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 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 9.1 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 7.0 | 4.8 | 8.9 * | 9.3 | 15.3 | 19.2 | 5.4 | 15.8 |
Mining and manufacturing | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
Construction | 9.2 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 10.3 |
Utilities and transp. | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 9.5 |
Wholesale trade | 7.1 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 6.6 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 7.3 |
Retail trade | 10.5 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 12.1 |
Professional services | 6.6 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
Other services | 8.3 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 10.1 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 8.3 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 9.2 |
For profit, unincorporated | 7.6 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 9.3 |
Nonprofit | 6.0 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 6.7 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 6.2 | 10.5 |
5-9 years | 7.2 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 8.1 |
10-19 years | 7.6 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 9.4 |
20 or more years | 8.1 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 9.0 |
Unknown | 9.2 | 15.2 | 5.0 * | 8.1 * | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.5 * | 9.2 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 9.1 |
1 location only | 7.2 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 9.5 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 8.1 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 10.0 |
25-49 % | 9.9 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 12.6 |
50-74 % | 8.0 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 10.4 |
75% or more | 7.8 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 8.0 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 9.4 |
Has union employees | 7.6 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 8.0 |
Unknown | 8.5 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 8.6 |
Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 9.6 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 7.0 | 11.4 |
Less than 50% low wage | 7.4 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.9 |
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 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.10 |
Industry group ** | ||||||||
Agric., fish., forest. | 1.07 | 1.29 | 2.77 * | 2.54 | 3.36 | 5.27 | 1.21 | 2.46 |
Mining and manufacturing | 0.31 | 0.81 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.21 |
Construction | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 1.13 | 0.99 | 0.40 | 0.60 |
Utilities and transp. | 0.50 | 0.86 | 0.43 | 1.52 | 1.23 | 0.93 | 0.62 | 0.67 |
Wholesale trade | 0.21 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.35 | 0.44 |
Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.64 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 0.31 | 0.25 |
Retail trade | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.20 |
Professional services | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.26 | 0.29 |
Other services | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.28 |
Ownership | ||||||||
For profit, incorporated | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.12 |
For profit, unincorporated | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.29 | 0.52 |
Nonprofit | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.70 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.58 | 0.32 | 0.17 |
Age of firm | ||||||||
Less than 5 years | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.66 | 1.71 | 0.23 | 0.82 |
5-9 years | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.98 | 0.34 | 0.27 |
10-19 years | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.55 | 0.22 | 0.34 |
20 or more years | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.14 |
Unknown | 0.22 | 3.93 | 1.63 * | 2.86 * | 0.59 | 0.28 | 3.18 * | 0.21 |
Multi/single status | ||||||||
2 or more locations | 0.10 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 0.13 |
1 location only | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.56 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
Less than 25% | 0.42 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 1.28 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.68 | 0.60 |
25-49 % | 0.42 | 0.79 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.45 |
50-74 % | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.22 | 0.29 |
75% or more | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
Union presence | ||||||||
No union employees | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
Has union employees | 0.46 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.93 | 0.61 |
Unknown | 0.15 | 0.73 | 2.37 | 2.30 | 1.35 | 0.15 | 0.76 | 0.19 |
Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
50% or more low wage | 0.21 | 0.54 | 0.65 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.22 |
Less than 50% low wage | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.10 |
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.