| 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 | 29.5% | 25.5% | 35.4% | 34.4% | 33.5% | 26.3% | 33.6% | 28.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 20.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2% * | 35.5% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 30.2% | 28.7% * | 27.3% | 40.7% | 40.1% | 23.2% | 40.6% | 28.4% |
| Construction | 28.2% | 23.5% | 45.8% | 24.1% | 26.0% | 31.6% | 30.8% | 26.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.4% | 18.1% * | 17.4% * | 29.2% | 25.8% | 21.8% | 34.9% | 21.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 29.5% | 22.0% * | 34.1% | 36.4% | 27.4% | 27.5% | 31.5% | 28.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 29.4% | 32.0% * | 44.5% | 25.2% | 32.2% | 27.8% | 39.3% | 28.1% |
| Retail trade | 40.2% | 20.0% | 38.3% | 41.6% | 50.5% | 35.4% | 39.3% | 40.5% |
| Professional services | 27.7% | 27.0% | 36.1% | 37.1% | 32.6% | 24.6% | 34.1% | 26.7% |
| Other services | 34.7% | 23.4% | 30.4% | 37.3% | 32.8% | 37.0% | 28.1% | 36.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 30.4% | 27.6% | 35.0% | 34.9% | 36.0% | 26.9% | 34.1% | 29.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.8% | 20.6% | 38.0% | 44.1% | 40.0% | 26.3% | 34.1% | 31.1% |
| Nonprofit | 26.2% | 16.0% * | 35.4% | 29.2% | 27.3% | 25.1% | 29.2% | 26.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 37.0% | 32.8% | 37.7% | 43.4% | 41.7% | 10.3% | 36.7% | 37.3% |
| 5-9 years | 32.9% | 30.8% | 36.8% | 47.0% | 30.2% | 22.6% * | 37.6% | 27.9% |
| 10-19 years | 33.2% | 23.1% | 40.3% | 38.4% | 36.1% | 24.4% | 33.3% | 33.1% |
| 20 or more years | 28.5% | 22.5% | 32.5% | 31.8% | 32.8% | 26.5% | 32.2% | 28.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 27.8% | 41.9% | 32.0% | 35.9% | 32.6% | 26.4% | 41.7% | 27.6% |
| 1 location only | 32.5% | 25.4% | 35.5% | 34.2% | 34.7% | 24.3% | 33.1% | 31.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 33.6% | 20.6% * | 30.6% * | 35.4% * | 37.0% | 36.6% | 26.7% * | 38.0% |
| 25-49 % | 32.9% | 28.5% * | 30.9% * | 41.5% | 30.6% | 31.8% | 35.0% * | 32.1% |
| 50-74 % | 29.5% | 22.5% | 38.2% | 34.7% | 30.7% | 27.7% | 34.3% | 28.3% |
| 75% or more | 29.3% | 26.2% | 35.5% | 34.1% | 33.9% | 25.9% | 33.6% | 28.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 31.8% | 26.1% | 36.4% | 35.3% | 35.6% | 27.5% | 33.9% | 31.0% |
| Has union employees | 22.4% | 6.6% * | 17.3% * | 24.8% | 26.7% | 21.4% | 26.7% | 22.2% |
| Unknown | 31.4% | -- | 78.8% * | 31.0% | 36.9% | 30.9% | 61.7% * | 31.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 35.5% | 20.4% * | 38.2% | 48.3% | 34.1% | 33.8% | 38.4% | 34.5% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 28.9% | 26.2% | 35.0% | 33.0% | 33.4% | 25.7% | 32.9% | 28.1% |
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 | 0.63% | 3.14% | 2.68% | 2.83% | 1.43% | 0.50% | 1.98% | 0.57% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.93% * | 8.88% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.06% | 10.11% * | 5.98% | 5.85% | 4.14% | 1.63% | 6.02% | 2.37% |
| Construction | 3.64% | 3.78% | 5.23% | 6.88% | 4.19% | 5.13% | 3.26% | 5.40% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.41% | 5.52% * | 10.48% * | 8.01% | 6.00% | 2.46% | 8.22% | 2.36% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.49% | 10.65% * | 7.13% | 6.74% | 3.24% | 3.03% | 5.59% | 1.89% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.51% | 11.57% * | 8.08% | 5.23% | 3.84% | 1.45% | 6.06% | 1.31% |
| Retail trade | 2.33% | 5.50% | 8.21% | 5.28% | 4.23% | 2.26% | 3.85% | 2.34% |
| Professional services | 0.79% | 3.45% | 5.42% | 3.90% | 1.78% | 0.96% | 2.98% | 0.74% |
| Other services | 2.76% | 4.73% | 7.82% | 4.90% | 5.16% | 3.12% | 4.15% | 2.70% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.73% | 3.36% | 2.45% | 3.63% | 2.46% | 0.46% | 2.00% | 0.59% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.06% | 5.30% | 8.73% | 5.60% | 3.75% | 1.92% | 5.05% | 1.75% |
| Nonprofit | 0.86% | 4.85% * | 10.12% | 3.68% | 2.42% | 0.92% | 3.92% | 0.90% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.09% | 7.08% | 10.02% | 7.39% | 5.94% | 3.01% | 6.85% | 4.29% |
| 5-9 years | 3.97% | 6.73% | 4.91% | 5.54% | 6.02% | 12.24% * | 4.19% | 5.00% |
| 10-19 years | 2.16% | 4.63% | 5.36% | 4.61% | 3.81% | 5.35% | 3.13% | 2.40% |
| 20 or more years | 0.68% | 3.39% | 4.29% | 3.84% | 1.89% | 0.49% | 3.15% | 0.65% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.54% | 11.75% | 5.34% | 5.06% | 1.49% | 0.54% | 6.80% | 0.59% |
| 1 location only | 1.27% | 3.19% | 2.76% | 2.89% | 2.80% | 2.37% | 1.78% | 1.20% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.70% | 7.20% * | 10.71% * | 12.76% * | 7.57% | 7.53% | 8.65% * | 6.43% |
| 25-49 % | 2.56% | 9.70% * | 12.17% * | 6.47% | 6.07% | 2.13% | 10.82% * | 1.73% |
| 50-74 % | 1.23% | 3.67% | 6.64% | 6.95% | 3.38% | 1.26% | 4.87% | 1.24% |
| 75% or more | 0.69% | 3.67% | 2.82% | 2.96% | 1.73% | 0.56% | 2.04% | 0.64% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.91% | 2.99% | 2.61% | 2.96% | 1.96% | 0.79% | 2.14% | 0.84% |
| Has union employees | 1.12% | 10.06% * | 7.74% * | 5.38% | 4.58% | 0.89% | 7.32% | 0.98% |
| Unknown | 1.15% | -- | 24.83% * | 8.58% | 9.08% | 1.05% | 18.85% * | 1.23% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 2.15% | 6.26% * | 5.80% | 8.09% | 3.31% | 2.78% | 6.11% | 1.65% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.60% | 3.42% | 2.87% | 2.70% | 1.57% | 0.50% | 1.84% | 0.56% |
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.