| 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 | 18.8% | 20.4% | 19.8% | 19.7% | 19.6% | 18.4% | 20.0% | 18.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 19.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.0% | 18.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 18.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | 18.1% |
| Construction | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | 18.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | 19.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 18.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.7% | 18.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | 17.8% |
| Retail trade | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.1% | 20.1% |
| Professional services | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 18.2% |
| Other services | 20.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 20.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% | 18.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | 18.9% |
| Nonprofit | 18.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | 19.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 19.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | 19.5% |
| 5-9 years | 19.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | 19.6% |
| 10-19 years | 20.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.5% | 21.0% |
| 20 or more years | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | 18.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.7% | 18.6% |
| 1 location only | 19.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | 18.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | 21.7% |
| 25-49 % | 21.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | 21.1% |
| 50-74 % | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | 19.6% |
| 75% or more | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 19.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | 18.9% |
| Has union employees | 18.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | 18.2% |
| Unknown | 18.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.6% | 18.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 20.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | 20.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | 18.4% |
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 | 0.18% | 0.33% | 0.45% | 0.47% | 0.42% | 0.25% | 0.19% | 0.20% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.25% | 2.33% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.83% | 0.55% |
| Construction | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.46% | 0.55% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | 0.26% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | 0.49% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.84% | 0.39% |
| Retail trade | 0.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.70% | 0.18% |
| Professional services | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.34% | 0.41% |
| Other services | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.44% | 0.75% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.24% | 0.18% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.30% | 0.52% |
| Nonprofit | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.50% | 0.70% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.41% | 0.65% |
| 5-9 years | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.81% | 1.00% |
| 10-19 years | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| 20 or more years | 0.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.37% | 0.21% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | 0.21% |
| 1 location only | 0.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.20% | 0.55% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.54% | 0.71% |
| 25-49 % | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | 0.43% |
| 50-74 % | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.49% | 0.50% |
| 75% or more | 0.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.19% | 0.20% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| Has union employees | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.84% | 0.57% |
| Unknown | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.80% | 0.41% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.53% | 0.26% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.19% | 0.23% |
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.