| 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 | 1,025 | 1,421 | 1,420 | 1,513 | 1,155 | 738 | 1,447 | 917 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 835 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,266 | 557 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 974 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,479 | 883 |
| Construction | 1,463 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,625 | 1,279 |
| Utilities and transp. | 854 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,470 | 777 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,045 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,476 | 894 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1,017 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,438 | 955 |
| Retail trade | 1,102 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,437 | 1,032 |
| Professional services | 998 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,426 | 881 |
| Other services | 995 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,346 | 891 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1,045 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,499 | 926 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1,094 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,378 | 972 |
| Nonprofit | 871 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,138 | 837 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1,265 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,371 | 1,136 |
| 5-9 years | 1,252 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,400 | 1,081 |
| 10-19 years | 1,246 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,484 | 1,098 |
| 20 or more years | 970 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,454 | 887 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 851 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,512 | 832 |
| 1 location only | 1,368 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,441 | 1,278 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 973 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,217 | 914 |
| 25-49 % | 1,057 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,379 | 982 |
| 50-74 % | 951 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,337 | 885 |
| 75% or more | 1,039 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,468 | 920 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1,139 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,465 | 1,015 |
| Has union employees | 737 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 968 | 726 |
| Unknown | 770 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,411 | 753 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1,041 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,412 | 970 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1,022 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,453 | 904 |
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 | 17.75 | 33.18 | 30.02 | 28.05 | 50.22 | 11.74 | 20.99 | 20.07 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 81.28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 100.90 | 89.19 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 41.79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 81.74 | 46.53 |
| Construction | 94.96 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 188.70 | 91.69 |
| Utilities and transp. | 56.69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 153.87 | 61.69 |
| Wholesale trade | 69.87 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 82.16 | 87.89 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 45.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63.60 | 51.58 |
| Retail trade | 40.97 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72.33 | 41.42 |
| Professional services | 23.52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55.93 | 31.07 |
| Other services | 22.31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.54 | 23.03 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 19.27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.33 | 22.68 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 35.80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.37 | 46.44 |
| Nonprofit | 44.78 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 79.38 | 47.85 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 50.74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63.58 | 78.20 |
| 5-9 years | 41.20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51.05 | 53.94 |
| 10-19 years | 29.54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.56 | 44.36 |
| 20 or more years | 21.90 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.62 | 22.51 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 15.69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63.34 | 14.95 |
| 1 location only | 39.05 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.79 | 75.84 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 105.65 | 48.29 |
| 25-49 % | 38.28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 89.33 | 50.04 |
| 50-74 % | 27.39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62.01 | 23.54 |
| 75% or more | 19.74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.96 | 24.14 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.69 | 24.31 |
| Has union employees | 25.45 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 60.86 | 27.15 |
| Unknown | 28.84 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 88.69 | 28.22 |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 32.55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.66 | 34.93 |
| Less than 50% low wage | 17.37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.28 | 20.50 |
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.