| 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 | 19.3% | 14.3% | 16.5% | 18.2% | 19.4% | 23.2% | 16.3% | 21.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 31.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% * | 32.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 17.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | 18.1% |
| Construction | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.0% | 11.5% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 17.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% * | 19.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 25.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.0% | 28.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.0% | 17.8% |
| Retail trade | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.8% | 25.5% |
| Professional services | 15.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.5% | 16.7% |
| Other services | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% | 31.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 22.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | 21.5% |
| Nonprofit | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.2% | 14.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.6% | 27.4% |
| 5-9 years | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.3% | 22.2% * |
| 10-19 years | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.3% | 15.1% |
| 20 or more years | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | 21.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | 22.3% |
| 1 location only | 16.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | 17.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 20.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% * | 21.8% |
| 25-49 % | 31.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.8% | 39.3% |
| 50-74 % | 17.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 17.7% |
| 75% or more | 18.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | 20.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | 21.0% |
| Has union employees | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2% | 15.1% |
| Unknown | 23.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% * | 23.7% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.7% | 25.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | 20.3% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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 | 0.80% | 1.27% | 1.60% | 1.32% | 1.41% | 1.71% | 0.96% | 0.99% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.23% * | 7.78% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.89% | 2.93% |
| Construction | 4.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.16% | 4.74% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.42% * | 3.23% |
| Wholesale trade | 4.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.55% | 4.71% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.27% | 2.95% |
| Retail trade | 2.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.18% | 3.73% |
| Professional services | 1.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.30% | 1.69% |
| Other services | 2.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.51% | 3.17% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.73% | 1.39% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | 3.88% |
| Nonprofit | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.26% | 1.48% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.30% | 6.95% |
| 5-9 years | 2.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.76% | 8.18% * |
| 10-19 years | 2.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.19% | 3.28% |
| 20 or more years | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | 1.37% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.50% | 1.31% |
| 1 location only | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.93% | 2.97% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.61% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.49% * | 5.38% |
| 25-49 % | 2.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.57% | 7.82% |
| 50-74 % | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.54% | 2.31% |
| 75% or more | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | 1.13% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | 0.98% |
| Has union employees | 2.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.35% | 3.10% |
| Unknown | 2.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.81% * | 2.65% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | 2.43% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | 1.01% |
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.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** 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.