| 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 | 77.5% | 73.8% | 74.8% | 78.3% | 75.9% | 78.5% | 75.7% | 77.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 94.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 89.5% | 97.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 83.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.3% | 84.8% |
| Construction | 78.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.0% | 81.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 69.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78.2% | 68.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 81.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78.1% | 81.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 80.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77.5% | 80.6% |
| Retail trade | 86.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77.7% | 87.9% |
| Professional services | 71.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76.9% | 70.7% |
| Other services | 75.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69.7% | 77.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 79.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.5% | 80.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 78.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80.1% | 77.4% |
| Nonprofit | 66.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.3% | 66.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 75.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.4% | 75.3% |
| 5-9 years | 77.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.0% | 80.5% |
| 10-19 years | 75.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.5% | 75.8% |
| 20 or more years | 77.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.9% | 78.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 78.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79.3% | 78.7% |
| 1 location only | 74.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.3% | 74.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 79.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67.2% | 82.3% |
| 25-49 % | 79.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.7% | 80.5% |
| 50-74 % | 75.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.1% | 76.0% |
| 75% or more | 77.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76.1% | 78.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 78.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76.1% | 79.5% |
| Has union employees | 69.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.4% | 68.9% |
| Unknown | 82.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.6% | 82.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 78.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 76.0% | 79.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 77.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.6% | 77.6% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.29% | 1.22% | 1.13% | 0.79% | 1.16% | 0.58% | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.60% | 0.69% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | 0.91% |
| Construction | 1.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.69% | 3.36% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | 4.01% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | 2.59% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.75% | 1.77% |
| Retail trade | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | 0.62% |
| Professional services | 1.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.00% | 1.68% |
| Other services | 1.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | 1.67% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | 0.41% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.54% | 1.87% |
| Nonprofit | 1.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.03% | 2.14% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.37% | 4.33% |
| 5-9 years | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.90% | 1.67% |
| 10-19 years | 1.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.58% | 2.94% |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | 0.50% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.77% | 0.51% |
| 1 location only | 0.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | 1.84% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.06% | 2.55% |
| 25-49 % | 2.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.47% | 2.39% |
| 50-74 % | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04% | 1.34% |
| 75% or more | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.70% | 0.34% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | 0.85% |
| Has union employees | 1.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.85% | 1.83% |
| Unknown | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.66% | 0.92% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | 1.40% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | 0.39% |
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.
-- 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.