| 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 | 20.1% | 34.6% | 27.5% | 17.7% | 10.3% | 5.1% | 30.9% | 7.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 38.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.9% | 16.0% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.8% | 8.9% |
| Construction | 30.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.7% | 22.3% |
| Utilities and transp. | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.2% | 18.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 20.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | 7.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 18.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.1% | 8.5% |
| Retail trade | 8.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.2% | 1.7% |
| Professional services | 24.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.5% | 11.0% |
| Other services | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.9% | 8.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | 7.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | 6.1% |
| Nonprofit | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.3% | 12.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | 9.6% |
| 5-9 years | 25.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.6% | 15.1% |
| 10-19 years | 27.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.6% | 10.2% |
| 20 or more years | 15.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.8% | 7.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% | 7.0% |
| 1 location only | 30.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | 16.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% | 5.4% |
| 25-49 % | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | 3.8% |
| 50-74 % | 20.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.0% | 8.6% |
| 75% or more | 21.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | 8.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.5% | 7.3% |
| Has union employees | 19.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.1% | 13.5% |
| Unknown | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% * | 4.6% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.9% | 5.1% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.8% | 9.5% |
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 | 0.54% | 1.02% | 1.40% | 0.57% | 0.59% | 0.41% | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.46% | 5.57% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.88% | 1.10% |
| Construction | 2.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.96% | 3.17% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.81% | 1.80% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.70% | 1.01% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | 0.87% |
| Retail trade | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | 0.27% |
| Professional services | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | 0.91% |
| Other services | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.35% | 1.20% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | 0.37% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | 0.70% |
| Nonprofit | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | 1.30% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.97% | 2.39% |
| 5-9 years | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.50% | 2.35% |
| 10-19 years | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.37% | 1.40% |
| 20 or more years | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.82% | 0.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | 0.34% |
| 1 location only | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.94% | 0.88% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | 1.22% |
| 25-49 % | 1.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.19% | 0.54% |
| 50-74 % | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | 1.37% |
| 75% or more | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.03% | 0.31% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.89% | 0.45% |
| Has union employees | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.89% | 1.74% |
| Unknown | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.87% * | 0.57% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.77% | 0.44% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | 0.43% |
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.