| 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 | 78.1% | 82.2% | 78.3% | 75.2% | 75.4% | 79.4% | 78.5% | 78.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 69.6% | 72.3% | 60.3% | 52.2% | 68.0% | 93.3% | 61.7% | 74.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 92.2% | 85.7% | 85.9% | 89.4% | 92.3% | 93.8% | 85.9% | 93.1% |
| Construction | 80.7% | 86.3% | 83.3% | 84.4% | 72.4% | 78.2% | 85.5% | 76.3% |
| Utilities and transp. | 86.0% | 84.1% | 84.3% | 75.0% | 88.4% | 87.3% | 82.4% | 86.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.9% | 90.7% | 88.9% | 87.6% | 89.6% | 88.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 88.2% | 88.4% | 87.1% | 82.9% | 85.2% | 89.5% | 87.1% | 88.4% |
| Retail trade | 66.6% | 78.6% | 73.6% | 75.9% | 69.4% | 63.6% | 76.1% | 64.9% |
| Professional services | 81.5% | 83.5% | 82.4% | 80.2% | 76.4% | 83.9% | 82.5% | 81.2% |
| Other services | 62.7% | 74.2% | 62.6% | 53.2% | 53.7% | 67.8% | 61.6% | 63.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 78.9% | 83.6% | 80.7% | 78.4% | 77.1% | 79.0% | 80.5% | 78.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 76.0% | 83.7% | 73.7% | 66.8% | 75.6% | 77.8% | 76.6% | 75.8% |
| Nonprofit | 75.8% | 67.0% | 66.6% | 68.0% | 70.5% | 83.3% | 66.8% | 77.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 68.5% | 81.2% | 72.0% | 64.5% | 55.3% | 74.5% | 73.1% | 63.5% |
| 5-9 years | 75.7% | 82.9% | 74.8% | 72.0% | 72.4% | 81.3% | 76.3% | 75.1% |
| 10-19 years | 75.1% | 83.3% | 78.8% | 71.9% | 73.9% | 72.7% | 78.6% | 73.0% |
| 20 or more years | 78.2% | 81.5% | 80.0% | 78.4% | 77.0% | 78.1% | 79.9% | 77.7% |
| Unknown | 80.9% | 79.3% | 100.0% | 61.6% | 74.9% | 81.1% | 77.6% | 80.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 79.4% | 81.9% | 85.0% | 78.9% | 77.7% | 79.7% | 81.6% | 79.3% |
| 1 location only | 75.7% | 82.2% | 78.0% | 74.4% | 72.6% | 70.4% | 78.3% | 73.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.3% | 43.5% | 28.1% | 25.5% | 32.6% | 45.9% | 27.9% | 40.6% |
| 25-49 % | 46.9% | 45.3% | 42.1% | 39.0% | 42.2% | 51.3% | 43.0% | 47.7% |
| 50-74 % | 67.1% | 68.8% | 62.9% | 58.5% | 62.9% | 70.2% | 63.5% | 67.9% |
| 75% or more | 86.0% | 90.3% | 87.2% | 85.1% | 84.0% | 86.4% | 87.6% | 85.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 77.0% | 82.1% | 78.3% | 75.0% | 75.7% | 77.4% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| Has union employees | 80.8% | 84.6% | 78.3% | 78.9% | 75.2% | 82.1% | 80.2% | 80.8% |
| Unknown | 80.9% | 83.1% | 82.3% | 72.4% | 68.5% | 81.6% | 76.9% | 81.0% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 58.6% | 67.6% | 53.7% | 51.0% | 56.0% | 61.4% | 54.3% | 59.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 84.5% | 84.8% | 84.0% | 83.0% | 82.7% | 85.6% | 84.1% | 84.6% |
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.
** 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 | 0.38% | 0.47% | 0.98% | 0.83% | 0.74% | 0.55% | 0.36% | 0.43% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.63% | 6.59% | 13.01% | 11.15% | 13.51% | 22.16% | 5.66% | 9.88% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.58% | 2.31% | 2.26% | 1.24% | 1.37% | 0.78% | 1.91% | 0.59% |
| Construction | 1.80% | 0.99% | 1.61% | 2.45% | 4.14% | 5.52% | 1.10% | 2.99% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.29% | 2.30% | 7.45% | 4.74% | 1.61% | 1.65% | 2.48% | 1.56% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.02% | 1.06% | 1.35% | 1.24% | 2.46% | 2.46% | 0.99% | 1.37% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.85% | 1.07% | 2.91% | 1.80% | 2.44% | 1.06% | 0.91% | 1.02% |
| Retail trade | 0.88% | 1.73% | 2.39% | 1.52% | 1.44% | 1.22% | 2.04% | 1.04% |
| Professional services | 0.40% | 0.70% | 0.83% | 1.07% | 1.18% | 0.61% | 0.43% | 0.55% |
| Other services | 1.03% | 1.31% | 2.10% | 1.96% | 1.81% | 1.57% | 1.36% | 1.33% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.45% | 0.40% | 1.13% | 0.58% | 0.94% | 0.68% | 0.59% | 0.48% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.96% | 1.17% | 1.55% | 3.01% | 2.00% | 1.70% | 1.41% | 1.25% |
| Nonprofit | 0.68% | 1.52% | 2.93% | 2.25% | 1.63% | 1.29% | 0.82% | 0.88% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.55% | 1.80% | 2.32% | 3.40% | 6.24% | 8.24% | 1.64% | 3.67% |
| 5-9 years | 1.14% | 1.05% | 2.63% | 1.92% | 2.59% | 4.27% | 1.34% | 1.87% |
| 10-19 years | 1.03% | 1.00% | 2.13% | 2.33% | 2.31% | 3.44% | 0.99% | 1.46% |
| 20 or more years | 0.47% | 0.52% | 0.94% | 0.65% | 0.63% | 1.13% | 0.49% | 0.56% |
| Unknown | 0.63% | 17.60% | 29.81% | 11.02% | 2.35% | 0.57% | 6.41% | 0.63% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.38% | 5.26% | 3.01% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.54% | 1.29% | 0.38% |
| 1 location only | 0.50% | 0.47% | 0.97% | 0.98% | 1.07% | 2.97% | 0.39% | 0.82% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.54% | 4.64% | 3.14% | 2.79% | 3.73% | 4.76% | 2.18% | 3.26% |
| 25-49 % | 1.98% | 1.47% | 1.93% | 1.32% | 1.88% | 3.05% | 1.65% | 2.39% |
| 50-74 % | 0.84% | 0.83% | 1.66% | 1.99% | 1.62% | 0.97% | 1.20% | 0.91% |
| 75% or more | 0.36% | 0.46% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.89% | 0.50% | 0.33% | 0.42% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.35% | 0.52% | 1.03% | 0.87% | 0.91% | 0.61% | 0.40% | 0.41% |
| Has union employees | 1.30% | 4.32% | 4.45% | 3.93% | 1.86% | 1.51% | 2.98% | 1.32% |
| Unknown | 0.51% | 5.01% | 9.96% | 8.77% | 4.56% | 0.66% | 4.74% | 0.50% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.63% | 1.14% | 1.70% | 1.50% | 1.01% | 0.88% | 0.95% | 0.81% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.36% | 0.45% | 0.73% | 0.66% | 0.96% | 0.50% | 0.24% | 0.43% |
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.
** 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.