| 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 | 21.1% | 37.9% | 25.7% | 14.8% | 5.6% | 4.5% | 32.4% | 5.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 47.8% | 55.9% | 45.3% * | -- | -- | -- | 52.1% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 23.5% | 43.1% | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | -- |
| Construction | 35.6% | 44.0% | 28.0% | -- | -- | -- | 37.7% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 15.3% | 28.4% | 16.8% * | -- | -- | -- | 24.9% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 24.3% | 44.6% | 23.2% | -- | -- | -- | 35.0% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 15.1% | 40.1% | 15.8% | -- | -- | -- | 33.1% | -- |
| Retail trade | 10.8% | 27.1% | 21.6% | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% | -- |
| Professional services | 23.4% | 35.3% | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | -- |
| Other services | 22.4% | 38.2% | 32.1% | -- | -- | -- | 34.5% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.0% | 38.2% | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | 32.0% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 24.8% | 36.1% | 24.5% | -- | -- | -- | 32.8% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 22.9% | 40.4% | 32.6% | -- | -- | -- | 34.7% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 29.0% | 36.8% | 17.0% | -- | -- | -- | 31.3% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 29.3% | 35.4% | 29.5% | -- | -- | -- | 32.5% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 27.6% | 38.6% | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | 32.5% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 21.1% | 38.7% | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | 32.6% | -- |
| Unknown | 3.5% | 48.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.2% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 5.8% | 25.7% * | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | -- |
| 1 location only | 31.8% | 38.0% | 26.2% | -- | -- | -- | 33.3% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 17.6% | 30.2% | 34.5% | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 16.6% | 40.0% | 29.0% | -- | -- | -- | 33.7% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 21.5% | 38.4% | 27.5% | -- | -- | -- | 34.0% | -- |
| 75% or more | 21.7% | 38.0% | 24.6% | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.9% | 37.5% | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | 31.8% | -- |
| Has union employees | 22.6% | 54.9% | 46.0% | -- | -- | -- | 51.4% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.6% | 46.4% | 36.1% * | -- | -- | -- | 40.3% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 14.4% | 33.0% | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 23.3% | 38.9% | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | 33.3% | -- |
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 | 0.48% | 1.00% | 1.35% | 0.76% | 0.49% | 0.68% | 0.74% | 0.52% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.58% | 7.81% | 15.28% * | -- | -- | -- | 6.19% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.02% | 4.23% | 5.02% | -- | -- | -- | 1.72% | -- |
| Construction | 1.55% | 2.13% | 2.53% | -- | -- | -- | 1.62% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.66% | 5.83% | 8.91% * | -- | -- | -- | 4.63% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 0.99% | 3.44% | 3.14% | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.39% | 3.26% | 2.83% | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% | -- |
| Retail trade | 1.08% | 3.71% | 3.15% | -- | -- | -- | 2.66% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.90% | 2.30% | 1.81% | -- | -- | -- | 1.47% | -- |
| Other services | 1.49% | 2.56% | 3.99% | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.56% | 1.06% | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.30% | 2.57% | 2.65% | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.53% | 3.96% | 4.28% | -- | -- | -- | 2.52% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.02% | 2.53% | 3.26% | -- | -- | -- | 2.17% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.17% | 2.33% | 3.58% | -- | -- | -- | 1.19% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.67% | 1.00% | 3.47% | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 1.08% | 2.19% | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.65% | 16.07% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.71% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.41% | 8.42% * | 3.05% | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.75% | 1.03% | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.02% | 4.61% | 6.52% | -- | -- | -- | 3.42% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.31% | 4.33% | 4.26% | -- | -- | -- | 3.12% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.38% | 2.22% | 4.52% | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.36% | 1.00% | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | 0.66% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.57% | 1.05% | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.67% | 6.02% | 4.83% | -- | -- | -- | 2.04% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.54% | 11.07% | 14.20% * | -- | -- | -- | 10.15% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.62% | 2.33% | 2.32% | -- | -- | -- | 1.24% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.57% | 1.28% | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | 0.88% | -- |
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.