| 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 | 807 | 597 | 727 | 840 | 972 | 875 | 698 | 894 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 426 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 184 * | 465 * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 863 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 847 | 870 |
| Construction | 592 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 553 | 666 |
| Utilities and transp. | 905 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,114 | 777 |
| Wholesale trade | 633 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 556 | 764 * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 671 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 487 | 763 |
| Retail trade | 828 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 846 | 800 |
| Professional services | 842 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 638 | 977 |
| Other services | 959 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 829 | 1,066 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 850 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 776 | 910 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 724 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 561 | 913 |
| Nonprofit | 677 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 365 | 811 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 747 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 820 | 664 * |
| 5-9 years | 599 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 614 | 556 * |
| 10-19 years | 761 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 665 | 1,055 * |
| 20 or more years | 820 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 714 | 904 |
| Unknown | 933 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 201 * | 934 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 940 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 992 | 937 |
| 1 location only | 712 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 682 | 790 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 724 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 502 * | 853 * |
| 25-49 % | 857 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 819 | 872 |
| 50-74 % | 828 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 766 | 920 |
| 75% or more | 801 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 681 | 895 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 772 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 693 | 864 |
| Has union employees | 980 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,102 * | 972 |
| Unknown | 905 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 595 * | 929 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 857 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 628 | 1,002 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 793 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 713 | 861 |
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 | 32.06 | 74.08 | 80.89 | 82.01 | 90.46 | 71.42 | 37.98 | 57.60 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 171.30 * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 104.93 * | 227.29 * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 112.07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 182.28 | 111.43 |
| Construction | 85.24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 111.42 | 174.63 |
| Utilities and transp. | 82.89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 230.10 | 170.04 |
| Wholesale trade | 114.81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 104.56 | 229.42 * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 57.99 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 111.34 | 103.21 |
| Retail trade | 73.56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 96.98 | 141.18 |
| Professional services | 59.19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.23 | 89.66 |
| Other services | 62.40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 100.14 | 69.94 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 44.05 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.47 | 72.08 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 93.32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 89.60 | 149.85 |
| Nonprofit | 77.31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69.89 | 96.63 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 155.03 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 159.66 | 202.42 * |
| 5-9 years | 75.90 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 104.98 | 201.18 * |
| 10-19 years | 73.35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.85 | 373.28 * |
| 20 or more years | 46.26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57.28 | 67.10 |
| Unknown | 109.39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78.52 * | 109.21 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 69.01 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 274.96 | 63.38 |
| 1 location only | 30.91 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.45 | 106.44 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 165.23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 231.67 * | 323.94 * |
| 25-49 % | 138.69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 197.62 | 132.77 |
| 50-74 % | 84.03 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 100.13 | 128.66 |
| 75% or more | 42.29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46.26 | 66.81 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 33.42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.34 | 67.99 |
| Has union employees | 140.10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 339.97 * | 135.41 |
| Unknown | 119.94 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 358.17 * | 118.70 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 88.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85.64 | 99.65 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 35.12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.79 | 61.85 |
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.