| 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 | 28.4% | 19.5% | 25.0% | 32.8% | 34.0% | 26.1% | 24.5% | 30.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.3% * | 42.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 26.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.4% * | 27.8% |
| Construction | 31.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.2% | 39.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 21.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% * | 24.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 27.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% * | 33.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% * | 26.3% |
| Retail trade | 31.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.7% | 32.9% |
| Professional services | 33.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.3% | 34.0% |
| Other services | 21.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.7% | 20.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.6% | 30.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 30.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.3% | 44.8% |
| Nonprofit | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | 27.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 30.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.4% | 75.8% |
| 5-9 years | 32.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.9% | 38.0% |
| 10-19 years | 31.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.5% | 33.3% |
| 20 or more years | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.1% | 28.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 29.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.6% | 29.6% |
| 1 location only | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% | 32.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.5% * | 25.8% |
| 25-49 % | 29.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% * | 40.1% |
| 50-74 % | 28.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.3% | 32.9% |
| 75% or more | 28.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.9% | 30.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 30.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | 32.8% |
| Has union employees | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% * | 21.6% |
| Unknown | 29.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% * | 32.5% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 33.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.6% | 37.0% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 27.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.2% | 29.6% |
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 | 1.25% | 2.60% | 3.56% | 3.89% | 3.08% | 0.95% | 1.55% | 1.39% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.85% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.35% * | 12.24% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.92% * | 2.05% |
| Construction | 4.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.21% | 8.88% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.32% * | 5.72% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.77% * | 4.61% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.89% * | 3.01% |
| Retail trade | 2.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.04% | 4.54% |
| Professional services | 2.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.22% | 3.57% |
| Other services | 2.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.64% | 5.41% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | 1.16% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.33% | 5.03% |
| Nonprofit | 3.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.60% | 3.94% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.56% | 18.22% |
| 5-9 years | 4.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.08% | 6.98% |
| 10-19 years | 3.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.10% | 4.88% |
| 20 or more years | 1.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | 1.37% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.71% | 1.42% |
| 1 location only | 1.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.56% | 3.91% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.54% * | 4.68% |
| 25-49 % | 4.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.88% * | 10.60% |
| 50-74 % | 3.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.74% | 4.09% |
| 75% or more | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.50% | 1.45% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | 1.34% |
| Has union employees | 2.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.13% * | 2.93% |
| Unknown | 5.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.59% * | 4.98% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.22% | 4.63% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | 1.40% |
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.