| 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 | 35.5% | 21.2% | 23.0% | 22.4% | 27.6% | 43.8% | 22.3% | 37.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 31.7% | 44.5% | 18.9% * | 31.8% * | 19.8% * | 41.8% * | 37.4% | 29.3% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 40.4% | 29.3% | 20.1% | 22.1% | 31.3% | 50.0% | 22.8% | 42.3% |
| Construction | 28.9% | 23.1% | 29.8% | 20.1% | 32.3% | 43.0% | 24.5% | 31.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 47.2% | 19.2% * | 30.3% * | 26.6% | 32.5% | 53.0% | 25.6% | 49.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 32.4% | 24.6% | 20.4% | 15.0% | 30.1% | 42.8% | 21.1% | 35.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 41.1% | 17.2% | 11.3% | 20.5% | 25.3% | 49.1% | 16.0% | 43.8% |
| Retail trade | 39.3% | 13.9% | 23.2% | 27.2% | 23.2% | 48.5% | 22.2% | 42.5% |
| Professional services | 31.7% | 23.9% | 21.8% | 25.5% | 26.9% | 36.1% | 22.7% | 33.1% |
| Other services | 30.1% | 17.6% | 26.0% | 20.1% | 24.1% | 38.8% | 21.8% | 32.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 38.2% | 21.3% | 23.6% | 22.4% | 29.5% | 47.1% | 22.5% | 41.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.0% | 24.2% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 30.4% | 45.3% | 22.3% | 37.4% |
| Nonprofit | 26.3% | 14.0% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 20.3% | 30.4% | 20.7% | 26.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.3% | 25.5% | 19.4% | 21.6% | 20.8% | 49.1% | 23.0% | 25.2% |
| 5-9 years | 24.4% | 23.4% | 25.2% | 19.1% | 27.5% | 31.9% * | 20.7% | 27.4% |
| 10-19 years | 24.1% | 19.9% | 18.7% | 22.0% | 26.9% | 28.4% | 20.8% | 26.0% |
| 20 or more years | 38.2% | 20.2% | 25.2% | 23.4% | 28.2% | 44.5% | 23.5% | 39.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 40.4% | 33.9% * | 20.4% | 24.6% | 28.4% | 44.1% | 24.0% | 40.7% |
| 1 location only | 24.0% | 21.1% | 23.2% | 21.8% | 26.6% | 32.6% | 22.2% | 25.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.7% | 34.4% | 40.0% * | 21.7% | 30.5% | 50.6% | 32.6% | 40.3% |
| 25-49 % | 32.0% | 21.7% | 19.8% | 14.3% | 30.7% | 39.5% | 18.9% | 34.4% |
| 50-74 % | 35.8% | 17.1% | 31.2% | 17.3% | 23.5% | 45.9% | 22.8% | 38.2% |
| 75% or more | 35.6% | 21.5% | 21.9% | 23.3% | 27.9% | 43.6% | 22.2% | 38.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 33.5% | 20.8% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 27.3% | 42.6% | 21.9% | 36.1% |
| Has union employees | 43.3% | 32.0% | 33.2% | 19.3% | 31.0% | 46.4% | 29.5% | 43.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 36.3% | 32.8% | 20.7% | 24.9% | 26.9% | 44.4% | 26.3% | 37.5% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 35.5% | 20.2% | 23.2% | 22.1% | 27.7% | 43.7% | 22.0% | 38.0% |
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.
** 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 | 0.60% | 1.36% | 1.50% | 1.07% | 1.16% | 0.93% | 0.84% | 0.69% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.44% | 13.10% | 12.56% * | 13.89% * | 9.91% * | 15.54% * | 9.68% | 9.58% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.61% | 6.11% | 4.16% | 2.88% | 2.64% | 2.35% | 2.67% | 1.75% |
| Construction | 2.70% | 4.32% | 4.85% | 3.57% | 5.66% | 9.83% | 2.73% | 4.07% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.75% | 6.30% * | 10.37% * | 6.31% | 6.77% | 3.40% | 5.17% | 2.96% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.20% | 6.45% | 4.70% | 2.70% | 3.77% | 3.91% | 2.87% | 2.68% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.78% | 3.55% | 2.69% | 3.31% | 3.19% | 2.30% | 2.23% | 1.94% |
| Retail trade | 1.64% | 3.40% | 4.56% | 3.47% | 3.54% | 2.20% | 2.48% | 1.87% |
| Professional services | 1.13% | 2.51% | 2.51% | 2.11% | 2.22% | 1.72% | 1.51% | 1.29% |
| Other services | 1.39% | 2.84% | 3.91% | 2.58% | 2.85% | 2.38% | 1.99% | 1.68% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.71% | 1.66% | 1.82% | 1.29% | 1.55% | 1.04% | 1.02% | 0.82% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.62% | 3.00% | 3.12% | 2.83% | 2.92% | 3.10% | 1.81% | 2.00% |
| Nonprofit | 1.50% | 3.48% | 4.62% | 2.59% | 2.01% | 2.32% | 2.46% | 1.62% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.42% | 4.20% | 4.21% | 4.23% | 4.35% | 10.68% | 2.79% | 3.58% |
| 5-9 years | 2.11% | 3.65% | 3.84% | 2.98% | 4.49% | 10.01% * | 2.02% | 3.37% |
| 10-19 years | 1.46% | 2.33% | 2.71% | 2.32% | 3.57% | 3.25% | 1.59% | 2.08% |
| 20 or more years | 0.70% | 2.10% | 2.21% | 1.39% | 1.32% | 0.97% | 1.22% | 0.77% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.78% | 11.91% * | 4.69% | 1.98% | 1.38% | 0.95% | 2.64% | 0.79% |
| 1 location only | 0.87% | 1.37% | 1.58% | 1.26% | 2.05% | 5.38% | 0.88% | 1.45% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.61% | 8.97% | 13.29% * | 4.40% | 5.46% | 3.70% | 6.26% | 2.87% |
| 25-49 % | 2.12% | 5.94% | 5.21% | 2.48% | 5.92% | 2.92% | 2.75% | 2.45% |
| 50-74 % | 1.68% | 2.77% | 4.87% | 2.48% | 2.85% | 2.49% | 2.29% | 1.92% |
| 75% or more | 0.67% | 1.57% | 1.62% | 1.22% | 1.30% | 1.04% | 0.94% | 0.78% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.64% | 1.36% | 1.45% | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.09% | 0.83% | 0.76% |
| Has union employees | 1.54% | 9.13% | 8.15% | 5.12% | 4.04% | 1.77% | 5.14% | 1.60% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.47% | 5.31% | 3.48% | 3.12% | 2.50% | 2.23% | 2.62% | 1.63% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.65% | 1.40% | 1.59% | 1.14% | 1.28% | 1.00% | 0.88% | 0.75% |
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.