| 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 | 65.6% | 16.4% | 25.2% | 41.2% | 57.5% | 84.6% | 26.7% | 74.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 32.9% | 6.6% * | 23.7% * | 27.6% * | 26.9% * | 61.5% | 22.7% * | 37.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 65.4% | 11.1% | 24.2% | 43.9% | 56.8% | 81.3% | 28.0% | 72.0% |
| Construction | 40.0% | 16.6% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 59.9% | 83.7% | 25.0% | 56.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 78.9% | 16.3% * | 28.9% * | 26.9% | 54.9% | 93.5% | 24.2% | 84.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 60.8% | 9.2% | 29.9% | 43.0% | 58.7% | 86.8% | 27.4% | 72.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 71.7% | 22.4% | 29.2% | 43.9% | 55.2% | 85.0% | 30.5% | 77.3% |
| Retail trade | 68.0% | 15.2% | 18.5% | 42.3% | 58.9% | 80.4% | 22.9% | 75.6% |
| Professional services | 68.5% | 19.1% | 28.5% | 46.4% | 64.4% | 86.3% | 28.6% | 77.1% |
| Other services | 61.6% | 14.2% | 21.5% | 38.5% | 49.1% | 84.9% | 25.4% | 70.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 66.1% | 16.8% | 24.5% | 41.1% | 55.6% | 84.8% | 26.6% | 75.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 61.6% | 17.0% | 27.5% | 43.4% | 61.4% | 85.3% | 25.8% | 73.4% |
| Nonprofit | 66.6% | 11.5% | 26.6% | 39.4% | 59.8% | 83.4% | 28.9% | 71.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 45.0% | 22.6% | 26.3% | 42.6% | 62.3% | 70.8% | 27.7% | 61.6% |
| 5-9 years | 44.2% | 17.0% | 30.9% | 41.7% | 56.8% | 77.1% | 27.2% | 59.5% |
| 10-19 years | 53.8% | 13.0% | 27.1% | 41.2% | 55.6% | 85.0% | 25.1% | 67.7% |
| 20 or more years | 69.6% | 16.6% | 23.0% | 41.0% | 57.7% | 84.9% | 27.0% | 76.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 78.0% | 15.9% * | 22.8% | 42.4% | 58.6% | 84.9% | 38.5% | 78.9% |
| 1 location only | 40.0% | 16.4% | 25.3% | 40.8% | 55.8% | 79.6% | 25.7% | 55.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 51.6% | 8.2% * | 10.2% * | 28.3% | 37.9% | 78.3% | 17.8% | 58.8% |
| 25-49 % | 63.8% | 9.7% | 20.3% | 34.1% | 41.3% | 90.5% | 20.6% | 72.7% |
| 50-74 % | 69.1% | 13.2% | 22.0% | 39.2% | 60.2% | 84.1% | 20.0% | 77.4% |
| 75% or more | 66.0% | 18.1% | 27.0% | 43.4% | 60.5% | 84.6% | 28.9% | 74.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 58.4% | 15.7% | 25.1% | 41.0% | 56.9% | 82.4% | 26.3% | 69.1% |
| Has union employees | 83.7% | 28.5% * | 29.1% | 48.9% | 62.6% | 91.4% | 36.7% | 86.0% |
| Unknown | 79.0% | 30.4% | 21.5% * | 22.9% * | 55.8% | 82.6% | 23.9% | 80.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 61.5% | 11.2% | 16.3% | 32.8% | 47.8% | 81.8% | 19.9% | 68.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 67.0% | 17.5% | 27.4% | 44.0% | 61.6% | 85.6% | 28.4% | 76.5% |
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 | 0.83% | 0.75% | 1.28% | 1.48% | 1.65% | 0.79% | 0.78% | 0.87% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.16% | 3.31% * | 11.63% * | 14.87% * | 11.31% * | 14.22% | 8.28% * | 9.15% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.67% | 2.77% | 2.84% | 3.82% | 3.62% | 1.75% | 3.18% | 1.64% |
| Construction | 4.20% | 3.45% | 4.26% | 5.22% | 9.79% | 5.98% | 2.51% | 6.45% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.48% | 6.20% * | 9.41% * | 6.01% | 7.93% | 1.36% | 5.26% | 2.39% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.76% | 2.74% | 4.71% | 5.75% | 5.87% | 2.78% | 2.36% | 2.16% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.42% | 2.48% | 3.13% | 4.11% | 2.39% | 1.71% | 2.21% | 1.59% |
| Retail trade | 1.71% | 2.70% | 2.73% | 3.09% | 4.14% | 1.24% | 2.36% | 1.61% |
| Professional services | 1.08% | 1.63% | 2.37% | 2.61% | 1.80% | 1.61% | 1.06% | 1.23% |
| Other services | 2.09% | 1.93% | 2.51% | 2.63% | 4.00% | 2.19% | 1.93% | 2.37% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.59% | 1.10% | 1.55% | 1.64% | 1.58% | 0.55% | 0.84% | 0.67% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.80% | 2.70% | 2.09% | 4.30% | 4.64% | 3.74% | 1.74% | 3.19% |
| Nonprofit | 1.31% | 2.76% | 3.00% | 3.73% | 4.14% | 2.14% | 2.84% | 1.41% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.48% | 4.15% | 5.04% | 4.91% | 8.23% | 9.76% | 3.77% | 3.81% |
| 5-9 years | 1.94% | 2.00% | 4.08% | 5.51% | 6.71% | 5.27% | 1.91% | 4.11% |
| 10-19 years | 2.58% | 1.42% | 1.52% | 3.45% | 4.08% | 2.63% | 1.65% | 3.14% |
| 20 or more years | 0.78% | 1.23% | 1.49% | 1.83% | 1.72% | 0.77% | 1.07% | 0.88% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.63% | 5.09% * | 2.80% | 2.81% | 1.09% | 0.65% | 3.00% | 0.70% |
| 1 location only | 1.49% | 0.80% | 1.36% | 1.56% | 3.67% | 4.98% | 0.95% | 2.25% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.90% | 5.15% * | 4.35% * | 5.23% | 4.75% | 2.45% | 1.77% | 3.51% |
| 25-49 % | 2.24% | 2.60% | 3.66% | 5.01% | 7.49% | 1.36% | 1.93% | 2.49% |
| 50-74 % | 2.12% | 2.52% | 4.13% | 3.33% | 2.66% | 2.22% | 2.74% | 2.03% |
| 75% or more | 0.67% | 1.19% | 1.13% | 1.72% | 1.31% | 0.94% | 0.65% | 0.74% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.94% | 0.62% | 1.33% | 1.50% | 1.62% | 1.16% | 0.77% | 1.04% |
| Has union employees | 1.96% | 9.21% * | 7.49% | 6.64% | 4.88% | 1.18% | 4.93% | 1.83% |
| Unknown | 2.11% | 7.07% | 7.79% * | 9.49% * | 8.30% | 2.23% | 4.22% | 2.17% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.62% | 1.45% | 1.49% | 2.71% | 3.00% | 1.59% | 1.31% | 1.94% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.87% | 0.91% | 1.56% | 1.41% | 1.73% | 0.90% | 0.79% | 0.96% |
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.