| 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 | 5.3% | 13.2% | 7.9% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 10.6% | 0.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.4% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | -- |
| Construction | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 7.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.4% | -- |
| Retail trade | 2.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0% | -- |
| Professional services | 5.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| Other services | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.6% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.6% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 9.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.6% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 9.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 3.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.3% | -- |
| 1 location only | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.4% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.7% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 5.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% | -- |
| 75% or more | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.6% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.4% | -- |
| Has union employees | 3.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.3% * | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 6.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% | -- |
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 | 0.39% | 1.24% | 0.98% | 0.41% | 0.10% | 0.07% | 0.79% | 0.07% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.59% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.46% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.92% | -- |
| Construction | 2.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.20% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.84% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.05% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.76% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.23% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.95% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.24% | -- |
| Other services | 0.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.81% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.98% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.72% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.10% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.49% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.09% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.74% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.84% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.14% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.18% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.16% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.93% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.81% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.84% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.72% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% * | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.84% | -- |
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.