| 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 | 28.9% | 59.8% | 42.5% | 26.1% | 11.8% | 4.9% | 51.0% | 8.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 51.7% | 56.9% | -- | 21.2% * | -- | -- | 56.6% | 30.6% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 31.4% | 69.2% | 34.7% | 21.1% | -- | -- | 47.6% | 10.8% |
| Construction | 46.9% | 60.6% | 40.0% | 31.7% | -- | -- | 50.9% | 25.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 26.4% | 54.7% | 29.9% | 26.6% | -- | -- | 43.9% | 12.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 29.8% | 58.2% | 43.0% | 29.3% | -- | -- | 48.7% | 10.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 23.0% | 56.3% | 51.9% | 31.8% | -- | -- | 53.2% | 9.1% |
| Retail trade | 13.4% | 43.6% | 32.3% | 13.8% | -- | -- | 36.9% | 3.2% |
| Professional services | 35.3% | 62.1% | 44.8% | 28.6% | -- | -- | 54.5% | 10.5% |
| Other services | 31.6% | 65.1% | 43.5% | 26.6% | -- | -- | 54.3% | 9.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 26.4% | 59.1% | 40.6% | 24.8% | -- | -- | 49.9% | 7.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.4% | 58.5% | 44.6% | 21.5% | -- | -- | 50.9% | 8.2% |
| Nonprofit | 38.0% | 67.1% | 50.7% | 36.8% | -- | -- | 58.1% | 18.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 40.6% | 50.2% | 33.2% | 20.1% | -- | -- | 44.6% | 14.0% |
| 5-9 years | 38.8% | 49.0% | 42.6% | 24.4% | -- | -- | 43.8% | 17.3% |
| 10-19 years | 40.7% | 59.9% | 37.4% | 25.2% | -- | -- | 50.8% | 12.9% |
| 20 or more years | 23.4% | 67.1% | 46.5% | 27.7% | -- | -- | 54.9% | 7.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 9.6% | 77.8% | 42.9% | 24.5% | -- | -- | 38.8% | 7.4% |
| 1 location only | 49.2% | 59.6% | 42.4% | 27.2% | -- | -- | 52.0% | 23.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.9% | 57.3% | 51.7% | 21.7% | -- | -- | 50.8% | 7.5% |
| 25-49 % | 19.8% | 63.4% | 46.3% | 24.1% | -- | -- | 49.8% | 5.9% |
| 50-74 % | 26.9% | 54.1% | 40.9% | 24.0% | -- | -- | 48.2% | 6.5% |
| 75% or more | 30.7% | 61.0% | 41.9% | 27.1% | -- | -- | 51.6% | 9.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 30.5% | 59.8% | 40.8% | 25.5% | -- | -- | 50.5% | 9.2% |
| Has union employees | 16.6% | 60.3% | 73.9% | 40.4% | -- | -- | 63.2% | 6.7% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 17.9% | 57.2% | 41.8% | 21.9% | -- | -- | 46.3% | 6.4% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 31.7% | 60.1% | 42.6% | 27.1% | -- | -- | 51.6% | 9.7% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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 | 0.64% | 1.66% | 1.64% | 1.08% | 0.80% | 0.44% | 1.12% | 0.40% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.48% | 12.35% | -- | 9.91% * | -- | -- | 8.98% | 8.98% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.87% | 6.55% | 5.27% | 2.74% | -- | -- | 4.25% | 1.34% |
| Construction | 3.01% | 5.12% | 4.77% | 4.16% | -- | -- | 3.43% | 3.66% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.59% | 9.95% | 8.46% | 5.94% | -- | -- | 6.79% | 2.01% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.56% | 6.60% | 5.57% | 3.94% | -- | -- | 4.04% | 1.64% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.66% | 5.14% | 6.31% | 4.02% | -- | -- | 3.85% | 1.08% |
| Retail trade | 1.31% | 5.55% | 4.46% | 2.41% | -- | -- | 3.57% | 0.58% |
| Professional services | 1.30% | 2.74% | 2.96% | 2.12% | -- | -- | 1.95% | 0.86% |
| Other services | 1.53% | 3.58% | 3.72% | 2.27% | -- | -- | 2.46% | 0.94% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.76% | 2.07% | 1.96% | 1.28% | -- | -- | 1.38% | 0.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.70% | 3.35% | 3.77% | 2.39% | -- | -- | 2.41% | 1.04% |
| Nonprofit | 1.94% | 4.75% | 4.90% | 3.08% | -- | -- | 3.18% | 1.53% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.26% | 4.71% | 5.68% | 3.63% | -- | -- | 3.66% | 3.25% |
| 5-9 years | 2.54% | 4.34% | 4.57% | 3.38% | -- | -- | 3.00% | 3.07% |
| 10-19 years | 1.76% | 3.02% | 3.04% | 2.24% | -- | -- | 2.19% | 1.32% |
| 20 or more years | 0.70% | 2.40% | 2.28% | 1.41% | -- | -- | 1.54% | 0.42% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.45% | 9.37% | 4.71% | 1.92% | -- | -- | 2.85% | 0.41% |
| 1 location only | 1.09% | 1.67% | 1.74% | 1.26% | -- | -- | 1.19% | 1.43% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.51% | 7.85% | 7.40% | 3.62% | -- | -- | 5.19% | 1.46% |
| 25-49 % | 1.78% | 6.83% | 6.07% | 3.50% | -- | -- | 3.99% | 0.96% |
| 50-74 % | 1.77% | 4.23% | 4.51% | 3.10% | -- | -- | 3.03% | 0.91% |
| 75% or more | 0.79% | 1.90% | 1.89% | 1.28% | -- | -- | 1.30% | 0.51% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.70% | 1.69% | 1.67% | 1.10% | -- | -- | 1.15% | 0.45% |
| Has union employees | 1.47% | 8.60% | 6.44% | 5.28% | -- | -- | 5.49% | 0.80% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.29% | 5.39% | 4.57% | 2.28% | -- | -- | 3.36% | 0.71% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.74% | 1.73% | 1.75% | 1.22% | -- | -- | 1.19% | 0.48% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.