| 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 | 57.8% | 16.0% | 15.0% | 16.8% | 38.7% | 81.5% | 15.7% | 65.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 44.0% | 36.9% * | 14.2% * | 48.3% * | 25.5% * | 66.0% | 25.9% * | 51.4% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 62.8% | 21.1% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 49.0% | 83.3% | 14.4% | 68.0% |
| Construction | 35.8% | 18.2% | 20.1% | 19.2% | 40.6% | 92.8% | 18.8% | 47.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 77.7% | 15.0% * | 10.1% * | 30.2% | 57.4% | 89.8% | 18.0% | 83.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 54.4% | 17.9% * | 17.8% | 14.2% | 41.7% | 85.7% | 16.4% | 65.2% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 69.9% | 10.1% | 14.7% * | 11.9% | 51.8% | 84.9% | 13.5% | 75.9% |
| Retail trade | 57.9% | 16.2% | 7.0% * | 16.8% | 26.1% | 80.4% | 11.6% | 66.7% |
| Professional services | 58.8% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 37.6% | 82.4% | 15.5% | 65.8% |
| Other services | 40.5% | 18.2% | 15.2% | 17.5% | 20.6% | 65.2% | 16.0% | 46.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 58.5% | 13.9% | 13.4% | 15.8% | 39.3% | 81.4% | 14.3% | 66.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 46.5% | 15.4% | 17.7% | 21.7% | 38.0% | 74.3% | 16.5% | 55.3% |
| Nonprofit | 63.6% | 31.0% | 22.9% | 15.6% | 37.6% | 85.5% | 23.9% | 67.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 33.2% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 23.0% | 39.5% | 85.9% | 21.1% | 41.3% |
| 5-9 years | 23.5% | 16.6% | 16.2% | 15.1% | 27.7% | 56.6% | 16.3% | 29.2% |
| 10-19 years | 32.2% | 15.5% | 13.2% | 18.3% | 26.1% | 79.2% | 15.3% | 41.6% |
| 20 or more years | 64.4% | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 42.4% | 81.8% | 14.9% | 69.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 71.8% | 8.6% * | 12.8% | 16.5% | 42.9% | 81.8% | 13.2% | 73.0% |
| 1 location only | 24.3% | 16.1% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 32.7% | 71.8% | 15.9% | 31.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 43.3% | 21.0% | 19.2% * | 13.5% | 26.0% | 73.2% | 18.2% * | 49.9% |
| 25-49 % | 49.9% | 26.5% * | 11.7% | 14.2% | 31.4% | 73.6% | 15.2% | 56.1% |
| 50-74 % | 55.7% | 14.9% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 30.7% | 80.5% | 12.8% | 63.4% |
| 75% or more | 58.7% | 15.7% | 15.4% | 17.4% | 40.3% | 82.1% | 16.0% | 66.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 53.0% | 15.0% | 13.1% | 15.4% | 37.9% | 80.6% | 14.7% | 61.5% |
| Has union employees | 76.3% | 39.7% | 35.8% | 35.7% | 46.3% | 83.5% | 32.1% | 78.1% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 50.3% | 23.7% | 12.5% | 18.4% | 28.2% | 71.7% | 16.6% | 54.5% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 58.7% | 15.4% | 15.2% | 16.7% | 40.2% | 82.6% | 15.6% | 66.7% |
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.
** 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 | 0.56% | 1.25% | 1.37% | 1.09% | 1.24% | 0.71% | 0.78% | 0.63% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.39% | 13.49% * | 9.71% * | 17.21% * | 15.90% * | 13.45% | 8.26% * | 11.09% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.48% | 5.71% | 3.51% | 2.83% | 2.93% | 1.84% | 2.59% | 1.57% |
| Construction | 2.76% | 4.39% | 4.35% | 3.77% | 5.52% | 2.20% | 2.53% | 3.99% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.83% | 7.02% * | 5.30% * | 6.69% | 6.34% | 1.64% | 4.39% | 1.74% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.14% | 6.12% * | 4.78% | 3.25% | 4.04% | 2.09% | 2.80% | 2.34% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.43% | 2.58% | 4.43% * | 2.59% | 4.04% | 1.44% | 2.26% | 1.43% |
| Retail trade | 1.59% | 3.84% | 2.35% * | 3.16% | 4.08% | 1.72% | 1.92% | 1.73% |
| Professional services | 1.11% | 1.94% | 2.63% | 1.82% | 2.17% | 1.37% | 1.46% | 1.23% |
| Other services | 1.58% | 3.00% | 3.36% | 2.61% | 2.79% | 2.60% | 1.82% | 1.90% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.66% | 1.46% | 1.55% | 1.23% | 1.60% | 0.78% | 0.90% | 0.74% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.66% | 2.48% | 3.41% | 3.34% | 3.07% | 3.16% | 1.84% | 2.03% |
| Nonprofit | 1.45% | 5.13% | 5.04% | 2.46% | 2.71% | 1.58% | 2.73% | 1.51% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.03% | 4.00% | 5.00% | 5.48% | 6.28% | 4.65% | 3.04% | 4.44% |
| 5-9 years | 2.29% | 3.12% | 4.54% | 2.64% | 4.61% | 9.71% | 2.28% | 3.57% |
| 10-19 years | 1.56% | 2.06% | 2.60% | 2.53% | 2.77% | 3.53% | 1.53% | 2.23% |
| 20 or more years | 0.63% | 2.00% | 1.82% | 1.29% | 1.47% | 0.73% | 1.04% | 0.67% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.65% | 6.17% * | 3.68% | 1.79% | 1.57% | 0.71% | 1.85% | 0.66% |
| 1 location only | 0.89% | 1.26% | 1.45% | 1.31% | 2.01% | 5.06% | 0.84% | 1.48% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.66% | 6.16% | 14.40% * | 3.81% | 5.92% | 3.01% | 5.96% * | 2.92% |
| 25-49 % | 2.31% | 8.03% * | 3.17% | 3.54% | 6.35% | 2.40% | 2.86% | 2.54% |
| 50-74 % | 1.62% | 3.11% | 3.12% | 2.61% | 3.28% | 1.67% | 1.88% | 1.76% |
| 75% or more | 0.63% | 1.43% | 1.53% | 1.23% | 1.39% | 0.80% | 0.88% | 0.71% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.64% | 1.21% | 1.28% | 1.06% | 1.30% | 0.87% | 0.76% | 0.73% |
| Has union employees | 1.20% | 9.76% | 8.09% | 6.08% | 4.20% | 1.23% | 5.19% | 1.21% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.56% | 4.73% | 3.04% | 4.22% | 2.63% | 1.97% | 2.30% | 1.69% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.61% | 1.29% | 1.45% | 1.12% | 1.36% | 0.76% | 0.82% | 0.68% |
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.
** 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.