| 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 | 869 | 1,191 | 1,153 | 1,168 | 896 | 675 | 1,177 | 782 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,475 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,664 | 1,363 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 781 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,123 | 727 |
| Construction | 1,061 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,103 | 1,019 |
| Utilities and transp. | 985 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,099 | 968 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,018 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,214 | 924 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 874 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,256 | 808 |
| Retail trade | 792 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,298 | 683 |
| Professional services | 873 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,149 | 779 |
| Other services | 809 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,146 | 719 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 885 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,204 | 791 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 890 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,183 | 779 |
| Nonprofit | 755 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 892 | 734 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1,099 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,124 | 1,066 |
| 5-9 years | 1,050 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,185 | 904 |
| 10-19 years | 1,065 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,156 | 983 |
| 20 or more years | 877 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,195 | 785 |
| Unknown | 707 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 728 * | 707 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 734 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,265 | 719 |
| 1 location only | 1,099 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,170 | 1,012 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 565 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,019 | 498 |
| 25-49 % | 820 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,241 | 730 |
| 50-74 % | 828 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,146 | 751 |
| 75% or more | 887 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,181 | 799 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 943 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,188 | 845 |
| Has union employees | 625 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 815 | 615 |
| Unknown | 703 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,349 | 693 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 860 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,249 | 791 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 871 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,166 | 779 |
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 | 7.04 | 23.94 | 35.30 | 42.56 | 34.90 | 20.37 | 13.13 | 8.14 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 227.55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 178.71 | 260.84 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 23.28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 100.31 | 23.04 |
| Construction | 40.59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64.51 | 98.05 |
| Utilities and transp. | 97.72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.71 | 105.84 |
| Wholesale trade | 39.71 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.70 | 62.18 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 42.76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.35 | 47.88 |
| Retail trade | 27.83 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.99 | 34.18 |
| Professional services | 24.74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.93 | 22.12 |
| Other services | 22.47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.84 | 23.03 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 9.29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.14 | 11.03 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46.65 | 30.08 |
| Nonprofit | 20.71 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.16 | 22.47 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 42.38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.00 | 115.85 |
| 5-9 years | 61.65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.84 | 73.86 |
| 10-19 years | 36.11 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.75 | 73.70 |
| 20 or more years | 17.51 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.02 | 20.44 |
| Unknown | 21.13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 418.62 * | 21.19 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 11.60 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 89.91 | 10.30 |
| 1 location only | 14.32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.36 | 30.98 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 47.04 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 82.45 | 40.02 |
| 25-49 % | 32.25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 101.60 | 31.43 |
| 50-74 % | 25.54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.12 | 26.48 |
| 75% or more | 8.37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.22 | 9.02 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 7.33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.98 | 8.93 |
| Has union employees | 25.15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 98.91 | 26.74 |
| Unknown | 21.18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 167.29 | 25.72 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 22.14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57.26 | 26.40 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 9.01 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.19 | 11.46 |
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.