| 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 | 16.9% | 31.8% | 24.0% | 11.2% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 27.6% | 4.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 43.4% | 46.6% | 57.4% | -- | -- | -- | 49.9% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 15.4% | 27.7% | 19.2% | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | -- |
| Construction | 31.9% | 39.2% | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | 34.2% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 17.8% | 26.4% | 16.3% * | -- | -- | -- | 24.6% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 19.1% | 38.9% | 25.3% | -- | -- | -- | 30.6% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 11.0% | 31.4% | 17.8% | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | -- |
| Retail trade | 8.2% | 32.7% | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | 25.1% | -- |
| Professional services | 19.4% | 25.9% | 24.4% | -- | -- | -- | 24.0% | -- |
| Other services | 17.9% | 36.3% | 24.7% | -- | -- | -- | 30.6% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.1% | 31.5% | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | 27.4% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18.3% | 29.2% | 22.0% | -- | -- | -- | 26.2% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 19.9% | 41.2% | 25.5% | -- | -- | -- | 32.1% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.0% | 24.3% | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 25.4% | 32.0% | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 24.0% | 33.9% | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 12.8% | 33.6% | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | 27.5% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 5.0% | 28.0% | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | -- |
| 1 location only | 27.2% | 31.9% | 25.1% | -- | -- | -- | 28.6% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 12.5% | 29.4% | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 11.1% | 26.5% | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | 24.7% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 16.1% | 31.6% | 23.2% | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% | -- |
| 75% or more | 18.1% | 32.5% | 24.1% | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 17.5% | 31.1% | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | -- |
| Has union employees | 23.4% | 66.5% | 53.4% | -- | -- | -- | 59.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 3.3% | 28.6% * | 20.0% * | -- | -- | -- | 24.2% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 10.1% | 28.9% | 21.5% | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 19.4% | 32.5% | 24.5% | -- | -- | -- | 28.1% | -- |
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 | 0.61% | 1.14% | 1.42% | 0.46% | 0.36% | 0.63% | 0.90% | 0.48% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.14% | 9.41% | 14.51% | -- | -- | -- | 7.23% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.74% | 5.92% | 2.53% | -- | -- | -- | 2.64% | -- |
| Construction | 1.63% | 2.80% | 3.88% | -- | -- | -- | 1.92% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.80% | 3.55% | 6.20% * | -- | -- | -- | 2.40% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.50% | 3.91% | 4.45% | -- | -- | -- | 2.75% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.18% | 3.59% | 4.88% | -- | -- | -- | 2.85% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.90% | 4.20% | 2.97% | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.86% | 1.41% | 2.27% | -- | -- | -- | 0.98% | -- |
| Other services | 1.32% | 3.27% | 2.46% | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.69% | 1.17% | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.22% | 2.27% | 3.79% | -- | -- | -- | 1.99% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.37% | 4.56% | 3.91% | -- | -- | -- | 2.26% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.57% | 2.02% | 3.33% | -- | -- | -- | 1.66% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.57% | 2.15% | 3.02% | -- | -- | -- | 1.92% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.19% | 2.20% | 1.72% | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.70% | 1.86% | 1.81% | -- | -- | -- | 1.34% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.44% | 7.89% | 2.60% | -- | -- | -- | 1.56% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.83% | 1.12% | 1.71% | -- | -- | -- | 0.89% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.14% | 3.44% | 5.83% | -- | -- | -- | 2.09% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.29% | 4.03% | 3.78% | -- | -- | -- | 2.69% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.94% | 1.97% | 2.52% | -- | -- | -- | 1.23% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.79% | 1.43% | 1.73% | -- | -- | -- | 1.00% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.60% | 1.09% | 1.53% | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.43% | 5.91% | 6.49% | -- | -- | -- | 4.07% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.57% | 13.44% * | 7.59% * | -- | -- | -- | 9.53% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.91% | 2.84% | 2.66% | -- | -- | -- | 2.21% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.65% | 1.16% | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | 0.84% | -- |
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.