| 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 | 20.9% | 17.1% | 19.6% | 22.5% | 20.5% | 21.7% | 19.4% | 21.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 13.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% * | 12.4% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 22.9% | 18.6% | 25.0% | 28.7% | 22.2% | 19.2% | 24.5% | 22.5% |
| Construction | 21.2% | 31.6% | 25.5% | 13.9% * | 21.1% | 20.7% | 25.3% | 16.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 22.7% | 15.0% * | 36.0% | 26.3% | 22.4% | 19.6% | 26.8% | 20.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 21.9% | 15.0% | 23.9% | 21.1% | 24.1% | 22.4% | 20.3% | 23.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 21.5% | 13.6% * | 12.0% * | 24.3% | 22.1% | 23.6% | 14.1% | 23.5% |
| Retail trade | 25.6% | 10.8% | 22.9% | 31.4% | 33.1% | 24.1% | 21.4% | 28.0% |
| Professional services | 17.6% | 17.1% | 15.4% | 17.1% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 17.3% | 17.7% |
| Other services | 24.8% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 25.4% | 23.1% | 31.2% | 17.4% | 28.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.7% | 17.5% | 20.0% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 24.4% | 19.9% | 24.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 22.6% | 19.4% | 18.3% | 26.3% | 24.4% | 21.9% | 20.2% | 23.9% |
| Nonprofit | 16.0% | 10.0% | 18.9% * | 17.8% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 15.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.5% | 21.8% | 19.6% | 35.8% | 28.0% | 9.4% | 23.0% | 30.7% |
| 5-9 years | 20.4% | 16.7% | 20.8% | 20.0% | 20.7% | 39.4% | 20.7% | 20.0% |
| 10-19 years | 19.9% | 16.8% | 19.0% | 24.4% | 20.9% | 15.7% | 19.6% | 20.2% |
| 20 or more years | 20.7% | 15.8% | 19.6% | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.9% | 18.4% | 21.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.5% | 28.7% | 17.4% | 20.4% | 21.1% | 21.7% | 17.2% | 21.6% |
| 1 location only | 20.2% | 17.0% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 19.7% | 19.9% | 19.6% | 20.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.0% | 14.8% * | 18.9% * | 16.2% * | 44.7% | 30.7% | 18.3% | 32.2% |
| 25-49 % | 22.0% | 16.3% * | 22.2% * | 24.0% | 17.7% | 27.4% | 20.0% | 22.8% |
| 50-74 % | 21.1% | 13.9% | 23.1% | 23.9% | 19.7% | 23.0% | 19.2% | 21.8% |
| 75% or more | 20.6% | 17.9% | 19.1% | 22.3% | 20.3% | 21.1% | 19.5% | 21.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 20.9% | 17.1% | 19.5% | 23.0% | 21.2% | 21.7% | 19.2% | 21.9% |
| Has union employees | 17.3% | 26.0% * | 20.6% * | 17.2% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 29.0% | 16.7% |
| Unknown | 25.9% | 6.3% * | 35.6% * | 19.9% | 20.7% | 26.3% | 25.1% | 25.9% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 22.9% | 11.5% * | 25.6% | 25.0% | 21.7% | 25.4% | 20.5% | 23.6% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 20.5% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 22.1% | 20.1% | 21.1% | 19.3% | 21.0% |
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 | 0.43% | 1.80% | 1.67% | 0.99% | 1.05% | 0.61% | 0.78% | 0.52% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.77% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.60% * | 5.19% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.31% | 2.56% | 4.12% | 4.35% | 1.42% | 1.37% | 2.58% | 1.34% |
| Construction | 3.58% | 6.82% | 4.72% | 4.95% * | 3.76% | 4.65% | 4.79% | 3.47% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.43% | 4.57% * | 8.18% | 5.19% | 3.85% | 2.31% | 4.68% | 1.91% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.07% | 4.28% | 4.82% | 3.54% | 3.58% | 1.63% | 2.94% | 1.94% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.36% | 5.90% * | 3.79% * | 3.77% | 1.56% | 1.16% | 3.58% | 1.12% |
| Retail trade | 1.57% | 2.97% | 4.63% | 4.88% | 3.97% | 2.24% | 2.52% | 2.56% |
| Professional services | 0.55% | 2.22% | 3.61% | 1.30% | 1.59% | 0.78% | 1.29% | 0.73% |
| Other services | 1.67% | 3.03% | 2.11% | 3.77% | 2.16% | 1.88% | 2.10% | 1.84% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.42% | 2.01% | 1.59% | 1.26% | 1.54% | 0.73% | 0.92% | 0.58% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.45% | 5.47% | 2.83% | 2.85% | 3.42% | 1.19% | 3.54% | 1.75% |
| Nonprofit | 0.92% | 2.52% | 8.65% * | 2.91% | 0.92% | 0.97% | 2.72% | 0.77% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.03% | 4.14% | 5.81% | 5.03% | 4.80% | 2.72% | 3.10% | 3.07% |
| 5-9 years | 1.80% | 4.09% | 2.70% | 3.09% | 3.67% | 8.37% | 2.36% | 2.10% |
| 10-19 years | 1.49% | 1.87% | 2.84% | 2.67% | 3.88% | 3.98% | 1.08% | 2.82% |
| 20 or more years | 0.82% | 2.25% | 2.65% | 1.84% | 1.31% | 1.08% | 1.22% | 0.84% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.47% | 6.93% | 4.84% | 1.97% | 1.14% | 0.62% | 2.75% | 0.43% |
| 1 location only | 0.65% | 1.80% | 1.53% | 1.20% | 1.58% | 2.69% | 0.85% | 1.11% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.69% | 4.48% * | 6.37% * | 10.07% * | 5.05% | 3.15% | 2.08% | 3.37% |
| 25-49 % | 1.67% | 9.64% * | 7.52% * | 5.63% | 3.83% | 1.71% | 4.93% | 1.87% |
| 50-74 % | 1.41% | 2.48% | 4.30% | 2.62% | 2.36% | 2.70% | 2.26% | 1.49% |
| 75% or more | 0.41% | 1.90% | 1.60% | 1.11% | 0.99% | 0.50% | 0.93% | 0.56% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.40% | 1.80% | 1.71% | 1.04% | 1.07% | 0.83% | 0.88% | 0.48% |
| Has union employees | 0.61% | 10.64% * | 7.49% * | 3.88% | 2.55% | 1.11% | 6.55% | 0.68% |
| Unknown | 1.85% | 5.02% * | 10.88% * | 5.68% | 5.41% | 2.03% | 7.18% | 1.84% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.09% | 5.12% * | 3.58% | 2.70% | 2.26% | 1.70% | 1.91% | 1.27% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.53% | 1.80% | 1.79% | 1.24% | 1.10% | 0.70% | 0.87% | 0.62% |
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.