| 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 | 20.3% | 15.1% | 19.2% | 20.0% | 19.2% | 21.5% | 18.1% | 20.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 14.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7% * | 19.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.0% | 12.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.1% |
| Construction | 19.0% | 14.2% | 22.9% | 18.1% | 20.3% | 18.0% | 19.1% | 18.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 19.7% | 17.4% * | 24.5% | 13.8% | 22.0% | 19.6% | 19.5% | 19.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 20.6% | 16.4% * | 23.2% | 26.3% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 24.8% | 19.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.2% | 10.8% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 15.4% | 21.6% | 12.9% | 20.2% |
| Retail trade | 25.6% | 21.3% | 29.0% | 28.5% | 30.7% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% |
| Professional services | 17.6% | 15.1% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 17.2% | 18.6% | 15.9% | 18.1% |
| Other services | 24.0% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 21.5% | 21.3% | 27.3% | 17.6% | 25.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 21.1% | 16.2% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 20.4% | 21.8% | 19.5% | 21.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 22.8% | 15.5% | 20.0% | 20.9% | 23.6% | 25.3% | 17.5% | 24.6% |
| Nonprofit | 15.0% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% | 16.9% | 9.2% | 15.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.0% | 22.7% | 20.6% | 24.7% | 19.7% | 32.2% | 22.3% | 26.0% |
| 5-9 years | 19.9% | 15.9% | 20.6% | 20.7% | 19.8% | 23.4% | 18.0% | 21.8% |
| 10-19 years | 20.8% | 16.2% | 21.2% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 25.9% | 19.8% | 21.5% |
| 20 or more years | 19.4% | 13.0% | 18.0% | 19.5% | 18.9% | 20.8% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| Unknown | 21.5% | 3.6% * | 3.3% * | 17.2% * | 21.5% | 21.6% | 6.4% * | 21.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.0% | 19.6% | 15.5% | 20.2% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 18.6% | 21.1% |
| 1 location only | 18.8% | 15.1% | 19.5% | 20.0% | 18.1% | 25.7% | 18.1% | 19.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.2% | 9.4% * | 16.3% | 23.8% | 24.9% | 24.3% | 16.3% | 24.2% |
| 25-49 % | 21.8% | 18.1% | 21.8% | 26.9% | 20.5% | 21.8% | 19.6% | 22.3% |
| 50-74 % | 20.7% | 14.4% | 24.3% | 23.4% | 17.7% | 21.6% | 19.9% | 20.8% |
| 75% or more | 20.1% | 15.3% | 18.6% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 21.4% | 17.9% | 20.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 20.6% | 15.4% | 19.3% | 20.5% | 19.9% | 22.3% | 18.3% | 21.3% |
| Has union employees | 17.7% | 9.6% * | 17.8% * | 13.0% | 14.8% | 18.7% | 14.5% * | 17.9% |
| Unknown | 22.4% | 3.2% * | 20.8% * | 29.7% | 17.0% | 22.7% | 18.7% * | 22.5% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 24.2% | 18.8% | 22.2% | 25.2% | 21.3% | 25.6% | 21.8% | 24.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.5% | 14.6% | 18.9% | 19.2% | 18.8% | 20.5% | 17.7% | 19.9% |
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 | 0.16% | 0.72% | 0.91% | 0.61% | 0.42% | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.22% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.67% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.34% * | 5.82% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.40% | 2.33% | 2.10% | 1.91% | 1.25% | 0.36% | 1.36% | 0.46% |
| Construction | 1.02% | 2.74% | 3.65% | 1.54% | 2.86% | 3.30% | 1.75% | 1.98% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.90% | 5.45% * | 5.32% | 2.63% | 2.54% | 1.20% | 3.41% | 0.98% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.72% | 5.30% * | 3.00% | 3.69% | 1.37% | 0.59% | 1.64% | 0.95% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.87% | 1.25% | 3.60% | 2.58% | 1.31% | 1.10% | 0.86% | 0.89% |
| Retail trade | 0.66% | 3.37% | 3.03% | 1.97% | 2.50% | 0.66% | 1.48% | 0.58% |
| Professional services | 0.48% | 1.06% | 2.65% | 0.87% | 0.48% | 0.75% | 1.12% | 0.47% |
| Other services | 0.55% | 2.60% | 3.23% | 1.71% | 1.04% | 1.03% | 1.99% | 0.55% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.31% | 0.90% | 1.19% | 0.52% | 0.75% | 0.52% | 0.72% | 0.31% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.78% | 2.16% | 2.88% | 2.76% | 2.92% | 0.71% | 1.73% | 0.79% |
| Nonprofit | 0.49% | 1.66% | 1.44% | 1.35% | 0.46% | 0.69% | 1.34% | 0.44% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.26% | 3.66% | 3.18% | 2.63% | 2.66% | 3.70% | 2.63% | 2.21% |
| 5-9 years | 0.86% | 1.87% | 2.83% | 1.94% | 3.29% | 2.22% | 1.30% | 1.90% |
| 10-19 years | 1.02% | 1.70% | 2.51% | 2.82% | 1.44% | 2.58% | 2.19% | 0.70% |
| 20 or more years | 0.25% | 0.86% | 1.36% | 0.90% | 0.44% | 0.34% | 0.54% | 0.25% |
| Unknown | 0.63% | 2.18% * | 1.10% * | 9.33% * | 1.67% | 0.62% | 4.84% * | 0.63% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.33% | 5.60% | 2.25% | 1.21% | 0.74% | 0.46% | 1.82% | 0.35% |
| 1 location only | 0.35% | 0.68% | 0.99% | 0.71% | 0.74% | 1.92% | 0.49% | 0.69% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.49% | 3.56% * | 4.71% | 3.64% | 3.20% | 2.39% | 2.66% | 2.40% |
| 25-49 % | 0.76% | 4.73% | 4.11% | 2.38% | 2.11% | 0.90% | 2.32% | 0.82% |
| 50-74 % | 0.66% | 2.27% | 2.42% | 2.56% | 1.30% | 0.98% | 1.61% | 0.54% |
| 75% or more | 0.16% | 0.74% | 0.94% | 0.63% | 0.56% | 0.45% | 0.52% | 0.23% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.17% | 0.79% | 0.97% | 0.73% | 0.42% | 0.34% | 0.56% | 0.21% |
| Has union employees | 0.79% | 5.44% * | 5.51% * | 1.80% | 1.45% | 0.98% | 4.61% * | 0.72% |
| Unknown | 1.18% | 1.39% * | 6.85% * | 7.13% | 2.11% | 1.19% | 6.29% * | 1.17% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.52% | 2.88% | 1.88% | 1.81% | 0.95% | 0.94% | 1.30% | 0.64% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.20% | 0.85% | 0.98% | 0.51% | 0.62% | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.22% |
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.