| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36.9% | 11.9% | 25.3% | 83.7% | 11.8% | 64.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.3% | 17.0% | 39.2% * | 82.9% | 16.3% | 52.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 28.4% | 11.2% | 33.7% | 87.2% | 10.0% | 58.2% |
| Construction | 16.7% | 13.8% | 30.6% | 83.7% | 13.7% | 38.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 48.5% | 14.6% | 33.6% | 88.9% | 13.7% | 73.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 30.6% | 8.4% | 39.3% | 86.8% | 8.2% | 61.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 51.5% | 9.3% | 24.1% | 86.3% | 9.2% | 71.4% |
| Retail trade | 54.0% | 11.8% | 27.5% | 89.3% | 12.1% | 76.4% |
| Professional services | 28.8% | 10.3% | 21.6% | 81.1% | 10.2% | 56.5% |
| Other services | 32.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% | 72.4% | 15.2% | 53.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 39.8% | 10.8% | 27.8% | 85.7% | 10.7% | 68.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 29.8% | 12.1% | 22.1% | 80.1% | 12.0% | 60.3% |
| Nonprofit | 26.1% | 18.7% | 19.5% | 59.8% | 19.4% | 33.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 11.2% | 10.8% | 19.0% | 32.7% * | 10.7% | 17.0% |
| 5-9 years | 12.5% | 10.8% | 19.8% | 49.0% | 11.1% | 20.8% |
| 10-19 years | 17.3% | 11.3% | 27.8% | 62.3% | 11.3% | 38.6% |
| 20 or more years | 50.1% | 13.0% | 25.7% | 85.4% | 12.8% | 69.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 64.7% | 12.8% | 26.2% | 83.8% | 12.4% | 68.7% |
| 1 location only | 12.0% | 11.8% | 19.9% | 41.9% | 11.7% | 15.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 37.1% | 13.5% | 20.8% | 71.9% | 13.4% | 55.6% |
| 25-49 % | 43.2% | 12.8% | 12.4% | 82.8% | 13.2% | 64.8% |
| 50-74 % | 40.1% | 13.1% | 21.5% | 85.7% | 13.4% | 67.4% |
| 75% or more | 35.4% | 11.5% | 28.0% | 84.6% | 11.2% | 64.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 28.8% | 10.9% | 24.3% | 79.8% | 10.8% | 55.6% |
| Has union employees | 77.5% | 38.4% | 32.8% | 94.6% | 38.8% | 86.9% |
| Unknown | 75.6% | 12.3% | 36.1% | 85.3% | 11.9% * | 82.0% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 43.1% | 13.3% | 18.5% | 79.2% | 13.2% | 61.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 34.5% | 11.5% | 28.7% | 86.3% | 11.4% | 65.5% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.
** 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 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.48% | 0.48% | 1.37% | 0.47% | 0.54% | 0.45% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.16% | 3.02% | 13.10% * | 9.46% | 2.76% | 10.02% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.96% | 1.25% | 3.52% | 1.44% | 1.13% | 1.54% |
| Construction | 1.59% | 1.41% | 6.87% | 6.18% | 1.54% | 4.63% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.92% | 3.38% | 6.12% | 1.65% | 3.44% | 1.99% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.72% | 1.99% | 3.72% | 2.25% | 2.09% | 2.32% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.21% | 1.61% | 2.27% | 1.34% | 1.95% | 1.15% |
| Retail trade | 0.84% | 1.13% | 3.92% | 0.42% | 1.21% | 0.58% |
| Professional services | 0.85% | 0.84% | 1.62% | 1.34% | 0.92% | 1.03% |
| Other services | 1.18% | 1.57% | 3.57% | 1.61% | 1.75% | 1.61% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.53% | 0.62% | 1.48% | 0.37% | 0.70% | 0.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.76% | 1.17% | 2.63% | 2.23% | 1.11% | 2.47% |
| Nonprofit | 1.42% | 2.02% | 2.39% | 3.41% | 2.15% | 1.44% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.67% | 0.68% | 3.43% | 14.95% * | 0.70% | 1.97% |
| 5-9 years | 1.25% | 1.12% | 4.54% | 6.08% | 1.13% | 3.30% |
| 10-19 years | 1.06% | 1.09% | 2.34% | 3.75% | 1.02% | 2.07% |
| 20 or more years | 0.57% | 0.63% | 1.50% | 0.57% | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.38% | 0.78% | 1.50% | 0.45% | 1.41% | 0.41% |
| 1 location only | 0.52% | 0.53% | 2.25% | 4.98% | 0.55% | 1.19% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.59% | 2.06% | 4.49% | 1.01% | 2.39% | 1.25% |
| 25-49 % | 1.43% | 1.45% | 2.53% | 1.28% | 1.70% | 2.22% |
| 50-74 % | 1.32% | 1.61% | 1.64% | 0.97% | 1.86% | 1.07% |
| 75% or more | 0.66% | 0.45% | 1.34% | 0.74% | 0.55% | 0.54% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.42% | 0.49% | 1.37% | 0.65% | 0.54% | 0.72% |
| Has union employees | 1.38% | 3.02% | 4.39% | 0.93% | 3.76% | 1.59% |
| Unknown | 0.96% | 3.53% | 4.47% | 0.80% | 4.07% * | 0.92% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.05% | 0.91% | 1.78% | 0.96% | 1.02% | 0.62% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.62% | 0.48% | 1.38% | 0.66% | 0.55% | 0.64% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 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.
** 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.