| 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 | 32.9% | 61.3% | 40.9% | 31.0% | 14.1% | 7.1% | 52.9% | 11.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 70.8% | 76.9% | 78.2% | 61.2% | -- | -- | 76.6% | 34.0% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 32.6% | 57.8% | 32.4% | 30.8% | -- | -- | 45.6% | 11.4% |
| Construction | 50.7% | 60.6% | 39.7% | 43.0% | -- | -- | 54.5% | 21.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 36.3% | 68.7% | 53.4% | 23.8% | -- | -- | 56.8% | 21.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 37.6% | 70.3% | 35.3% | 33.8% | -- | -- | 55.9% | 12.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 22.8% | 60.7% | 37.3% | 32.5% | -- | -- | 53.4% | 8.4% |
| Retail trade | 18.7% | 57.5% | 33.5% | 19.7% | -- | -- | 47.2% | 3.4% |
| Professional services | 40.3% | 62.0% | 42.7% | 33.5% | -- | -- | 54.8% | 18.7% |
| Other services | 32.4% | 58.1% | 45.0% | 28.9% | -- | -- | 50.8% | 10.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 30.4% | 60.6% | 40.0% | 29.5% | -- | -- | 51.7% | 9.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 39.7% | 61.4% | 38.1% | 31.6% | -- | -- | 54.7% | 14.0% |
| Nonprofit | 40.1% | 66.0% | 51.4% | 37.8% | -- | -- | 57.6% | 21.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 48.3% | 57.3% | 33.2% | 26.3% | -- | -- | 51.3% | 15.8% |
| 5-9 years | 45.9% | 57.2% | 37.2% | 30.9% | -- | -- | 50.8% | 17.6% |
| 10-19 years | 45.6% | 63.4% | 37.9% | 30.8% | -- | -- | 53.6% | 16.9% |
| 20 or more years | 24.9% | 63.8% | 45.8% | 31.6% | -- | -- | 53.9% | 10.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 11.9% | 52.8% | 41.7% | 28.4% | -- | -- | 39.2% | 9.8% |
| 1 location only | 51.6% | 61.4% | 40.8% | 32.7% | -- | -- | 53.8% | 24.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 30.5% | 63.5% | 51.1% | 34.4% | -- | -- | 57.1% | 9.8% |
| 25-49 % | 25.2% | 59.6% | 44.7% | 28.6% | -- | -- | 51.0% | 6.7% |
| 50-74 % | 30.1% | 57.4% | 40.1% | 30.3% | -- | -- | 51.3% | 8.4% |
| 75% or more | 34.5% | 62.0% | 40.0% | 31.1% | -- | -- | 53.1% | 12.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 35.6% | 61.0% | 40.5% | 29.9% | -- | -- | 52.5% | 10.4% |
| Has union employees | 26.5% | 66.3% | 49.8% | 46.4% | -- | -- | 58.8% | 18.6% |
| Unknown | 11.7% | 70.0% | 50.5% | 40.0% | -- | -- | 61.6% | 6.6% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 24.7% | 62.4% | 38.5% | 27.1% | -- | -- | 52.8% | 7.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 35.9% | 61.0% | 41.4% | 32.3% | -- | -- | 52.9% | 13.1% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.35% | 1.06% | 1.13% | 0.96% | 0.70% | 0.58% | 0.82% | 0.43% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.44% | 5.19% | 9.98% | 14.48% | -- | -- | 4.71% | 10.83% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.11% | 4.26% | 4.33% | 3.76% | -- | -- | 1.60% | 1.11% |
| Construction | 2.18% | 3.21% | 4.88% | 3.91% | -- | -- | 2.64% | 2.51% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.55% | 4.98% | 5.76% | 5.44% | -- | -- | 4.06% | 1.81% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.75% | 4.52% | 3.96% | 2.90% | -- | -- | 3.30% | 1.51% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.47% | 3.78% | 5.65% | 2.14% | -- | -- | 2.40% | 1.27% |
| Retail trade | 0.72% | 2.17% | 3.74% | 4.28% | -- | -- | 2.04% | 0.31% |
| Professional services | 1.04% | 2.24% | 2.05% | 2.34% | -- | -- | 1.49% | 1.57% |
| Other services | 1.16% | 3.12% | 2.41% | 2.83% | -- | -- | 1.97% | 0.66% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.35% | 0.96% | 1.33% | 1.24% | -- | -- | 0.78% | 0.48% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.72% | 1.88% | 1.70% | 2.72% | -- | -- | 1.34% | 1.56% |
| Nonprofit | 1.84% | 3.43% | 5.30% | 2.79% | -- | -- | 3.10% | 1.36% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.11% | 3.48% | 2.78% | 3.86% | -- | -- | 2.36% | 4.70% |
| 5-9 years | 1.39% | 2.94% | 4.42% | 3.30% | -- | -- | 1.79% | 2.34% |
| 10-19 years | 1.21% | 2.26% | 2.08% | 2.20% | -- | -- | 1.70% | 1.56% |
| 20 or more years | 0.48% | 1.49% | 2.32% | 0.97% | -- | -- | 1.17% | 0.53% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.41% | 10.19% | 4.10% | 1.43% | -- | -- | 1.55% | 0.46% |
| 1 location only | 0.79% | 1.04% | 1.41% | 1.36% | -- | -- | 0.85% | 1.20% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.90% | 3.44% | 7.95% | 2.45% | -- | -- | 3.37% | 1.28% |
| 25-49 % | 0.98% | 3.03% | 4.61% | 3.78% | -- | -- | 1.86% | 0.50% |
| 50-74 % | 1.90% | 4.23% | 4.11% | 3.44% | -- | -- | 2.99% | 1.14% |
| 75% or more | 0.66% | 1.20% | 1.54% | 1.26% | -- | -- | 0.97% | 0.67% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.35% | 1.13% | 1.07% | 1.01% | -- | -- | 0.80% | 0.22% |
| Has union employees | 2.12% | 5.09% | 5.85% | 7.40% | -- | -- | 4.42% | 2.39% |
| Unknown | 1.81% | 11.09% | 12.52% | 9.27% | -- | -- | 6.05% | 1.47% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.52% | 1.69% | 3.40% | 2.00% | -- | -- | 1.41% | 0.39% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.57% | 1.14% | 1.48% | 1.21% | -- | -- | 0.88% | 0.62% |
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.
-- 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.