| 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 | 18.3% | 58.8% | 43.3% | 29.2% | 16.7% | 6.5% | 44.9% | 11.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 59.5% | 8.2% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 13.9% | 44.5% | 36.6% | 23.8% | 11.8% | 7.6% | 34.0% | 9.9% |
| Construction | 38.1% | 55.2% | 46.7% | 31.0% | 29.8% | 24.8% | 46.0% | 28.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 16.7% | 50.0% | 55.9% | 30.1% | 31.1% | 9.3% * | 45.3% | 13.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.7% | 65.4% | 42.3% | 22.3% | 13.9% | 6.9% * | 46.4% | 9.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 13.5% | 68.6% | 54.9% | 34.2% | 17.6% | 1.6% | 55.8% | 6.6% |
| Retail trade | 11.1% | 55.4% | 32.3% | 17.9% | 11.6% | 2.8% * | 35.9% | 5.1% |
| Professional services | 21.5% | 63.0% | 46.6% | 36.0% | 18.2% | 8.9% | 49.5% | 14.2% |
| Other services | 18.4% | 52.0% | 37.5% | 30.3% | 14.7% | 6.5% | 41.4% | 10.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17.3% | 58.0% | 42.7% | 26.6% | 15.8% | 5.9% | 43.5% | 9.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.2% | 59.5% | 41.5% | 31.7% | 11.2% | 10.0% | 47.8% | 12.7% |
| Nonprofit | 18.7% | 64.7% | 53.1% | 39.2% | 21.6% | 7.2% | 50.8% | 14.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 37.5% | 56.8% | 48.9% | 40.7% | 14.8% * | 12.8% * | 51.1% | 20.1% |
| 5-9 years | 28.1% | 52.7% | 35.7% | 27.0% | 3.4% | 10.5% * | 43.3% | 9.5% |
| 10-19 years | 28.2% | 57.4% | 39.7% | 32.1% | 17.7% | 12.6% | 43.5% | 18.3% |
| 20 or more years | 15.5% | 62.0% | 45.7% | 27.8% | 17.4% | 6.0% | 45.0% | 10.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 9.5% | 53.9% | 39.4% | 28.9% | 15.1% | 6.4% | 35.7% | 8.7% |
| 1 location only | 34.6% | 58.9% | 43.5% | 29.3% | 19.1% | 10.8% * | 45.8% | 20.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.9% | 68.0% | 55.8% | 29.9% | 21.1% | 6.5% | 53.9% | 12.7% |
| 25-49 % | 18.1% | 57.0% | 43.7% | 31.1% | 18.6% | 4.6% * | 40.5% | 12.3% |
| 50-74 % | 13.9% | 54.2% | 44.1% | 30.1% | 13.9% | 4.8% | 45.3% | 8.1% |
| 75% or more | 19.0% | 59.4% | 42.9% | 29.0% | 16.9% | 7.0% | 44.9% | 11.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.2% | 59.4% | 42.6% | 28.3% | 16.6% | 4.8% | 44.8% | 11.7% |
| Has union employees | 15.1% | 56.5% | 55.0% | 38.9% | 18.0% | 11.4% | 49.4% | 13.4% |
| Unknown | 7.2% | 38.0% | 51.7% | 48.5% | 15.2% * | 5.1% | 43.9% | 6.1% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 13.1% | 53.2% | 32.7% | 22.7% | 15.7% | 3.6% | 37.1% | 8.3% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.4% | 59.6% | 44.9% | 30.6% | 16.9% | 7.2% | 46.2% | 11.7% |
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 | 0.71% | 1.62% | 1.77% | 1.80% | 1.28% | 0.78% | 1.35% | 0.68% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.04% | 3.12% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.34% | 7.44% | 4.66% | 2.66% | 1.92% | 1.34% | 2.59% | 1.20% |
| Construction | 4.47% | 5.05% | 5.18% | 6.71% | 7.33% | 7.09% | 3.97% | 5.86% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.83% | 10.15% | 9.12% | 7.57% | 7.87% | 2.86% * | 7.05% | 3.07% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.80% | 4.44% | 5.88% | 5.25% | 2.90% | 2.20% * | 2.80% | 1.71% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.99% | 3.07% | 6.66% | 4.44% | 4.38% | 0.30% | 3.57% | 0.98% |
| Retail trade | 1.25% | 6.11% | 4.39% | 3.16% | 2.59% | 0.91% * | 3.72% | 0.98% |
| Professional services | 1.11% | 2.21% | 3.00% | 2.62% | 2.28% | 1.59% | 1.83% | 1.40% |
| Other services | 1.32% | 3.39% | 2.35% | 3.94% | 2.17% | 1.28% | 2.25% | 1.50% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.66% | 1.84% | 2.08% | 1.80% | 1.55% | 0.90% | 1.61% | 0.76% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.30% | 2.75% | 2.42% | 4.16% | 2.03% | 2.66% | 1.40% | 2.19% |
| Nonprofit | 1.01% | 4.35% | 5.25% | 4.07% | 2.76% | 1.07% | 3.60% | 1.01% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.97% | 5.55% | 6.31% | 6.99% | 4.75% * | 7.10% * | 4.12% | 5.00% |
| 5-9 years | 1.50% | 2.70% | 3.14% | 5.68% | 0.83% | 5.41% * | 0.73% | 2.47% |
| 10-19 years | 1.57% | 3.30% | 3.01% | 2.40% | 2.99% | 2.45% | 1.60% | 1.88% |
| 20 or more years | 0.79% | 1.83% | 1.85% | 1.93% | 1.47% | 0.80% | 1.68% | 0.76% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.72% | 10.71% | 3.82% | 1.81% | 1.20% | 0.75% | 1.64% | 0.74% |
| 1 location only | 0.88% | 1.66% | 1.90% | 2.19% | 1.61% | 6.27% * | 1.35% | 1.48% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.36% | 5.64% | 10.43% | 6.05% | 5.01% | 1.78% | 3.96% | 2.27% |
| 25-49 % | 2.15% | 7.64% | 5.04% | 7.05% | 4.46% | 2.15% * | 4.36% | 2.39% |
| 50-74 % | 1.03% | 3.80% | 4.30% | 3.52% | 2.48% | 1.11% | 2.58% | 0.91% |
| 75% or more | 0.79% | 1.86% | 1.99% | 1.69% | 1.59% | 0.92% | 1.39% | 0.85% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.72% | 1.60% | 1.68% | 1.61% | 1.44% | 0.70% | 1.28% | 0.71% |
| Has union employees | 1.79% | 7.41% | 8.92% | 5.85% | 4.03% | 1.78% | 3.43% | 1.77% |
| Unknown | 1.10% | 10.59% | 9.12% | 12.68% | 8.11% * | 0.87% | 6.51% | 1.07% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.72% | 3.95% | 3.56% | 2.90% | 1.28% | 0.91% | 2.08% | 0.79% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.85% | 1.79% | 1.95% | 2.19% | 1.73% | 0.99% | 1.42% | 0.91% |
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.