| 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 | 3,587 | 2,672 | 4,573 | 4,207 | 4,230 | 3,022 | 3,846 | 3,443 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2,943 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,082 | 3,316 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2,818 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,001 * | 2,739 |
| Construction | 4,527 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,147 | 3,643 |
| Utilities and transp. | 3,634 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,423 | 3,715 |
| Wholesale trade | 4,094 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,055 | 4,431 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3,174 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,515 | 3,077 |
| Retail trade | 3,373 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,738 | 4,044 |
| Professional services | 3,792 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,303 | 3,478 |
| Other services | 3,399 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,780 | 3,188 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 3,706 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,965 | 3,559 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3,579 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,782 | 3,397 |
| Nonprofit | 2,925 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,695 | 2,975 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2,390 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,362 | 2,455 * |
| 5-9 years | 3,588 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,458 | 3,967 |
| 10-19 years | 3,954 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,233 | 3,601 |
| 20 or more years | 3,572 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,000 | 3,423 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3,505 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,685 | 3,495 |
| 1 location only | 3,682 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,860 | 3,249 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3,471 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,093 * | 3,706 |
| 25-49 % | 2,923 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,808 | 2,980 |
| 50-74 % | 3,365 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,913 | 2,747 |
| 75% or more | 3,671 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,808 | 3,591 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 3,786 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,901 | 3,685 |
| Has union employees | 2,240 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,262 | 2,101 |
| Unknown | 3,545 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,051 * | 3,602 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 3,942 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,653 | 4,145 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 3,538 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,878 | 3,356 |
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 | 221.18 | 287.84 | 475.42 | 320.66 | 778.36 | 266.90 | 303.37 | 293.18 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 553.95 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 514.09 | 841.82 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 391.53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,277.05 * | 631.67 |
| Construction | 486.75 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 848.10 | 1,051.84 |
| Utilities and transp. | 657.86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 724.52 | 594.58 |
| Wholesale trade | 583.03 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 632.93 | 588.10 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 335.49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 535.25 | 429.72 |
| Retail trade | 323.91 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 336.53 | 689.25 |
| Professional services | 423.25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 477.90 | 639.06 |
| Other services | 339.26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 381.06 | 366.11 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 315.61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 322.56 | 420.45 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 304.24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 583.69 | 349.43 |
| Nonprofit | 305.41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 514.96 | 446.18 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 497.41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 424.07 | 1,198.58 * |
| 5-9 years | 650.94 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 724.16 | 933.12 |
| 10-19 years | 364.04 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 409.06 | 688.37 |
| 20 or more years | 257.15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 441.44 | 308.36 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 325.32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 807.79 | 341.89 |
| 1 location only | 190.07 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 312.21 | 284.63 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 596.67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,397.06 * | 531.42 |
| 25-49 % | 559.97 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 673.69 | 507.18 |
| 50-74 % | 387.39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 674.99 | 163.07 |
| 75% or more | 268.99 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 374.07 | 342.62 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 268.02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 309.53 | 348.71 |
| Has union employees | 318.63 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 696.27 | 287.43 |
| Unknown | 347.76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 619.00 * | 340.07 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 325.54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 620.60 | 236.32 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 233.70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 305.94 | 333.49 |
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.