | 3.38% | 5.83% | 4.45% | 3.20% | 1.56% | 3.03% | 1.88% |
| 25-49 % | 0.75% | 2.50% | 1.00% | 2.55% | 2.43% | 0.68% | 1.03% | 0.84% |
| 50-74 % | 0.67% | 1.30% | 3.34% | 2.26% | 1.08% | 0.95% | 1.15% | 0.82% |
| 75% or more | 0.20% | 0.65% | 0.74% | 0.66% | 0.62% | 0.27% | 0.56% | 0.15% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.24% | 0.50% | 0.70% | 0.70% | 0.53% | 0.24% | 0.37% | 0.24% |
| Has union employees | 0.50% | 4.04% * | 3.67% | 2.32% | 1.64% | 0.52% | 1.37% | 0.47% |
| Unknown | 0.38% | 4.96% | 5.87% * | 6.39% | 2.59% | 0.58% | 3.58% | 0.45% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.82% | 1.53% | 1.85% | 2.61% | 1.77% | 0.98% | 0.85% | 0.95% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.14% | 0.53% | 0.66% | 0.58% | 0.52% | 0.28% | 0.44% | 0.17% |
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.
-- 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.