| 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 | 17.5% | 33.7% | 25.0% | 13.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 29.2% | 4.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 39.1% | 52.6% | 15.1% * | -- | -- | -- | 44.3% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 17.6% | 30.7% | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | -- |
| Construction | 31.9% | 35.1% | 30.1% | -- | -- | -- | 34.1% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 18.6% | 27.1% | 29.9% | -- | -- | -- | 25.5% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 20.7% | 39.9% | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | 32.7% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 10.5% | 32.7% | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | -- |
| Retail trade | 9.2% | 29.6% | 21.3% | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% | -- |
| Professional services | 20.2% | 32.0% | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | -- |
| Other services | 18.8% | 35.7% | 26.1% | -- | -- | -- | 31.0% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.6% | 33.8% | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 20.0% | 31.6% | 21.5% | -- | -- | -- | 27.7% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 19.7% | 38.5% | 30.6% | -- | -- | -- | 33.3% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 25.7% | 30.9% | 19.9% | -- | -- | -- | 27.4% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 25.2% | 31.6% | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | 28.4% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 24.4% | 35.0% | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | 29.7% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 13.1% | 35.3% | 27.1% | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 4.9% | 26.1% * | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | -- |
| 1 location only | 28.7% | 33.8% | 25.1% | -- | -- | -- | 30.1% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.3% | 42.6% | 30.7% | -- | -- | -- | 36.5% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 14.2% | 38.0% | 29.6% | -- | -- | -- | 32.0% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 16.8% | 31.7% | 28.8% | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% | -- |
| 75% or more | 17.9% | 33.3% | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | 28.4% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.0% | 33.0% | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | -- |
| Has union employees | 22.8% | 46.2% | 48.1% | -- | -- | -- | 49.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 6.3% | 59.6% | 27.4% * | -- | -- | -- | 45.2% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 12.6% | 34.1% | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | 29.4% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.3% | 33.6% | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | -- |
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 | 0.21% | 0.64% | 0.90% | 0.82% | 0.34% | 0.56% | 0.36% | 0.33% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.87% | 5.95% | 7.79% * | -- | -- | -- | 4.98% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.66% | 2.65% | 3.73% | -- | -- | -- | 2.27% | -- |
| Construction | 1.95% | 2.51% | 3.04% | -- | -- | -- | 2.21% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.96% | 7.33% | 6.70% | -- | -- | -- | 5.83% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.60% | 3.79% | 2.18% | -- | -- | -- | 2.51% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.96% | 3.05% | 3.48% | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.70% | 2.47% | 2.21% | -- | -- | -- | 1.69% | -- |
| Professional services | 1.01% | 1.57% | 2.36% | -- | -- | -- | 1.19% | -- |
| Other services | 0.98% | 3.02% | 2.47% | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.24% | 0.79% | 1.14% | -- | -- | -- | 0.35% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.76% | 1.01% | 2.05% | -- | -- | -- | 0.80% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.39% | 1.58% | 6.02% | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.15% | 3.04% | 2.62% | -- | -- | -- | 2.32% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.46% | 2.42% | 3.46% | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.41% | 2.23% | 2.19% | -- | -- | -- | 1.86% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.30% | 0.73% | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | 0.50% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.37% | 11.26% * | 4.01% | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.34% | 0.65% | 1.18% | -- | -- | -- | 0.34% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.12% | 6.18% | 6.18% | -- | -- | -- | 4.16% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.22% | 3.91% | 5.02% | -- | -- | -- | 2.49% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.24% | 3.41% | 2.82% | -- | -- | -- | 2.42% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.36% | 0.61% | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | 0.39% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.22% | 0.77% | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | 0.40% | -- |
| Has union employees | 2.05% | 7.00% | 4.28% | -- | -- | -- | 3.54% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.76% | 12.55% | 10.34% * | -- | -- | -- | 7.78% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.49% | 2.74% | 2.36% | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.28% | 0.63% | 1.18% | -- | -- | -- | 0.55% | -- |
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.