| 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 | 38.7% | 14.0% | 22.3% | 34.9% | 48.4% | 80.7% | 18.0% | 66.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.9% | 10.6% * | 9.9% * | 23.3% * | 14.5% * | 90.7% | 9.8% * | 49.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 30.4% | 12.2% | 18.0% | 36.5% | 40.3% | 70.2% | 16.5% | 53.3% |
| Construction | 20.5% | 11.7% | 20.2% | 36.4% | 47.8% | 78.8% | 16.3% | 51.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 44.0% | 5.9% * | 25.8% * | 22.1% | 55.5% | 83.1% | 13.6% | 69.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 34.1% | 14.1% | 21.9% | 34.7% | 47.5% | 76.0% | 18.8% | 61.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 52.6% | 18.9% | 21.0% | 34.7% | 55.2% | 85.3% | 20.1% | 74.6% |
| Retail trade | 50.4% | 12.0% | 20.4% | 33.9% | 45.0% | 78.0% | 17.2% | 70.0% |
| Professional services | 35.0% | 16.0% | 27.0% | 39.8% | 51.2% | 82.7% | 20.4% | 64.7% |
| Other services | 36.3% | 11.8% | 20.6% | 31.4% | 43.7% | 80.1% | 16.3% | 63.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 40.8% | 13.4% | 21.8% | 34.2% | 47.2% | 81.0% | 17.8% | 68.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 32.7% | 15.9% | 26.8% | 35.2% | 48.8% | 82.3% | 18.8% | 66.4% |
| Nonprofit | 33.2% | 12.5% | 19.3% | 38.5% | 52.5% | 66.8% | 18.0% | 53.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 20.7% | 16.6% | 18.6% | 31.2% | 44.2% | 55.6% | 17.7% | 45.9% |
| 5-9 years | 18.8% | 12.0% | 22.5% | 28.3% | 49.2% | 62.2% | 15.1% | 46.0% |
| 10-19 years | 24.6% | 12.9% | 25.4% | 34.2% | 50.1% | 78.4% | 17.7% | 54.3% |
| 20 or more years | 39.2% | 14.6% | 21.5% | 36.6% | 46.5% | 82.6% | 19.1% | 63.4% |
| Unknown | 77.5% | 18.9% * | -- | 44.0% | 59.6% | 79.8% | 31.6% * | 77.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 66.0% | 19.5% * | 17.2% | 35.8% | 48.5% | 80.7% | 25.6% | 69.6% |
| 1 location only | 19.6% | 13.9% | 22.8% | 34.5% | 48.0% | 68.7% | 17.6% | 43.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.9% | 9.3% * | 11.3% * | 20.0% | 38.2% | 80.8% | 10.7% | 62.5% |
| 25-49 % | 45.1% | 8.6% | 16.7% | 31.2% | 43.2% | 80.8% | 14.1% | 68.7% |
| 50-74 % | 37.9% | 12.8% | 19.4% | 29.9% | 52.9% | 85.3% | 15.4% | 70.0% |
| 75% or more | 38.2% | 14.8% | 23.9% | 37.2% | 48.9% | 79.7% | 19.2% | 66.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 33.7% | 13.7% | 22.3% | 34.1% | 47.0% | 78.4% | 17.7% | 61.7% |
| Has union employees | 70.8% | 25.2% | 20.2% | 52.0% | 64.4% | 88.8% | 29.4% | 83.7% |
| Unknown | 74.4% | 8.6% * | 26.4% * | 26.0% * | 60.1% | 81.0% | 16.2% * | 79.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 42.7% | 9.0% | 12.5% | 23.5% | 44.4% | 79.1% | 11.1% | 64.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 37.4% | 15.0% | 24.3% | 38.6% | 50.5% | 81.6% | 19.5% | 67.7% |
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 | 0.39% | 0.59% | 0.81% | 0.93% | 0.88% | 0.88% | 0.44% | 0.63% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.04% | 4.42% * | 13.76% * | 12.67% * | 9.17% * | 23.79% | 3.18% * | 12.79% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.27% | 2.78% | 1.89% | 3.35% | 3.98% | 2.43% | 1.12% | 1.76% |
| Construction | 1.85% | 2.32% | 2.14% | 2.91% | 5.09% | 4.73% | 2.01% | 3.30% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.50% | 2.91% * | 9.05% * | 4.74% | 6.34% | 2.36% | 3.77% | 2.33% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.80% | 3.21% | 4.11% | 4.94% | 4.79% | 3.74% | 2.14% | 2.47% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.25% | 1.84% | 3.11% | 4.15% | 2.36% | 1.25% | 1.14% | 1.01% |
| Retail trade | 1.12% | 1.40% | 2.41% | 3.18% | 2.60% | 1.51% | 1.13% | 1.32% |
| Professional services | 0.96% | 1.34% | 2.30% | 2.01% | 2.12% | 1.80% | 1.10% | 1.42% |
| Other services | 0.97% | 0.70% | 2.10% | 2.68% | 2.49% | 1.74% | 0.71% | 1.70% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.51% | 0.99% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.30% | 0.91% | 0.66% | 0.59% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.63% | 1.59% | 3.76% | 3.34% | 2.45% | 2.03% | 1.59% | 1.84% |
| Nonprofit | 1.35% | 2.30% | 2.71% | 3.46% | 1.83% | 3.54% | 1.74% | 1.57% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.81% | 2.49% | 4.64% | 4.64% | 7.98% | 9.90% | 1.99% | 4.44% |
| 5-9 years | 1.30% | 1.28% | 2.73% | 3.21% | 2.96% | 6.98% | 1.19% | 2.30% |
| 10-19 years | 0.74% | 0.94% | 1.83% | 2.32% | 3.40% | 2.48% | 0.92% | 1.65% |
| 20 or more years | 0.63% | 1.18% | 1.01% | 1.15% | 0.84% | 1.43% | 0.88% | 0.68% |
| Unknown | 0.95% | 10.43% * | -- | 11.95% | 3.28% | 1.07% | 12.51% * | 1.02% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.59% | 5.98% * | 3.64% | 1.29% | 1.18% | 0.89% | 2.02% | 0.64% |
| 1 location only | 0.44% | 0.62% | 0.75% | 1.16% | 1.85% | 3.87% | 0.46% | 1.73% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.39% | 2.86% * | 5.27% * | 3.53% | 4.98% | 3.68% | 1.92% | 3.14% |
| 25-49 % | 1.16% | 1.66% | 4.31% | 3.33% | 3.76% | 2.44% | 1.15% | 1.79% |
| 50-74 % | 1.82% | 1.25% | 1.55% | 4.59% | 3.04% | 2.08% | 1.15% | 1.96% |
| 75% or more | 0.55% | 0.80% | 0.93% | 1.05% | 1.02% | 0.88% | 0.55% | 0.66% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.47% | 0.55% | 0.89% | 1.11% | 0.92% | 1.07% | 0.41% | 0.78% |
| Has union employees | 1.52% | 7.38% | 4.85% | 3.20% | 2.94% | 2.11% | 4.35% | 1.60% |
| Unknown | 1.12% | 6.21% * | 11.46% * | 11.29% * | 6.84% | 1.39% | 5.43% * | 1.53% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.54% | 1.34% | 2.46% | 2.31% | 2.42% | 1.21% | 1.35% | 1.05% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.52% | 0.86% | 0.76% | 0.83% | 1.48% | 1.14% | 0.56% | 0.92% |
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.