| 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 | 111,119,823 | 12.1% | 8.8% | 14.1% | 18.1% | 46.9% | 27.6% | 72.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,311,957 | 27.3% | 9.5% | 20.3% | 25.1% | 17.7% | 47.6% | 52.4% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11,663,966 | 4.3% | 5.6% | 14.3% | 23.5% | 52.3% | 16.3% | 83.7% |
| Construction | 5,109,393 | 28.8% | 19.5% | 23.0% | 15.9% | 12.8% | 59.8% | 40.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4,640,026 | 6.6% | 3.9% | 9.9% | 15.0% | 64.5% | 15.8% | 84.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,318,949 | 11.4% | 11.8% | 18.2% | 20.1% | 38.4% | 31.4% | 68.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 10,687,371 | 9.4% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 16.1% | 63.0% | 16.4% | 83.6% |
| Retail trade | 14,655,038 | 12.3% | 7.2% | 10.5% | 9.8% | 60.2% | 24.7% | 75.3% |
| Professional services | 30,628,522 | 11.0% | 7.7% | 12.3% | 21.6% | 47.3% | 24.2% | 75.8% |
| Other services | 27,104,601 | 14.8% | 12.2% | 18.4% | 17.5% | 37.1% | 36.4% | 63.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 77,619,551 | 10.9% | 9.1% | 13.4% | 16.2% | 50.4% | 26.6% | 73.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17,486,070 | 22.9% | 10.7% | 17.5% | 17.6% | 31.3% | 41.3% | 58.7% |
| Nonprofit | 16,014,201 | 6.4% | 5.2% | 13.6% | 27.8% | 46.9% | 17.2% | 82.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 8,061,029 | 37.1% | 19.2% | 25.0% | 14.9% | 3.8% | 70.0% | 30.0% |
| 5-9 years | 9,148,336 | 31.9% | 19.6% | 25.3% | 19.4% | 3.9% | 62.8% | 37.2% |
| 10-19 years | 15,330,613 | 23.5% | 17.0% | 24.6% | 22.0% | 12.9% | 52.7% | 47.3% |
| 20 or more years | 78,579,846 | 5.0% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 17.6% | 63.0% | 14.2% | 85.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 65,377,390 | 0.2% | 0.9% | 4.1% | 17.5% | 77.4% | 2.5% | 97.5% |
| 1 location only | 45,742,432 | 29.2% | 20.0% | 28.4% | 19.1% | 3.4% | 63.4% | 36.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 9,952,194 | 23.5% | 14.2% | 19.1% | 15.3% | 27.9% | 47.3% | 52.7% |
| 25-49 % | 10,667,055 | 11.1% | 9.8% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 47.9% | 29.1% | 70.9% |
| 50-74 % | 17,003,897 | 15.0% | 8.8% | 13.1% | 15.8% | 47.3% | 30.1% | 69.9% |
| 75% or more | 73,496,677 | 10.1% | 7.9% | 13.4% | 19.4% | 49.3% | 24.1% | 75.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 79,439,237 | 16.3% | 11.7% | 18.6% | 22.2% | 31.2% | 36.9% | 63.1% |
| Has union employees | 16,618,419 | 1.5% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 12.1% | 80.5% | 4.8% | 95.2% |
| Unknown | 15,062,166 | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 92.5% | 3.3% | 96.7% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 33,974,543 | 14.8% | 10.1% | 14.8% | 19.2% | 41.0% | 32.3% | 67.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 77,145,280 | 11.0% | 8.2% | 13.7% | 17.6% | 49.5% | 25.4% | 74.6% |
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.
** 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.
| 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 | 784,894 | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.25% | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 165,641 | 3.46% | 1.70% | 5.75% | 4.17% | 3.79% | 4.82% | 4.82% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 230,426 | 0.22% | 0.38% | 0.51% | 1.09% | 1.03% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| Construction | 136,105 | 1.33% | 1.58% | 1.53% | 1.70% | 1.67% | 2.54% | 2.54% |
| Utilities and transp. | 285,250 | 0.46% | 0.52% | 1.06% | 1.21% | 1.93% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| Wholesale trade | 116,513 | 0.60% | 1.01% | 1.29% | 1.22% | 1.97% | 1.52% | 1.52% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 245,019 | 0.38% | 0.35% | 0.69% | 1.12% | 1.62% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Retail trade | 238,805 | 0.42% | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.69% | 1.17% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| Professional services | 558,109 | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.29% | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.50% | 0.50% |
| Other services | 418,492 | 0.41% | 0.39% | 0.43% | 0.90% | 1.01% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 839,723 | 0.16% | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.44% | 0.54% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 284,085 | 0.37% | 0.66% | 0.79% | 1.22% | 1.29% | 0.93% | 0.93% |
| Nonprofit | 417,422 | 0.32% | 0.24% | 0.35% | 1.39% | 1.17% | 0.60% | 0.60% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 255,835 | 1.23% | 0.81% | 1.15% | 1.10% | 0.92% | 1.76% | 1.76% |
| 5-9 years | 164,898 | 0.76% | 0.98% | 1.07% | 1.68% | 0.73% | 1.70% | 1.70% |
| 10-19 years | 398,380 | 0.61% | 0.58% | 0.50% | 1.01% | 0.85% | 1.23% | 1.23% |
| 20 or more years | 815,364 | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.43% | 0.58% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 707,007 | 0.02% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.36% | 0.37% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| 1 location only | 352,711 | 0.31% | 0.48% | 0.53% | 0.62% | 0.39% | 0.73% | 0.73% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 203,023 | 0.62% | 0.94% | 0.87% | 1.43% | 1.30% | 1.18% | 1.18% |
| 25-49 % | 337,476 | 0.61% | 0.98% | 1.03% | 0.72% | 1.67% | 1.30% | 1.30% |
| 50-74 % | 452,288 | 0.56% | 0.55% | 0.58% | 1.19% | 1.66% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
| 75% or more | 683,627 | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.35% | 0.39% | 0.53% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 558,674 | 0.20% | 0.32% | 0.34% | 0.46% | 0.52% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| Has union employees | 470,986 | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.49% | 0.56% | 0.81% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| Unknown | 495,108 | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.32% | 0.59% | 0.61% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 570,452 | 0.38% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.93% | 0.88% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 738,385 | 0.18% | 0.28% | 0.36% | 0.30% | 0.49% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
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.
** 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.