| 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 | 57.5% | 12.6% | 11.6% | 17.3% | 37.6% | 83.6% | 12.5% | 67.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 51.1% | 27.4% * | 3.8% * | 40.0% * | 45.9% * | 97.7% | 16.6% * | 73.5% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 62.8% | 11.1% | 13.6% | 14.0% | 41.6% | 88.3% | 11.2% | 70.8% |
| Construction | 27.7% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 20.2% | 35.1% | 75.8% | 13.3% | 42.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 77.6% | 18.0% | 5.3% | 16.1% | 44.0% | 92.6% | 15.4% | 83.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 55.2% | 10.3% * | 13.2% | 21.0% | 48.6% | 88.9% | 11.1% | 68.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 62.6% | 8.9% | 3.3% * | 13.8% | 32.1% | 81.8% | 7.8% | 69.7% |
| Retail trade | 59.6% | 14.6% | 7.3% | 17.1% | 26.7% | 84.1% | 12.3% | 69.8% |
| Professional services | 57.8% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 16.2% | 38.2% | 84.2% | 11.9% | 67.3% |
| Other services | 47.1% | 15.2% | 14.2% | 19.4% | 32.6% | 70.7% | 16.0% | 56.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 58.4% | 12.0% | 11.1% | 15.9% | 39.0% | 84.1% | 11.8% | 69.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 46.3% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 17.9% | 36.4% | 75.5% | 11.8% | 58.3% |
| Nonprofit | 61.6% | 21.2% | 15.2% | 24.2% | 34.6% | 85.5% | 19.4% | 66.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 29.7% | 13.0% | 13.0% * | 17.3% | 35.2% | 74.7% | 14.9% | 46.0% |
| 5-9 years | 26.4% | 10.1% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 26.1% | 79.0% | 11.4% | 41.9% |
| 10-19 years | 35.6% | 12.0% | 9.4% | 15.7% | 29.1% | 74.6% | 11.7% | 49.1% |
| 20 or more years | 63.1% | 13.6% | 11.5% | 17.9% | 39.9% | 84.3% | 12.7% | 70.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 73.1% | 11.9% * | 7.6% | 14.7% | 40.4% | 84.4% | 10.7% | 74.6% |
| 1 location only | 23.3% | 12.6% | 11.8% | 18.1% | 33.1% | 66.9% | 12.7% | 35.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 44.4% | 15.7% | 7.9% * | 8.0% * | 27.2% | 71.8% | 10.4% | 53.9% |
| 25-49 % | 49.8% | 15.5% * | 17.3% * | 13.9% | 25.9% | 77.3% | 16.1% | 57.8% |
| 50-74 % | 68.1% | 10.9% | 13.1% | 21.4% | 35.2% | 88.7% | 13.4% | 76.7% |
| 75% or more | 56.3% | 12.6% | 11.2% | 17.2% | 38.5% | 82.9% | 12.3% | 66.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 47.5% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 15.6% | 36.5% | 83.1% | 11.0% | 59.9% |
| Has union employees | 77.2% | 47.7% | 34.7% | 34.0% | 44.5% | 86.7% | 38.3% | 79.3% |
| Unknown | 77.5% | 18.4% | 16.9% * | 31.7% * | 40.9% | 81.1% | 17.5% | 79.0% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 52.8% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 14.6% | 33.5% | 75.2% | 12.4% | 60.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 58.3% | 12.7% | 11.3% | 17.8% | 38.4% | 85.1% | 12.5% | 68.8% |
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 | 0.65% | 0.56% | 1.19% | 1.48% | 1.60% | 0.66% | 0.53% | 0.74% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.58% | 8.22% * | 3.37% * | 13.34% * | 14.20% * | 0.94% | 7.12% * | 6.77% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.74% | 3.28% | 3.48% | 3.02% | 4.43% | 1.43% | 2.16% | 1.63% |
| Construction | 2.37% | 1.78% | 2.65% | 4.06% | 5.37% | 8.19% | 1.61% | 5.44% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.38% | 5.36% | 1.51% | 4.42% | 7.06% | 1.52% | 3.78% | 2.36% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.48% | 3.38% * | 3.27% | 5.71% | 5.65% | 2.50% | 1.38% | 2.67% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.41% | 2.62% | 1.52% * | 3.33% | 3.82% | 2.36% | 1.59% | 1.78% |
| Retail trade | 1.44% | 2.20% | 1.83% | 3.86% | 3.82% | 1.50% | 1.45% | 1.28% |
| Professional services | 1.11% | 1.26% | 1.48% | 1.77% | 3.62% | 1.78% | 0.74% | 1.24% |
| Other services | 1.49% | 1.77% | 2.05% | 2.44% | 5.48% | 1.94% | 1.70% | 1.90% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.82% | 0.55% | 0.93% | 1.82% | 2.21% | 0.70% | 0.49% | 0.87% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.55% | 1.84% | 3.00% | 2.84% | 2.89% | 2.90% | 1.47% | 2.55% |
| Nonprofit | 1.52% | 3.25% | 3.28% | 3.14% | 3.66% | 2.18% | 2.49% | 1.57% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.28% | 3.29% | 4.23% * | 3.69% | 7.90% | 9.62% | 2.61% | 6.91% |
| 5-9 years | 2.14% | 1.20% | 3.23% | 3.33% | 3.69% | 4.02% | 1.41% | 2.94% |
| 10-19 years | 2.62% | 1.49% | 1.49% | 2.90% | 3.11% | 3.49% | 1.10% | 3.62% |
| 20 or more years | 0.75% | 1.21% | 1.21% | 1.53% | 1.84% | 0.70% | 0.76% | 0.82% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.55% | 4.35% * | 1.26% | 1.58% | 1.56% | 0.61% | 1.09% | 0.58% |
| 1 location only | 1.22% | 0.55% | 1.26% | 1.67% | 3.15% | 5.55% | 0.54% | 2.76% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.53% | 3.18% | 2.50% * | 3.82% * | 5.77% | 5.39% | 2.40% | 4.00% |
| 25-49 % | 2.11% | 4.84% * | 5.62% * | 4.04% | 5.67% | 2.71% | 3.67% | 1.89% |
| 50-74 % | 2.09% | 1.39% | 3.10% | 3.78% | 4.33% | 1.07% | 1.39% | 1.91% |
| 75% or more | 0.82% | 0.80% | 1.08% | 1.60% | 1.51% | 0.87% | 0.55% | 0.92% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.76% | 0.55% | 1.42% | 1.68% | 1.26% | 0.69% | 0.55% | 0.89% |
| Has union employees | 1.53% | 7.56% | 5.99% | 5.60% | 5.34% | 1.33% | 4.04% | 1.41% |
| Unknown | 1.78% | 4.88% | 5.61% * | 10.48% * | 6.81% | 1.84% | 3.99% | 1.93% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.09% | 1.09% | 2.59% | 2.44% | 3.06% | 2.14% | 0.87% | 1.37% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.77% | 0.63% | 1.28% | 1.51% | 1.79% | 0.80% | 0.56% | 0.93% |
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.