| 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 | 70.0% | 70.6% | 75.5% | 75.8% | 75.7% | 66.1% | 74.0% | 69.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 61.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66.0% | 59.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 68.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 82.7% | 65.8% |
| Construction | 70.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.9% | 66.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 73.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77.2% | 73.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 69.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77.3% | 66.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 63.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.4% | 62.1% |
| Retail trade | 65.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.3% | 64.0% |
| Professional services | 72.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.6% | 72.5% |
| Other services | 76.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.8% | 76.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 68.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.9% | 67.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 70.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.2% | 70.8% |
| Nonprofit | 75.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.9% | 75.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 75.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69.9% | 82.3% |
| 5-9 years | 69.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.2% | 71.5% |
| 10-19 years | 75.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.7% | 74.6% |
| 20 or more years | 69.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 75.2% | 68.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 67.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.9% | 67.2% |
| 1 location only | 75.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.0% | 77.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 70.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 71.5% | 69.6% |
| 25-49 % | 78.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.7% | 80.4% |
| 50-74 % | 63.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.9% | 62.2% |
| 75% or more | 70.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.6% | 69.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 72.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.4% | 72.4% |
| Has union employees | 65.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64.9% | 65.1% |
| Unknown | 63.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78.7% | 62.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 74.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74.8% | 74.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 69.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 73.9% | 68.2% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.73% | 0.77% | 1.08% | 0.84% | 1.44% | 1.05% | 0.35% | 0.90% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.43% | 11.04% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | 2.04% |
| Construction | 1.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.09% | 4.04% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.36% | 3.16% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.65% | 4.82% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.60% | 2.46% |
| Retail trade | 1.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | 2.02% |
| Professional services | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.03% | 1.77% |
| Other services | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.09% | 1.28% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.47% | 1.12% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.16% | 2.24% |
| Nonprofit | 2.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.20% | 2.17% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.67% | 4.05% |
| 5-9 years | 2.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.20% | 4.51% |
| 10-19 years | 2.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.44% | 3.00% |
| 20 or more years | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.55% | 0.95% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.57% | 0.93% |
| 1 location only | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.55% | 1.49% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.84% | 3.22% |
| 25-49 % | 1.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.85% | 1.60% |
| 50-74 % | 2.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | 2.46% |
| 75% or more | 0.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.45% | 1.17% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.39% | 1.28% |
| Has union employees | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.74% | 1.83% |
| Unknown | 1.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.84% | 1.66% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.92% | 1.30% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.40% | 1.05% |
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.