| 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 | 9.9% | 18.5% | 14.9% | 6.8% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 16.3% | 2.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 29.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.5% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 9.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | -- |
| Construction | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.3% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.6% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0% | -- |
| Retail trade | 4.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | -- |
| Professional services | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.5% | -- |
| Other services | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.7% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 12.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.6% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 13.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2% | -- |
| 1 location only | 16.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 7.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 9.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | -- |
| 75% or more | 10.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | -- |
| Has union employees | 13.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 2.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 11.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
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 | 0.48% | 1.03% | 1.31% | 0.52% | 0.23% | 0.26% | 0.76% | 0.23% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.86% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.14% | -- |
| Construction | 2.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.88% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.44% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.58% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.11% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | -- |
| Other services | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.32% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.95% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.93% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.80% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.67% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.39% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.58% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.54% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.78% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.58% * | -- |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.55% | -- |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.72% | -- |
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.