| 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 | 43.1% | 62.3% | 38.8% | 35.6% | 35.5% | 44.0% | 50.6% | 42.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 65.8% | 89.0% | 22.0% * | 96.5% | 20.3% * | 0.6% * | 75.0% | 10.6% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 59.0% | 67.6% | 49.8% | 51.6% | 44.4% | 62.3% | 60.9% | 57.8% |
| Construction | 57.5% | 65.9% | 40.9% | 34.9% | 85.0% | 20.1% * | 54.1% | 70.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 76.5% | 39.8% * | 57.2% * | 58.7% | 38.4% * | 79.1% | 50.7% | 77.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 44.8% | 58.1% | 43.4% | 54.2% | 33.2% * | 28.7% * | 53.1% | 35.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 53.8% | 63.5% | 56.9% | 31.8% | 55.0% | 54.2% | 59.6% | 52.8% |
| Retail trade | 34.7% | 74.3% | 23.6% | 52.4% | 56.9% | 31.5% | 54.8% | 32.9% |
| Professional services | 60.6% | 60.8% | 45.9% | 51.0% | 52.8% | 64.5% | 56.0% | 61.3% |
| Other services | 23.2% | 53.8% | 31.2% | 19.0% | 17.4% | 23.7% | 37.3% | 21.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 38.1% | 61.9% | 37.1% | 32.1% | 33.0% | 37.4% | 49.1% | 36.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.9% | 64.9% | 45.8% | 32.5% | 18.3% | 36.6% | 56.1% | 27.0% |
| Nonprofit | 63.0% | 56.9% | 37.3% | 48.8% | 53.3% | 68.0% | 47.9% | 64.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 37.3% | 75.6% | 30.1% * | 30.1% * | 16.0% * | 28.7% * | 59.9% | 20.3% |
| 5-9 years | 36.2% | 58.7% | 31.6% | 27.0% | 17.6% * | 46.8% | 46.1% | 25.3% |
| 10-19 years | 36.9% | 67.8% | 43.8% | 23.5% | 29.6% | 35.9% | 55.2% | 31.4% |
| 20 or more years | 44.8% | 57.5% | 39.2% | 45.6% | 40.5% | 45.0% | 48.5% | 44.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 42.0% | 62.3% | 44.5% | 45.6% | 33.3% | 43.2% | 49.6% | 41.9% |
| 1 location only | 46.8% | 62.3% | 38.6% | 33.2% | 40.5% | 64.0% | 50.7% | 42.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 33.0% | 64.5% | 41.2% | 26.3% * | 25.0% | 32.8% | 50.2% | 29.5% |
| 25-49 % | 32.0% | 66.6% | 25.2% * | 26.3% | 26.0% | 31.8% | 47.8% | 30.4% |
| 50-74 % | 50.3% | 64.4% | 38.7% | 41.3% | 43.6% | 50.8% | 55.2% | 49.6% |
| 75% or more | 51.2% | 52.3% | 42.2% | 47.6% | 47.8% | 53.5% | 47.6% | 51.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 38.5% | 61.6% | 38.2% | 35.5% | 33.8% | 37.3% | 50.0% | 35.9% |
| Has union employees | 60.3% | 82.0% | 48.8% | 56.1% | 48.0% | 61.2% | 71.4% | 60.0% |
| Unknown | 41.8% | 57.1% | 58.4% | 24.0% * | 45.3% | 41.7% | 45.9% | 41.7% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 27.4% | 64.4% | 20.8% | 21.0% | 20.6% | 27.9% | 38.2% | 26.3% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 56.1% | 61.4% | 45.8% | 46.2% | 53.7% | 57.7% | 56.3% | 56.0% |
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.
* 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 | 1.04% | 2.17% | 3.24% | 2.24% | 1.52% | 1.54% | 1.67% | 1.33% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 14.28% | 16.87% | 6.73% * | 26.92% | 10.57% * | 10.48% * | 15.49% | 13.67% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4.69% | 10.17% | 13.88% | 9.02% | 9.65% | 10.24% | 8.42% | 7.35% |
| Construction | 5.88% | 8.59% | 11.02% | 9.51% | 20.27% | 13.26% * | 6.48% | 14.83% |
| Utilities and transp. | 6.49% | 14.83% * | 18.21% * | 13.70% | 14.61% * | 6.53% | 10.54% | 6.55% |
| Wholesale trade | 7.09% | 12.01% | 9.73% | 9.70% | 13.34% * | 11.18% * | 8.25% | 10.07% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.30% | 7.18% | 12.72% | 9.24% | 6.56% | 3.93% | 4.79% | 4.07% |
| Retail trade | 0.82% | 7.98% | 5.92% | 8.55% | 7.15% | 0.83% | 5.75% | 0.99% |
| Professional services | 1.44% | 3.60% | 3.73% | 4.89% | 3.75% | 2.53% | 3.38% | 1.93% |
| Other services | 1.76% | 5.18% | 5.82% | 4.46% | 2.25% | 2.34% | 3.91% | 1.89% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.58% | 2.18% | 3.49% | 4.71% | 3.89% | 2.40% | 1.91% | 1.98% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.96% | 3.21% | 8.18% | 6.93% | 3.68% | 5.08% | 4.28% | 2.17% |
| Nonprofit | 1.72% | 7.02% | 10.00% | 6.49% | 4.33% | 2.64% | 4.96% | 1.97% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 6.92% | 4.27% | 12.19% * | 12.20% * | 11.47% * | 10.24% * | 5.10% | 5.56% |
| 5-9 years | 3.96% | 3.80% | 5.28% | 7.10% | 6.10% * | 11.47% | 3.94% | 5.60% |
| 10-19 years | 3.30% | 4.27% | 7.08% | 5.86% | 4.27% | 6.55% | 3.38% | 4.38% |
| 20 or more years | 1.26% | 3.82% | 3.17% | 2.52% | 2.56% | 1.61% | 2.35% | 1.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.24% | 16.86% | 8.91% | 4.09% | 2.92% | 1.27% | 4.78% | 1.28% |
| 1 location only | 2.08% | 2.02% | 3.42% | 2.89% | 6.07% | 10.69% | 1.66% | 4.65% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.63% | 6.45% | 12.33% | 8.50% * | 4.26% | 3.36% | 5.27% | 3.31% |
| 25-49 % | 2.12% | 7.16% | 7.73% * | 6.63% | 3.76% | 2.79% | 5.24% | 2.29% |
| 50-74 % | 2.31% | 3.21% | 6.98% | 6.24% | 6.11% | 2.74% | 1.99% | 2.59% |
| 75% or more | 1.84% | 3.42% | 4.18% | 3.04% | 4.63% | 2.51% | 2.09% | 2.28% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.81% | 2.20% | 3.04% | 2.25% | 2.57% | 1.19% | 1.65% | 1.21% |
| Has union employees | 2.71% | 15.79% | 11.79% | 13.69% | 9.34% | 2.75% | 12.76% | 2.65% |
| Unknown | 2.46% | 15.11% | 16.38% | 15.14% * | 9.98% | 2.61% | 13.05% | 2.61% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.63% | 3.44% | 4.47% | 2.60% | 2.06% | 2.38% | 3.28% | 2.06% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.62% | 3.41% | 2.95% | 4.59% | 3.11% | 2.37% | 2.19% | 1.95% |
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.