| 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 | 27.0% | 21.4% | 34.7% | 31.3% | 28.6% | 23.7% | 29.4% | 25.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% | 29.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.0% | 20.2% |
| Construction | 33.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.0% | 28.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 26.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | 26.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 31.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.0% | 33.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 23.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.8% | 22.1% |
| Retail trade | 30.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | 35.1% |
| Professional services | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | 22.8% |
| Other services | 31.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.9% | 33.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | 27.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.9% | 26.0% |
| Nonprofit | 19.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.6% | 19.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 19.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.3% | 19.0% * |
| 5-9 years | 30.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.7% | 34.6% |
| 10-19 years | 29.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.2% | 26.6% |
| 20 or more years | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 25.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | 25.9% |
| 1 location only | 28.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | 25.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.6% * | 31.6% |
| 25-49 % | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% | 23.5% * |
| 50-74 % | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.4% | 20.0% |
| 75% or more | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.5% | 26.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% | 27.6% |
| Has union employees | 16.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.4% | 15.3% |
| Unknown | 27.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% * | 27.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 32.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.5% | 33.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | 24.8% |
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 | 1.24% | 2.00% | 3.51% | 2.55% | 3.29% | 2.51% | 1.98% | 1.62% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.50% | 7.29% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.96% | 5.27% |
| Construction | 3.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.95% | 7.38% |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.55% | 5.09% |
| Wholesale trade | 4.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.71% | 4.73% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.96% | 3.57% |
| Retail trade | 3.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.79% | 6.85% |
| Professional services | 2.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.17% | 3.75% |
| Other services | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.79% | 2.12% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.20% | 2.01% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.32% | 2.93% |
| Nonprofit | 2.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.01% | 3.05% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.98% | 9.63% * |
| 5-9 years | 4.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.21% | 10.25% |
| 10-19 years | 3.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.75% | 4.59% |
| 20 or more years | 1.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.62% | 1.62% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.59% | 1.88% |
| 1 location only | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.07% | 3.19% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.27% * | 6.34% |
| 25-49 % | 5.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.66% | 7.20% * |
| 50-74 % | 4.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.27% | 5.06% |
| 75% or more | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.48% | 1.75% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.06% | 1.66% |
| Has union employees | 2.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.14% | 2.76% |
| Unknown | 2.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.69% * | 2.60% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.30% | 3.65% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.13% | 1.80% |
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.