| 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 | 41.8% | 54.6% | 39.9% | 36.3% | 41.2% | 41.6% | 44.0% | 41.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 40.6% * | 84.8% | 69.9% | -- | 13.0% * | 42.0% * | 75.9% | 25.5% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 55.0% | 77.7% | 43.9% | 53.6% | 48.1% | 63.3% | 57.8% | 52.9% |
| Construction | 65.5% | 77.8% | 75.1% | 31.1% * | 53.8% | 69.5% | 65.3% | 66.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 71.1% | 81.6% | 19.3% * | 66.1% | 48.1% | 73.1% | 38.2% * | 72.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 56.0% | 85.2% | 40.6% | 57.6% | 45.8% | 43.9% | 68.3% | 45.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 50.7% | 55.8% | 36.7% * | 43.0% | 47.3% | 51.8% | 51.6% | 50.6% |
| Retail trade | 33.7% | 45.4% | 44.3% | 49.4% | 49.6% | 32.4% | 40.5% | 33.3% |
| Professional services | 55.1% | 60.9% | 50.2% | 40.9% | 56.7% | 55.7% | 52.1% | 55.6% |
| Other services | 24.6% | 30.8% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 23.5% | 24.6% | 24.8% | 24.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 37.6% | 56.2% | 39.5% | 35.8% | 35.1% | 36.8% | 44.1% | 36.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.7% | 57.4% | 46.8% | 29.8% | 28.3% | 30.9% | 46.6% | 30.5% |
| Nonprofit | 57.6% | 36.7% | 32.3% | 50.7% | 56.0% | 59.7% | 38.2% | 58.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 50.2% | 59.2% | 34.2% | 27.0% * | 72.3% | 47.0% | 45.7% | 57.8% |
| 5-9 years | 39.2% | 56.1% | 26.1% | 38.1% | 35.7% | 33.1% * | 39.9% | 38.4% |
| 10-19 years | 39.6% | 52.6% | 45.5% | 33.5% | 24.5% * | 46.0% | 46.6% | 34.9% |
| 20 or more years | 41.9% | 53.2% | 44.8% | 39.2% | 43.2% | 41.5% | 43.5% | 41.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 40.5% | 75.4% | 56.8% | 38.8% | 36.4% | 40.9% | 54.5% | 40.3% |
| 1 location only | 47.3% | 54.5% | 38.6% | 35.6% | 51.8% | 59.4% | 43.4% | 52.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 32.9% | 67.0% | 42.9% | 24.9% | 36.6% | 29.9% | 49.6% | 30.9% |
| 25-49 % | 34.9% | 37.2% | 26.4% * | 35.7% | 32.5% | 35.6% | 31.0% | 35.5% |
| 50-74 % | 44.6% | 58.7% | 42.3% | 37.5% | 47.2% | 43.8% | 46.4% | 44.3% |
| 75% or more | 52.4% | 50.5% | 44.8% | 44.3% | 46.0% | 54.9% | 47.5% | 53.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 38.0% | 54.7% | 39.4% | 32.2% | 36.3% | 37.1% | 43.1% | 36.9% |
| Has union employees | 58.3% | 49.5% * | 94.4% | 81.5% | 70.5% | 56.4% | 75.7% | 58.0% |
| Unknown | 35.2% | 57.3% | -- | 98.1% | 32.4% * | 35.0% | 58.0% | 35.0% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 29.6% | 45.5% | 26.9% | 27.5% | 28.2% | 29.1% | 32.8% | 29.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 49.7% | 59.5% | 46.0% | 44.5% | 50.9% | 49.4% | 50.3% | 49.6% |
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 | 1.30% | 3.25% | 2.21% | 2.52% | 3.39% | 1.40% | 2.27% | 1.46% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 14.82% * | 18.30% | 20.34% | -- | 13.47% * | 14.68% * | 15.27% | 15.91% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 6.66% | 11.80% | 11.84% | 8.26% | 11.42% | 6.92% | 7.07% | 7.61% |
| Construction | 6.96% | 7.47% | 14.20% | 13.80% * | 15.63% | 17.53% | 7.23% | 11.60% |
| Utilities and transp. | 8.63% | 17.66% | 13.32% * | 14.08% | 13.63% | 9.27% | 12.70% * | 9.27% |
| Wholesale trade | 6.00% | 8.21% | 10.91% | 12.00% | 9.39% | 6.39% | 8.55% | 5.79% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 4.08% | 8.87% | 11.21% * | 8.48% | 4.81% | 4.85% | 7.38% | 4.23% |
| Retail trade | 1.99% | 8.69% | 10.17% | 10.43% | 8.20% | 2.07% | 4.44% | 2.00% |
| Professional services | 3.28% | 3.66% | 4.20% | 4.12% | 4.74% | 4.21% | 2.23% | 3.69% |
| Other services | 1.05% | 6.67% | 4.29% | 3.61% | 4.40% | 1.56% | 4.69% | 1.15% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.03% | 3.29% | 2.81% | 3.23% | 4.53% | 1.33% | 2.03% | 1.18% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.43% | 5.79% | 6.72% | 6.49% | 8.27% | 3.36% | 5.23% | 3.09% |
| Nonprofit | 3.77% | 9.49% | 8.09% | 5.33% | 5.97% | 4.45% | 5.69% | 3.95% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.91% | 6.37% | 9.22% | 8.56% * | 9.78% | 12.71% | 5.71% | 6.09% |
| 5-9 years | 3.60% | 8.00% | 7.41% | 8.61% | 7.47% | 11.94% * | 3.42% | 7.66% |
| 10-19 years | 2.66% | 4.15% | 7.37% | 5.69% | 8.56% * | 3.45% | 2.56% | 3.23% |
| 20 or more years | 1.43% | 4.03% | 2.95% | 3.48% | 4.36% | 1.49% | 2.46% | 1.50% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.30% | 21.49% | 7.21% | 5.88% | 2.04% | 1.41% | 5.92% | 1.31% |
| 1 location only | 2.07% | 3.27% | 2.42% | 3.18% | 7.18% | 7.02% | 2.56% | 4.29% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.77% | 5.59% | 9.36% | 5.86% | 5.52% | 3.21% | 4.34% | 3.03% |
| 25-49 % | 2.01% | 5.53% | 10.36% * | 9.17% | 5.15% | 2.00% | 6.10% | 2.13% |
| 50-74 % | 1.84% | 4.44% | 9.16% | 4.54% | 6.26% | 2.25% | 4.00% | 2.04% |
| 75% or more | 0.85% | 5.19% | 3.21% | 3.32% | 3.66% | 0.96% | 1.28% | 0.88% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.27% | 3.41% | 2.31% | 2.93% | 3.39% | 1.69% | 2.17% | 1.53% |
| Has union employees | 2.75% | 15.84% * | 22.57% | 11.43% | 7.54% | 2.86% | 11.13% | 2.88% |
| Unknown | 2.29% | 16.21% | -- | 27.35% | 11.11% * | 2.33% | 15.20% | 2.29% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.98% | 5.40% | 4.44% | 3.15% | 3.42% | 1.19% | 3.77% | 1.04% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 2.18% | 2.77% | 2.79% | 4.32% | 4.65% | 2.22% | 1.82% | 2.39% |
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.