| 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 | 34.3% | 62.7% | 46.0% | 27.9% | 15.0% | 7.3% | 54.8% | 11.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 59.4% | 64.6% | 74.4% | 59.0% | -- | -- | 67.0% | 18.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 28.4% | 50.6% | 30.7% | 21.2% | -- | -- | 38.4% | 13.2% |
| Construction | 53.3% | 64.4% | 42.4% | 38.4% | -- | -- | 56.0% | 33.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 34.2% | 52.0% | 35.6% | 40.3% | -- | -- | 48.2% | 21.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 32.1% | 58.9% | 41.2% | 24.3% | -- | -- | 48.9% | 9.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 27.7% | 65.3% | 48.1% | 34.1% | -- | -- | 59.6% | 10.1% |
| Retail trade | 16.3% | 64.3% | 35.1% | 14.4% | -- | -- | 48.3% | 2.2% |
| Professional services | 44.1% | 62.5% | 52.7% | 28.1% | -- | -- | 57.3% | 20.4% |
| Other services | 35.6% | 65.1% | 49.8% | 28.9% | -- | -- | 56.8% | 10.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 32.2% | 62.8% | 43.4% | 28.1% | -- | -- | 53.9% | 10.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 38.6% | 60.7% | 48.3% | 19.7% | -- | -- | 55.0% | 8.6% |
| Nonprofit | 42.7% | 67.4% | 60.0% | 35.1% | -- | -- | 60.3% | 21.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 48.3% | 56.1% | 46.9% | 20.4% | -- | -- | 52.1% | 14.0% |
| 5-9 years | 48.6% | 59.2% | 47.8% | 21.2% | -- | -- | 53.3% | 21.4% |
| 10-19 years | 48.0% | 64.8% | 45.7% | 28.7% | -- | -- | 56.6% | 15.4% |
| 20 or more years | 26.1% | 66.0% | 45.4% | 29.9% | -- | -- | 55.1% | 10.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 11.9% | 45.6% | 36.5% | 26.8% | -- | -- | 35.5% | 9.8% |
| 1 location only | 53.9% | 62.9% | 47.2% | 28.6% | -- | -- | 56.2% | 26.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.2% | 64.2% | 43.7% | 36.8% | -- | -- | 56.1% | 7.3% |
| 25-49 % | 25.4% | 64.4% | 48.6% | 24.6% | -- | -- | 54.9% | 5.1% |
| 50-74 % | 34.2% | 62.0% | 50.5% | 21.8% | -- | -- | 55.7% | 10.1% |
| 75% or more | 36.1% | 62.7% | 45.1% | 28.6% | -- | -- | 54.5% | 13.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 37.4% | 62.5% | 45.6% | 26.9% | -- | -- | 54.5% | 10.1% |
| Has union employees | 29.6% | 69.2% | 60.6% | 52.1% | -- | -- | 64.7% | 22.6% |
| Unknown | 7.5% | 73.8% | 20.4% * | 31.7% * | -- | -- | 49.9% | 5.3% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 23.3% | 62.5% | 42.6% | 25.4% | -- | -- | 53.0% | 6.9% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 38.6% | 62.8% | 46.7% | 28.6% | -- | -- | 55.2% | 14.0% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.60% | 1.24% | 1.22% | 1.07% | 0.66% | 0.57% | 0.97% | 0.55% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.53% | 6.35% | 14.55% | 12.18% | -- | -- | 5.06% | 5.24% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.02% | 4.99% | 4.76% | 3.61% | -- | -- | 3.43% | 1.60% |
| Construction | 2.29% | 2.17% | 3.47% | 5.11% | -- | -- | 2.70% | 2.64% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.72% | 7.69% | 8.73% | 5.27% | -- | -- | 4.68% | 2.02% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.59% | 5.17% | 4.12% | 2.59% | -- | -- | 2.84% | 1.24% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.67% | 3.67% | 5.13% | 2.96% | -- | -- | 2.25% | 1.01% |
| Retail trade | 0.88% | 3.40% | 3.26% | 1.42% | -- | -- | 1.93% | 0.24% |
| Professional services | 0.93% | 1.39% | 2.26% | 2.21% | -- | -- | 1.11% | 1.77% |
| Other services | 1.31% | 2.13% | 2.46% | 2.47% | -- | -- | 1.29% | 1.04% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.72% | 1.46% | 1.60% | 1.11% | -- | -- | 1.22% | 0.71% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.24% | 1.99% | 2.32% | 2.29% | -- | -- | 1.59% | 0.87% |
| Nonprofit | 1.68% | 2.63% | 3.82% | 3.13% | -- | -- | 2.31% | 1.33% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.79% | 3.52% | 4.83% | 2.92% | -- | -- | 2.99% | 3.40% |
| 5-9 years | 2.20% | 2.30% | 4.35% | 2.63% | -- | -- | 2.50% | 2.71% |
| 10-19 years | 1.03% | 1.69% | 3.47% | 2.32% | -- | -- | 1.03% | 1.62% |
| 20 or more years | 0.68% | 1.19% | 1.92% | 0.95% | -- | -- | 1.22% | 0.58% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.49% | 9.15% | 2.31% | 1.68% | -- | -- | 2.18% | 0.55% |
| 1 location only | 0.84% | 1.21% | 1.35% | 1.35% | -- | -- | 0.94% | 0.86% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.51% | 4.69% | 3.52% | 2.61% | -- | -- | 2.67% | 1.13% |
| 25-49 % | 1.95% | 2.79% | 2.95% | 1.85% | -- | -- | 2.02% | 0.71% |
| 50-74 % | 1.23% | 1.67% | 5.06% | 1.64% | -- | -- | 2.07% | 1.38% |
| 75% or more | 0.72% | 1.42% | 1.30% | 1.32% | -- | -- | 0.99% | 0.79% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.66% | 1.25% | 1.26% | 0.95% | -- | -- | 0.98% | 0.43% |
| Has union employees | 1.81% | 6.01% | 6.32% | 5.79% | -- | -- | 3.79% | 2.12% |
| Unknown | 0.82% | 15.11% | 11.47% * | 11.97% * | -- | -- | 9.23% | 0.51% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.93% | 2.79% | 4.03% | 1.91% | -- | -- | 2.28% | 0.42% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.65% | 1.03% | 1.47% | 1.06% | -- | -- | 0.86% | 0.86% |
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.
-- 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.