| 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 | 9.3% | 17.5% | 13.7% | 9.5% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 15.6% | 2.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.6% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% * | 5.3% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 8.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% | 2.2% * |
| Construction | 15.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | 6.4% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.8% | 1.2% * |
| Wholesale trade | 10.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | 2.7% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 5.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.9% | 2.3% |
| Retail trade | 6.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | 1.0% |
| Professional services | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.8% | 3.6% |
| Other services | 10.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 8.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | 2.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 11.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | 2.6% |
| Nonprofit | 12.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | 6.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | 5.9% |
| 5-9 years | 12.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | 3.5% * |
| 10-19 years | 12.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% | 5.7% |
| 20 or more years | 7.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 2.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | 2.0% |
| 1 location only | 15.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | 7.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 11.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.6% | 3.2% |
| 25-49 % | 9.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.8% | 2.4% |
| 50-74 % | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% | 2.0% |
| 75% or more | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | 2.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | 2.7% |
| Has union employees | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% | 2.8% |
| Unknown | 3.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.4% | 1.2% * |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | 1.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | 3.0% |
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 | 0.38% | 1.17% | 0.74% | 0.58% | 0.51% | 0.15% | 0.70% | 0.14% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.64% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.33% * | 4.60% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.66% | 0.86% * |
| Construction | 2.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.46% | 2.02% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.93% | 0.54% * |
| Wholesale trade | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | 0.82% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | 0.60% |
| Retail trade | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | 0.19% |
| Professional services | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.88% | 0.32% |
| Other services | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.09% | 0.42% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.73% | 0.16% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.50% | 0.41% |
| Nonprofit | 1.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | 0.68% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% | 1.65% |
| 5-9 years | 1.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | 1.21% * |
| 10-19 years | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.31% | 0.65% |
| 20 or more years | 0.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | 0.17% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | 0.18% |
| 1 location only | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | 1.05% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.76% | 0.80% |
| 25-49 % | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | 0.42% |
| 50-74 % | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.50% | 0.35% |
| 75% or more | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | 0.13% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | 0.14% |
| Has union employees | 0.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.29% | 0.46% |
| Unknown | 0.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.63% | 0.43% * |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.58% | 0.19% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | 0.20% |
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.