| 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 | 87.7% | 45.0% | 69.5% | 85.3% | 95.9% | 99.0% | 61.6% | 97.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 51.5% | 30.6% | 39.4% | 67.8% | 50.6% | 100.0% | 37.3% | 69.5% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 95.4% | 56.6% | 82.9% | 91.1% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 77.0% | 98.9% |
| Construction | 77.6% | 41.9% | 72.4% | 90.7% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 63.2% | 97.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 92.8% | 42.4% | 70.5% | 91.1% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 61.2% | 99.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 93.1% | 56.4% | 89.2% | 98.4% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 79.6% | 99.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 94.1% | 52.7% | 86.7% | 96.1% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 68.6% | 99.5% |
| Retail trade | 89.9% | 36.5% | 67.9% | 89.2% | 98.9% | 99.9% | 58.5% | 99.4% |
| Professional services | 91.7% | 55.2% | 81.4% | 91.9% | 98.2% | 99.8% | 71.0% | 98.8% |
| Other services | 77.8% | 35.3% | 50.3% | 70.5% | 89.4% | 96.2% | 47.2% | 92.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 88.7% | 48.2% | 71.4% | 84.8% | 95.4% | 98.9% | 64.8% | 97.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 77.7% | 36.4% | 59.4% | 79.8% | 93.4% | 99.4% | 48.0% | 96.6% |
| Nonprofit | 94.3% | 52.0% | 73.6% | 94.5% | 99.2% | 99.9% | 70.4% | 99.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 56.1% | 30.6% | 48.5% | 71.9% | 82.0% | 99.0% | 42.3% | 86.6% |
| 5-9 years | 62.9% | 39.5% | 64.6% | 73.7% | 89.7% | 62.0% | 52.3% | 79.9% |
| 10-19 years | 76.8% | 46.7% | 66.1% | 80.6% | 94.7% | 97.0% | 59.5% | 93.8% |
| 20 or more years | 91.9% | 53.1% | 78.0% | 92.0% | 97.4% | 99.8% | 72.2% | 98.4% |
| Unknown | 99.5% | 20.0% | 21.6% * | 68.8% | 97.9% | 99.8% | 33.7% | 99.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 98.8% | 64.7% | 76.2% | 89.9% | 97.7% | 99.7% | 82.2% | 99.1% |
| 1 location only | 72.6% | 44.8% | 69.2% | 84.4% | 93.7% | 85.4% | 60.6% | 91.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 56.6% | 10.9% | 29.8% | 56.6% | 76.6% | 86.7% | 23.6% | 82.9% |
| 25-49 % | 80.9% | 34.3% | 53.7% | 68.3% | 90.3% | 99.7% | 47.4% | 95.0% |
| 50-74 % | 86.1% | 43.9% | 60.6% | 81.9% | 96.9% | 99.6% | 55.3% | 98.1% |
| 75% or more | 92.1% | 54.1% | 80.5% | 91.6% | 98.0% | 99.7% | 72.2% | 98.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 84.6% | 45.3% | 69.8% | 85.4% | 95.8% | 98.4% | 61.7% | 96.6% |
| Has union employees | 97.8% | 45.0% | 70.0% | 93.5% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 71.0% | 99.6% |
| Unknown | 96.2% | 22.9% | 48.5% | 42.0% | 85.4% | 99.8% | 35.6% | 98.5% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 77.1% | 21.7% | 41.7% | 66.9% | 90.9% | 99.2% | 36.8% | 94.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 91.9% | 55.8% | 82.0% | 93.5% | 97.9% | 99.0% | 73.2% | 98.4% |
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 | 0.31% | 0.74% | 0.82% | 0.99% | 0.74% | 0.42% | 0.48% | 0.28% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.04% | 3.00% | 11.52% | 11.20% | 14.74% | 23.57% | 4.90% | 10.36% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.31% | 2.99% | 3.18% | 1.73% | 0.68% | 0.01% | 2.05% | 0.28% |
| Construction | 0.93% | 1.76% | 3.77% | 1.55% | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.97% | 0.65% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.63% | 3.11% | 5.24% | 2.61% | 0.63% | 0.22% | 3.23% | 0.23% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.65% | 3.52% | 1.72% | 1.27% | 1.80% | 0.00% | 2.34% | 0.57% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.45% | 1.97% | 3.42% | 1.95% | 0.52% | 0.23% | 1.96% | 0.26% |
| Retail trade | 0.38% | 1.10% | 3.40% | 1.39% | 0.55% | 0.04% | 1.81% | 0.09% |
| Professional services | 0.29% | 1.25% | 2.00% | 0.74% | 0.48% | 0.09% | 0.86% | 0.23% |
| Other services | 0.68% | 1.11% | 2.72% | 2.32% | 1.55% | 1.63% | 1.06% | 0.88% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.32% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.20% | 0.84% | 0.56% | 0.67% | 0.33% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.76% | 1.42% | 2.17% | 2.10% | 1.89% | 0.18% | 1.27% | 0.51% |
| Nonprofit | 0.36% | 2.60% | 2.79% | 1.08% | 0.23% | 0.13% | 1.72% | 0.12% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.48% | 1.32% | 2.65% | 2.99% | 4.02% | 1.63% | 1.47% | 1.96% |
| 5-9 years | 1.95% | 1.78% | 1.96% | 4.15% | 3.85% | 11.31% | 1.29% | 5.20% |
| 10-19 years | 0.77% | 1.20% | 2.49% | 2.39% | 1.04% | 1.10% | 1.31% | 0.77% |
| 20 or more years | 0.40% | 1.02% | 1.30% | 0.80% | 0.90% | 0.10% | 0.89% | 0.28% |
| Unknown | 0.08% | 5.62% | 7.74% * | 10.83% | 0.97% | 0.07% | 6.46% | 0.07% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.08% | 5.91% | 2.59% | 2.25% | 0.19% | 0.06% | 2.01% | 0.07% |
| 1 location only | 0.69% | 0.76% | 0.82% | 1.19% | 1.71% | 6.05% | 0.63% | 1.15% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.49% | 1.10% | 3.11% | 3.41% | 7.35% | 5.16% | 1.41% | 4.37% |
| 25-49 % | 0.90% | 1.79% | 3.91% | 3.49% | 2.46% | 0.09% | 2.18% | 0.68% |
| 50-74 % | 0.56% | 1.31% | 2.07% | 1.73% | 1.12% | 0.15% | 1.07% | 0.37% |
| 75% or more | 0.21% | 1.13% | 0.98% | 0.70% | 0.37% | 0.09% | 0.43% | 0.17% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.37% | 0.76% | 0.89% | 0.96% | 0.61% | 0.73% | 0.57% | 0.40% |
| Has union employees | 0.26% | 5.04% | 4.82% | 2.99% | 0.24% | 0.08% | 3.20% | 0.23% |
| Unknown | 0.44% | 5.04% | 10.80% | 11.13% | 4.62% | 0.15% | 6.55% | 0.48% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.76% | 0.84% | 2.46% | 2.19% | 1.14% | 0.25% | 1.20% | 0.47% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.37% | 0.96% | 0.60% | 0.72% | 0.63% | 0.54% | 0.49% | 0.37% |
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.