| 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 | 5.1% | 11.2% | 5.8% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 0.3% * | 9.0% | 0.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 30.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.4% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | -- |
| Construction | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 4.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% | -- |
| Retail trade | 3.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.8% | -- |
| Professional services | 6.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% | -- |
| Other services | 3.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.3% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.5% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 7.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 6.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.4% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 7.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 3.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1% | -- |
| 1 location only | 8.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 3.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 5.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.8% | -- |
| 75% or more | 5.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.0% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6% | -- |
| Unknown | 1.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.5% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 4.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 5.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
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 | 0.26% | 0.69% | 0.54% | 0.29% | 0.20% | 0.11% * | 0.50% | 0.12% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.92% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | -- |
| Construction | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.37% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.76% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.16% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
| Other services | 0.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.83% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.47% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.30% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.01% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.95% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.88% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.69% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.67% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.50% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.38% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.82% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.78% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.57% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.51% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.51% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.21% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.00% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.50% | -- |
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.