| 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 | 15.0% | 33.7% | 24.4% | 10.6% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 28.4% | 2.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 33.6% | 41.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.2% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.2% | 45.9% | 23.2% | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | -- |
| Construction | 33.7% | 47.5% | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | 38.2% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 20.5% | 44.8% | 24.4% * | -- | -- | -- | 34.7% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 14.8% | 29.6% | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | 24.8% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 9.1% | 27.6% | 34.8% | -- | -- | -- | 27.2% | -- |
| Retail trade | 7.6% | 27.1% | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | 22.0% | -- |
| Professional services | 16.6% | 33.2% | 20.3% | -- | -- | -- | 28.0% | -- |
| Other services | 15.7% | 31.3% | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | 27.5% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 14.0% | 34.2% | 23.5% | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17.8% | 31.7% | 25.5% | -- | -- | -- | 27.6% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 17.5% | 34.4% | 29.0% | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 20.8% | 26.6% | 15.6% | -- | -- | -- | 23.2% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 22.4% | 31.5% | 22.6% | -- | -- | -- | 26.3% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 23.4% | 37.4% | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 11.2% | 34.3% | 28.4% | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3.2% | 37.3% * | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% | -- |
| 1 location only | 27.4% | 33.6% | 24.3% | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.3% | 36.9% | 31.7% | -- | -- | -- | 33.5% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 11.1% | 40.7% | 29.2% | -- | -- | -- | 30.5% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 15.7% | 33.4% | 23.4% | -- | -- | -- | 29.0% | -- |
| 75% or more | 15.2% | 33.2% | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 15.3% | 32.8% | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | 27.4% | -- |
| Has union employees | 12.6% | 54.8% | 56.7% | -- | -- | -- | 53.1% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 8.2% | 30.9% | 14.7% | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 16.7% | 34.0% | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | -- |
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 | 0.54% | 1.61% | 1.47% | 0.73% | 0.34% | 0.27% | 1.06% | 0.22% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.14% | 11.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.61% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.84% | 8.12% | 4.65% | -- | -- | -- | 4.53% | -- |
| Construction | 3.15% | 5.42% | 4.51% | -- | -- | -- | 3.60% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.39% | 10.10% | 8.00% * | -- | -- | -- | 6.70% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.90% | 5.97% | 5.20% | -- | -- | -- | 3.46% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.23% | 4.64% | 6.44% | -- | -- | -- | 3.51% | -- |
| Retail trade | 1.03% | 4.84% | 3.75% | -- | -- | -- | 3.06% | -- |
| Professional services | 1.11% | 2.68% | 2.54% | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | -- |
| Other services | 1.21% | 3.45% | 3.32% | -- | -- | -- | 2.25% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.63% | 2.00% | 1.74% | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.54% | 3.34% | 3.48% | -- | -- | -- | 2.34% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.57% | 4.69% | 4.35% | -- | -- | -- | 2.97% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.72% | 4.04% | 4.48% | -- | -- | -- | 3.10% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 2.40% | 4.19% | 4.13% | -- | -- | -- | 2.87% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.66% | 3.13% | 2.55% | -- | -- | -- | 2.16% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.54% | 2.42% | 2.13% | -- | -- | -- | 1.46% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.28% | 13.70% * | 4.78% | -- | -- | -- | 2.51% | -- |
| 1 location only | 1.03% | 1.62% | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.30% | 7.42% | 7.49% | -- | -- | -- | 4.98% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.49% | 7.40% | 5.51% | -- | -- | -- | 3.93% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.51% | 4.00% | 3.72% | -- | -- | -- | 2.80% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.66% | 1.86% | 1.71% | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.59% | 1.64% | 1.48% | -- | -- | -- | 1.07% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.40% | 8.51% | 7.42% | -- | -- | -- | 5.50% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.02% | 5.09% | 3.01% | -- | -- | -- | 3.06% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.64% | 1.70% | 1.60% | -- | -- | -- | 1.13% | -- |
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.