| 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 | 28.3% | 21.8% | 31.3% | 34.3% | 33.5% | 25.4% | 29.1% | 28.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 38.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.7% * | 44.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 24.0% | 23.1% | 39.4% | 28.1% | 23.5% | 21.0% | 29.3% | 23.1% |
| Construction | 34.4% | 27.5% | 36.1% | 39.0% | 35.7% | 27.8% | 36.2% | 32.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 26.6% | 43.9% | 25.6% * | 35.4% | 30.1% | 23.3% | 36.6% | 24.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 25.6% | 15.1% * | 22.7% | 38.9% | 26.1% | 21.5% | 29.2% | 24.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 28.8% | 13.6% | 37.9% | 44.5% | 29.7% | 28.1% | 30.7% | 28.6% |
| Retail trade | 31.0% | 20.8% * | 32.8% | 43.8% | 56.0% | 22.6% | 30.6% | 31.2% |
| Professional services | 26.8% | 21.5% | 26.9% | 32.9% | 35.8% | 23.2% | 26.5% | 26.9% |
| Other services | 33.6% | 19.8% | 27.7% | 29.8% | 50.7% | 34.0% | 23.5% | 36.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.8% | 21.0% | 31.6% | 35.2% | 33.6% | 26.2% | 29.5% | 28.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 30.2% | 22.4% | 38.9% | 36.7% | 45.6% | 25.2% | 30.5% | 30.1% |
| Nonprofit | 25.1% | 27.8% | 16.6% * | 28.5% | 29.3% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 25.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 28.1% | 17.3% | 37.5% | 32.4% | 43.3% | 20.5% * | 26.5% | 31.7% |
| 5-9 years | 35.6% | 22.1% | 37.0% | 37.7% | 55.0% | 21.3% | 30.7% | 40.2% |
| 10-19 years | 33.4% | 22.9% | 38.6% | 41.1% | 45.3% | 19.3% | 33.7% | 33.3% |
| 20 or more years | 27.4% | 21.8% | 26.7% | 32.6% | 30.3% | 25.0% | 27.4% | 27.4% |
| Unknown | 26.8% | -- | -- | 22.8% * | 26.8% | 26.9% | 6.5% * | 26.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.7% | 18.0% * | 33.7% | 39.8% | 31.0% | 25.4% | 30.2% | 26.7% |
| 1 location only | 31.2% | 21.8% | 31.2% | 33.4% | 36.6% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 33.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.3% | 76.4% | 19.3% * | 29.1% * | 32.8% | 11.2% | 28.6% * | 15.4% |
| 25-49 % | 34.4% | 38.8% | 35.8% | 29.1% * | 40.7% | 32.8% | 30.2% | 36.1% |
| 50-74 % | 29.8% | 27.5% | 31.5% | 25.3% | 39.5% | 27.9% | 27.1% | 30.7% |
| 75% or more | 28.2% | 19.6% | 31.4% | 35.7% | 32.7% | 25.5% | 29.4% | 27.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 30.7% | 21.4% | 32.4% | 36.0% | 35.9% | 27.5% | 29.8% | 31.0% |
| Has union employees | 20.8% | 32.3% * | 14.9% * | 25.8% | 22.1% | 19.9% | 24.6% | 20.5% |
| Unknown | 28.8% | -- | -- | 11.2% * | 34.1% | 29.3% | 4.7% * | 29.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 32.3% | 25.9% | 36.9% | 39.9% | 35.0% | 29.2% | 34.7% | 31.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 27.8% | 21.2% | 30.7% | 33.7% | 33.2% | 25.1% | 28.4% | 27.7% |
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 | 0.75% | 1.97% | 2.14% | 2.85% | 1.91% | 0.47% | 1.69% | 0.68% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.50% * | 12.23% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.01% | 2.97% | 6.49% | 1.61% | 2.07% | 1.00% | 3.17% | 1.10% |
| Construction | 3.40% | 7.99% | 6.47% | 5.32% | 4.69% | 5.16% | 4.83% | 2.35% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.61% | 11.34% | 7.75% * | 6.10% | 6.65% | 2.00% | 5.64% | 3.09% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.91% | 6.09% * | 5.90% | 6.42% | 4.68% | 2.49% | 5.24% | 2.24% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.05% | 3.71% | 7.59% | 3.83% | 2.31% | 0.51% | 5.33% | 0.76% |
| Retail trade | 2.91% | 7.77% * | 6.46% | 6.26% | 3.64% | 2.92% | 3.08% | 3.22% |
| Professional services | 0.93% | 6.21% | 2.70% | 3.74% | 3.70% | 0.65% | 1.63% | 1.04% |
| Other services | 1.62% | 4.42% | 5.90% | 3.83% | 4.56% | 2.44% | 2.61% | 1.99% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.95% | 2.93% | 2.38% | 3.04% | 1.87% | 0.53% | 2.06% | 0.79% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.81% | 5.00% | 6.63% | 3.73% | 3.60% | 2.22% | 2.95% | 2.11% |
| Nonprofit | 1.53% | 6.86% | 5.83% * | 3.60% | 3.17% | 1.53% | 4.15% | 1.68% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.36% | 4.60% | 7.45% | 4.94% | 8.00% | 7.69% * | 3.20% | 4.00% |
| 5-9 years | 3.84% | 3.20% | 5.47% | 6.79% | 7.52% | 6.29% | 2.56% | 6.27% |
| 10-19 years | 1.98% | 3.34% | 4.77% | 4.66% | 3.29% | 3.95% | 3.06% | 2.51% |
| 20 or more years | 0.81% | 3.13% | 2.69% | 3.11% | 1.68% | 0.81% | 1.99% | 0.85% |
| Unknown | 0.76% | -- | -- | 6.98% * | 4.98% | 0.84% | 3.14% * | 0.76% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.58% | 6.56% * | 7.95% | 4.60% | 2.31% | 0.37% | 5.22% | 0.55% |
| 1 location only | 1.55% | 1.98% | 2.23% | 2.99% | 2.59% | 3.07% | 1.69% | 1.86% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.79% | 22.19% | 13.00% * | 8.75% * | 4.84% | 3.12% | 10.97% * | 2.55% |
| 25-49 % | 3.84% | 8.09% | 7.24% | 9.72% * | 5.36% | 2.12% | 4.63% | 4.35% |
| 50-74 % | 1.51% | 4.82% | 6.87% | 4.10% | 3.24% | 1.88% | 2.32% | 1.67% |
| 75% or more | 0.73% | 1.95% | 2.32% | 2.87% | 2.22% | 0.36% | 1.86% | 0.74% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.89% | 2.16% | 2.10% | 2.47% | 1.85% | 0.60% | 1.68% | 0.88% |
| Has union employees | 1.33% | 11.41% * | 7.07% * | 5.77% | 4.27% | 1.59% | 6.12% | 1.15% |
| Unknown | 2.01% | -- | -- | 8.31% * | 5.92% | 2.22% | 1.52% * | 2.16% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.25% | 6.77% | 4.94% | 3.63% | 4.55% | 1.68% | 4.98% | 2.60% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.69% | 1.89% | 2.07% | 2.97% | 1.63% | 0.53% | 1.57% | 0.62% |
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.