| 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 | 78.2% | 82.1% | 78.5% | 75.0% | 76.0% | 79.4% | 78.6% | 78.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 63.7% | 84.3% | 76.6% | 58.3% | 47.0% | 75.2% | 74.0% | 59.5% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 92.3% | 85.9% | 88.8% | 92.0% | 93.6% | 92.5% | 89.5% | 92.8% |
| Construction | 81.8% | 87.0% | 85.9% | 78.0% | 80.2% | 80.0% | 84.3% | 79.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 87.4% | 84.5% | 80.1% | 76.4% | 88.5% | 89.0% | 82.3% | 88.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 91.0% | 91.0% | 89.0% | 92.1% | 89.5% | 91.9% | 89.8% | 91.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 89.4% | 87.3% | 87.1% | 85.6% | 89.9% | 90.1% | 87.7% | 89.6% |
| Retail trade | 66.3% | 80.6% | 71.1% | 76.1% | 69.3% | 63.1% | 75.2% | 64.8% |
| Professional services | 80.5% | 83.5% | 81.3% | 77.1% | 75.5% | 83.2% | 81.2% | 80.4% |
| Other services | 63.5% | 70.8% | 63.5% | 54.5% | 58.9% | 67.4% | 62.8% | 63.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 79.2% | 84.4% | 81.0% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 79.3% | 80.9% | 78.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 74.9% | 80.8% | 75.1% | 71.2% | 74.2% | 75.3% | 76.8% | 74.3% |
| Nonprofit | 76.5% | 64.7% | 63.6% | 66.1% | 72.6% | 83.0% | 65.7% | 78.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 73.7% | 84.4% | 73.5% | 68.6% | 67.5% | 77.8% | 75.8% | 71.7% |
| 5-9 years | 72.3% | 81.7% | 75.4% | 70.2% | 65.7% | 70.8% | 77.5% | 67.6% |
| 10-19 years | 74.8% | 81.6% | 82.7% | 72.5% | 69.9% | 75.2% | 80.4% | 72.1% |
| 20 or more years | 79.3% | 81.9% | 78.4% | 77.0% | 78.5% | 79.9% | 78.6% | 79.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 79.2% | 87.4% | 83.0% | 81.4% | 77.8% | 79.3% | 82.7% | 79.1% |
| 1 location only | 76.3% | 82.0% | 78.2% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 81.5% | 78.3% | 74.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 34.5% | 47.4% | 26.2% | 29.4% | 29.0% | 39.7% | 33.2% | 34.8% |
| 25-49 % | 50.0% | 51.2% | 38.3% | 40.9% | 46.1% | 55.4% | 42.4% | 51.5% |
| 50-74 % | 70.1% | 69.5% | 62.7% | 62.3% | 63.5% | 73.4% | 65.0% | 70.9% |
| 75% or more | 86.0% | 89.0% | 87.4% | 85.0% | 85.7% | 86.0% | 87.1% | 85.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 77.4% | 81.8% | 78.6% | 75.6% | 76.0% | 78.1% | 78.6% | 77.0% |
| Has union employees | 78.9% | 89.2% | 76.5% | 70.3% | 79.5% | 79.3% | 78.4% | 78.9% |
| Unknown | 81.3% | 83.5% | 79.2% | 67.0% | 66.3% | 82.5% | 78.9% | 81.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 59.3% | 67.5% | 55.0% | 54.8% | 53.1% | 62.9% | 57.4% | 59.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 84.8% | 85.0% | 84.2% | 81.9% | 85.7% | 85.2% | 84.0% | 85.0% |
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.
** 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 | 0.53% | 0.58% | 0.74% | 0.65% | 1.32% | 0.64% | 0.48% | 0.57% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.24% | 3.40% | 12.90% | 12.06% | 13.25% | 8.17% | 5.58% | 9.96% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.55% | 1.76% | 2.02% | 1.06% | 1.23% | 0.66% | 1.11% | 0.57% |
| Construction | 1.31% | 1.49% | 1.39% | 2.79% | 5.50% | 6.62% | 1.00% | 2.39% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.22% | 3.85% | 4.64% | 3.77% | 1.28% | 1.19% | 2.26% | 1.24% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.87% | 1.59% | 2.26% | 0.89% | 2.20% | 1.43% | 0.72% | 1.26% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.08% | 1.80% | 2.02% | 1.81% | 1.17% | 1.28% | 1.10% | 1.11% |
| Retail trade | 1.00% | 1.43% | 1.56% | 1.57% | 3.14% | 1.26% | 1.00% | 1.06% |
| Professional services | 0.70% | 1.30% | 1.04% | 1.75% | 1.65% | 0.87% | 0.80% | 0.81% |
| Other services | 1.47% | 1.36% | 2.24% | 1.78% | 3.28% | 1.87% | 1.12% | 1.70% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.52% | 0.56% | 0.76% | 0.79% | 1.63% | 0.76% | 0.47% | 0.60% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.33% | 1.40% | 3.14% | 1.89% | 3.14% | 1.74% | 1.40% | 1.37% |
| Nonprofit | 0.90% | 2.29% | 3.31% | 1.88% | 1.67% | 1.35% | 1.61% | 0.95% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.16% | 1.89% | 3.08% | 4.64% | 6.57% | 5.48% | 2.29% | 3.23% |
| 5-9 years | 1.85% | 1.31% | 1.37% | 2.37% | 4.23% | 4.58% | 1.09% | 3.05% |
| 10-19 years | 1.43% | 1.14% | 0.99% | 1.60% | 3.07% | 2.68% | 0.91% | 1.99% |
| 20 or more years | 0.54% | 1.07% | 1.13% | 0.86% | 0.87% | 0.62% | 0.68% | 0.53% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.50% | 4.85% | 1.81% | 0.93% | 0.90% | 0.63% | 1.14% | 0.51% |
| 1 location only | 0.98% | 0.60% | 0.81% | 0.71% | 2.39% | 3.67% | 0.54% | 1.65% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.14% | 4.39% | 3.88% | 3.87% | 3.28% | 2.38% | 2.45% | 2.28% |
| 25-49 % | 1.37% | 2.57% | 1.89% | 2.01% | 1.95% | 2.52% | 1.75% | 1.36% |
| 50-74 % | 1.01% | 0.96% | 2.01% | 1.44% | 1.08% | 1.13% | 0.96% | 1.03% |
| 75% or more | 0.38% | 0.58% | 0.54% | 0.64% | 0.81% | 0.76% | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.50% | 0.56% | 0.72% | 0.75% | 1.36% | 0.94% | 0.47% | 0.56% |
| Has union employees | 1.15% | 3.07% | 4.34% | 2.86% | 2.90% | 1.11% | 3.39% | 1.16% |
| Unknown | 0.70% | 2.76% | 6.19% | 5.44% | 3.87% | 0.85% | 4.20% | 0.71% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.73% | 1.95% | 1.80% | 1.16% | 1.46% | 0.95% | 0.96% | 0.81% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.62% | 0.43% | 0.76% | 0.63% | 0.75% | 0.76% | 0.51% | 0.66% |
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.
** 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.