| 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 | 28.3% | 25.5% | 33.8% | 34.5% | 33.0% | 25.3% | 31.3% | 27.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 32.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.3% | 29.7% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 27.2% | 23.1% | 41.4% | 28.4% | 26.5% | 23.9% | 34.5% | 25.2% |
| Construction | 27.9% | 21.4% | 29.9% * | 33.0% | 48.0% | 14.2% | 25.9% | 31.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 25.6% | 34.2% | 44.1% | 36.4% | 29.2% | 23.4% | 38.6% | 24.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.0% | 38.3% | 22.1% | 35.7% | 31.6% | 22.3% | 28.1% | 27.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 28.5% | 12.9% * | 22.8% * | 30.4% | 24.1% | 29.7% | 20.6% | 29.0% |
| Retail trade | 39.1% | 29.3% | 30.9% | 54.6% | 56.7% | 31.0% | 33.9% | 41.6% |
| Professional services | 26.2% | 24.2% | 43.1% | 35.6% | 34.2% | 21.9% | 36.0% | 24.9% |
| Other services | 34.4% | 24.7% | 26.6% | 34.0% | 37.7% | 36.9% | 27.2% | 37.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 29.8% | 26.9% | 33.1% | 37.6% | 31.9% | 27.1% | 32.0% | 29.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 26.5% | 18.9% * | 42.5% | 27.1% | 54.4% | 23.0% | 30.6% | 25.8% |
| Nonprofit | 25.3% | 30.1% | 28.7% | 24.4% | 30.9% | 23.0% | 25.8% | 25.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 34.6% | 34.5% | 38.3% | 41.7% | 37.6% | 22.3% * | 38.6% | 30.1% |
| 5-9 years | 36.2% | 22.2% | 43.0% | 37.1% | 43.1% | 31.4% * | 33.6% | 38.8% |
| 10-19 years | 30.1% | 32.0% | 31.3% | 39.0% | 26.9% | 19.9% | 34.6% | 26.8% |
| 20 or more years | 27.3% | 18.7% | 32.2% | 31.7% | 33.1% | 25.5% | 27.7% | 27.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.7% | 39.1% | 20.0% * | 32.8% | 31.9% | 25.6% | 26.6% | 26.7% |
| 1 location only | 31.8% | 25.4% | 34.4% | 34.9% | 34.5% | 19.1% | 31.6% | 32.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.2% | 5.5% * | 7.5% * | 39.2% | 16.8% * | 43.7% | 15.1% * | 24.2% |
| 25-49 % | 32.9% | 38.9% * | 32.0% | 34.5% | 36.7% | 28.4% | 35.8% | 31.2% |
| 50-74 % | 29.1% | 23.1% | 23.4% | 30.1% | 33.4% | 27.5% | 24.7% | 30.2% |
| 75% or more | 28.2% | 25.5% | 34.9% | 34.8% | 33.6% | 25.0% | 32.2% | 27.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 31.3% | 25.6% | 35.6% | 36.9% | 34.2% | 28.0% | 32.7% | 30.9% |
| Has union employees | 19.0% | 29.3% * | 19.7% * | 17.7% | 27.2% | 17.8% | 17.6% | 19.1% |
| Unknown | 31.1% | 18.8% * | 0.9% * | 22.2% * | 32.3% | 31.8% | 18.7% * | 31.5% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 34.0% | 24.1% * | 44.8% | 29.6% | 41.3% | 30.6% | 32.2% | 34.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 27.7% | 25.7% | 32.4% | 35.2% | 31.7% | 25.0% | 31.2% | 27.0% |
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 | 0.75% | 1.83% | 2.67% | 1.59% | 1.65% | 1.48% | 1.86% | 0.92% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.36% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.27% | 9.20% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.00% | 6.02% | 8.69% | 3.47% | 3.33% | 1.06% | 3.70% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 4.15% | 5.47% | 9.30% * | 6.13% | 7.55% | 4.03% | 4.12% | 6.14% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.77% | 9.67% | 11.07% | 8.72% | 6.70% | 4.79% | 5.97% | 4.01% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.87% | 7.93% | 4.87% | 3.92% | 6.38% | 2.60% | 4.97% | 2.55% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.01% | 7.69% * | 7.64% * | 7.24% | 4.89% | 1.13% | 4.58% | 1.16% |
| Retail trade | 1.76% | 6.52% | 6.90% | 4.04% | 4.70% | 1.77% | 4.39% | 1.66% |
| Professional services | 1.38% | 3.38% | 4.14% | 3.10% | 2.35% | 1.45% | 2.78% | 1.50% |
| Other services | 2.33% | 5.09% | 3.43% | 6.01% | 4.90% | 4.11% | 3.37% | 2.97% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.81% | 2.08% | 2.57% | 1.93% | 2.70% | 1.50% | 1.80% | 0.79% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.53% | 6.30% * | 8.75% | 4.11% | 4.28% | 3.03% | 3.56% | 3.10% |
| Nonprofit | 1.17% | 8.40% | 6.52% | 3.58% | 1.91% | 1.68% | 4.41% | 1.26% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.80% | 7.16% | 7.06% | 7.31% | 10.03% | 6.79% * | 5.74% | 7.82% |
| 5-9 years | 4.20% | 6.13% | 8.01% | 3.93% | 7.76% | 10.72% * | 4.79% | 6.39% |
| 10-19 years | 1.99% | 4.52% | 4.62% | 4.17% | 3.80% | 3.58% | 2.94% | 2.82% |
| 20 or more years | 0.94% | 4.19% | 4.12% | 1.41% | 1.80% | 1.59% | 2.44% | 1.13% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.21% | 11.19% | 6.89% * | 2.17% | 2.26% | 1.64% | 5.02% | 1.26% |
| 1 location only | 1.41% | 1.83% | 2.67% | 1.76% | 2.60% | 4.44% | 1.89% | 1.41% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.31% | 6.55% * | 10.00% * | 9.44% | 11.26% * | 5.69% | 7.10% * | 6.92% |
| 25-49 % | 3.07% | 12.19% * | 7.71% | 6.81% | 6.75% | 4.12% | 7.02% | 2.43% |
| 50-74 % | 2.32% | 4.84% | 6.48% | 7.98% | 5.43% | 2.19% | 3.18% | 4.00% |
| 75% or more | 0.82% | 2.29% | 2.96% | 1.86% | 1.35% | 1.52% | 2.14% | 1.12% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.94% | 1.96% | 2.47% | 1.61% | 1.84% | 0.92% | 1.77% | 0.85% |
| Has union employees | 1.76% | 12.73% * | 7.60% * | 4.15% | 3.85% | 2.13% | 3.50% | 1.85% |
| Unknown | 1.73% | 8.69% * | 6.93% * | 11.12% * | 5.65% | 2.08% | 10.77% * | 2.04% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.76% | 9.00% * | 8.77% | 5.72% | 5.03% | 2.44% | 7.13% | 2.51% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.82% | 2.30% | 2.87% | 1.32% | 1.50% | 1.48% | 2.05% | 1.09% |
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.