| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37.2% | 13.7% | 25.2% | 82.6% | 13.7% | 63.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 20.6% | 17.6% * | 15.6% * | 77.3% | 17.5% * | 37.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 29.2% | 11.1% | 39.2% | 89.4% | 10.7% | 57.5% |
| Construction | 18.9% | 16.6% | 21.6% | 81.5% | 16.1% | 39.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 44.5% | 13.5% | 41.8% | 90.5% | 14.1% | 73.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 33.9% | 13.0% | 39.7% | 87.0% | 12.5% | 62.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 48.3% | 12.0% | 25.2% | 85.0% | 11.5% | 68.6% |
| Retail trade | 55.1% | 11.3% | 20.7% | 85.9% | 11.5% | 74.3% |
| Professional services | 28.2% | 12.7% | 26.4% | 79.5% | 12.8% | 55.9% |
| Other services | 35.1% | 16.4% | 15.1% | 75.0% | 16.6% | 56.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 40.3% | 12.5% | 26.8% | 84.6% | 12.5% | 68.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 29.3% | 14.5% | 25.6% | 78.1% | 14.2% | 57.2% |
| Nonprofit | 27.3% | 20.1% | 20.0% | 61.2% | 21.0% | 34.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 17.0% | 16.1% | 26.3% | 44.4% | 16.0% | 25.9% |
| 5-9 years | 16.4% | 15.6% | 17.4% | 41.9% | 15.6% | 20.6% |
| 10-19 years | 16.6% | 12.3% | 18.1% | 60.2% | 12.2% | 33.5% |
| 20 or more years | 49.5% | 13.1% | 27.2% | 84.3% | 13.1% | 69.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 63.8% | 12.9% | 26.2% | 82.8% | 12.7% | 68.3% |
| 1 location only | 14.0% | 13.8% | 20.1% | 37.4% | 13.8% | 17.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 45.0% | 22.6% | 12.2% * | 75.5% | 23.8% | 59.5% |
| 25-49 % | 44.0% | 14.1% | 16.8% | 79.8% | 14.2% | 64.6% |
| 50-74 % | 38.7% | 11.7% | 18.6% | 87.3% | 11.2% | 69.5% |
| 75% or more | 35.3% | 13.5% | 28.7% | 82.9% | 13.5% | 62.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 28.6% | 12.8% | 25.0% | 77.8% | 12.8% | 53.9% |
| Has union employees | 80.1% | 42.1% | 26.9% | 94.2% | 44.6% | 87.2% |
| Unknown | 78.6% | 13.9% * | 29.9% | 84.6% | 13.9% * | 81.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 46.3% | 13.1% | 16.8% | 80.6% | 13.1% | 64.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 33.7% | 13.8% | 29.4% | 84.1% | 13.8% | 63.2% |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** 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 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.45% | 0.54% | 0.65% | 0.92% | 0.62% | 0.61% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.47% | 5.91% * | 6.73% * | 8.87% | 6.10% * | 8.14% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.17% | 1.35% | 2.85% | 1.99% | 1.29% | 2.40% |
| Construction | 1.48% | 1.78% | 4.17% | 7.14% | 1.76% | 2.35% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.10% | 3.72% | 7.49% | 1.92% | 4.11% | 3.29% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.40% | 1.98% | 5.07% | 2.32% | 2.35% | 2.09% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.36% | 1.67% | 2.39% | 1.46% | 1.85% | 1.46% |
| Retail trade | 1.60% | 1.42% | 2.23% | 1.60% | 1.70% | 1.56% |
| Professional services | 1.08% | 0.96% | 1.03% | 1.72% | 1.01% | 1.35% |
| Other services | 1.16% | 1.15% | 2.25% | 1.60% | 1.11% | 1.77% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.48% | 0.60% | 0.93% | 0.98% | 0.69% | 0.67% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.61% | 0.95% | 3.77% | 1.64% | 1.18% | 2.00% |
| Nonprofit | 0.95% | 1.18% | 2.35% | 3.11% | 1.43% | 1.31% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.92% | 2.01% | 5.54% | 9.19% | 2.13% | 4.41% |
| 5-9 years | 1.48% | 1.69% | 2.52% | 8.64% | 1.64% | 2.12% |
| 10-19 years | 0.90% | 1.19% | 3.06% | 2.78% | 1.32% | 1.90% |
| 20 or more years | 0.64% | 0.65% | 1.11% | 1.02% | 0.60% | 0.67% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.68% | 1.10% | 0.74% | 0.92% | 1.86% | 0.66% |
| 1 location only | 0.57% | 0.59% | 1.68% | 4.54% | 0.62% | 1.29% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.73% | 2.92% | 4.14% * | 1.62% | 3.27% | 1.90% |
| 25-49 % | 1.70% | 1.98% | 3.71% | 1.35% | 2.12% | 1.88% |
| 50-74 % | 1.22% | 1.04% | 2.61% | 1.29% | 1.09% | 1.38% |
| 75% or more | 0.61% | 0.75% | 0.78% | 1.20% | 0.86% | 0.89% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.35% | 0.56% | 0.48% | 1.10% | 0.64% | 0.58% |
| Has union employees | 1.17% | 2.48% | 4.51% | 1.14% | 3.19% | 1.43% |
| Unknown | 1.27% | 4.55% * | 5.84% | 0.96% | 4.67% * | 0.95% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.20% | 1.29% | 1.98% | 1.25% | 1.49% | 1.16% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.41% | 0.52% | 1.14% | 1.17% | 0.58% | 0.83% |
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.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** 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.