| 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 | 21.1% | 33.5% | 27.5% | 19.8% | 12.2% | 7.4% | 30.5% | 9.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 44.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.8% | 16.6% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% | 9.4% |
| Construction | 29.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | 16.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 21.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.7% | 20.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 22.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.2% | 8.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.1% | 8.1% |
| Retail trade | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.6% | 3.8% |
| Professional services | 28.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.4% | 19.0% |
| Other services | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.8% | 7.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 19.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.5% | 9.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | 10.1% |
| Nonprofit | 27.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.2% | 15.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | 8.6% |
| 5-9 years | 27.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% | 11.1% |
| 10-19 years | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 10.1% |
| 20 or more years | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | 9.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | 9.1% |
| 1 location only | 30.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.2% | 18.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 6.3% |
| 25-49 % | 13.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.8% | 5.0% |
| 50-74 % | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | 9.1% |
| 75% or more | 22.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.3% | 11.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | 8.5% |
| Has union employees | 22.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.0% | 20.1% |
| Unknown | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.5% | 5.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 13.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.4% | 6.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% | 11.9% |
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.
* 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 | 0.43% | 0.64% | 1.33% | 0.96% | 0.74% | 0.58% | 0.63% | 0.54% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.22% | 5.36% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.07% | 1.00% |
| Construction | 1.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.71% | 3.57% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.56% | 2.50% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.27% | 1.18% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | 1.10% |
| Retail trade | 1.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.85% | 0.50% |
| Professional services | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | 1.52% |
| Other services | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.19% | 1.07% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | 0.64% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.76% | 1.50% |
| Nonprofit | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | 1.22% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | 2.26% |
| 5-9 years | 1.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | 1.66% |
| 10-19 years | 1.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | 1.32% |
| 20 or more years | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | 0.56% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | 0.55% |
| 1 location only | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | 1.72% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.96% | 0.94% |
| 25-49 % | 1.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.42% | 1.09% |
| 50-74 % | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | 1.02% |
| 75% or more | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | 0.63% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.67% | 0.24% |
| Has union employees | 2.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.84% | 2.52% |
| Unknown | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.98% | 0.56% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | 0.19% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | 0.76% |
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.
* 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.