| 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 | 10.5% | 19.3% | 13.8% | 8.9% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 16.8% | 3.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 14.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | 3.5% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | 3.9% * |
| Construction | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | 12.3% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 9.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | 2.0% * |
| Wholesale trade | 8.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% | 1.9% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | 1.3% * |
| Retail trade | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | 0.6% |
| Professional services | 13.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | 9.4% |
| Other services | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.2% | 2.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 9.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | 2.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 11.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | 2.3% |
| Nonprofit | 14.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | 8.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | 2.4% * |
| 5-9 years | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | 5.9% |
| 10-19 years | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | 5.4% |
| 20 or more years | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | 3.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% | 2.8% |
| 1 location only | 16.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | 9.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | 1.1% * |
| 25-49 % | 7.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | 1.3% * |
| 50-74 % | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | 1.5% |
| 75% or more | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | 4.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 11.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | 2.6% |
| Has union employees | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.5% | 9.5% |
| Unknown | 1.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.7% * | 0.8% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | 1.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 11.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | 4.5% |
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 | 0.36% | 1.25% | 0.75% | 0.77% | 0.31% | 0.55% | 0.74% | 0.38% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.71% | 2.28% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | 1.25% * |
| Construction | 2.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.22% | 4.14% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.28% | 0.73% * |
| Wholesale trade | 1.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.16% | 0.71% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.59% | 0.45% * |
| Retail trade | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% | 0.14% |
| Professional services | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | 1.44% |
| Other services | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.26% | 0.44% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | 0.53% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | 0.50% |
| Nonprofit | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.34% | 1.11% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.54% | 1.06% * |
| 5-9 years | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | 0.97% |
| 10-19 years | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| 20 or more years | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.94% | 0.42% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | 0.38% |
| 1 location only | 0.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.83% | 0.85% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.00% | 0.34% * |
| 25-49 % | 1.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.42% | 0.88% * |
| 50-74 % | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | 0.37% |
| 75% or more | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.67% | 0.62% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | 0.15% |
| Has union employees | 1.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.07% | 1.62% |
| Unknown | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.87% * | 0.18% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.03% | 0.20% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | 0.67% |
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.