| 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 | 40.7% | 66.7% | 47.7% | 34.6% | 20.1% | 11.8% | 58.5% | 16.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 68.6% | 77.1% | 77.8% | 49.1% | -- | -- | 75.7% | 29.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 40.1% | 66.1% | 43.1% | 30.1% | -- | -- | 51.7% | 21.2% |
| Construction | 57.6% | 68.5% | 47.0% | 43.8% | -- | -- | 60.2% | 37.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 26.4% | 42.5% | 33.0% | 36.2% | -- | -- | 39.3% | 15.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 42.1% | 68.8% | 45.0% | 35.1% | -- | -- | 56.9% | 16.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 33.9% | 73.7% | 45.5% | 33.8% | -- | -- | 64.8% | 13.0% |
| Retail trade | 24.3% | 55.5% | 42.0% | 24.4% | -- | -- | 48.4% | 10.1% |
| Professional services | 50.1% | 68.2% | 52.7% | 35.0% | -- | -- | 61.8% | 26.3% |
| Other services | 39.8% | 65.8% | 48.4% | 36.9% | -- | -- | 58.0% | 14.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 38.0% | 66.5% | 45.7% | 32.4% | -- | -- | 57.0% | 15.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 47.2% | 65.0% | 46.4% | 36.4% | -- | -- | 59.9% | 16.1% |
| Nonprofit | 50.4% | 73.8% | 64.5% | 44.2% | -- | -- | 66.7% | 28.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 53.7% | 66.3% | 39.7% | 29.7% | -- | -- | 57.8% | 19.1% |
| 5-9 years | 54.0% | 65.5% | 42.2% | 32.2% | -- | -- | 57.9% | 25.5% |
| 10-19 years | 50.7% | 64.4% | 47.7% | 37.2% | -- | -- | 57.7% | 21.3% |
| 20 or more years | 41.3% | 68.6% | 50.3% | 34.9% | -- | -- | 59.1% | 19.7% |
| Unknown | 10.2% | 74.3% | 42.1% * | 32.0% * | -- | -- | 69.5% | 9.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 16.8% | 48.6% | 46.5% | 30.9% | -- | -- | 40.5% | 14.6% |
| 1 location only | 57.4% | 66.9% | 47.8% | 36.4% | -- | -- | 59.6% | 32.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.7% | 70.5% | 57.3% | 39.5% | -- | -- | 61.6% | 14.0% |
| 25-49 % | 33.0% | 66.2% | 51.3% | 33.0% | -- | -- | 58.3% | 13.7% |
| 50-74 % | 40.7% | 67.4% | 45.0% | 32.1% | -- | -- | 59.5% | 14.0% |
| 75% or more | 41.8% | 66.4% | 47.3% | 34.8% | -- | -- | 58.1% | 17.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 42.5% | 66.6% | 46.7% | 33.4% | -- | -- | 58.1% | 15.3% |
| Has union employees | 39.1% | 74.3% | 70.4% | 60.4% | -- | -- | 71.5% | 29.0% |
| Unknown | 15.5% | 63.5% | 57.2% | 7.7% * | -- | -- | 52.8% | 12.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 31.0% | 66.3% | 44.3% | 32.2% | -- | -- | 56.3% | 13.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 43.8% | 66.8% | 48.4% | 35.4% | -- | -- | 58.9% | 18.4% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.57% | 1.00% | 1.14% | 1.39% | 0.98% | 0.76% | 0.69% | 0.67% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.71% | 7.29% | 19.53% | 12.27% | -- | -- | 6.35% | 7.83% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.07% | 4.07% | 3.51% | 2.31% | -- | -- | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| Construction | 2.71% | 3.22% | 3.18% | 3.70% | -- | -- | 2.71% | 5.59% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.06% | 7.34% | 9.21% | 5.78% | -- | -- | 5.67% | 2.42% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.71% | 4.17% | 4.64% | 3.22% | -- | -- | 2.73% | 1.03% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.56% | 1.56% | 3.82% | 3.78% | -- | -- | 1.41% | 1.81% |
| Retail trade | 0.97% | 3.70% | 3.21% | 3.42% | -- | -- | 2.32% | 1.11% |
| Professional services | 0.96% | 1.32% | 1.54% | 1.79% | -- | -- | 1.21% | 2.42% |
| Other services | 1.77% | 2.68% | 2.32% | 2.25% | -- | -- | 1.72% | 1.38% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.74% | 1.07% | 1.47% | 1.58% | -- | -- | 0.88% | 0.72% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.38% | 2.41% | 2.90% | 1.69% | -- | -- | 1.94% | 1.13% |
| Nonprofit | 1.23% | 2.61% | 2.64% | 2.20% | -- | -- | 1.73% | 1.85% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.29% | 1.64% | 4.66% | 3.80% | -- | -- | 1.69% | 2.96% |
| 5-9 years | 2.42% | 3.32% | 3.22% | 3.57% | -- | -- | 2.67% | 2.37% |
| 10-19 years | 0.69% | 1.35% | 3.12% | 2.41% | -- | -- | 0.79% | 2.04% |
| 20 or more years | 0.96% | 0.98% | 2.41% | 1.18% | -- | -- | 0.92% | 1.09% |
| Unknown | 0.74% | 19.93% | 14.64% * | 10.49% * | -- | -- | 12.47% | 0.65% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.69% | 7.03% | 4.96% | 1.82% | -- | -- | 2.34% | 0.69% |
| 1 location only | 0.76% | 1.02% | 1.11% | 1.58% | -- | -- | 0.76% | 0.94% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.23% | 6.17% | 4.95% | 5.09% | -- | -- | 2.51% | 1.70% |
| 25-49 % | 1.27% | 2.90% | 4.46% | 5.17% | -- | -- | 2.40% | 1.22% |
| 50-74 % | 1.86% | 1.58% | 3.97% | 4.14% | -- | -- | 2.09% | 1.70% |
| 75% or more | 0.53% | 1.30% | 0.96% | 1.52% | -- | -- | 0.77% | 0.81% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.70% | 1.04% | 1.17% | 1.45% | -- | -- | 0.72% | 0.85% |
| Has union employees | 2.33% | 4.65% | 7.28% | 4.03% | -- | -- | 2.00% | 3.16% |
| Unknown | 1.99% | 10.71% | 14.30% | 10.35% * | -- | -- | 9.25% | 2.08% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.85% | 1.98% | 2.43% | 2.44% | -- | -- | 1.39% | 1.11% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.77% | 1.18% | 1.27% | 1.58% | -- | -- | 0.95% | 0.76% |
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.
-- 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.