| 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 | 20.8% | 14.9% | 18.5% | 20.8% | 20.7% | 21.9% | 17.9% | 21.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 19.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | 21.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.9% | 18.1% | 22.9% | 21.9% | 19.5% | 19.3% | 21.5% | 19.6% |
| Construction | 20.1% | 18.9% | 26.6% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 22.7% | 22.2% | 18.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 20.5% | 17.8% | 28.1% * | 21.3% | 20.8% | 20.2% | 21.0% | 20.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 20.4% | 12.6% | 20.5% | 21.4% | 21.8% | 21.1% | 18.6% | 21.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 20.1% | 16.8% | 12.4% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 21.5% | 14.4% | 20.9% |
| Retail trade | 26.3% | 13.2% | 25.1% | 29.0% | 31.7% | 26.2% | 21.8% | 27.4% |
| Professional services | 18.7% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 19.3% | 18.3% | 20.1% | 15.9% | 19.4% |
| Other services | 23.9% | 14.5% | 16.6% | 22.8% | 25.9% | 26.5% | 16.9% | 26.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 21.9% | 15.2% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 23.0% | 18.7% | 22.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.9% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 23.3% | 23.4% | 23.1% | 18.5% | 23.1% |
| Nonprofit | 16.0% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 12.8% | 16.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 22.8% | 18.6% | 15.6% | 28.9% | 26.1% | 20.4% | 19.1% | 27.2% |
| 5-9 years | 21.2% | 17.0% | 19.1% | 23.9% | 21.4% | 29.8% | 20.2% | 22.1% |
| 10-19 years | 19.8% | 14.5% | 19.0% | 22.8% | 21.4% | 18.6% | 18.5% | 21.0% |
| 20 or more years | 20.8% | 13.1% | 18.6% | 18.2% | 20.1% | 22.0% | 16.7% | 21.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.7% | 20.6% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 20.9% | 22.1% | 16.1% | 21.8% |
| 1 location only | 19.0% | 14.8% | 18.6% | 21.3% | 20.5% | 15.8% | 18.1% | 20.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 25.0% | 12.3% | 18.9% | 27.3% | 33.6% | 24.9% | 17.5% | 27.5% |
| 25-49 % | 24.4% | 13.1% | 19.9% | 21.5% | 22.5% | 27.6% | 17.9% | 25.8% |
| 50-74 % | 22.2% | 15.8% | 17.2% | 24.1% | 22.3% | 23.4% | 18.7% | 23.0% |
| 75% or more | 20.2% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 21.2% | 17.8% | 20.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 20.7% | 15.1% | 18.5% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 18.0% | 21.8% |
| Has union employees | 18.9% | 12.0% * | 17.4% | 13.9% | 15.7% | 20.0% | 16.7% | 19.0% |
| Unknown | 23.2% | 3.0% * | 21.6% | 19.8% | 24.0% | 23.3% | 16.9% | 23.3% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 24.4% | 13.2% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 24.7% | 26.1% | 18.7% | 25.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 20.1% | 15.2% | 18.3% | 20.3% | 19.9% | 21.1% | 17.8% | 20.7% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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 | 0.27% | 0.74% | 0.65% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.31% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.98% | 2.86% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.47% | 1.51% | 2.96% | 1.60% | 1.16% | 0.68% | 1.78% | 0.44% |
| Construction | 1.52% | 3.52% | 1.62% | 3.28% | 1.32% | 1.74% | 2.41% | 1.51% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.93% | 4.00% | 8.54% * | 1.85% | 2.19% | 1.08% | 2.77% | 1.02% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.46% | 2.29% | 2.84% | 1.17% | 1.29% | 1.15% | 1.62% | 0.82% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.42% | 3.02% | 1.87% | 0.77% | 1.07% | 0.81% | 1.38% | 0.50% |
| Retail trade | 0.62% | 1.80% | 2.37% | 2.64% | 1.92% | 0.75% | 1.48% | 0.64% |
| Professional services | 0.31% | 1.25% | 1.34% | 0.69% | 0.55% | 0.52% | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Other services | 1.31% | 1.52% | 1.49% | 1.87% | 1.72% | 1.73% | 1.09% | 1.56% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.31% | 0.97% | 0.64% | 0.51% | 0.50% | 0.57% | 0.47% | 0.42% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.47% | 2.51% | 1.91% | 1.46% | 0.83% | 0.49% | 1.52% | 0.34% |
| Nonprofit | 0.37% | 1.44% | 2.86% | 1.48% | 0.47% | 0.57% | 1.75% | 0.36% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.00% | 2.69% | 1.92% | 2.00% | 2.61% | 4.91% | 1.40% | 2.04% |
| 5-9 years | 1.20% | 2.00% | 2.58% | 1.24% | 1.69% | 3.21% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
| 10-19 years | 0.53% | 1.13% | 1.23% | 0.92% | 1.16% | 1.05% | 0.61% | 1.02% |
| 20 or more years | 0.37% | 0.99% | 1.04% | 0.71% | 0.56% | 0.42% | 0.43% | 0.41% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.37% | 3.64% | 2.69% | 0.76% | 0.56% | 0.43% | 1.24% | 0.38% |
| 1 location only | 0.32% | 0.74% | 0.59% | 0.48% | 0.55% | 1.23% | 0.40% | 0.38% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.78% | 3.57% | 3.13% | 3.92% | 2.37% | 0.70% | 1.67% | 0.61% |
| 25-49 % | 0.87% | 2.12% | 4.12% | 1.57% | 2.77% | 1.08% | 1.57% | 1.32% |
| 50-74 % | 0.84% | 1.71% | 2.30% | 1.43% | 0.85% | 1.24% | 0.99% | 0.89% |
| 75% or more | 0.29% | 0.76% | 0.60% | 0.44% | 0.41% | 0.44% | 0.41% | 0.34% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.21% | 0.83% | 0.59% | 0.28% | 0.38% | 0.36% | 0.42% | 0.20% |
| Has union employees | 0.54% | 4.59% * | 4.09% | 2.42% | 1.51% | 0.48% | 2.60% | 0.57% |
| Unknown | 1.05% | 9.10% * | 6.24% | 4.85% | 6.14% | 1.02% | 4.80% | 1.04% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.38% | 2.03% | 1.75% | 1.60% | 0.95% | 0.61% | 0.85% | 0.33% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.30% | 0.77% | 0.81% | 0.46% | 0.41% | 0.44% | 0.43% | 0.36% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.