| 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 | 5.9% | 11.9% | 7.2% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 9.8% | 1.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 12.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 3.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.8% | -- |
| Construction | 9.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% | -- |
| Retail trade | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.9% | -- |
| Professional services | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.7% | -- |
| Other services | 5.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 8.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 9.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 8.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 7.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.9% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.2% | -- |
| 1 location only | 9.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 5.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.0% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% | -- |
| 75% or more | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 6.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.6% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 6.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
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.
* 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 | 0.31% | 0.79% | 0.41% | 0.31% | 0.18% | 0.10% | 0.50% | 0.12% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.78% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.89% | -- |
| Construction | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.79% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.82% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.69% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.34% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.95% | -- |
| Other services | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.35% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.37% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.25% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.54% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.34% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.06% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.93% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.33% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.28% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.28% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.43% | -- |
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.