| 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 | 42.6% | 15.4% | 26.3% | 39.8% | 50.4% | 79.0% | 20.7% | 67.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 14.2% | 9.4% * | 1.8% * | 13.3% * | 42.9% * | 76.6% | 9.1% * | 41.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 35.8% | 17.0% | 20.9% | 43.1% | 39.7% | 74.6% | 23.3% | 54.9% |
| Construction | 26.7% | 15.3% | 30.3% | 44.5% | 61.8% | 88.3% | 21.7% | 62.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 39.5% | 8.5% * | 26.9% * | 27.0% | 30.1% | 81.8% | 14.2% | 63.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 39.4% | 14.2% * | 26.3% | 40.5% | 50.0% | 79.0% | 21.6% | 63.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 51.8% | 20.1% | 26.8% | 45.3% | 58.6% | 73.0% | 22.8% | 67.8% |
| Retail trade | 54.6% | 10.0% | 18.4% | 36.9% | 44.2% | 79.4% | 16.9% | 71.3% |
| Professional services | 38.0% | 15.8% | 30.7% | 45.5% | 55.1% | 81.0% | 21.4% | 67.7% |
| Other services | 42.2% | 16.5% | 25.4% | 32.5% | 46.4% | 83.1% | 20.9% | 66.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 45.1% | 14.9% | 25.9% | 40.8% | 48.4% | 80.3% | 20.7% | 69.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.6% | 15.9% | 27.5% | 36.7% | 57.2% | 71.7% | 19.4% | 62.5% |
| Nonprofit | 37.7% | 18.2% | 27.2% | 38.7% | 52.1% | 70.7% | 23.5% | 54.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.7% | 16.8% | 31.4% | 47.5% | 47.9% | 79.3% | 21.8% | 51.0% |
| 5-9 years | 26.2% | 19.2% | 27.1% | 42.2% | 45.3% | 72.8% | 22.5% | 47.5% |
| 10-19 years | 27.9% | 15.2% | 27.7% | 37.2% | 56.6% | 72.2% | 19.9% | 58.0% |
| 20 or more years | 52.1% | 13.0% | 24.1% | 39.3% | 49.8% | 79.3% | 20.1% | 69.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 66.0% | 17.9% * | 23.2% | 37.9% | 50.3% | 79.1% | 26.0% | 69.5% |
| 1 location only | 22.3% | 15.4% | 26.7% | 41.0% | 51.5% | 64.0% | 20.3% | 45.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 46.9% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 25.6% | 44.4% | 83.4% | 14.9% | 68.9% |
| 25-49 % | 48.9% | 12.3% | 17.9% | 24.6% | 44.2% | 86.5% | 15.7% | 71.7% |
| 50-74 % | 42.5% | 16.5% | 26.4% | 35.1% | 45.3% | 78.2% | 20.5% | 67.3% |
| 75% or more | 41.5% | 15.6% | 27.8% | 43.4% | 52.7% | 77.3% | 21.6% | 66.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 35.7% | 15.3% | 25.8% | 39.3% | 48.5% | 74.4% | 20.4% | 60.3% |
| Has union employees | 72.7% | 23.5% | 42.3% | 48.8% | 63.6% | 83.7% | 33.0% | 80.7% |
| Unknown | 80.9% | 17.0% * | 6.3% * | 57.6% | 74.7% | 85.1% | 20.0% * | 84.1% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 48.1% | 9.3% | 19.4% | 30.6% | 42.1% | 79.2% | 14.8% | 66.4% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 40.6% | 16.8% | 27.7% | 42.6% | 54.9% | 78.9% | 22.0% | 67.9% |
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.
** 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 | 0.40% | 0.88% | 1.32% | 1.53% | 0.93% | 0.98% | 0.52% | 0.78% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.90% | 5.30% * | 10.36% * | 6.62% * | 13.18% * | 12.14% | 4.27% * | 8.31% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.53% | 2.99% | 2.89% | 3.66% | 2.24% | 3.50% | 2.09% | 2.42% |
| Construction | 2.44% | 3.03% | 1.47% | 4.51% | 5.81% | 4.04% | 2.56% | 3.25% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.28% | 3.08% * | 11.43% * | 3.82% | 5.61% | 2.81% | 3.64% | 2.56% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.12% | 5.13% * | 3.80% | 2.78% | 4.37% | 4.15% | 3.96% | 2.91% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.34% | 3.50% | 4.13% | 4.34% | 2.82% | 2.18% | 2.30% | 1.62% |
| Retail trade | 1.56% | 1.88% | 5.11% | 3.51% | 2.55% | 1.72% | 2.14% | 1.36% |
| Professional services | 0.78% | 1.74% | 1.56% | 2.83% | 1.59% | 1.74% | 1.05% | 1.37% |
| Other services | 1.12% | 1.64% | 3.08% | 2.35% | 3.18% | 1.18% | 1.10% | 1.32% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.57% | 1.12% | 1.18% | 1.87% | 1.20% | 1.09% | 0.70% | 0.86% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.21% | 0.91% | 3.73% | 2.27% | 2.96% | 3.70% | 1.15% | 2.12% |
| Nonprofit | 1.14% | 2.44% | 2.69% | 1.93% | 2.88% | 5.11% | 1.31% | 2.81% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.35% | 1.91% | 4.65% | 3.74% | 5.17% | 8.09% | 1.56% | 4.59% |
| 5-9 years | 1.12% | 2.39% | 2.66% | 3.70% | 5.15% | 9.76% | 1.45% | 3.53% |
| 10-19 years | 1.22% | 1.03% | 2.72% | 2.06% | 2.96% | 3.54% | 1.27% | 2.20% |
| 20 or more years | 0.69% | 1.53% | 1.54% | 1.93% | 1.16% | 0.95% | 0.92% | 0.91% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.73% | 7.49% * | 4.22% | 2.49% | 1.13% | 0.98% | 1.44% | 0.75% |
| 1 location only | 0.48% | 0.91% | 1.32% | 1.76% | 2.06% | 4.30% | 0.55% | 1.21% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.42% | 3.39% | 3.63% | 5.71% | 6.01% | 1.94% | 2.43% | 1.66% |
| 25-49 % | 1.88% | 2.24% | 2.95% | 4.19% | 2.89% | 1.73% | 0.85% | 1.52% |
| 50-74 % | 1.47% | 1.52% | 3.59% | 3.28% | 3.35% | 2.05% | 1.29% | 1.74% |
| 75% or more | 0.42% | 1.12% | 1.77% | 1.93% | 1.40% | 1.30% | 0.58% | 0.99% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.43% | 0.87% | 1.42% | 1.67% | 0.78% | 1.28% | 0.51% | 0.90% |
| Has union employees | 1.46% | 5.03% | 6.71% | 4.79% | 4.24% | 2.13% | 2.37% | 1.63% |
| Unknown | 1.65% | 9.86% * | 2.42% * | 13.22% | 4.03% | 1.68% | 9.81% * | 1.51% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.15% | 1.32% | 3.03% | 2.71% | 1.47% | 1.56% | 1.27% | 1.00% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.25% | 1.07% | 1.30% | 1.45% | 1.05% | 1.14% | 0.58% | 1.03% |
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.
** 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.