| 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 | 4.7% | 9.2% | 7.9% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 8.3% | 0.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7% | -- |
| Construction | 8.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.7% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 6.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8% | -- |
| Retail trade | 3.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| Professional services | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| Other services | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.5% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.9% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 3.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.7% * | -- |
| 1 location only | 8.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1% | -- |
| 75% or more | 4.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
| Has union employees | 3.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 3.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2% | -- |
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 | 0.16% | 0.39% | 0.69% | 0.60% | 0.14% | 0.08% | 0.29% | 0.06% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.74% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.02% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04% | -- |
| Construction | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.65% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.35% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.45% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.71% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.94% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.78% | -- |
| Other services | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.36% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.10% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.00% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.66% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% * | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.27% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.57% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.10% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.38% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.30% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.22% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.73% | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.45% | -- |
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.