| 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 | 17.0% | 35.4% | 24.5% | 10.9% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 30.0% | 3.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 35.1% | 33.3% | 60.7% | -- | -- | -- | 37.8% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.0% | 38.8% | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | 28.8% | -- |
| Construction | 38.7% | 49.8% | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | 41.5% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 18.2% | 30.4% | 30.4% | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 23.5% | 48.5% | 33.8% | -- | -- | -- | 38.7% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 11.7% | 34.8% | 27.0% | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% | -- |
| Retail trade | 7.8% | 26.4% | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% | -- |
| Professional services | 17.5% | 31.5% | 19.7% | -- | -- | -- | 26.6% | -- |
| Other services | 17.1% | 32.7% | 25.0% | -- | -- | -- | 28.7% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.6% | 36.6% | 24.1% | -- | -- | -- | 30.6% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 19.0% | 30.7% | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 17.6% | 36.2% | 23.3% | -- | -- | -- | 29.4% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 32.3% | 38.1% | 32.4% | -- | -- | -- | 35.6% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 23.1% | 29.7% | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | 25.9% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 25.7% | 37.1% | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 12.3% | 35.7% | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3.9% | 37.3% | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | -- |
| 1 location only | 29.4% | 35.3% | 24.7% | -- | -- | -- | 31.1% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.7% | 32.0% | 31.2% | -- | -- | -- | 31.2% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 13.5% | 34.3% | 20.6% | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 15.3% | 34.3% | 26.1% | -- | -- | -- | 30.2% | -- |
| 75% or more | 18.0% | 35.9% | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.6% | 34.7% | 22.9% | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | -- |
| Has union employees | 14.2% | 57.7% | 53.1% | -- | -- | -- | 53.3% | -- |
| Unknown | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.0% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 10.2% | 29.3% | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | 26.1% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 19.5% | 36.5% | 24.2% | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | -- |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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 few 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 | 0.47% | 1.20% | 1.38% | 0.77% | 0.49% | 0.32% | 0.84% | 0.26% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.88% | 7.12% | 14.54% | -- | -- | -- | 6.74% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.96% | 4.91% | 4.59% | -- | -- | -- | 3.06% | -- |
| Construction | 2.50% | 3.83% | 3.83% | -- | -- | -- | 2.82% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.68% | 7.25% | 8.86% | -- | -- | -- | 4.88% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 2.11% | 4.67% | 5.17% | -- | -- | -- | 3.20% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.14% | 3.64% | 5.14% | -- | -- | -- | 2.73% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.86% | 3.60% | 4.19% | -- | -- | -- | 2.47% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.97% | 2.04% | 2.23% | -- | -- | -- | 1.48% | -- |
| Other services | 1.05% | 2.65% | 3.04% | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.55% | 1.44% | 1.60% | -- | -- | -- | 1.01% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.35% | 2.59% | 3.93% | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.34% | 3.62% | 3.76% | -- | -- | -- | 2.34% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.46% | 3.26% | 6.10% | -- | -- | -- | 2.72% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.80% | 2.74% | 3.93% | -- | -- | -- | 2.08% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.35% | 2.36% | 2.70% | -- | -- | -- | 1.67% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.49% | 1.83% | 1.80% | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.30% | 10.05% | 3.44% | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.83% | 1.20% | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.82% | 5.24% | 7.51% | -- | -- | -- | 3.73% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.44% | 4.50% | 4.25% | -- | -- | -- | 2.90% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.16% | 2.91% | 4.07% | -- | -- | -- | 2.18% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.59% | 1.42% | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.55% | 1.21% | 1.40% | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.39% | 7.92% | 7.13% | -- | -- | -- | 4.68% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.35% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.77% | 2.78% | 4.10% | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.58% | 1.32% | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | 0.93% | -- |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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 few 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.