| 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 | 56.4% | 35.6% | 66.1% | 81.3% | 95.4% | 98.9% | 43.2% | 96.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 28.6% | 23.6% | 40.3% | 56.2% | 53.8% | 100.0% | 25.9% | 69.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 69.7% | 45.8% | 80.9% | 90.1% | 97.4% | 99.7% | 59.5% | 97.1% |
| Construction | 42.3% | 31.2% | 68.8% | 86.3% | 93.3% | 98.5% | 39.4% | 93.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 58.6% | 29.9% | 69.7% | 91.0% | 98.1% | 99.9% | 39.7% | 99.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 68.2% | 45.6% | 85.1% | 96.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 57.7% | 99.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 66.3% | 38.0% | 82.0% | 93.3% | 97.6% | 98.6% | 44.8% | 98.2% |
| Retail trade | 60.1% | 27.8% | 61.3% | 80.8% | 96.5% | 99.5% | 36.5% | 97.9% |
| Professional services | 61.1% | 44.4% | 77.1% | 89.1% | 96.5% | 97.8% | 51.8% | 96.5% |
| Other services | 47.8% | 29.8% | 48.0% | 64.8% | 90.6% | 98.6% | 35.3% | 93.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 61.1% | 38.5% | 67.7% | 80.8% | 95.3% | 98.9% | 46.7% | 96.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 40.3% | 28.5% | 55.4% | 74.6% | 92.4% | 98.7% | 32.6% | 94.6% |
| Nonprofit | 64.2% | 40.4% | 73.4% | 92.6% | 97.5% | 99.9% | 50.9% | 97.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 29.6% | 23.4% | 42.8% | 64.9% | 80.1% | 94.0% | 27.5% | 81.1% |
| 5-9 years | 39.5% | 31.8% | 59.3% | 66.5% | 88.6% | 96.7% | 36.8% | 84.9% |
| 10-19 years | 48.8% | 37.4% | 65.6% | 79.6% | 93.7% | 94.0% | 44.0% | 92.0% |
| 20 or more years | 66.7% | 42.9% | 75.4% | 88.7% | 96.5% | 99.3% | 52.9% | 97.2% |
| Unknown | 95.0% | 12.7% * | 20.5% * | 55.9% | 96.7% | 99.0% | 18.2% | 98.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 95.4% | 60.8% | 74.3% | 86.4% | 96.4% | 98.9% | 76.7% | 97.5% |
| 1 location only | 43.9% | 35.4% | 65.4% | 79.1% | 89.8% | 91.9% | 42.0% | 88.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.0% | 7.6% | 24.3% | 47.1% | 79.6% | 97.0% | 11.0% | 88.3% |
| 25-49 % | 56.3% | 30.0% | 51.5% | 60.8% | 90.6% | 98.7% | 37.0% | 93.4% |
| 50-74 % | 55.8% | 38.2% | 56.6% | 78.0% | 94.4% | 98.9% | 43.1% | 95.9% |
| 75% or more | 63.4% | 42.3% | 77.7% | 89.5% | 97.8% | 99.1% | 51.2% | 97.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 54.1% | 35.9% | 66.3% | 81.6% | 95.2% | 98.6% | 43.3% | 95.7% |
| Has union employees | 79.4% | 35.5% | 67.2% | 90.9% | 98.9% | 99.6% | 48.3% | 99.2% |
| Unknown | 78.5% | 16.0% | 47.1% | 40.2% | 95.2% | 99.3% | 23.0% | 98.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 41.8% | 18.4% | 36.6% | 60.1% | 91.4% | 98.0% | 23.4% | 93.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 63.8% | 44.0% | 79.3% | 91.8% | 97.6% | 99.4% | 52.8% | 98.1% |
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.
* 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 | 0.41% | 0.53% | 0.73% | 1.10% | 0.46% | 0.15% | 0.49% | 0.18% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.35% | 1.88% | 10.45% | 9.76% | 14.50% | 23.57% | 2.25% | 8.39% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.35% | 1.76% | 3.38% | 1.77% | 1.13% | 0.29% | 1.80% | 0.77% |
| Construction | 1.14% | 1.67% | 3.09% | 2.96% | 3.61% | 1.01% | 1.14% | 1.63% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.05% | 2.22% | 3.97% | 2.81% | 1.38% | 0.10% | 1.84% | 0.32% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.72% | 2.50% | 2.22% | 1.96% | 0.27% | 0.00% | 2.33% | 0.14% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.01% | 1.28% | 4.45% | 1.69% | 0.83% | 0.59% | 1.20% | 0.45% |
| Retail trade | 1.04% | 1.05% | 3.12% | 2.12% | 1.43% | 0.23% | 1.18% | 0.29% |
| Professional services | 0.72% | 0.93% | 2.30% | 1.06% | 0.70% | 0.62% | 0.78% | 0.47% |
| Other services | 0.85% | 1.21% | 2.18% | 1.95% | 1.45% | 0.42% | 0.99% | 0.74% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.39% | 0.69% | 1.01% | 1.29% | 0.49% | 0.21% | 0.59% | 0.19% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.76% | 0.81% | 2.65% | 2.18% | 1.10% | 0.56% | 0.87% | 0.37% |
| Nonprofit | 1.59% | 2.40% | 2.33% | 1.31% | 0.88% | 0.06% | 1.89% | 0.53% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.71% | 0.87% | 3.06% | 2.69% | 3.78% | 7.88% | 0.79% | 3.66% |
| 5-9 years | 0.79% | 1.09% | 2.02% | 3.75% | 3.19% | 1.58% | 0.90% | 3.30% |
| 10-19 years | 0.81% | 0.81% | 1.85% | 2.17% | 0.93% | 2.16% | 0.87% | 0.81% |
| 20 or more years | 0.57% | 0.86% | 1.15% | 1.10% | 0.63% | 0.22% | 0.74% | 0.22% |
| Unknown | 0.42% | 3.91% * | 6.56% * | 10.68% | 1.42% | 0.24% | 3.61% | 0.20% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.22% | 4.15% | 3.11% | 1.80% | 0.30% | 0.15% | 1.77% | 0.16% |
| 1 location only | 0.52% | 0.55% | 0.80% | 1.44% | 2.23% | 3.04% | 0.54% | 0.80% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.80% | 0.78% | 2.17% | 3.40% | 5.14% | 1.44% | 0.59% | 2.31% |
| 25-49 % | 1.05% | 1.58% | 3.49% | 4.22% | 1.54% | 0.62% | 1.77% | 0.71% |
| 50-74 % | 0.72% | 1.03% | 1.64% | 2.04% | 1.45% | 0.49% | 0.81% | 0.77% |
| 75% or more | 0.47% | 0.68% | 0.83% | 0.78% | 0.45% | 0.21% | 0.56% | 0.13% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.43% | 0.55% | 0.70% | 0.96% | 0.51% | 0.17% | 0.52% | 0.24% |
| Has union employees | 1.51% | 3.12% | 5.73% | 2.89% | 0.38% | 0.26% | 2.46% | 0.39% |
| Unknown | 2.00% | 3.62% | 11.01% | 8.46% | 2.17% | 0.33% | 4.38% | 0.47% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.67% | 0.75% | 1.85% | 1.65% | 0.80% | 0.47% | 0.81% | 0.36% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.46% | 0.70% | 0.59% | 0.84% | 0.47% | 0.21% | 0.56% | 0.23% |
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.
* 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.