| 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 | 84.7% | 35.3% | 61.7% | 78.9% | 94.6% | 99.6% | 52.9% | 96.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 58.4% | 26.4% | 35.3% | 52.7% | 81.4% | 94.1% | 33.6% | 81.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 94.9% | 45.5% | 80.1% | 89.9% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 73.9% | 99.0% |
| Construction | 72.1% | 35.8% | 75.0% | 87.8% | 92.6% | 96.0% | 57.9% | 93.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 93.0% | 45.5% | 62.8% | 81.0% | 100.0% | 99.9% | 62.5% | 98.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 90.1% | 45.7% | 82.2% | 94.4% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 71.2% | 98.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 93.5% | 43.3% | 84.1% | 94.9% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 62.0% | 99.6% |
| Retail trade | 85.6% | 24.9% | 60.1% | 84.5% | 95.2% | 99.8% | 46.2% | 98.5% |
| Professional services | 89.6% | 47.4% | 73.3% | 86.6% | 96.5% | 99.6% | 63.6% | 97.8% |
| Other services | 71.9% | 24.8% | 40.5% | 61.3% | 87.3% | 99.1% | 37.5% | 91.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 85.8% | 38.9% | 62.9% | 78.6% | 93.1% | 99.6% | 55.8% | 96.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 71.2% | 25.3% | 50.1% | 70.7% | 94.3% | 99.2% | 38.6% | 94.2% |
| Nonprofit | 93.8% | 44.2% | 77.9% | 92.1% | 98.9% | 99.8% | 68.7% | 99.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 47.4% | 22.8% | 42.4% | 57.6% | 87.1% | 88.4% | 33.5% | 79.6% |
| 5-9 years | 58.3% | 30.6% | 52.0% | 69.2% | 88.7% | 95.6% | 43.3% | 83.7% |
| 10-19 years | 71.2% | 37.4% | 60.5% | 78.1% | 92.6% | 97.2% | 53.3% | 91.2% |
| 20 or more years | 94.2% | 46.3% | 75.0% | 88.0% | 96.5% | 99.8% | 67.4% | 98.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 98.3% | 58.2% | 74.7% | 87.6% | 96.4% | 99.7% | 79.4% | 98.8% |
| 1 location only | 65.1% | 35.1% | 60.9% | 77.2% | 92.2% | 96.6% | 51.4% | 88.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 53.7% | 9.6% | 22.3% | 43.8% | 82.5% | 97.9% | 18.6% | 85.1% |
| 25-49 % | 79.8% | 30.5% | 45.2% | 63.1% | 91.8% | 99.6% | 42.6% | 95.0% |
| 50-74 % | 81.2% | 33.9% | 49.3% | 74.2% | 93.7% | 99.8% | 45.4% | 96.6% |
| 75% or more | 90.4% | 44.7% | 77.6% | 89.4% | 96.3% | 99.7% | 66.0% | 98.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 79.5% | 35.5% | 61.5% | 78.6% | 94.2% | 99.2% | 52.8% | 95.1% |
| Has union employees | 98.3% | 43.7% | 83.9% | 93.3% | 97.5% | 100.0% | 73.2% | 99.5% |
| Unknown | 97.0% | 13.9% | 33.5% * | 57.1% | 94.9% | 100.0% | 26.6% | 99.5% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 71.4% | 15.7% | 31.2% | 55.6% | 88.4% | 99.2% | 28.0% | 92.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 90.5% | 46.9% | 78.4% | 90.1% | 97.6% | 99.8% | 66.8% | 98.6% |
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.
* 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 | 0.28% | 0.55% | 1.13% | 0.68% | 0.65% | 0.11% | 0.57% | 0.26% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.54% | 3.64% | 6.46% | 8.86% | 7.50% | 4.92% | 2.50% | 7.87% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.33% | 2.83% | 1.55% | 1.85% | 0.36% | 0.01% | 1.55% | 0.29% |
| Construction | 1.51% | 1.67% | 3.08% | 2.39% | 3.22% | 1.69% | 1.84% | 1.47% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.72% | 5.85% | 7.66% | 4.35% | 0.00% | 0.07% | 3.63% | 0.44% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.64% | 3.09% | 2.78% | 1.47% | 1.45% | 0.00% | 2.05% | 0.45% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.21% | 1.92% | 1.71% | 1.48% | 0.59% | 0.01% | 1.40% | 0.14% |
| Retail trade | 0.43% | 1.58% | 2.47% | 2.81% | 1.86% | 0.17% | 1.81% | 0.35% |
| Professional services | 0.38% | 1.05% | 1.12% | 1.18% | 0.79% | 0.17% | 0.78% | 0.27% |
| Other services | 1.22% | 1.25% | 2.55% | 2.37% | 2.05% | 0.29% | 1.69% | 0.99% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.28% | 0.65% | 1.25% | 0.49% | 0.80% | 0.11% | 0.53% | 0.30% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.46% | 0.74% | 1.73% | 2.29% | 1.04% | 0.28% | 1.27% | 0.55% |
| Nonprofit | 0.42% | 1.90% | 1.95% | 1.28% | 0.56% | 0.12% | 1.50% | 0.26% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.25% | 1.56% | 3.67% | 3.31% | 4.17% | 5.36% | 2.03% | 2.50% |
| 5-9 years | 1.46% | 1.28% | 3.90% | 3.00% | 2.55% | 3.22% | 1.30% | 2.43% |
| 10-19 years | 0.69% | 1.53% | 0.56% | 1.79% | 0.67% | 1.34% | 0.45% | 0.76% |
| 20 or more years | 0.20% | 1.29% | 0.78% | 0.98% | 0.45% | 0.06% | 0.87% | 0.15% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.17% | 8.08% | 3.89% | 1.36% | 0.63% | 0.10% | 2.12% | 0.17% |
| 1 location only | 0.51% | 0.53% | 1.31% | 0.74% | 1.44% | 1.96% | 0.58% | 1.04% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.47% | 1.11% | 1.93% | 3.03% | 2.79% | 0.76% | 1.06% | 1.51% |
| 25-49 % | 1.14% | 2.17% | 3.08% | 2.98% | 1.76% | 0.21% | 2.06% | 0.73% |
| 50-74 % | 0.56% | 1.37% | 3.02% | 2.27% | 1.88% | 0.10% | 1.00% | 0.48% |
| 75% or more | 0.22% | 1.16% | 0.88% | 0.28% | 0.53% | 0.12% | 0.63% | 0.22% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.34% | 0.52% | 1.23% | 0.75% | 0.65% | 0.22% | 0.58% | 0.37% |
| Has union employees | 0.22% | 5.40% | 5.06% | 2.90% | 1.18% | 0.02% | 3.85% | 0.17% |
| Unknown | 0.39% | 3.43% | 12.01% * | 9.66% | 4.40% | 0.04% | 4.35% | 0.24% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.89% | 0.52% | 2.34% | 2.54% | 1.74% | 0.23% | 0.98% | 0.63% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.11% | 0.73% | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.36% | 0.09% | 0.29% | 0.14% |
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.