| 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 | 27.4% | 22.3% | 34.6% | 37.5% | 30.3% | 23.4% | 31.7% | 26.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 31.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.5% | 26.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 25.4% | 22.1% * | 39.3% | 31.0% | 24.2% | 21.6% | 34.2% | 22.9% |
| Construction | 30.1% | 19.0% * | 35.2% | 28.3% | 41.9% | 50.5% | 27.9% | 33.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.0% | 10.3% * | 8.0% * | 43.5% | 19.9% | 24.2% | 13.0% * | 24.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.7% | 14.2% * | 37.6% | 38.3% | 29.1% | 23.3% | 31.6% | 27.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 23.9% | 34.1% | 33.4% | 29.7% | 24.2% | 22.5% | 33.3% | 23.0% |
| Retail trade | 38.3% | 7.9% * | 35.5% | 50.4% | 51.5% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 41.8% |
| Professional services | 25.4% | 24.4% | 35.5% | 42.8% | 33.3% | 20.1% | 32.6% | 24.4% |
| Other services | 34.8% | 27.4% | 33.0% | 37.1% | 30.0% | 38.4% | 33.3% | 35.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 29.3% | 23.3% | 36.2% | 38.3% | 30.2% | 26.0% | 32.7% | 28.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27.7% | 18.9% | 31.8% | 40.9% | 35.8% | 21.9% | 29.1% | 27.2% |
| Nonprofit | 22.1% | 18.1% * | 23.1% | 30.8% | 28.7% | 18.6% | 25.9% | 21.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 37.0% | 35.6% | 48.1% | 35.4% | 38.1% | 32.0% | 40.0% | 34.4% |
| 5-9 years | 29.2% | 17.5% | 36.1% | 40.5% | 24.5% | 30.1% | 32.2% | 24.7% |
| 10-19 years | 33.8% | 25.5% | 35.6% | 39.9% | 39.5% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 33.9% |
| 20 or more years | 26.1% | 19.4% | 32.6% | 36.6% | 29.5% | 22.8% | 29.8% | 25.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 25.5% | 20.4% * | 28.9% | 40.8% | 30.0% | 23.6% | 35.9% | 25.3% |
| 1 location only | 30.3% | 22.3% | 34.9% | 36.7% | 30.6% | 21.4% * | 31.4% | 29.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.8% | 19.8% * | 29.9% * | 51.0% | 21.3% * | 46.9% | 36.2% | 35.4% |
| 25-49 % | 45.2% | 33.0% | 22.9% * | 37.7% | 41.9% | 54.4% | 30.9% | 50.3% |
| 50-74 % | 27.5% | 14.5% * | 25.2% | 38.6% | 32.5% | 26.9% | 22.1% | 29.1% |
| 75% or more | 26.7% | 23.2% | 36.5% | 37.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 32.8% | 25.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 30.8% | 22.5% | 36.0% | 40.6% | 31.1% | 27.2% | 32.9% | 30.0% |
| Has union employees | 16.5% | 5.8% * | 10.5% * | 13.8% * | 22.8% | 16.1% | 8.0% * | 17.0% |
| Unknown | 26.8% | 50.4% | 50.3% | 20.2% * | 38.2% | 25.5% | 46.3% | 26.0% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 35.1% | 14.4% | 30.2% | 47.9% | 31.6% | 38.5% | 27.0% | 37.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 26.6% | 23.4% | 35.1% | 36.5% | 30.1% | 22.2% | 32.2% | 25.2% |
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 | 0.64% | 1.82% | 2.05% | 2.27% | 0.95% | 1.00% | 1.22% | 0.60% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.17% | 6.51% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.01% | 7.93% * | 5.73% | 2.59% | 3.51% | 1.59% | 4.15% | 1.28% |
| Construction | 2.22% | 8.79% * | 5.73% | 6.05% | 7.70% | 12.91% | 3.22% | 5.68% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.45% | 10.76% * | 8.87% * | 10.45% | 3.78% | 2.40% | 7.57% * | 2.45% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.31% | 6.81% * | 7.42% | 6.00% | 5.71% | 4.01% | 4.46% | 2.72% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.92% | 7.55% | 5.71% | 7.53% | 4.05% | 1.57% | 4.17% | 1.60% |
| Retail trade | 1.55% | 8.56% * | 4.54% | 5.85% | 4.95% | 1.28% | 4.23% | 1.75% |
| Professional services | 0.97% | 4.73% | 4.62% | 2.82% | 2.18% | 1.64% | 2.30% | 1.00% |
| Other services | 1.64% | 3.66% | 5.21% | 4.10% | 3.19% | 3.70% | 2.43% | 2.76% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.90% | 2.17% | 2.11% | 2.34% | 1.58% | 1.56% | 1.10% | 0.95% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.95% | 3.49% | 4.29% | 5.79% | 4.82% | 2.59% | 3.32% | 2.11% |
| Nonprofit | 1.36% | 8.58% * | 6.74% | 1.77% | 2.32% | 1.74% | 3.12% | 1.32% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5.23% | 8.98% | 8.44% | 8.14% | 7.82% | 8.64% | 7.05% | 7.31% |
| 5-9 years | 3.31% | 3.94% | 6.17% | 6.73% | 5.78% | 3.49% | 4.05% | 3.44% |
| 10-19 years | 2.56% | 5.07% | 4.29% | 3.35% | 4.76% | 4.04% | 2.05% | 4.01% |
| 20 or more years | 0.62% | 2.53% | 3.11% | 2.39% | 1.27% | 0.96% | 1.27% | 0.58% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.75% | 7.73% * | 7.50% | 1.77% | 1.35% | 0.99% | 3.78% | 0.72% |
| 1 location only | 1.15% | 1.83% | 2.10% | 2.34% | 2.46% | 7.06% * | 1.12% | 1.91% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.07% | 9.20% * | 10.86% * | 9.48% | 10.39% * | 8.46% | 7.76% | 6.90% |
| 25-49 % | 5.81% | 8.69% | 7.72% * | 5.41% | 7.40% | 8.59% | 4.73% | 6.38% |
| 50-74 % | 1.53% | 5.85% * | 4.71% | 4.01% | 2.95% | 1.63% | 4.35% | 1.67% |
| 75% or more | 0.60% | 1.84% | 2.24% | 2.52% | 1.27% | 1.01% | 1.14% | 0.59% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.68% | 1.86% | 1.66% | 1.84% | 0.84% | 1.48% | 1.36% | 0.80% |
| Has union employees | 1.36% | 6.20% * | 8.23% * | 5.06% * | 4.39% | 1.89% | 4.62% * | 1.55% |
| Unknown | 2.16% | 12.35% | 9.03% | 9.17% * | 8.27% | 2.11% | 5.30% | 2.38% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.42% | 3.55% | 6.08% | 3.06% | 3.47% | 4.85% | 3.13% | 2.49% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.71% | 2.13% | 2.18% | 2.39% | 1.10% | 1.07% | 1.35% | 0.70% |
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.