| 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 | 72.6% | 72.5% | 73.9% | 77.2% | 77.1% | 69.9% | 73.6% | 72.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 76.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.1% | 79.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 71.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.5% | 70.7% |
| Construction | 73.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.7% | 75.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 75.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.7% | 75.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 73.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.3% | 72.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 68.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.5% | 67.6% |
| Retail trade | 61.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.8% | 59.5% |
| Professional services | 75.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.6% | 75.9% |
| Other services | 77.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.1% | 78.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 71.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.9% | 70.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 74.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.4% | 75.5% |
| Nonprofit | 77.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.2% | 77.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 75.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.7% | 76.0% |
| 5-9 years | 76.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.4% | 78.8% |
| 10-19 years | 77.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.6% | 79.7% |
| 20 or more years | 71.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.2% | 71.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 70.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.6% | 70.7% |
| 1 location only | 76.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.6% | 80.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 74.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.5% | 77.8% |
| 25-49 % | 70.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76.6% | 69.1% |
| 50-74 % | 65.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.6% | 64.4% |
| 75% or more | 73.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.7% | 73.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 72.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.0% | 72.2% |
| Has union employees | 74.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64.6% | 75.4% |
| Unknown | 68.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85.1% | 67.7% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 66.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.0% | 65.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 73.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.4% | 73.8% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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 | 0.51% | 1.08% | 1.05% | 1.24% | 1.66% | 0.53% | 0.51% | 0.62% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.29% | 13.28% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.92% | 2.11% |
| Construction | 2.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.08% | 3.31% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.26% | 2.78% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.68% | 3.20% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.21% | 2.31% |
| Retail trade | 1.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.45% | 2.35% |
| Professional services | 1.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | 1.74% |
| Other services | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | 2.10% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.45% | 2.89% |
| Nonprofit | 2.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.36% | 2.38% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | 3.47% |
| 5-9 years | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.42% | 2.34% |
| 10-19 years | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | 1.48% |
| 20 or more years | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.55% | 0.61% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.34% | 0.44% |
| 1 location only | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | 2.23% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.78% | 2.05% |
| 25-49 % | 2.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.70% | 3.33% |
| 50-74 % | 1.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.69% | 2.17% |
| 75% or more | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | 0.82% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.49% | 0.88% |
| Has union employees | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.13% | 1.69% |
| Unknown | 3.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.17% | 3.24% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.39% | 0.99% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | 0.79% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.