| 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 | 6,789,881 | 59.6% | 11.4% | 7.6% | 6.6% | 14.7% | 75.4% | 24.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 153,367 | 81.5% | 9.1% | 6.0% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 94.9% | 5.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 264,455 | 49.1% | 16.5% | 15.3% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 74.4% | 25.6% |
| Construction | 587,101 | 79.4% | 12.4% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 95.3% | 4.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 171,159 | 55.3% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 7.5% | 19.6% | 69.0% | 31.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 342,658 | 53.5% | 14.1% | 10.2% | 9.2% | 13.0% | 73.2% | 26.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 750,114 | 49.8% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 10.9% | 27.8% | 57.9% | 42.1% |
| Retail trade | 1,065,963 | 49.5% | 9.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 29.2% | 62.0% | 38.0% |
| Professional services | 1,657,919 | 63.9% | 11.5% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 79.4% | 20.6% |
| Other services | 1,797,145 | 60.6% | 14.2% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 11.0% | 80.1% | 19.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4,599,091 | 55.1% | 12.1% | 7.7% | 6.5% | 18.5% | 71.8% | 28.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1,655,393 | 74.8% | 9.1% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 87.0% | 13.0% |
| Nonprofit | 535,397 | 51.5% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 7.3% | 70.8% | 29.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1,204,127 | 83.1% | 10.6% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 97.0% | 3.0% |
| 5-9 years | 1,164,942 | 79.2% | 11.8% | 6.0% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 94.5% | 5.5% |
| 10-19 years | 1,473,670 | 70.9% | 14.3% | 8.0% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 90.1% | 9.9% |
| 20 or more years | 2,947,143 | 36.7% | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.6% | 32.4% | 51.7% | 48.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,671,718 | 1.6% | 4.5% | 10.7% | 23.5% | 59.7% | 10.6% | 89.4% |
| 1 location only | 5,118,164 | 78.6% | 13.7% | 6.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 96.6% | 3.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1,077,505 | 72.5% | 10.4% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 8.1% | 86.3% | 13.7% |
| 25-49 % | 533,546 | 46.2% | 14.4% | 9.6% | 8.1% | 21.8% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| 50-74 % | 1,103,826 | 60.8% | 11.3% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 16.1% | 75.9% | 24.1% |
| 75% or more | 4,075,004 | 57.7% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 15.2% | 73.6% | 26.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 6,075,775 | 64.2% | 12.2% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 81.0% | 19.0% |
| Has union employees | 357,122 | 19.4% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 61.4% | 28.8% | 71.2% |
| Unknown | 356,984 | 22.2% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 5.1% | 67.0% | 27.0% | 73.0% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2,560,388 | 59.3% | 11.0% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 16.3% | 74.3% | 25.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 4,229,493 | 59.8% | 11.7% | 8.1% | 6.7% | 13.8% | 76.1% | 23.9% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.
| 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 | 29,797 | 0.30% | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.08% | 0.26% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7,826 | 1.42% | 1.34% | 0.97% | 0.39% | 0.36% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 6,969 | 0.87% | 0.84% | 0.60% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
| Construction | 11,006 | 0.91% | 0.80% | 0.34% | 0.20% | 0.13% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Utilities and transp. | 6,627 | 2.00% | 0.99% | 1.13% | 0.86% | 1.57% | 1.79% | 1.79% |
| Wholesale trade | 6,737 | 1.35% | 0.97% | 0.64% | 0.45% | 0.52% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 10,604 | 0.87% | 0.45% | 0.61% | 0.50% | 1.15% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| Retail trade | 10,915 | 0.52% | 0.49% | 0.25% | 0.38% | 0.78% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| Professional services | 17,406 | 0.71% | 0.34% | 0.22% | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
| Other services | 14,962 | 0.47% | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.27% | 0.60% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 25,544 | 0.45% | 0.22% | 0.23% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21,238 | 0.51% | 0.40% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| Nonprofit | 5,571 | 1.14% | 0.91% | 0.47% | 0.86% | 0.42% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24,592 | 0.37% | 0.32% | 0.33% | 0.15% | 0.05% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 5-9 years | 19,466 | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.38% | 0.30% | 0.08% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 10-19 years | 23,144 | 0.70% | 0.49% | 0.23% | 0.32% | 0.20% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| 20 or more years | 26,800 | 0.56% | 0.29% | 0.25% | 0.15% | 0.57% | 0.54% | 0.54% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 19,900 | 0.21% | 0.27% | 0.46% | 0.48% | 0.49% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 1 location only | 28,719 | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.13% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15,758 | 0.99% | 0.72% | 0.30% | 0.27% | 0.31% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 25-49 % | 11,812 | 0.80% | 1.24% | 0.55% | 0.51% | 1.50% | 1.49% | 1.49% |
| 50-74 % | 17,091 | 0.81% | 0.73% | 0.33% | 0.36% | 0.75% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| 75% or more | 37,899 | 0.37% | 0.34% | 0.23% | 0.13% | 0.34% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 34,900 | 0.29% | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Has union employees | 9,285 | 1.67% | 0.68% | 0.70% | 0.73% | 1.86% | 1.75% | 1.75% |
| Unknown | 5,044 | 1.12% | 0.70% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 1.29% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 21,659 | 0.67% | 0.26% | 0.20% | 0.25% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 33,673 | 0.34% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 0.15% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
** 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.