| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37.6% | 13.3% | 25.3% | 83.9% | 13.2% | 64.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 20.5% | 16.8% * | 19.7% * | 90.3% | 16.7% * | 41.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 27.9% | 11.2% | 36.5% | 88.1% | 10.8% | 54.3% |
| Construction | 20.1% | 16.3% | 46.8% | 77.8% | 16.5% | 42.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 45.8% | 10.6% * | 32.6% | 92.3% | 9.9% * | 72.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 32.4% | 11.0% | 30.2% | 89.5% | 9.6% | 63.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 46.8% | 10.8% | 24.9% | 84.2% | 10.4% | 68.0% |
| Retail trade | 55.6% | 11.1% | 23.1% | 88.5% | 11.1% | 76.9% |
| Professional services | 29.9% | 14.0% | 22.1% | 81.3% | 14.2% | 56.5% |
| Other services | 34.3% | 14.8% | 22.9% | 75.3% | 15.0% | 57.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 41.1% | 12.3% | 27.8% | 86.8% | 12.2% | 70.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27.9% | 13.1% | 25.8% | 73.8% | 13.0% | 53.6% |
| Nonprofit | 27.3% | 20.6% | 17.3% | 60.6% | 21.1% | 34.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 15.5% | 15.2% | 15.6% * | 36.3% * | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| 5-9 years | 17.3% | 16.2% | 25.1% | 56.9% | 16.3% | 24.0% |
| 10-19 years | 17.3% | 12.0% | 25.4% | 60.5% | 12.1% | 35.4% |
| 20 or more years | 49.2% | 12.3% | 25.8% | 85.4% | 11.9% | 69.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 63.8% | 11.7% | 26.4% | 84.1% | 10.2% | 69.1% |
| 1 location only | 13.7% | 13.5% | 19.1% | 31.1% | 13.5% | 16.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 42.5% | 19.3% | 18.3% | 77.6% | 20.6% | 58.5% |
| 25-49 % | 43.6% | 15.0% | 19.6% | 79.8% | 15.6% | 63.2% |
| 50-74 % | 45.1% | 13.6% | 23.9% | 87.9% | 13.5% | 73.4% |
| 75% or more | 34.8% | 12.6% | 27.0% | 84.0% | 12.5% | 62.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 28.5% | 12.3% | 24.6% | 79.6% | 12.3% | 54.4% |
| Has union employees | 77.3% | 37.9% | 31.8% | 93.9% | 41.1% | 85.5% |
| Unknown | 81.6% | 26.5% * | 35.3% | 85.9% | 24.3% * | 84.3% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 48.4% | 14.1% | 20.3% | 82.5% | 14.4% | 66.7% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 33.9% | 13.1% | 27.5% | 84.8% | 13.0% | 63.4% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.52% | 0.35% | 1.25% | 0.50% | 0.35% | 0.64% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.05% | 5.35% * | 10.15% * | 5.05% | 5.68% * | 9.28% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.30% | 1.30% | 3.74% | 1.97% | 1.30% | 2.56% |
| Construction | 1.39% | 1.48% | 5.50% | 8.36% | 1.63% | 4.87% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.54% | 3.29% * | 8.23% | 1.85% | 3.66% * | 2.98% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.57% | 1.97% | 4.95% | 2.08% | 2.05% | 2.84% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.89% | 0.91% | 4.27% | 1.01% | 1.24% | 1.19% |
| Retail trade | 1.47% | 1.38% | 2.95% | 1.19% | 1.43% | 1.12% |
| Professional services | 0.56% | 0.71% | 1.98% | 0.95% | 0.78% | 0.55% |
| Other services | 1.52% | 1.53% | 2.40% | 1.52% | 1.62% | 1.24% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.61% | 0.45% | 1.30% | 0.74% | 0.45% | 0.92% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.10% | 1.48% | 3.51% | 1.74% | 1.62% | 1.92% |
| Nonprofit | 1.05% | 2.06% | 1.99% | 2.58% | 2.74% | 1.93% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.24% | 1.54% | 5.93% * | 12.63% * | 1.56% | 5.35% |
| 5-9 years | 1.88% | 2.02% | 4.08% | 9.75% | 2.11% | 2.82% |
| 10-19 years | 1.35% | 1.19% | 2.76% | 4.09% | 1.25% | 2.26% |
| 20 or more years | 0.66% | 0.46% | 1.00% | 0.41% | 0.54% | 0.52% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.58% | 0.48% | 1.30% | 0.50% | 0.84% | 0.57% |
| 1 location only | 0.34% | 0.36% | 1.36% | 3.30% | 0.36% | 0.71% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.50% | 2.57% | 3.54% | 2.23% | 2.97% | 3.37% |
| 25-49 % | 2.15% | 3.86% | 3.51% | 2.60% | 4.40% | 2.23% |
| 50-74 % | 1.21% | 1.61% | 4.20% | 1.09% | 1.60% | 1.40% |
| 75% or more | 0.59% | 0.64% | 1.47% | 0.42% | 0.65% | 0.75% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.50% | 0.27% | 1.22% | 0.74% | 0.29% | 0.84% |
| Has union employees | 1.49% | 3.67% | 7.18% | 0.97% | 3.78% | 1.29% |
| Unknown | 1.26% | 8.98% * | 6.04% | 0.84% | 9.94% * | 0.99% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 1.06% | 1.28% | 2.37% | 0.66% | 1.49% | 1.02% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.49% | 0.43% | 1.64% | 0.58% | 0.42% | 0.86% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.