| 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 | 27.6% | 20.1% | 31.8% | 35.1% | 31.1% | 25.6% | 29.6% | 27.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 23.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | 26.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 22.2% | 18.9% | 34.1% | 29.2% | 23.8% | 20.1% | 29.8% | 21.6% |
| Construction | 29.9% | 22.6% | 33.7% | 32.4% | 28.9% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 30.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 25.3% | 27.6% | 36.6% | 28.1% | 26.7% | 24.2% | 32.0% | 24.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.0% | 13.2% | 31.4% | 37.8% | 34.8% | 21.8% | 31.0% | 27.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 27.6% | 17.5% | 36.1% | 35.4% | 29.2% | 26.9% | 28.9% | 27.5% |
| Retail trade | 34.1% | 23.0% | 34.1% | 48.9% | 45.9% | 30.3% | 37.2% | 33.3% |
| Professional services | 27.1% | 20.9% | 31.1% | 37.1% | 33.5% | 24.3% | 29.8% | 26.7% |
| Other services | 33.4% | 19.7% | 25.5% | 34.5% | 38.5% | 34.6% | 24.6% | 35.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.1% | 20.5% | 33.3% | 35.2% | 31.7% | 26.1% | 30.7% | 27.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 28.0% | 20.4% | 30.9% | 38.5% | 33.0% | 25.3% | 29.0% | 27.7% |
| Nonprofit | 24.8% | 15.2% | 19.9% | 30.5% | 27.8% | 23.5% | 21.4% | 25.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 28.1% | 25.7% | 29.1% | 32.7% | 27.7% | 23.4% | 28.3% | 27.8% |
| 5-9 years | 31.7% | 20.9% | 32.3% | 37.5% | 34.6% | 30.7% | 30.4% | 33.0% |
| 10-19 years | 34.1% | 19.8% | 36.6% | 43.2% | 39.3% | 29.2% | 33.2% | 34.6% |
| 20 or more years | 27.3% | 18.5% | 29.9% | 33.1% | 29.7% | 24.9% | 28.2% | 27.1% |
| Unknown | 25.9% | 33.7% | 8.8% * | 29.4% | 28.3% | 25.8% | 16.9% | 25.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.6% | 19.5% * | 33.3% | 36.6% | 30.6% | 25.5% | 36.7% | 26.4% |
| 1 location only | 30.4% | 20.1% | 31.7% | 34.7% | 31.9% | 28.6% | 29.1% | 31.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.8% | 27.4% | 11.2% * | 28.6% | 38.1% | 26.0% | 21.8% | 27.9% |
| 25-49 % | 33.8% | 23.7% | 24.4% | 38.5% | 38.4% | 33.6% | 26.6% | 35.2% |
| 50-74 % | 28.0% | 20.1% | 31.8% | 34.2% | 35.4% | 26.0% | 27.6% | 28.1% |
| 75% or more | 27.4% | 19.8% | 32.4% | 35.1% | 30.4% | 25.3% | 30.1% | 26.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 29.7% | 20.3% | 32.5% | 37.4% | 32.4% | 27.3% | 30.6% | 29.5% |
| Has union employees | 21.2% | 17.5% | 20.8% | 19.4% | 24.6% | 20.7% | 18.1% | 21.3% |
| Unknown | 27.3% | 10.7% * | 14.1% * | 20.4% * | 32.4% | 27.2% | 14.4% * | 27.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 32.0% | 23.2% | 28.8% | 41.5% | 35.2% | 30.6% | 32.5% | 31.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 27.0% | 19.7% | 32.1% | 34.4% | 30.6% | 24.9% | 29.3% | 26.6% |
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.
* 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 | 0.40% | 1.00% | 1.61% | 1.50% | 0.81% | 0.61% | 0.90% | 0.41% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.69% | 5.64% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.74% | 2.90% | 3.96% | 1.32% | 1.98% | 0.69% | 1.84% | 0.76% |
| Construction | 1.36% | 1.96% | 2.98% | 3.27% | 3.46% | 2.79% | 1.82% | 1.61% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.19% | 7.52% | 4.49% | 3.87% | 2.37% | 1.57% | 4.54% | 1.26% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.29% | 2.05% | 2.46% | 3.38% | 3.83% | 1.53% | 2.73% | 1.84% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.97% | 2.46% | 4.61% | 2.94% | 1.09% | 1.30% | 1.59% | 1.04% |
| Retail trade | 0.93% | 4.86% | 3.70% | 3.03% | 3.15% | 0.77% | 2.15% | 0.79% |
| Professional services | 0.64% | 1.64% | 1.93% | 2.12% | 1.51% | 0.85% | 0.90% | 0.70% |
| Other services | 0.74% | 2.17% | 3.38% | 2.55% | 3.01% | 1.03% | 1.60% | 0.86% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.48% | 1.31% | 1.37% | 1.82% | 0.80% | 0.65% | 1.17% | 0.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.90% | 2.14% | 3.74% | 2.59% | 2.61% | 1.13% | 1.45% | 0.98% |
| Nonprofit | 0.51% | 1.77% | 3.33% | 2.55% | 1.56% | 0.47% | 2.39% | 0.50% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.56% | 2.47% | 4.48% | 2.80% | 4.51% | 3.72% | 2.18% | 2.68% |
| 5-9 years | 1.26% | 2.21% | 3.24% | 3.74% | 5.75% | 3.04% | 2.08% | 1.71% |
| 10-19 years | 1.47% | 1.61% | 4.39% | 3.28% | 2.25% | 2.41% | 1.88% | 1.91% |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | 1.56% | 1.30% | 1.48% | 0.95% | 0.70% | 1.10% | 0.42% |
| Unknown | 0.76% | 10.12% | 2.78% * | 5.60% | 3.21% | 0.73% | 4.96% | 0.76% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.55% | 6.24% * | 4.65% | 2.13% | 0.80% | 0.63% | 3.44% | 0.54% |
| 1 location only | 0.61% | 1.01% | 1.65% | 1.72% | 1.21% | 1.79% | 0.86% | 0.66% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.47% | 7.95% | 4.49% * | 4.67% | 4.67% | 1.85% | 4.91% | 1.68% |
| 25-49 % | 1.37% | 3.90% | 5.83% | 5.73% | 2.94% | 1.98% | 2.28% | 1.92% |
| 50-74 % | 0.52% | 2.24% | 4.07% | 2.41% | 1.87% | 1.10% | 2.42% | 0.96% |
| 75% or more | 0.39% | 0.97% | 1.70% | 1.51% | 0.85% | 0.61% | 1.00% | 0.37% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.59% | 1.06% | 1.61% | 1.42% | 0.76% | 0.85% | 0.79% | 0.59% |
| Has union employees | 0.43% | 3.83% | 6.06% | 3.14% | 2.23% | 0.52% | 2.37% | 0.47% |
| Unknown | 1.37% | 7.06% * | 12.19% * | 8.07% * | 3.24% | 1.38% | 9.54% * | 1.41% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.90% | 2.78% | 3.04% | 2.63% | 1.71% | 1.01% | 2.00% | 0.90% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.39% | 0.94% | 1.73% | 1.51% | 0.87% | 0.58% | 0.98% | 0.40% |
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.