| 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 | 27.4% | 19.9% | 32.7% | 35.3% | 30.2% | 25.7% | 30.5% | 27.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 20.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% * | 24.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.7% | 18.2% | 29.8% | 29.1% | 23.8% | 20.0% | 29.8% | 21.2% |
| Construction | 29.2% | 22.2% | 33.8% | 29.8% | 27.6% | 32.2% | 27.8% | 30.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 24.6% | 20.3% * | 30.8% | 22.5% | 26.1% | 24.5% | 22.3% | 24.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.7% | 13.4% | 36.4% | 39.2% | 36.2% | 21.8% | 33.7% | 27.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 27.5% | 20.0% | 36.9% | 33.7% | 28.8% | 26.8% | 30.2% | 27.3% |
| Retail trade | 34.4% | 23.4% | 37.4% | 48.8% | 42.4% | 31.7% | 39.8% | 33.5% |
| Professional services | 27.4% | 20.3% | 33.5% | 40.0% | 32.6% | 24.7% | 32.3% | 26.8% |
| Other services | 33.4% | 20.3% | 25.1% | 36.9% | 34.0% | 34.5% | 25.7% | 34.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.9% | 20.9% | 34.7% | 34.9% | 30.8% | 26.2% | 31.9% | 27.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27.8% | 19.9% | 28.4% | 39.8% | 30.3% | 26.1% | 28.4% | 27.7% |
| Nonprofit | 24.5% | 12.7% | 23.8% | 32.5% | 27.4% | 23.3% | 22.1% | 24.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 28.3% | 30.0% | 25.6% | 32.6% | 25.5% | 25.0% | 29.3% | 27.3% |
| 5-9 years | 30.0% | 21.7% | 31.1% | 33.8% | 29.6% | 32.8% | 29.0% | 30.7% |
| 10-19 years | 34.8% | 17.3% | 38.0% | 44.6% | 37.3% | 32.0% | 34.4% | 35.0% |
| 20 or more years | 27.2% | 18.0% | 31.5% | 33.6% | 29.2% | 24.9% | 29.4% | 26.9% |
| Unknown | 25.9% | 39.3% * | 8.8% * | 29.6% | 28.4% | 25.8% | 16.2% * | 25.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.6% | 21.7% * | 36.4% | 36.3% | 30.4% | 25.6% | 40.0% | 26.4% |
| 1 location only | 30.2% | 19.9% | 32.4% | 35.0% | 29.8% | 29.7% | 29.6% | 30.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 30.9% | 23.4% | 8.6% * | 28.4% | 31.4% | 33.1% | 18.8% | 32.6% |
| 25-49 % | 33.7% | 16.4% * | 17.4% * | 41.8% | 37.6% | 34.1% | 20.9% | 35.3% |
| 50-74 % | 27.2% | 15.9% | 32.0% | 42.6% | 33.4% | 25.2% | 27.8% | 27.1% |
| 75% or more | 27.2% | 20.7% | 33.3% | 34.7% | 29.7% | 25.4% | 31.2% | 26.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 29.5% | 20.3% | 33.1% | 38.1% | 31.1% | 27.4% | 31.6% | 29.0% |
| Has union employees | 21.2% | 12.9% * | 25.0% * | 16.2% | 24.9% | 21.0% | 14.8% * | 21.5% |
| Unknown | 27.3% | 12.1% * | 24.7% * | 20.1% * | 33.1% | 27.2% | 19.9% * | 27.3% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 31.4% | 22.1% | 24.9% | 40.2% | 34.1% | 30.7% | 29.5% | 31.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 26.9% | 19.7% | 33.3% | 34.8% | 29.7% | 25.0% | 30.5% | 26.4% |
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 | 0.38% | 1.27% | 1.82% | 1.43% | 0.84% | 0.64% | 1.08% | 0.43% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.79% * | 6.25% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.78% | 4.00% | 4.47% | 2.22% | 2.26% | 0.70% | 2.82% | 0.81% |
| Construction | 1.72% | 3.11% | 4.22% | 2.94% | 4.18% | 3.02% | 2.08% | 2.40% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.45% | 8.30% * | 6.05% | 3.92% | 1.90% | 1.86% | 4.57% | 1.42% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.37% | 2.69% | 4.77% | 4.35% | 3.89% | 2.09% | 2.86% | 2.07% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.23% | 2.69% | 6.34% | 3.60% | 1.30% | 1.60% | 2.69% | 1.32% |
| Retail trade | 0.80% | 6.25% | 6.03% | 3.43% | 3.51% | 0.55% | 4.57% | 0.61% |
| Professional services | 0.72% | 2.06% | 2.37% | 1.72% | 1.71% | 0.95% | 1.43% | 0.78% |
| Other services | 1.10% | 3.04% | 3.18% | 2.49% | 2.97% | 1.49% | 1.98% | 1.28% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.45% | 1.80% | 1.92% | 1.92% | 0.95% | 0.74% | 1.42% | 0.48% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.15% | 2.42% | 5.05% | 3.91% | 2.62% | 1.37% | 2.27% | 1.15% |
| Nonprofit | 0.40% | 2.10% | 4.00% | 2.18% | 2.07% | 0.79% | 2.01% | 0.43% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.73% | 3.65% | 5.46% | 3.77% | 4.52% | 3.05% | 3.45% | 2.42% |
| 5-9 years | 1.72% | 2.52% | 3.87% | 4.36% | 4.21% | 2.91% | 3.13% | 2.01% |
| 10-19 years | 2.06% | 1.40% | 5.70% | 3.35% | 2.47% | 4.49% | 2.28% | 3.12% |
| 20 or more years | 0.48% | 2.06% | 1.71% | 1.39% | 1.15% | 0.73% | 1.39% | 0.51% |
| Unknown | 0.87% | 12.43% * | 2.78% * | 6.36% | 3.72% | 0.81% | 5.13% * | 0.87% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.60% | 6.76% * | 5.17% | 2.57% | 0.93% | 0.68% | 4.07% | 0.61% |
| 1 location only | 0.85% | 1.35% | 1.81% | 1.70% | 1.43% | 1.97% | 0.99% | 0.94% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.89% | 6.54% | 8.15% * | 7.54% | 4.28% | 2.99% | 4.28% | 2.90% |
| 25-49 % | 1.05% | 5.36% * | 9.33% * | 5.14% | 3.46% | 2.03% | 4.64% | 1.67% |
| 50-74 % | 0.65% | 3.03% | 6.06% | 3.40% | 1.84% | 1.18% | 2.87% | 0.97% |
| 75% or more | 0.41% | 1.35% | 2.15% | 1.50% | 0.93% | 0.70% | 1.12% | 0.43% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.62% | 1.25% | 1.79% | 1.58% | 0.86% | 0.94% | 1.00% | 0.65% |
| Has union employees | 0.63% | 4.26% * | 7.64% * | 3.62% | 2.04% | 0.59% | 4.51% * | 0.66% |
| Unknown | 1.42% | 7.13% * | 11.63% * | 7.77% * | 3.45% | 1.37% | 9.93% * | 1.41% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.87% | 4.91% | 3.71% | 2.19% | 1.93% | 1.04% | 3.15% | 0.98% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.36% | 1.26% | 2.08% | 1.44% | 1.07% | 0.61% | 1.24% | 0.42% |
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.