| 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 | 10.5% | 19.4% | 14.0% | 7.8% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 16.7% | 3.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.4% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 10.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | -- |
| Construction | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.8% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 13.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.5% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 6.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | -- |
| Retail trade | 4.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | -- |
| Professional services | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | -- |
| Other services | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.5% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 12.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.3% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 15.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | -- |
| 1 location only | 16.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 9.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 7.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | -- |
| 75% or more | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | -- |
| Has union employees | 18.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% | -- |
| Unknown | 3.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 7.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 11.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
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 | 0.36% | 0.99% | 0.50% | 0.44% | 0.31% | 0.60% | 0.56% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.75% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.72% | -- |
| Construction | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.57% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.10% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.59% | -- |
| Professional services | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.16% | -- |
| Other services | 0.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.33% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.28% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.47% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.53% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.49% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.23% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.52% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.55% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | -- |
| Has union employees | 2.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.83% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.77% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.46% | -- |
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.