| 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 | 20.1% | 26.6% | 21.4% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 23.0% | 19.4% | 20.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% * | 7.2% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 25.0% | 18.5% * | 20.1% * | 26.9% | 11.9% * | 40.7% | 23.2% | 25.9% |
| Construction | 25.1% | 43.2% | 17.5% | 18.0% * | 27.4% * | -- | 28.8% | 18.1% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 32.0% | -- | 60.2% * | 7.5% * | 19.7% | 33.4% | 44.4% | 27.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.6% | 31.4% | 38.2% | 47.3% | 25.7% * | 11.1% * | 31.7% | 26.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 35.0% | 39.2% | 15.0% * | 19.9% | 31.9% | 39.8% | 26.9% | 36.9% |
| Retail trade | 16.0% | 25.9% | 16.9% * | 10.3% | 13.1% | 16.6% | 17.3% | 15.9% |
| Professional services | 30.0% | 28.4% | 24.7% | 15.9% | 19.9% | 42.3% | 23.6% | 31.2% |
| Other services | 14.2% | 19.1% | 15.5% | 10.5% | 15.4% | 14.5% | 13.6% | 14.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.5% | 30.6% | 29.5% | 14.9% | 16.4% | 18.5% | 22.8% | 17.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 14.6% | 26.3% | 14.6% | 12.3% | 14.5% | 14.1% | 18.3% | 13.7% |
| Nonprofit | 29.2% | 17.1% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 20.7% | 46.8% | 11.9% | 32.3% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 11.9% | 25.7% | 11.9% * | 6.2% * | 18.8% | 6.2% * | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 5-9 years | 17.9% | 26.4% | 30.7% | 13.3% | 18.9% * | 9.7% * | 22.8% | 15.1% |
| 10-19 years | 23.1% | 35.0% | 27.9% | 17.6% | 23.9% | 22.4% | 24.5% | 22.6% |
| 20 or more years | 20.3% | 23.0% | 17.0% | 12.7% | 14.7% | 23.4% | 17.9% | 20.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.5% | -- | 24.7% | 13.6% | 16.2% | 23.4% | 18.2% | 21.6% |
| 1 location only | 17.6% | 26.7% | 21.2% | 13.1% | 18.4% | 15.7% * | 19.5% | 16.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 11.4% | 26.7% | 20.2% * | 7.7% | 12.1% | 10.3% | 15.4% | 10.8% |
| 25-49 % | 15.6% | 14.7% | 13.5% | 10.1% | 17.0% | 16.9% | 11.5% | 16.3% |
| 50-74 % | 24.2% | 30.0% | 24.9% | 18.9% | 19.3% | 26.8% | 24.9% | 24.1% |
| 75% or more | 35.6% | 31.3% | 27.7% | 21.5% | 25.4% | 45.9% | 27.7% | 37.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.9% | 26.4% | 20.6% | 12.7% | 16.9% | 21.6% | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| Has union employees | 26.5% | -- | 45.7% * | 28.6% | 20.9% | 26.8% | 41.9% * | 26.2% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 11.1% | 17.1% | 13.6% * | 8.3% | 12.4% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.2% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 28.9% | 29.7% | 24.7% | 18.0% | 23.3% | 34.9% | 24.6% | 29.9% |
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 | 0.65% | 2.47% | 2.40% | 1.22% | 1.44% | 0.95% | 1.16% | 0.74% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.69% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.45% * | 5.82% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 3.62% | 8.72% * | 7.32% * | 6.60% | 4.44% * | 9.75% | 5.12% | 4.79% |
| Construction | 4.05% | 11.44% | 5.04% | 5.89% * | 8.55% * | -- | 5.24% | 5.61% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.33% | -- | 18.59% * | 4.05% * | 5.62% | 6.98% | 13.30% | 4.70% |
| Wholesale trade | 4.66% | 9.12% | 11.36% | 10.82% | 7.83% * | 5.22% * | 6.14% | 6.40% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.06% | 9.83% | 5.83% * | 4.72% | 6.61% | 4.54% | 5.37% | 3.55% |
| Retail trade | 1.31% | 5.87% | 5.34% * | 2.54% | 2.40% | 1.59% | 2.96% | 1.40% |
| Professional services | 1.30% | 4.01% | 3.50% | 2.15% | 2.16% | 2.09% | 2.02% | 1.50% |
| Other services | 0.97% | 4.00% | 4.14% | 1.76% | 2.37% | 1.21% | 1.65% | 1.11% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.81% | 3.80% | 3.68% | 1.94% | 1.98% | 1.06% | 1.78% | 0.90% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.36% | 4.82% | 3.57% | 2.17% | 3.44% | 1.51% | 2.21% | 1.60% |
| Nonprofit | 1.49% | 4.13% | 2.45% | 1.46% | 2.55% | 2.41% | 1.58% | 1.72% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.92% | 7.14% | 4.85% * | 2.17% * | 4.42% | 4.63% * | 2.56% | 2.78% |
| 5-9 years | 2.88% | 6.46% | 7.02% | 2.55% | 6.56% * | 5.87% * | 3.25% | 4.05% |
| 10-19 years | 2.24% | 4.65% | 5.55% | 3.69% | 4.23% | 5.14% | 2.71% | 2.86% |
| 20 or more years | 0.70% | 3.46% | 2.92% | 1.34% | 1.32% | 0.96% | 1.54% | 0.76% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.78% | -- | 4.60% | 2.19% | 1.47% | 0.94% | 2.76% | 0.79% |
| 1 location only | 1.18% | 2.49% | 2.53% | 1.39% | 2.71% | 5.59% * | 1.23% | 1.79% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.09% | 6.73% | 6.48% * | 1.84% | 2.58% | 1.25% | 2.71% | 1.19% |
| 25-49 % | 1.33% | 3.86% | 3.65% | 2.64% | 3.46% | 1.77% | 1.71% | 1.52% |
| 50-74 % | 1.28% | 3.56% | 5.35% | 2.71% | 2.54% | 1.89% | 2.47% | 1.44% |
| 75% or more | 1.16% | 3.84% | 2.39% | 1.76% | 2.16% | 1.88% | 1.58% | 1.37% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.70% | 2.49% | 2.31% | 1.24% | 1.52% | 1.09% | 1.14% | 0.81% |
| Has union employees | 1.71% | -- | 19.66% * | 6.93% | 3.85% | 1.90% | 12.61% * | 1.72% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.74% | 4.54% | 4.48% * | 1.46% | 1.81% | 0.89% | 1.67% | 0.81% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.97% | 2.76% | 2.78% | 1.87% | 2.21% | 1.50% | 1.47% | 1.15% |
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.