| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34.2% | 13.1% | 29.2% | 81.8% | 13.0% | 62.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.1% | 12.1% | 12.5% * | 71.9% | 11.7% | 33.6% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 25.5% | 9.9% | 41.6% | 84.8% | 9.1% | 52.4% |
| Construction | 17.5% | 14.6% | 39.1% | 76.2% | 14.5% | 39.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 41.5% | 9.3% | 26.7% * | 87.3% | 9.0% | 69.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.8% | 9.3% | 42.9% | 86.1% | 9.0% | 63.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 46.5% | 10.5% | 29.7% | 85.5% | 10.1% | 71.1% |
| Retail trade | 53.7% | 12.6% | 31.3% | 89.4% | 12.7% | 77.9% |
| Professional services | 26.3% | 14.3% | 23.2% | 74.6% | 14.7% | 49.9% |
| Other services | 31.4% | 14.9% | 24.2% | 71.2% | 14.6% | 54.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 37.6% | 12.9% | 31.7% | 84.1% | 12.8% | 67.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 25.0% | 11.8% | 28.2% | 78.3% | 11.7% | 57.6% |
| Nonprofit | 23.1% | 17.2% | 20.9% | 50.8% | 17.9% | 30.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 16.1% | 14.9% | 17.9% | 54.6% | 15.1% | 24.6% |
| 5-9 years | 15.3% | 14.1% | 20.5% | 44.7% | 14.3% | 22.6% |
| 10-19 years | 16.3% | 12.1% | 22.4% | 63.0% | 12.2% | 34.0% |
| 20 or more years | 33.0% | 12.8% | 29.7% | 82.0% | 12.6% | 57.8% |
| Unknown | 82.3% | 28.6% * | 48.5% | 84.5% | 27.6% * | 82.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 63.5% | 11.0% | 30.3% | 82.0% | 9.8% | 68.3% |
| 1 location only | 13.6% | 13.3% | 24.1% | 38.8% | 13.2% | 17.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 39.2% | 18.7% | 12.2% * | 76.1% | 19.5% | 55.7% |
| 25-49 % | 44.7% | 13.7% | 18.3% | 84.2% | 13.1% | 68.7% |
| 50-74 % | 32.8% | 11.8% | 23.8% | 83.7% | 11.9% | 62.7% |
| 75% or more | 33.0% | 13.0% | 32.8% | 81.5% | 13.0% | 62.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 27.9% | 12.4% | 27.6% | 77.6% | 12.4% | 55.0% |
| Has union employees | 72.5% | 32.4% | 44.3% | 92.3% | 32.6% | 84.8% |
| Unknown | 81.2% | 25.3% * | 50.7% | 87.7% | 25.8% * | 85.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 43.0% | 13.8% | 25.3% | 80.7% | 13.8% | 63.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 31.3% | 12.9% | 31.1% | 82.4% | 12.9% | 62.3% |
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 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.44% | 0.53% | 1.65% | 0.56% | 0.57% | 0.62% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.57% | 2.98% | 10.11% * | 19.28% | 3.37% | 9.38% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.36% | 1.16% | 4.12% | 1.49% | 1.57% | 1.68% |
| Construction | 1.97% | 1.87% | 4.17% | 5.25% | 2.00% | 3.29% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.68% | 2.23% | 8.82% * | 2.92% | 2.38% | 2.82% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.33% | 1.37% | 3.39% | 2.07% | 1.42% | 2.26% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.16% | 1.16% | 2.67% | 1.25% | 1.32% | 1.63% |
| Retail trade | 1.22% | 1.29% | 5.33% | 0.74% | 1.41% | 1.01% |
| Professional services | 1.09% | 0.86% | 2.96% | 2.18% | 0.90% | 1.85% |
| Other services | 1.25% | 0.91% | 3.01% | 1.97% | 1.13% | 1.72% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.69% | 0.61% | 1.71% | 0.66% | 0.63% | 0.67% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.33% | 1.51% | 2.80% | 1.93% | 1.72% | 0.90% |
| Nonprofit | 1.07% | 1.22% | 3.60% | 2.84% | 1.42% | 2.27% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.28% | 2.27% | 5.23% | 7.60% | 2.44% | 3.61% |
| 5-9 years | 0.93% | 1.03% | 5.71% | 9.24% | 0.97% | 3.45% |
| 10-19 years | 0.79% | 0.71% | 2.72% | 4.80% | 0.81% | 2.56% |
| 20 or more years | 0.66% | 0.61% | 2.12% | 0.88% | 0.72% | 1.10% |
| Unknown | 0.97% | 9.13% * | 4.81% | 0.87% | 12.22% * | 1.00% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.87% | 0.76% | 2.11% | 0.55% | 1.23% | 0.75% |
| 1 location only | 0.56% | 0.56% | 1.91% | 3.43% | 0.59% | 0.94% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.69% | 2.17% | 4.57% * | 2.12% | 2.73% | 2.92% |
| 25-49 % | 1.83% | 2.17% | 3.53% | 1.59% | 2.27% | 1.96% |
| 50-74 % | 1.62% | 0.83% | 3.67% | 1.81% | 0.78% | 2.13% |
| 75% or more | 0.82% | 0.64% | 1.95% | 0.87% | 0.69% | 0.95% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.40% | 0.53% | 1.86% | 0.54% | 0.59% | 0.86% |
| Has union employees | 2.34% | 3.68% | 5.10% | 1.64% | 4.51% | 1.59% |
| Unknown | 1.65% | 7.72% * | 9.05% | 1.44% | 8.78% * | 1.51% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.04% | 1.37% | 2.44% | 0.76% | 1.48% | 1.10% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.54% | 0.41% | 1.98% | 0.73% | 0.47% | 0.79% |
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.