| 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 | 5.0% | 9.1% | 6.2% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 7.8% | 1.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.0% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 5.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| Construction | 10.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.0% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.8% | -- |
| Retail trade | 2.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6% | -- |
| Professional services | 6.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1% | -- |
| Other services | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.0% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.9% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.6% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.9% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 7.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.5% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 3.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.4% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2% | -- |
| 1 location only | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.3% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 4.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| 75% or more | 5.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7% | -- |
| Has union employees | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 5.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
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 | 0.25% | 0.46% | 0.79% | 0.27% | 0.15% | 0.54% | 0.36% | 0.38% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.00% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.43% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | -- |
| Construction | 1.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.05% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 0.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.34% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.53% | -- |
| Other services | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.38% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.78% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.49% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.31% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.73% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.65% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.41% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.14% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.57% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.44% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.36% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.44% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.13% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.60% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.49% | -- |
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.