| 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 | 20.53 | 22.73 | 22.48 | 21.68 | 20.72 | 19.66 | 22.43 | 20.09 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.94 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.77 | 21.39 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.78 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.67 | 20.52 |
| Construction | 22.50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.48 | 22.52 |
| Utilities and transp. | 19.96 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.79 | 19.65 |
| Wholesale trade | 21.85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.13 | 21.03 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 20.02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.29 | 19.74 |
| Retail trade | 21.16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.49 | 20.59 |
| Professional services | 19.90 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.00 | 19.42 |
| Other services | 20.54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.49 | 20.29 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.76 | 20.34 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 20.80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.37 | 20.30 |
| Nonprofit | 19.03 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.88 | 18.93 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.20 | 20.93 |
| 5-9 years | 21.66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.42 | 20.91 |
| 10-19 years | 21.41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.60 | 20.70 |
| 20 or more years | 20.29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.41 | 19.78 |
| Unknown | 20.31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.60 | 20.31 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 20.02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.10 | 19.94 |
| 1 location only | 21.52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.32 | 20.69 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.08 | 17.83 |
| 25-49 % | 21.61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.28 | 21.46 |
| 50-74 % | 19.89 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.27 | 19.41 |
| 75% or more | 20.63 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.45 | 20.20 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.54 | 20.51 |
| Has union employees | 18.53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.15 | 18.45 |
| Unknown | 20.38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.98 | 20.37 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 21.47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.30 | 21.15 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 20.37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.32 | 19.91 |
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.
-- 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 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 0.93 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17 | 3.30 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.53 | 0.25 |
| Construction | 0.33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87 | 0.41 |
| Wholesale trade | 0.31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.51 | 0.36 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56 | 0.29 |
| Retail trade | 0.31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.30 | 0.36 |
| Professional services | 0.16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| Other services | 0.17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.34 | 0.18 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.40 | 0.35 |
| Nonprofit | 0.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.43 | 0.26 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.43 | 0.58 |
| 5-9 years | 0.30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.32 | 0.51 |
| 10-19 years | 0.32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.31 | 0.36 |
| 20 or more years | 0.06 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| Unknown | 0.17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.77 | 0.18 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.70 | 0.08 |
| 1 location only | 0.14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.15 | 0.18 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.67 | 0.68 |
| 25-49 % | 0.24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.57 | 0.26 |
| 50-74 % | 0.13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.43 | 0.10 |
| 75% or more | 0.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| Has union employees | 0.17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.64 | 0.16 |
| Unknown | 0.27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.15 | 0.27 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.44 | 0.18 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.14 | 0.07 |
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.
-- 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.