| 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 | 78.0% | 82.2% | 77.6% | 75.2% | 75.1% | 79.5% | 78.7% | 77.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 70.7% | 79.4% | 66.8% | 61.1% | 69.4% | 75.9% | 66.1% | 72.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 91.9% | 85.0% | 86.6% | 91.3% | 91.2% | 93.4% | 88.0% | 92.6% |
| Construction | 79.1% | 89.6% | 86.4% | 76.8% | 82.6% | 61.5% | 87.5% | 72.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 85.9% | 92.1% | 76.2% | 85.8% | 84.1% | 86.5% | 84.8% | 86.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 89.0% | 90.7% | 88.6% | 90.0% | 87.6% | 89.1% | 90.3% | 88.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 91.1% | 88.5% | 90.7% | 93.5% | 90.9% | 91.1% | 91.0% | 91.1% |
| Retail trade | 67.5% | 74.8% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 70.2% | 65.2% | 74.9% | 66.4% |
| Professional services | 79.9% | 83.6% | 81.3% | 78.9% | 73.2% | 82.4% | 81.3% | 79.6% |
| Other services | 62.9% | 73.6% | 60.5% | 53.1% | 55.4% | 68.5% | 61.5% | 63.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 78.9% | 83.6% | 78.9% | 78.1% | 77.6% | 79.2% | 80.2% | 78.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 75.8% | 84.9% | 77.5% | 69.8% | 68.3% | 79.5% | 79.2% | 74.7% |
| Nonprofit | 75.8% | 64.5% | 68.0% | 66.1% | 72.1% | 81.2% | 66.6% | 77.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 75.1% | 84.2% | 77.9% | 65.8% | 74.4% | 87.2% | 79.0% | 70.9% |
| 5-9 years | 73.3% | 83.8% | 76.7% | 73.2% | 64.8% | 77.3% | 78.4% | 69.0% |
| 10-19 years | 74.9% | 84.4% | 77.8% | 74.8% | 72.5% | 71.5% | 79.5% | 72.1% |
| 20 or more years | 79.0% | 79.1% | 77.7% | 77.3% | 77.0% | 79.9% | 78.3% | 79.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 79.2% | 88.5% | 83.5% | 80.5% | 77.4% | 79.5% | 82.6% | 79.1% |
| 1 location only | 75.6% | 82.2% | 77.3% | 73.9% | 71.7% | 81.0% | 78.4% | 72.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.5% | 46.3% | 26.1% | 22.4% | 25.7% | 53.1% | 28.6% | 40.7% |
| 25-49 % | 45.7% | 49.5% | 41.2% | 39.5% | 39.7% | 49.4% | 42.4% | 46.4% |
| 50-74 % | 69.7% | 71.0% | 63.6% | 61.7% | 66.4% | 72.5% | 66.5% | 70.3% |
| 75% or more | 86.7% | 90.2% | 87.3% | 86.0% | 86.1% | 86.6% | 88.4% | 86.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 77.5% | 82.0% | 77.7% | 75.4% | 74.6% | 79.3% | 78.5% | 77.1% |
| Has union employees | 78.5% | 88.5% | 78.8% | 73.9% | 78.6% | 78.7% | 82.9% | 78.3% |
| Unknown | 80.3% | 84.5% | 64.7% | 68.2% | 76.1% | 80.9% | 76.0% | 80.4% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 56.8% | 67.3% | 54.2% | 51.2% | 50.3% | 60.6% | 56.4% | 56.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 85.1% | 85.7% | 83.1% | 83.1% | 85.4% | 85.7% | 84.3% | 85.3% |
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.
** 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 | 0.37% | 0.76% | 0.98% | 0.68% | 0.45% | 0.49% | 0.57% | 0.39% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.31% | 4.60% | 9.31% | 12.03% | 10.22% | 8.25% | 5.18% | 6.73% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.53% | 1.32% | 2.34% | 0.64% | 1.80% | 0.56% | 1.10% | 0.56% |
| Construction | 1.45% | 0.71% | 1.98% | 2.19% | 3.43% | 6.47% | 1.34% | 3.10% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.71% | 2.28% | 5.54% | 3.80% | 4.52% | 2.37% | 2.54% | 1.91% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.62% | 1.35% | 1.98% | 0.89% | 4.68% | 1.82% | 0.91% | 2.20% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.82% | 1.48% | 1.30% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 1.28% | 0.93% | 0.98% |
| Retail trade | 0.74% | 1.65% | 1.41% | 2.20% | 1.96% | 0.97% | 0.92% | 0.80% |
| Professional services | 0.68% | 0.87% | 0.80% | 0.79% | 1.63% | 0.93% | 0.86% | 0.79% |
| Other services | 0.95% | 1.97% | 2.51% | 1.90% | 1.48% | 1.48% | 1.38% | 1.21% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.46% | 0.82% | 1.14% | 0.69% | 1.11% | 0.54% | 0.62% | 0.52% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.95% | 0.94% | 2.03% | 3.00% | 2.37% | 1.68% | 1.08% | 1.36% |
| Nonprofit | 0.67% | 1.42% | 3.06% | 1.72% | 1.40% | 0.95% | 1.32% | 0.79% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.50% | 1.40% | 2.43% | 3.85% | 2.83% | 15.71% | 1.15% | 2.78% |
| 5-9 years | 1.85% | 1.43% | 1.76% | 2.28% | 3.27% | 3.20% | 0.95% | 2.84% |
| 10-19 years | 0.91% | 1.20% | 1.23% | 1.67% | 1.71% | 2.98% | 1.01% | 1.35% |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | 0.88% | 1.31% | 0.60% | 0.49% | 0.60% | 0.67% | 0.46% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.48% | 3.72% | 2.10% | 0.78% | 1.05% | 0.47% | 1.43% | 0.49% |
| 1 location only | 0.55% | 0.76% | 1.01% | 0.84% | 1.19% | 2.04% | 0.64% | 0.78% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.50% | 3.95% | 2.54% | 2.40% | 2.61% | 4.10% | 1.52% | 2.90% |
| 25-49 % | 0.96% | 1.29% | 2.68% | 1.58% | 2.74% | 1.14% | 1.57% | 1.12% |
| 50-74 % | 0.72% | 0.87% | 1.51% | 1.42% | 1.36% | 0.78% | 0.77% | 0.82% |
| 75% or more | 0.30% | 0.51% | 1.02% | 0.65% | 0.53% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.35% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.32% | 0.69% | 0.95% | 0.66% | 0.60% | 0.37% | 0.58% | 0.35% |
| Has union employees | 0.82% | 4.06% | 6.23% | 3.01% | 2.24% | 1.01% | 3.58% | 0.92% |
| Unknown | 1.69% | 6.94% | 7.59% | 5.51% | 4.67% | 1.77% | 3.23% | 1.73% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.93% | 2.13% | 2.55% | 2.08% | 1.08% | 1.55% | 1.34% | 1.01% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.72% | 0.59% | 0.56% | 0.59% | 0.45% | 0.49% |
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.
** 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.