| 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 | 27.2% | 17.7% | 28.8% | 36.0% | 35.8% | 23.0% | 26.7% | 27.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 18.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.5% * | 20.6% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 25.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.6% | 24.2% |
| Construction | 22.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.1% | 19.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 31.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46.9% | 23.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 27.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | 34.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 22.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% * | 25.1% |
| Retail trade | 40.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39.9% | 42.1% |
| Professional services | 25.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% | 25.3% |
| Other services | 32.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.3% | 44.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.6% | 28.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.4% | 20.1% |
| Nonprofit | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% * | 29.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% | 25.8% * |
| 5-9 years | 36.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.1% | 51.7% |
| 10-19 years | 29.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.2% | 37.0% |
| 20 or more years | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.1% | 30.1% |
| Unknown | 23.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.2% | 23.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 25.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.6% | 25.4% |
| 1 location only | 29.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.8% | 35.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 36.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.9% * | 56.2% |
| 25-49 % | 33.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.1% | 31.8% |
| 50-74 % | 32.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | 36.3% |
| 75% or more | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.5% | 25.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 29.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.3% | 31.1% |
| Has union employees | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | 23.5% |
| Unknown | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.1% | 23.0% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 39.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.8% | 40.0% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 25.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.1% | 25.6% |
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 | 1.75% | 2.09% | 3.20% | 3.03% | 2.03% | 2.23% | 2.12% | 1.94% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.36% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.15% * | 7.05% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.95% | 2.63% |
| Construction | 2.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.68% | 5.26% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.16% | 1.68% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.58% | 3.82% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.93% * | 3.34% |
| Retail trade | 4.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.78% | 5.79% |
| Professional services | 2.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.17% | 2.54% |
| Other services | 3.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.73% | 3.67% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.22% | 1.92% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.29% | 4.90% |
| Nonprofit | 3.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.94% * | 3.12% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.88% | 8.14% * |
| 5-9 years | 5.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.81% | 10.00% |
| 10-19 years | 3.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.47% | 4.62% |
| 20 or more years | 2.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | 1.99% |
| Unknown | 2.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.95% | 2.66% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.40% | 1.96% |
| 1 location only | 2.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.22% | 3.27% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.71% * | 5.60% |
| 25-49 % | 5.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.24% | 7.75% |
| 50-74 % | 2.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.42% | 4.08% |
| 75% or more | 1.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.23% | 1.64% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.13% | 1.77% |
| Has union employees | 2.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.94% | 3.18% |
| Unknown | 3.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.71% | 3.07% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 3.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.42% | 2.93% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.74% | 1.88% |
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.