| 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 | 74.4% | 55.9% | 81.8% | 87.2% | 91.6% | 82.9% | 65.8% | 86.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 50.6% | 35.1% | 80.2% | 71.7% | 98.8% | 98.3% | 42.8% | 93.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 82.6% | 67.2% | 88.9% | 94.7% | 92.4% | 78.0% | 79.2% | 88.3% |
| Construction | 75.5% | 66.0% | 86.9% | 90.0% | 89.8% | 76.1% | 73.7% | 88.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 77.0% | 66.7% | 85.9% | 95.5% | 96.8% | 68.4% | 75.6% | 78.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 72.7% | 59.6% | 81.0% | 89.6% | 85.7% | 67.4% | 70.2% | 77.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 77.0% | 54.1% | 83.2% | 90.6% | 93.7% | 83.5% | 62.3% | 86.9% |
| Retail trade | 84.4% | 55.1% | 85.3% | 92.1% | 96.0% | 93.6% | 68.3% | 94.0% |
| Professional services | 67.8% | 54.1% | 81.0% | 81.2% | 90.3% | 66.9% | 62.5% | 78.5% |
| Other services | 72.4% | 51.9% | 75.0% | 84.2% | 89.6% | 86.7% | 62.0% | 86.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 76.4% | 57.4% | 84.5% | 90.1% | 92.7% | 82.3% | 68.5% | 85.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 70.4% | 57.7% | 79.7% | 83.2% | 89.2% | 88.1% | 63.3% | 87.9% |
| Nonprofit | 65.6% | 38.2% | 64.2% | 76.2% | 89.1% | 80.9% | 50.8% | 85.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 63.5% | 52.2% | 80.3% | 83.0% | 92.0% | 91.1% | 60.7% | 87.4% |
| 5-9 years | 67.8% | 57.4% | 82.7% | 86.9% | 85.1% | 93.6% | 65.4% | 85.5% |
| 10-19 years | 70.5% | 56.7% | 82.8% | 87.1% | 92.6% | 90.7% | 65.5% | 91.6% |
| 20 or more years | 75.5% | 55.8% | 81.5% | 88.1% | 92.2% | 79.3% | 67.2% | 85.5% |
| Unknown | 85.4% | 87.8% | 57.9% * | 75.1% | 88.9% | 85.2% | 77.3% | 85.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 86.0% | 74.3% | 87.7% | 90.8% | 92.1% | 82.9% | 86.2% | 85.9% |
| 1 location only | 66.3% | 55.7% | 81.3% | 85.5% | 88.4% | 82.4% | 64.5% | 86.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 70.7% | 37.8% | 63.5% | 79.4% | 82.0% | 90.6% | 51.4% | 86.9% |
| 25-49 % | 76.0% | 37.2% | 75.8% | 82.5% | 93.1% | 92.9% | 54.6% | 92.3% |
| 50-74 % | 72.9% | 50.0% | 80.6% | 84.3% | 94.3% | 91.7% | 59.7% | 91.7% |
| 75% or more | 74.8% | 59.3% | 83.6% | 88.8% | 91.6% | 78.6% | 68.6% | 83.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 74.1% | 56.0% | 82.4% | 87.5% | 91.8% | 85.8% | 65.9% | 88.4% |
| Has union employees | 70.6% | 49.2% | 69.6% | 81.8% | 88.7% | 70.3% | 61.2% | 73.5% |
| Unknown | 83.9% | 67.0% | 71.9% | 91.3% | 89.7% | 84.4% | 71.5% | 84.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 78.0% | 45.1% | 80.6% | 86.9% | 93.2% | 90.2% | 59.6% | 90.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 73.2% | 58.1% | 82.1% | 87.3% | 90.8% | 78.8% | 67.1% | 83.6% |
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.
** 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 | 0.71% | 1.43% | 1.14% | 0.87% | 0.51% | 1.06% | 1.03% | 0.63% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.47% | 5.12% | 18.30% | 14.82% | 18.26% | 23.83% | 6.74% | 3.71% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.24% | 4.02% | 1.55% | 1.55% | 1.35% | 2.08% | 1.84% | 1.02% |
| Construction | 2.36% | 2.92% | 3.68% | 1.97% | 3.71% | 8.66% | 2.50% | 4.02% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.86% | 4.48% | 5.22% | 1.35% | 1.95% | 3.37% | 3.38% | 2.53% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.45% | 5.71% | 4.13% | 2.93% | 3.15% | 4.22% | 3.64% | 2.67% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.11% | 2.69% | 4.04% | 2.16% | 0.82% | 1.94% | 1.73% | 1.42% |
| Retail trade | 0.76% | 2.41% | 2.41% | 1.09% | 1.16% | 1.04% | 1.38% | 0.88% |
| Professional services | 1.48% | 2.72% | 2.21% | 2.01% | 1.01% | 3.46% | 1.71% | 1.60% |
| Other services | 0.83% | 1.56% | 2.73% | 2.15% | 1.43% | 1.40% | 1.22% | 0.92% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.84% | 1.69% | 1.23% | 1.17% | 0.61% | 1.04% | 1.26% | 0.70% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.14% | 2.25% | 3.51% | 2.48% | 2.22% | 2.10% | 1.69% | 1.29% |
| Nonprofit | 1.24% | 3.18% | 4.47% | 2.28% | 1.41% | 3.23% | 2.28% | 1.19% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.46% | 2.45% | 3.15% | 2.83% | 3.70% | 2.70% | 1.78% | 2.62% |
| 5-9 years | 2.03% | 3.01% | 3.20% | 2.10% | 3.69% | 4.65% | 2.29% | 2.52% |
| 10-19 years | 1.25% | 1.86% | 3.15% | 2.25% | 1.69% | 3.52% | 1.31% | 1.42% |
| 20 or more years | 1.07% | 2.10% | 2.08% | 0.92% | 0.62% | 1.57% | 1.39% | 1.01% |
| Unknown | 1.32% | 20.93% | 18.85% * | 12.21% | 1.23% | 1.49% | 13.73% | 1.29% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.66% | 7.55% | 1.70% | 1.25% | 0.57% | 1.06% | 1.05% | 0.75% |
| 1 location only | 1.01% | 1.47% | 1.23% | 1.07% | 0.97% | 3.16% | 1.09% | 0.76% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.10% | 6.29% | 7.69% | 3.95% | 3.07% | 1.72% | 3.48% | 1.68% |
| 25-49 % | 2.36% | 5.18% | 5.05% | 3.76% | 1.65% | 1.62% | 3.53% | 1.42% |
| 50-74 % | 1.28% | 2.50% | 3.11% | 1.78% | 1.91% | 1.35% | 2.13% | 0.92% |
| 75% or more | 0.82% | 1.49% | 0.95% | 0.79% | 0.51% | 1.50% | 1.06% | 0.83% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.68% | 1.35% | 1.11% | 0.83% | 0.55% | 1.36% | 0.91% | 0.65% |
| Has union employees | 2.59% | 9.00% | 8.49% | 3.34% | 3.34% | 3.16% | 5.82% | 2.55% |
| Unknown | 1.32% | 10.06% | 14.08% | 3.16% | 5.27% | 1.42% | 8.59% | 1.22% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.16% | 2.97% | 2.99% | 1.98% | 0.63% | 1.55% | 2.36% | 1.05% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.72% | 1.48% | 0.93% | 0.90% | 0.70% | 1.20% | 0.99% | 0.67% |
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.
** 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.