| 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 | 35.9% | 63.1% | 45.6% | 30.6% | 16.7% | 8.8% | 55.1% | 13.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 64.9% | 75.9% | 59.3% | 43.5% | -- | -- | 71.2% | 19.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 30.8% | 49.9% | 36.7% | 23.7% | -- | -- | 41.2% | 12.4% |
| Construction | 52.6% | 60.9% | 46.6% | 38.4% | -- | -- | 55.7% | 28.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 35.9% | 54.4% | 64.1% | 29.7% | -- | -- | 52.8% | 24.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 38.3% | 71.7% | 48.1% | 24.4% | -- | -- | 58.6% | 10.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 28.1% | 64.3% | 56.0% | 32.4% | -- | -- | 59.1% | 10.4% |
| Retail trade | 20.2% | 59.6% | 33.0% | 20.4% | -- | -- | 46.6% | 5.4% |
| Professional services | 47.3% | 67.9% | 49.3% | 34.1% | -- | -- | 60.4% | 23.7% |
| Other services | 32.5% | 57.2% | 42.9% | 33.7% | -- | -- | 51.0% | 11.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 33.7% | 62.6% | 44.6% | 29.1% | -- | -- | 54.0% | 11.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 41.9% | 61.8% | 46.0% | 30.8% | -- | -- | 56.4% | 13.0% |
| Nonprofit | 43.2% | 71.7% | 53.0% | 37.5% | -- | -- | 61.1% | 23.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 51.1% | 60.6% | 50.6% | 43.2% | -- | -- | 57.6% | 14.3% |
| 5-9 years | 48.0% | 59.9% | 43.2% | 31.5% | -- | -- | 54.4% | 13.3% |
| 10-19 years | 45.1% | 62.7% | 44.3% | 30.6% | -- | -- | 55.2% | 16.1% |
| 20 or more years | 30.3% | 65.1% | 46.0% | 29.5% | -- | -- | 54.8% | 12.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 13.8% | 53.1% | 37.7% | 27.7% | -- | -- | 36.5% | 11.6% |
| 1 location only | 54.6% | 63.2% | 46.4% | 32.7% | -- | -- | 56.6% | 29.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 33.7% | 67.0% | 46.6% | 35.2% | -- | -- | 58.7% | 11.3% |
| 25-49 % | 25.3% | 58.9% | 44.7% | 29.6% | -- | -- | 50.7% | 6.5% |
| 50-74 % | 35.0% | 63.9% | 48.3% | 30.8% | -- | -- | 57.5% | 11.7% |
| 75% or more | 37.2% | 62.9% | 45.1% | 30.3% | -- | -- | 54.7% | 14.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 38.4% | 63.6% | 44.7% | 29.7% | -- | -- | 55.2% | 11.8% |
| Has union employees | 29.3% | 54.8% | 61.2% | 43.0% | -- | -- | 56.0% | 22.4% |
| Unknown | 15.0% | 51.2% | 54.8% | 37.4% | -- | -- | 50.0% | 9.1% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 25.5% | 61.6% | 37.4% | 28.6% | -- | -- | 51.6% | 9.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 39.7% | 63.4% | 47.5% | 31.2% | -- | -- | 55.9% | 15.3% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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 | 0.57% | 0.94% | 1.29% | 1.16% | 0.70% | 0.53% | 0.98% | 0.52% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.38% | 5.33% | 12.63% | 12.18% | -- | -- | 5.67% | 5.73% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.36% | 5.42% | 4.11% | 1.67% | -- | -- | 1.70% | 1.41% |
| Construction | 2.36% | 3.58% | 4.46% | 4.71% | -- | -- | 2.36% | 5.28% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.09% | 7.95% | 4.60% | 8.63% | -- | -- | 6.07% | 3.02% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.12% | 3.26% | 5.81% | 3.34% | -- | -- | 2.66% | 1.23% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.85% | 3.20% | 5.46% | 3.28% | -- | -- | 2.75% | 1.10% |
| Retail trade | 1.16% | 3.27% | 2.30% | 2.21% | -- | -- | 2.03% | 0.56% |
| Professional services | 0.98% | 1.59% | 2.18% | 2.50% | -- | -- | 1.50% | 1.66% |
| Other services | 0.86% | 2.41% | 2.16% | 2.14% | -- | -- | 1.57% | 1.17% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.62% | 0.87% | 1.47% | 1.62% | -- | -- | 1.04% | 0.58% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.62% | 2.48% | 2.01% | 2.19% | -- | -- | 1.93% | 1.79% |
| Nonprofit | 1.70% | 3.06% | 3.83% | 2.83% | -- | -- | 2.27% | 1.74% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.61% | 3.31% | 7.05% | 7.15% | -- | -- | 3.31% | 2.55% |
| 5-9 years | 1.64% | 2.84% | 2.52% | 2.02% | -- | -- | 1.85% | 1.74% |
| 10-19 years | 1.52% | 2.38% | 2.67% | 2.52% | -- | -- | 1.77% | 1.35% |
| 20 or more years | 0.72% | 1.39% | 1.43% | 0.98% | -- | -- | 1.23% | 0.55% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.50% | 8.54% | 4.35% | 1.33% | -- | -- | 1.96% | 0.56% |
| 1 location only | 0.95% | 1.02% | 1.56% | 1.69% | -- | -- | 1.02% | 1.52% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.69% | 4.49% | 9.18% | 5.63% | -- | -- | 3.20% | 0.78% |
| 25-49 % | 2.37% | 7.23% | 3.74% | 4.16% | -- | -- | 4.29% | 1.08% |
| 50-74 % | 1.33% | 2.13% | 2.17% | 2.81% | -- | -- | 1.70% | 1.18% |
| 75% or more | 0.63% | 1.12% | 1.92% | 1.49% | -- | -- | 1.07% | 0.59% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.57% | 0.96% | 1.22% | 1.12% | -- | -- | 0.94% | 0.24% |
| Has union employees | 2.16% | 5.75% | 5.94% | 6.05% | -- | -- | 2.48% | 2.40% |
| Unknown | 1.10% | 9.37% | 10.68% | 7.55% | -- | -- | 7.81% | 0.68% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.13% | 3.76% | 2.99% | 1.97% | -- | -- | 2.45% | 0.38% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.71% | 1.21% | 1.68% | 1.41% | -- | -- | 1.11% | 0.70% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.