| 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 | 20.8% | 19.6% | 20.8% | 21.8% | 19.8% | 21.2% | 20.3% | 21.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% | 8.3% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 23.1% | 18.0% | 27.2% | 23.9% | 24.5% | 20.9% | 23.7% | 22.9% |
| Construction | 22.5% | 20.0% | 23.9% | 25.6% | 32.1% | 7.2% * | 19.8% | 26.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 17.6% | 7.4% * | 12.4% * | 26.8% | 24.9% | 15.9% | 17.8% * | 17.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.8% | 22.4% | 24.1% | 19.2% | 22.3% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 19.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 22.0% | 25.4% | 13.8% | 18.6% | 18.8% | 23.7% | 17.8% | 22.8% |
| Retail trade | 25.2% | 14.3% * | 19.1% | 32.5% | 28.1% | 25.7% | 19.6% | 28.5% |
| Professional services | 18.1% | 18.9% | 21.4% | 15.8% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 17.8% |
| Other services | 24.6% | 22.8% | 18.6% | 23.7% | 19.4% | 32.2% | 21.8% | 25.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.6% | 20.4% | 20.9% | 23.9% | 24.0% | 22.3% | 21.0% | 23.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.3% | 20.3% | 22.5% | 20.0% | 18.9% | 23.0% | 20.3% | 21.7% |
| Nonprofit | 16.6% | 8.1% * | 18.4% | 13.6% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 15.7% | 16.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 22.5% | 18.0% | 25.2% | 30.9% | 20.4% | 25.1% | 21.1% | 24.7% |
| 5-9 years | 23.8% | 26.0% | 23.9% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 14.9% | 24.1% | 23.4% |
| 10-19 years | 20.3% | 20.4% | 22.3% | 22.5% | 16.2% | 17.1% | 21.8% | 18.7% |
| 20 or more years | 20.6% | 16.6% | 18.4% | 20.3% | 20.1% | 21.4% | 18.2% | 21.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 20.7% | 10.5% * | 21.2% | 17.2% | 19.4% | 21.4% | 17.4% | 20.8% |
| 1 location only | 21.0% | 19.6% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 20.4% | 17.5% | 20.6% | 21.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 32.0% | 11.0% * | 30.8% | 48.7% | 32.9% | 27.2% | 30.5% | 32.9% |
| 25-49 % | 21.0% | 11.1% | 14.0% | 21.9% | 24.8% | 24.3% | 15.1% | 24.5% |
| 50-74 % | 22.0% | 16.4% | 26.5% | 22.6% | 20.5% | 23.9% | 22.1% | 22.0% |
| 75% or more | 20.5% | 20.8% | 20.2% | 21.2% | 19.2% | 20.8% | 20.2% | 20.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.2% | 19.5% | 20.8% | 22.5% | 19.4% | 22.6% | 20.5% | 21.5% |
| Has union employees | 17.4% | 11.7% * | 24.2% | 13.3% | 20.5% | 17.1% | 16.5% | 17.4% |
| Unknown | 24.5% | 29.0% | 17.2% * | 9.4% * | 35.7% | 24.3% | 18.4% * | 24.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 23.6% | 19.6% | 27.6% | 27.4% | 21.9% | 23.1% | 24.6% | 23.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 20.4% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 19.3% | 21.0% | 19.6% | 20.6% |
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 | 0.61% | 2.39% | 1.09% | 1.39% | 1.34% | 0.69% | 1.02% | 0.66% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.91% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.15% | 3.81% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.17% | 3.04% | 5.71% | 3.07% | 1.83% | 1.93% | 3.07% | 1.46% |
| Construction | 2.21% | 2.97% | 4.12% | 3.84% | 5.81% | 3.06% * | 2.03% | 4.40% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.85% | 10.40% * | 5.33% * | 5.57% | 5.23% | 1.69% | 5.74% * | 1.96% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.15% | 6.73% | 3.70% | 3.67% | 3.99% | 1.90% | 3.37% | 1.84% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.91% | 6.40% | 2.97% | 4.17% | 2.17% | 0.76% | 3.63% | 0.70% |
| Retail trade | 1.74% | 4.32% * | 3.88% | 4.09% | 4.88% | 1.07% | 3.10% | 1.23% |
| Professional services | 0.89% | 4.28% | 2.23% | 2.75% | 1.40% | 0.91% | 1.82% | 0.96% |
| Other services | 1.30% | 2.62% | 4.01% | 3.32% | 3.32% | 1.73% | 1.76% | 2.01% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.64% | 2.22% | 1.12% | 1.48% | 1.54% | 0.69% | 1.08% | 0.75% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.66% | 4.69% | 3.67% | 3.05% | 3.36% | 2.34% | 1.49% | 2.43% |
| Nonprofit | 0.94% | 2.93% * | 3.57% | 2.27% | 1.42% | 1.30% | 1.82% | 0.95% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.60% | 3.78% | 4.20% | 6.64% | 5.70% | 6.19% | 1.83% | 4.66% |
| 5-9 years | 2.68% | 4.80% | 4.13% | 3.93% | 2.58% | 3.77% | 3.72% | 3.73% |
| 10-19 years | 1.69% | 4.79% | 2.96% | 3.11% | 2.70% | 2.76% | 2.58% | 2.01% |
| 20 or more years | 0.58% | 3.46% | 2.08% | 1.66% | 1.05% | 0.71% | 1.33% | 0.67% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.63% | 5.51% * | 4.14% | 1.78% | 1.37% | 0.73% | 2.88% | 0.64% |
| 1 location only | 1.01% | 2.40% | 1.15% | 1.67% | 2.00% | 4.30% | 1.12% | 1.25% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.47% | 4.47% * | 8.11% | 8.07% | 7.05% | 2.91% | 6.98% | 4.32% |
| 25-49 % | 1.27% | 2.89% | 2.71% | 3.83% | 6.16% | 2.14% | 2.33% | 2.37% |
| 50-74 % | 1.15% | 2.99% | 5.32% | 3.62% | 1.88% | 2.37% | 1.66% | 1.18% |
| 75% or more | 0.75% | 2.72% | 1.61% | 1.43% | 1.82% | 0.65% | 1.46% | 0.72% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.68% | 2.29% | 1.14% | 1.51% | 1.45% | 0.63% | 0.99% | 0.80% |
| Has union employees | 1.14% | 6.85% * | 6.50% | 2.09% | 2.91% | 1.48% | 3.36% | 1.19% |
| Unknown | 1.36% | 8.14% | 6.73% * | 4.30% * | 5.56% | 1.08% | 5.56% * | 1.28% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.70% | 4.48% | 5.17% | 2.40% | 2.97% | 1.75% | 2.28% | 1.82% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.60% | 2.40% | 1.63% | 1.45% | 1.40% | 0.66% | 1.24% | 0.63% |
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.