| 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 | 23.4% | 35.2% | 27.6% | 21.9% | 14.5% | 8.8% | 31.9% | 11.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 41.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45.1% | 20.4% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 24.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.5% | 16.2% |
| Construction | 34.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.5% | 30.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 18.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.6% | 13.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | 12.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 20.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.8% | 9.5% |
| Retail trade | 12.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | 6.3% |
| Professional services | 30.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.7% | 20.5% |
| Other services | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | 8.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.6% | 11.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.9% | 11.3% |
| Nonprofit | 30.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.0% | 18.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 28.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% | 12.3% |
| 5-9 years | 28.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | 15.3% |
| 10-19 years | 27.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | 13.6% |
| 20 or more years | 24.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.1% | 13.9% |
| Unknown | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61.6% | 7.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 12.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.4% | 10.6% |
| 1 location only | 31.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.2% | 22.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.0% | 6.7% |
| 25-49 % | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.6% | 10.6% |
| 50-74 % | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | 8.1% |
| 75% or more | 24.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.2% | 13.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.5% | 10.4% |
| Has union employees | 29.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48.7% | 23.6% |
| Unknown | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% * | 8.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 7.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.8% | 14.3% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.28% | 1.26% | 1.03% | 0.91% | 1.11% | 0.70% | 0.66% | 0.56% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.85% | 5.60% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | 1.50% |
| Construction | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.54% | 5.98% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.18% | 2.17% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.92% | 1.55% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | 1.11% |
| Retail trade | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.90% | 0.70% |
| Professional services | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | 2.35% |
| Other services | 1.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | 0.62% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | 1.13% |
| Nonprofit | 1.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.01% | 1.57% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.45% | 2.28% |
| 5-9 years | 2.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.66% | 1.70% |
| 10-19 years | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | 2.31% |
| 20 or more years | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.82% | 0.71% |
| Unknown | 0.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.73% | 0.79% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.35% | 0.60% |
| 1 location only | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | 0.84% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.99% | 1.08% |
| 25-49 % | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.42% | 1.31% |
| 50-74 % | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.52% | 1.18% |
| 75% or more | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | 0.82% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.69% | 0.54% |
| Has union employees | 3.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.62% | 3.12% |
| Unknown | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.43% * | 1.48% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | 0.73% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.92% | 0.74% |
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.