| 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 | 18.7% | 34.2% | 25.9% | 13.2% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 29.8% | 5.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 42.2% | 46.1% | 50.0% | -- | -- | -- | 46.3% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 18.0% | 32.7% | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | 25.5% | -- |
| Construction | 31.0% | 34.3% | 30.7% | -- | -- | -- | 32.5% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 17.8% | 27.6% | 37.4% | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 19.9% | 38.3% | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | 31.6% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 11.6% | 26.3% | 30.3% | -- | -- | -- | 25.1% | -- |
| Retail trade | 12.7% | 41.0% | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | -- |
| Professional services | 22.2% | 32.7% | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | 28.0% | -- |
| Other services | 18.8% | 36.1% | 28.7% | -- | -- | -- | 32.3% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17.9% | 33.7% | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | 29.4% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.4% | 32.8% | 21.4% | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 20.9% | 42.3% | 29.4% | -- | -- | -- | 34.1% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 25.3% | 31.0% | 23.3% | -- | -- | -- | 28.8% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 27.1% | 35.7% | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 23.9% | 34.0% | 26.1% | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 15.5% | 34.4% | 27.1% | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 6.0% | 25.0% | 18.8% | -- | -- | -- | 15.8% | -- |
| 1 location only | 29.5% | 34.3% | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | 30.9% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 14.8% | 28.8% | 23.7% * | -- | -- | -- | 26.5% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 15.2% | 38.3% | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 17.4% | 34.6% | 25.1% | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | -- |
| 75% or more | 19.6% | 34.1% | 26.2% | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 19.2% | 33.7% | 24.3% | -- | -- | -- | 29.0% | -- |
| Has union employees | 23.0% | 51.4% | 55.5% | -- | -- | -- | 51.2% | -- |
| Unknown | 7.5% | 31.0% | 34.6% | -- | -- | -- | 30.1% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 13.4% | 37.0% | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 20.7% | 33.5% | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | -- |
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 | 0.26% | 0.92% | 0.91% | 1.11% | 0.41% | 0.48% | 0.71% | 0.24% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.43% | 9.21% | 13.50% | -- | -- | -- | 6.82% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.31% | 4.08% | 3.90% | -- | -- | -- | 2.03% | -- |
| Construction | 1.80% | 3.49% | 3.73% | -- | -- | -- | 2.09% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.98% | 8.03% | 9.58% | -- | -- | -- | 4.42% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.89% | 4.69% | 4.08% | -- | -- | -- | 3.04% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.48% | 2.56% | 3.42% | -- | -- | -- | 1.33% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.68% | 3.94% | 1.94% | -- | -- | -- | 2.27% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.59% | 1.48% | 1.69% | -- | -- | -- | 1.00% | -- |
| Other services | 0.90% | 2.50% | 1.92% | -- | -- | -- | 1.78% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.42% | 0.94% | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.98% | 1.76% | 2.08% | -- | -- | -- | 1.16% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.62% | 5.05% | 3.81% | -- | -- | -- | 3.40% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.19% | 2.54% | 4.51% | -- | -- | -- | 2.58% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.54% | 2.85% | 4.83% | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.29% | 2.11% | 3.17% | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.39% | 1.35% | 1.41% | -- | -- | -- | 0.94% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.23% | 6.47% | 4.51% | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.63% | 0.92% | 1.13% | -- | -- | -- | 0.70% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.77% | 4.00% | 7.34% * | -- | -- | -- | 3.78% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.40% | 4.97% | 3.12% | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.87% | 2.11% | 2.91% | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.43% | 1.31% | 1.25% | -- | -- | -- | 0.93% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.42% | 0.94% | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.59% | 3.54% | 7.60% | -- | -- | -- | 2.92% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.49% | 6.36% | 9.66% | -- | -- | -- | 3.81% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.59% | 1.94% | 1.98% | -- | -- | -- | 1.47% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.45% | 1.08% | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | -- |
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.