| 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 | 13.4% | 22.2% | 15.5% | 11.9% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 19.4% | 5.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% * | 2.4% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | 5.1% |
| Construction | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.6% | 10.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 6.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.9% | 1.4% * |
| Wholesale trade | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | 4.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.0% | 3.4% |
| Retail trade | 9.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | 5.2% |
| Professional services | 14.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.9% | 6.5% |
| Other services | 15.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% | 6.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 12.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.4% | 4.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | 4.5% |
| Nonprofit | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | 10.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.3% | 5.9% |
| 5-9 years | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 8.1% |
| 10-19 years | 17.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.7% | 8.3% |
| 20 or more years | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.9% | 6.3% |
| Unknown | 2.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% * | 2.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% | 4.5% |
| 1 location only | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | 10.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% | 6.4% |
| 25-49 % | 11.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 6.8% |
| 50-74 % | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% | 6.0% |
| 75% or more | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.2% | 4.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 14.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.3% | 5.3% |
| Has union employees | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.0% | 6.0% |
| Unknown | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% | 4.0% * |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% | 6.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 14.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.5% | 4.5% |
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 | 0.55% | 1.22% | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.42% | 0.69% | 0.79% | 0.38% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.91% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.58% * | 1.07% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | 0.97% |
| Construction | 2.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.41% | 1.91% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.29% | 0.53% * |
| Wholesale trade | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.28% | 0.51% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.24% | 0.97% |
| Retail trade | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.71% | 0.79% |
| Professional services | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | 0.77% |
| Other services | 1.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.59% | 0.85% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.93% | 0.51% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.40% | 0.66% |
| Nonprofit | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.51% | 0.89% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.19% | 1.57% |
| 5-9 years | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.79% | 2.38% |
| 10-19 years | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.23% | 0.58% |
| 20 or more years | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | 0.57% |
| Unknown | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.69% * | 0.65% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | 0.44% |
| 1 location only | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.84% | 0.83% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.97% | 1.54% |
| 25-49 % | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.44% | 1.07% |
| 50-74 % | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.37% | 0.84% |
| 75% or more | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04% | 0.38% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.82% | 0.40% |
| Has union employees | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.55% | 0.95% |
| Unknown | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.46% | 1.54% * |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | 0.85% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.82% | 0.20% |
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.