| 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 | 64.8% | 19.4% | 26.1% | 39.0% | 54.9% | 85.2% | 26.8% | 73.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 37.1% | 9.8% * | 12.3% * | 18.3% * | 43.8% | 88.2% | 8.0% * | 56.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 61.5% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 40.4% | 50.6% | 78.7% | 21.8% | 67.4% |
| Construction | 40.7% | 16.5% | 22.6% | 38.6% | 51.4% | 81.1% | 26.0% | 54.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 72.5% | 8.5% * | 28.9% * | 23.3% | 49.6% | 89.8% | 22.6% | 78.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 59.9% | 19.2% | 25.9% | 41.0% | 60.6% | 84.2% | 27.1% | 72.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 78.2% | 28.4% | 24.5% | 42.9% | 62.7% | 92.4% | 28.5% | 85.3% |
| Retail trade | 74.4% | 17.5% | 24.2% | 41.2% | 53.3% | 89.5% | 28.3% | 82.6% |
| Professional services | 64.6% | 22.2% | 33.2% | 46.3% | 59.0% | 83.1% | 31.7% | 72.8% |
| Other services | 59.8% | 15.5% | 23.5% | 31.9% | 49.4% | 82.2% | 23.1% | 68.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 65.9% | 18.7% | 25.0% | 39.4% | 54.4% | 85.9% | 26.5% | 75.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 62.7% | 21.5% | 33.5% | 37.5% | 58.0% | 86.5% | 27.4% | 73.9% |
| Nonprofit | 61.2% | 19.2% | 22.6% | 38.5% | 54.2% | 79.7% | 27.4% | 66.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 36.5% | 22.2% | 22.8% | 33.5% | 51.1% | 63.7% | 23.7% | 50.4% |
| 5-9 years | 38.7% | 15.5% | 25.4% | 35.8% | 56.1% | 73.2% | 21.9% | 56.3% |
| 10-19 years | 48.5% | 18.3% | 28.9% | 37.0% | 58.8% | 78.9% | 26.0% | 62.5% |
| 20 or more years | 62.8% | 20.7% | 25.5% | 40.9% | 53.4% | 87.1% | 28.9% | 70.9% |
| Unknown | 83.8% | 18.2% * | -- | 44.8% * | 62.8% | 84.8% | 34.9% * | 83.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 78.5% | 26.8% * | 20.5% | 45.1% | 55.7% | 85.5% | 34.9% | 79.3% |
| 1 location only | 39.1% | 19.3% | 26.4% | 37.8% | 53.8% | 79.2% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 55.2% | 7.8% * | 11.7% * | 16.6% | 36.8% | 85.5% | 11.3% | 65.1% |
| 25-49 % | 64.2% | 14.0% | 19.2% | 31.5% | 50.7% | 87.4% | 21.3% | 73.3% |
| 50-74 % | 67.3% | 17.0% | 23.0% | 34.7% | 54.6% | 88.2% | 21.6% | 77.3% |
| 75% or more | 64.9% | 20.9% | 28.1% | 42.1% | 56.5% | 84.3% | 29.2% | 73.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 57.1% | 19.0% | 26.1% | 38.0% | 52.3% | 82.0% | 26.1% | 67.5% |
| Has union employees | 86.6% | 35.9% | 22.8% | 52.7% | 70.1% | 94.5% | 42.9% | 88.7% |
| Unknown | 81.8% | 10.6% * | 31.3% * | 48.2% | 60.4% | 83.8% | 25.9% * | 82.6% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 62.1% | 12.1% | 14.3% | 26.6% | 45.6% | 85.1% | 15.6% | 70.0% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 65.6% | 20.7% | 28.8% | 43.0% | 58.3% | 85.3% | 29.4% | 74.9% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.61% | 0.89% | 1.16% | 1.13% | 1.27% | 0.94% | 0.73% | 0.72% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 9.66% | 6.12% * | 14.56% * | 13.46% * | 12.82% | 22.98% | 2.93% * | 13.55% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.58% | 4.66% | 2.78% | 3.61% | 3.77% | 2.02% | 2.10% | 1.52% |
| Construction | 1.69% | 3.24% | 2.96% | 2.63% | 5.40% | 6.83% | 2.41% | 1.87% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.60% | 3.89% * | 10.81% * | 4.94% | 6.81% | 1.60% | 5.31% | 1.41% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.88% | 4.69% | 5.04% | 4.16% | 5.37% | 2.64% | 3.82% | 2.50% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.60% | 2.45% | 5.16% | 2.99% | 3.12% | 1.78% | 1.81% | 1.61% |
| Retail trade | 0.87% | 2.29% | 3.11% | 2.92% | 3.54% | 0.83% | 3.09% | 0.96% |
| Professional services | 0.88% | 2.20% | 2.79% | 3.08% | 2.22% | 1.37% | 1.48% | 1.16% |
| Other services | 1.94% | 1.08% | 3.02% | 2.45% | 2.74% | 2.51% | 1.37% | 2.28% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.61% | 1.48% | 1.27% | 0.99% | 1.66% | 0.99% | 0.88% | 0.73% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.70% | 2.57% | 5.46% | 3.51% | 1.67% | 3.14% | 2.65% | 2.06% |
| Nonprofit | 1.71% | 3.76% | 3.61% | 3.22% | 2.78% | 1.90% | 2.96% | 1.64% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.62% | 3.57% | 6.52% | 5.03% | 8.18% | 9.77% | 2.62% | 4.76% |
| 5-9 years | 2.07% | 1.66% | 2.78% | 3.20% | 5.46% | 7.23% | 1.50% | 3.83% |
| 10-19 years | 1.91% | 1.85% | 2.23% | 3.36% | 3.60% | 4.03% | 1.49% | 2.63% |
| 20 or more years | 0.59% | 1.70% | 1.52% | 1.42% | 1.22% | 1.37% | 1.10% | 0.77% |
| Unknown | 1.06% | 13.43% * | -- | 13.99% * | 3.98% | 1.04% | 17.55% * | 1.05% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.66% | 8.68% * | 4.59% | 1.99% | 1.68% | 0.92% | 3.19% | 0.65% |
| 1 location only | 0.99% | 0.92% | 1.09% | 1.36% | 1.89% | 3.10% | 0.72% | 1.75% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.49% | 2.80% * | 5.00% * | 2.69% | 6.64% | 3.53% | 1.87% | 3.69% |
| 25-49 % | 1.48% | 2.50% | 4.72% | 4.28% | 3.47% | 1.73% | 2.37% | 1.72% |
| 50-74 % | 1.67% | 1.25% | 1.97% | 5.37% | 2.91% | 1.47% | 1.84% | 1.68% |
| 75% or more | 0.65% | 1.14% | 1.21% | 1.25% | 1.54% | 1.41% | 0.79% | 0.81% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.62% | 0.85% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 1.15% | 1.07% | 0.70% | 0.73% |
| Has union employees | 0.99% | 8.57% | 5.63% | 2.98% | 3.09% | 0.83% | 3.77% | 1.06% |
| Unknown | 1.86% | 12.45% * | 11.86% * | 13.16% | 7.40% | 1.74% | 7.94% * | 1.85% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.84% | 1.82% | 3.17% | 2.16% | 1.90% | 1.03% | 1.85% | 1.07% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.78% | 1.26% | 0.98% | 0.98% | 1.83% | 1.31% | 0.80% | 0.89% |
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.