| 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 | 42.5% | 13.6% | 24.6% | 38.5% | 51.1% | 79.7% | 18.9% | 68.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.0% | 9.2% * | -- | 9.3% * | 32.1% * | 54.6% | 6.6% * | 38.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 32.1% | 10.6% * | 18.9% | 36.7% | 47.9% | 67.6% | 18.1% | 54.7% |
| Construction | 23.4% | 13.8% | 25.3% | 45.7% | 52.7% | 67.1% | 18.8% | 58.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 48.6% | 6.4% * | 18.2% * | 37.2% | 42.7% | 88.5% | 15.3% | 72.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 42.1% | 19.8% | 28.1% | 44.7% | 51.0% | 80.7% | 25.1% | 65.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 55.6% | 17.1% | 24.4% | 42.5% | 55.9% | 79.5% | 21.5% | 71.7% |
| Retail trade | 49.6% | 12.7% | 20.3% | 38.6% | 41.3% | 74.5% | 16.7% | 67.2% |
| Professional services | 40.5% | 13.4% | 30.1% | 42.2% | 57.9% | 85.4% | 20.1% | 71.0% |
| Other services | 39.2% | 12.5% | 22.2% | 29.9% | 46.8% | 82.3% | 16.6% | 66.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 44.5% | 13.1% | 25.3% | 38.6% | 48.4% | 80.8% | 19.0% | 69.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 37.3% | 17.2% | 23.4% | 40.4% | 59.3% | 74.1% | 19.8% | 67.2% |
| Nonprofit | 35.4% | 8.6% | 21.6% | 36.4% | 54.8% | 72.8% | 16.2% | 56.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 22.9% | 17.0% | 27.1% | 41.7% | 53.7% | 90.3% | 20.0% | 54.3% |
| 5-9 years | 25.5% | 16.4% | 27.4% | 39.6% | 57.5% | 64.6% | 20.5% | 54.5% |
| 10-19 years | 27.1% | 12.4% | 26.5% | 36.3% | 52.9% | 78.3% | 17.9% | 59.7% |
| 20 or more years | 52.4% | 11.4% | 21.9% | 38.7% | 50.2% | 79.9% | 18.5% | 69.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 66.9% | 16.0% | 21.5% | 38.8% | 51.2% | 79.7% | 26.6% | 70.0% |
| 1 location only | 20.6% | 13.6% | 24.9% | 38.3% | 50.3% | 79.7% | 18.4% | 47.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 41.0% | 9.5% * | 16.5% | 18.9% | 38.7% | 83.8% | 10.8% | 64.6% |
| 25-49 % | 44.7% | 9.4% * | 17.8% | 30.5% | 42.8% | 78.0% | 14.7% | 66.1% |
| 50-74 % | 42.3% | 12.1% | 21.0% | 36.0% | 51.6% | 79.1% | 16.2% | 69.0% |
| 75% or more | 42.3% | 14.5% | 26.4% | 41.3% | 53.4% | 79.7% | 20.3% | 68.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 36.8% | 13.3% | 24.2% | 37.5% | 49.7% | 79.5% | 18.5% | 64.1% |
| Has union employees | 72.5% | 19.6% | 35.9% | 55.5% | 56.6% | 87.4% | 28.4% | 83.2% |
| Unknown | 68.0% | 23.8% * | 25.4% * | 40.5% | 66.6% | 73.3% | 26.9% | 72.1% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 45.6% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 28.2% | 44.0% | 78.7% | 14.0% | 65.3% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 41.3% | 14.2% | 26.5% | 42.0% | 54.9% | 80.2% | 20.1% | 69.7% |
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 | 0.39% | 0.53% | 1.35% | 0.84% | 0.56% | 0.89% | 0.61% | 0.44% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.45% | 4.35% * | -- | 7.58% * | 14.78% * | 11.29% | 2.39% * | 9.18% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.46% | 3.42% * | 5.26% | 2.62% | 2.01% | 2.86% | 2.28% | 1.64% |
| Construction | 1.56% | 2.21% | 3.13% | 6.53% | 5.70% | 8.39% | 1.37% | 5.00% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.93% | 2.95% * | 6.77% * | 5.26% | 3.92% | 2.36% | 2.11% | 1.83% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.69% | 3.43% | 3.56% | 4.96% | 3.83% | 3.26% | 2.13% | 2.18% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.25% | 1.50% | 5.10% | 3.70% | 3.01% | 1.90% | 1.45% | 1.58% |
| Retail trade | 0.81% | 2.55% | 2.21% | 3.62% | 2.90% | 1.48% | 2.08% | 1.33% |
| Professional services | 0.42% | 0.73% | 2.47% | 2.40% | 2.42% | 1.04% | 0.71% | 0.93% |
| Other services | 0.92% | 1.42% | 2.02% | 2.43% | 1.96% | 1.42% | 1.29% | 1.06% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.46% | 0.67% | 1.42% | 1.36% | 0.96% | 0.89% | 0.70% | 0.57% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.11% | 1.51% | 3.42% | 3.41% | 3.04% | 2.93% | 0.72% | 1.84% |
| Nonprofit | 1.49% | 1.90% | 3.48% | 4.41% | 1.39% | 3.58% | 1.71% | 1.10% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.84% | 1.14% | 3.44% | 6.66% | 5.88% | 16.70% | 1.02% | 5.52% |
| 5-9 years | 1.44% | 1.54% | 3.29% | 2.18% | 4.20% | 9.24% | 1.78% | 2.85% |
| 10-19 years | 1.21% | 1.63% | 2.21% | 1.84% | 2.68% | 2.67% | 1.29% | 1.86% |
| 20 or more years | 0.47% | 0.96% | 1.36% | 1.05% | 0.60% | 0.92% | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.58% | 4.27% | 3.18% | 1.21% | 0.54% | 0.89% | 1.81% | 0.57% |
| 1 location only | 0.60% | 0.55% | 1.30% | 1.25% | 1.43% | 4.99% | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.25% | 4.07% * | 4.30% | 4.48% | 3.84% | 2.22% | 3.10% | 2.79% |
| 25-49 % | 2.30% | 3.11% * | 3.41% | 2.25% | 3.08% | 3.61% | 2.22% | 2.94% |
| 50-74 % | 1.16% | 1.42% | 3.64% | 2.85% | 1.31% | 2.02% | 1.64% | 1.47% |
| 75% or more | 0.62% | 0.80% | 1.55% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 1.05% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.36% | 0.69% | 1.46% | 0.92% | 0.73% | 0.91% | 0.69% | 0.36% |
| Has union employees | 1.32% | 4.77% | 6.94% | 6.03% | 4.97% | 1.38% | 3.41% | 0.92% |
| Unknown | 1.48% | 10.01% * | 10.49% * | 9.36% | 3.00% | 1.70% | 7.72% | 1.48% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.97% | 1.24% | 2.01% | 1.12% | 1.02% | 1.44% | 1.21% | 0.90% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.53% | 0.67% | 1.49% | 1.27% | 0.94% | 1.00% | 0.60% | 0.59% |
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.