| 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 | 8.3% | 16.7% | 14.8% | 6.9% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 15.0% | 2.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 19.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.0% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | -- |
| Construction | 20.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.5% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 10.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.6% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | -- |
| Retail trade | 4.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.4% | -- |
| Professional services | 8.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% | -- |
| Other services | 9.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 11.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 12.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 6.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| 1 location only | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.6% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% | -- |
| 75% or more | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.0% | -- |
| Has union employees | 9.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.3% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 5.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 9.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | -- |
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 | 0.41% | 1.23% | 1.20% | 0.59% | 0.33% | 0.26% | 0.81% | 0.20% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.24% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.50% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.66% | -- |
| Construction | 2.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.06% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.35% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.33% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.72% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.40% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | -- |
| Other services | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.17% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.07% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.39% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.76% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.73% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.08% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.92% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.80% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.41% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | -- |
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.