| 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 | 25.7% | 21.8% | 31.2% | 33.0% | 27.2% | 24.3% | 29.6% | 25.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 20.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | 20.9% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.8% | 19.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 20.2% | 21.7% | 26.7% | 21.5% |
| Construction | 31.0% | 25.4% | 35.5% | 32.2% | 33.6% | 25.2% | 32.1% | 30.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 18.9% | 13.8% * | 26.0% * | 24.5% | 20.5% | 18.2% | 22.7% | 18.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 23.8% | 20.2% | 29.1% | 28.7% | 24.7% | 21.3% | 25.2% | 23.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 25.0% | 22.4% | 26.1% | 29.0% | 25.2% | 24.8% | 24.4% | 25.1% |
| Retail trade | 28.7% | 23.1% | 34.4% | 48.0% | 38.9% | 26.1% | 34.8% | 28.1% |
| Professional services | 26.4% | 26.8% | 33.6% | 38.5% | 32.4% | 23.3% | 35.2% | 25.3% |
| Other services | 33.3% | 15.1% | 29.4% | 32.3% | 33.1% | 35.1% | 25.0% | 34.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 25.9% | 22.7% | 31.6% | 32.6% | 26.4% | 24.7% | 29.6% | 25.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 29.2% | 22.3% | 32.7% | 38.7% | 35.2% | 26.2% | 33.1% | 28.4% |
| Nonprofit | 22.4% | 10.5% | 22.9% | 28.6% | 25.4% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 22.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 31.1% | 23.8% | 36.3% | 33.4% | 31.6% | 31.8% | 28.2% | 33.8% |
| 5-9 years | 33.1% | 27.7% | 31.1% | 34.2% | 35.0% | 38.1% | 32.7% | 33.4% |
| 10-19 years | 27.6% | 21.0% | 33.8% | 36.4% | 25.5% | 24.2% | 31.0% | 25.8% |
| 20 or more years | 25.1% | 17.5% | 28.8% | 31.6% | 26.6% | 24.2% | 28.0% | 24.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 25.0% | 48.0% | 36.4% | 31.5% | 26.9% | 24.4% | 31.9% | 24.9% |
| 1 location only | 28.7% | 21.4% | 30.7% | 33.5% | 27.8% | 21.8% | 29.4% | 28.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.3% | 8.6% * | 21.3% * | 19.9% | 22.5% | 25.8% | 13.0% | 25.0% |
| 25-49 % | 30.1% | 18.5% * | 22.3% | 31.8% | 41.0% | 29.2% | 20.4% | 31.0% |
| 50-74 % | 27.3% | 16.0% | 38.4% | 39.0% | 32.3% | 26.1% | 26.7% | 27.4% |
| 75% or more | 25.4% | 23.3% | 31.0% | 32.7% | 26.6% | 23.8% | 30.3% | 24.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 27.4% | 22.8% | 31.1% | 33.6% | 28.0% | 25.6% | 30.1% | 26.8% |
| Has union employees | 20.0% | 11.8% * | 30.2% | 26.1% | 19.1% | 19.7% | 24.1% | 19.8% |
| Unknown | 27.0% | 5.6% * | 56.5% | 49.7% | 32.3% | 26.5% | 27.6% * | 27.0% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 30.2% | 13.1% | 26.1% | 39.0% | 32.6% | 29.9% | 23.7% | 30.8% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 25.2% | 22.8% | 31.6% | 32.6% | 26.6% | 23.6% | 30.0% | 24.6% |
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 | 0.34% | 1.80% | 1.23% | 1.83% | 0.95% | 0.54% | 1.22% | 0.35% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.95% | 7.91% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.64% | 3.55% | 2.74% | 2.68% | 1.20% | 0.66% | 2.88% | 0.59% |
| Construction | 2.22% | 5.47% | 5.86% | 3.82% | 3.67% | 2.31% | 3.52% | 2.75% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.95% | 6.28% * | 8.22% * | 3.43% | 2.23% | 1.03% | 2.78% | 0.92% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.16% | 4.35% | 3.83% | 3.25% | 3.02% | 1.62% | 2.22% | 1.37% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.84% | 4.65% | 4.41% | 3.39% | 2.23% | 0.58% | 3.01% | 0.83% |
| Retail trade | 0.84% | 5.11% | 5.00% | 4.04% | 2.30% | 0.76% | 2.42% | 0.87% |
| Professional services | 0.77% | 2.93% | 3.11% | 3.33% | 1.09% | 0.78% | 1.63% | 0.81% |
| Other services | 1.32% | 2.52% | 4.18% | 4.26% | 3.16% | 1.71% | 1.91% | 1.59% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.31% | 1.99% | 1.27% | 1.60% | 1.10% | 0.62% | 1.10% | 0.34% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.01% | 3.19% | 2.97% | 3.68% | 3.51% | 1.00% | 1.68% | 1.00% |
| Nonprofit | 0.88% | 2.02% | 4.37% | 4.55% | 0.70% | 0.73% | 3.63% | 0.78% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.67% | 3.07% | 4.97% | 5.50% | 2.54% | 8.00% | 2.49% | 3.06% |
| 5-9 years | 1.57% | 3.80% | 3.84% | 3.79% | 2.63% | 7.37% | 2.68% | 1.90% |
| 10-19 years | 1.18% | 2.83% | 3.13% | 3.26% | 3.44% | 1.49% | 1.92% | 1.32% |
| 20 or more years | 0.39% | 2.62% | 1.17% | 1.46% | 1.18% | 0.56% | 1.48% | 0.41% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.40% | 12.57% | 5.01% | 2.14% | 1.13% | 0.58% | 2.89% | 0.42% |
| 1 location only | 0.65% | 1.72% | 1.17% | 2.15% | 2.56% | 1.81% | 1.18% | 1.00% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.68% | 4.45% * | 10.20% * | 5.36% | 5.97% | 3.79% | 2.89% | 2.57% |
| 25-49 % | 1.47% | 5.85% * | 5.54% | 5.15% | 3.66% | 1.50% | 3.32% | 1.45% |
| 50-74 % | 0.71% | 3.37% | 5.08% | 3.19% | 2.81% | 0.91% | 3.01% | 0.79% |
| 75% or more | 0.35% | 2.27% | 1.39% | 1.89% | 0.95% | 0.52% | 1.47% | 0.36% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.40% | 1.89% | 1.23% | 2.00% | 0.96% | 0.67% | 1.15% | 0.43% |
| Has union employees | 0.70% | 7.43% * | 7.48% | 4.32% | 1.99% | 0.63% | 4.48% | 0.52% |
| Unknown | 0.81% | 5.00% * | 13.77% | 9.04% | 3.54% | 0.87% | 8.47% * | 0.82% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.86% | 2.38% | 5.72% | 3.44% | 2.80% | 1.13% | 2.65% | 0.83% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.41% | 1.99% | 1.49% | 1.96% | 0.86% | 0.55% | 1.36% | 0.42% |
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.