| 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 | 19.7% | 34.1% | 24.1% | 19.5% | 9.9% | 6.1% | 30.2% | 8.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 32.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.0% | 28.9% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.5% | 7.6% |
| Construction | 28.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | 14.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | 18.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 24.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.7% | 8.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.4% | 6.4% |
| Retail trade | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.3% | 2.6% |
| Professional services | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.6% | 14.6% |
| Other services | 19.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 6.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 7.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 22.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.6% | 11.7% |
| Nonprofit | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.6% | 13.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | 10.7% |
| 5-9 years | 27.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% | 12.3% |
| 10-19 years | 26.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | 10.3% |
| 20 or more years | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | 7.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 8.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.6% | 7.5% |
| 1 location only | 29.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.5% | 15.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.7% | 6.6% |
| 25-49 % | 13.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.5% | 4.5% |
| 50-74 % | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.5% | 6.0% |
| 75% or more | 21.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.2% | 9.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 20.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 7.2% |
| Has union employees | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39.1% | 15.9% |
| Unknown | 7.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.1% | 5.3% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 13.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.0% | 5.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 22.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.9% | 9.9% |
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 | 0.31% | 1.00% | 0.74% | 0.57% | 0.44% | 0.61% | 0.58% | 0.40% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.89% | 9.51% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.01% | 0.68% |
| Construction | 1.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.25% | 3.10% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.28% | 2.15% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.68% | 0.91% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.82% | 0.80% |
| Retail trade | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.48% | 0.35% |
| Professional services | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | 1.59% |
| Other services | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.77% | 0.61% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.80% | 0.43% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.56% | 1.57% |
| Nonprofit | 1.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | 1.46% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | 3.10% |
| 5-9 years | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.06% | 2.21% |
| 10-19 years | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.00% | 1.03% |
| 20 or more years | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | 0.46% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | 0.43% |
| 1 location only | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | 0.90% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.78% | 0.94% |
| 25-49 % | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | 0.58% |
| 50-74 % | 1.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.33% | 0.90% |
| 75% or more | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.66% | 0.63% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.55% | 0.14% |
| Has union employees | 2.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.92% | 2.36% |
| Unknown | 1.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.95% | 1.40% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | 0.41% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | 0.56% |
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.