| 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 | 16.5% | 30.2% | 26.3% | 17.1% | 8.2% | 3.9% | 27.5% | 6.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 31.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.2% | 24.2% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 8.6% |
| Construction | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | 17.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 14.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | 11.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.2% | 8.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 13.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.9% | 7.4% |
| Retail trade | 7.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.5% | 2.0% |
| Professional services | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% | 7.4% |
| Other services | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.6% | 6.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.6% | 5.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% | 5.4% |
| Nonprofit | 20.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | 12.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | 10.3% |
| 5-9 years | 20.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.3% | 9.3% |
| 10-19 years | 22.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | 9.3% |
| 20 or more years | 14.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.5% | 5.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 6.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.1% | 5.4% |
| 1 location only | 26.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.0% | 16.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.0% | 4.2% |
| 25-49 % | 10.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.8% | 3.8% |
| 50-74 % | 14.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% | 4.4% |
| 75% or more | 17.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.1% | 7.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 17.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.8% | 6.7% |
| Has union employees | 11.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.9% | 4.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | 4.0% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.4% | 7.3% |
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 | 0.52% | 1.53% | 1.45% | 0.90% | 0.64% | 0.40% | 1.01% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.18% | 8.80% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.01% | 1.23% |
| Construction | 2.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | 2.84% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.24% | 1.93% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.13% | 1.48% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.27% | 1.00% |
| Retail trade | 1.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | 0.42% |
| Professional services | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | 0.73% |
| Other services | 1.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.20% | 0.71% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.23% | 0.38% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.26% | 0.72% |
| Nonprofit | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.73% | 1.22% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.13% | 2.93% |
| 5-9 years | 2.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.47% | 1.72% |
| 10-19 years | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | 1.09% |
| 20 or more years | 0.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.45% | 0.37% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.34% | 0.35% |
| 1 location only | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.07% | 1.25% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.92% | 0.91% |
| 25-49 % | 1.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.41% | 0.76% |
| 50-74 % | 1.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.40% | 0.73% |
| 75% or more | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.19% | 0.44% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | 0.38% |
| Has union employees | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.42% | 0.64% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.08% | 0.55% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.06% | 0.42% |
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.