| 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 | 41.4% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 38.1% | 52.9% | 80.8% | 18.3% | 68.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.6% | 7.4% * | 21.1% * | 38.6% * | 36.2% * | 57.7% | 12.6% | 37.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 33.8% | 10.7% | 22.2% | 39.3% | 55.7% | 68.6% | 19.4% | 59.3% |
| Construction | 20.7% | 12.7% | 22.8% | 30.9% | 54.2% | 86.5% | 16.8% | 51.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 50.8% | 13.7% * | 29.9% * | 26.8% | 45.1% | 84.9% | 19.1% | 71.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 36.4% | 7.9% | 28.1% | 36.2% | 44.6% | 82.5% | 17.2% | 62.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 53.1% | 17.7% | 26.1% | 42.4% | 53.9% | 81.0% | 22.1% | 70.8% |
| Retail trade | 50.1% | 13.3% | 17.3% | 37.9% | 54.2% | 74.1% | 17.4% | 68.5% |
| Professional services | 37.4% | 13.0% | 25.8% | 42.8% | 59.4% | 86.7% | 18.5% | 71.3% |
| Other services | 41.7% | 13.5% | 20.9% | 33.9% | 45.5% | 84.9% | 17.8% | 69.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 43.0% | 12.9% | 22.8% | 37.5% | 50.9% | 80.7% | 18.2% | 69.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 36.5% | 14.8% | 25.9% | 40.6% | 57.0% | 86.3% | 18.7% | 72.1% |
| Nonprofit | 36.6% | 10.1% | 23.5% | 38.7% | 56.8% | 67.4% | 18.2% | 56.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.1% | 16.4% | 25.6% | 40.7% | 60.6% | 72.1% | 19.9% | 60.9% |
| 5-9 years | 22.9% | 11.8% | 27.9% | 39.5% | 55.0% | 64.6% | 17.2% | 54.2% |
| 10-19 years | 27.9% | 10.9% | 25.4% | 36.0% | 52.9% | 80.3% | 16.4% | 60.9% |
| 20 or more years | 49.0% | 14.0% | 21.2% | 38.3% | 52.5% | 81.2% | 19.2% | 70.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 67.2% | 17.9% * | 21.7% | 39.7% | 52.9% | 80.8% | 30.2% | 70.7% |
| 1 location only | 19.4% | 13.0% | 23.5% | 36.9% | 52.9% | 69.5% | 17.3% | 47.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 37.6% | 8.4% * | 10.3% * | 28.0% | 44.5% | 76.9% | 11.4% | 61.1% |
| 25-49 % | 48.1% | 7.3% | 17.5% | 29.4% | 42.8% | 90.3% | 13.0% | 74.0% |
| 50-74 % | 41.1% | 12.6% | 20.7% | 34.4% | 52.2% | 75.4% | 15.6% | 67.7% |
| 75% or more | 41.1% | 13.8% | 25.0% | 40.2% | 55.0% | 81.4% | 19.6% | 69.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 35.8% | 12.7% | 23.3% | 37.9% | 52.6% | 78.8% | 17.9% | 64.2% |
| Has union employees | 71.6% | 20.3% | 26.3% | 47.0% | 53.2% | 88.1% | 26.8% | 83.2% |
| Unknown | 68.0% | 21.9% | 18.6% * | 22.7% * | 58.8% | 78.5% | 20.4% | 75.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 46.4% | 10.2% | 14.4% | 29.4% | 46.0% | 80.3% | 13.3% | 67.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 39.5% | 13.8% | 25.5% | 41.0% | 56.7% | 81.1% | 19.5% | 69.6% |
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.
** 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 | 0.47% | 0.36% | 1.04% | 1.21% | 0.64% | 0.62% | 0.42% | 0.56% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.14% | 2.34% * | 11.57% * | 13.55% * | 11.54% * | 14.12% | 3.61% | 8.82% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.22% | 2.57% | 2.90% | 3.77% | 1.98% | 2.90% | 2.13% | 1.57% |
| Construction | 1.99% | 1.88% | 4.24% | 3.97% | 6.82% | 3.66% | 1.76% | 4.42% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.74% | 5.55% * | 9.04% * | 6.57% | 6.05% | 2.35% | 3.32% | 2.84% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.33% | 1.66% | 4.58% | 4.73% | 1.51% | 1.31% | 1.74% | 1.45% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.76% | 2.06% | 3.65% | 4.16% | 2.14% | 1.65% | 1.92% | 0.74% |
| Retail trade | 1.39% | 2.75% | 2.74% | 1.23% | 2.28% | 1.76% | 2.17% | 1.20% |
| Professional services | 0.59% | 1.10% | 1.72% | 2.35% | 1.26% | 1.39% | 0.62% | 0.99% |
| Other services | 1.10% | 1.36% | 2.59% | 1.96% | 2.82% | 1.38% | 1.22% | 1.23% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.64% | 0.63% | 1.05% | 1.48% | 0.94% | 0.76% | 0.56% | 0.74% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.18% | 2.01% | 1.64% | 3.59% | 2.80% | 1.13% | 1.59% | 0.95% |
| Nonprofit | 1.49% | 2.13% | 2.97% | 3.09% | 2.60% | 2.84% | 2.13% | 2.20% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.20% | 3.27% | 5.37% | 3.93% | 6.03% | 7.16% | 3.35% | 2.11% |
| 5-9 years | 0.69% | 1.07% | 3.21% | 5.08% | 2.81% | 3.12% | 0.89% | 2.50% |
| 10-19 years | 0.92% | 0.93% | 2.28% | 2.67% | 3.56% | 1.31% | 0.95% | 1.51% |
| 20 or more years | 0.59% | 1.23% | 1.32% | 1.89% | 0.72% | 0.74% | 0.61% | 0.53% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.50% | 6.90% * | 2.11% | 2.32% | 0.64% | 0.63% | 2.18% | 0.52% |
| 1 location only | 0.42% | 0.38% | 1.13% | 1.24% | 3.01% | 5.89% | 0.43% | 1.37% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.84% | 2.62% * | 5.79% * | 5.01% | 4.36% | 3.97% | 1.43% | 2.88% |
| 25-49 % | 1.24% | 1.99% | 3.67% | 3.42% | 5.19% | 1.58% | 1.61% | 1.66% |
| 50-74 % | 1.10% | 1.59% | 3.82% | 2.28% | 2.65% | 1.23% | 1.74% | 1.13% |
| 75% or more | 0.53% | 0.60% | 0.96% | 1.44% | 0.94% | 0.93% | 0.50% | 0.78% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.35% | 0.36% | 1.08% | 1.18% | 0.71% | 0.79% | 0.50% | 0.54% |
| Has union employees | 2.28% | 5.33% | 7.36% | 5.83% | 4.45% | 1.43% | 3.90% | 1.96% |
| Unknown | 1.02% | 5.69% | 6.54% * | 7.30% * | 5.71% | 1.16% | 4.27% | 1.32% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.80% | 0.61% | 1.65% | 2.53% | 1.26% | 0.95% | 0.67% | 1.00% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.48% | 0.45% | 1.14% | 1.11% | 0.91% | 0.85% | 0.44% | 0.64% |
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.
** 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.