| 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 | 18.9% | 26.9% | 27.4% | 24.4% | 22.1% | 15.2% | 26.5% | 17.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.4% * | 17.6% * | -- | 0.6% * | 21.8% * | 15.0% * | 10.8% * | 16.5% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 18.3% | 28.9% | 32.5% | 28.0% | 19.7% | 14.4% | 30.7% | 17.0% |
| Construction | 22.5% | 24.7% | 23.2% | 25.0% | 26.3% | 8.7% * | 26.2% | 20.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 13.9% | 22.8% * | 34.8% * | 24.2% | 21.3% | 10.5% | 29.3% | 12.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 17.5% | 21.2% | 33.2% | 21.5% | 20.4% | 11.6% | 23.9% | 15.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 16.0% | 26.0% | 21.3% | 25.7% | 25.1% | 12.5% | 25.4% | 15.1% |
| Retail trade | 21.8% | 32.6% | 34.3% | 24.7% | 15.3% | 21.4% | 30.4% | 20.3% |
| Professional services | 20.7% | 28.0% | 24.9% | 23.4% | 23.6% | 18.1% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| Other services | 18.5% | 27.5% | 28.1% | 24.1% | 22.5% | 13.7% | 27.3% | 16.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17.4% | 25.2% | 27.5% | 23.9% | 20.2% | 13.7% | 26.2% | 15.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 19.7% | 31.0% | 28.0% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 13.7% | 27.9% | 17.4% |
| Nonprofit | 25.2% | 30.1% | 25.0% | 29.6% | 27.6% | 23.1% | 26.4% | 25.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 28.4% | 29.3% | 43.3% | 28.4% | 24.8% * | 7.1% * | 32.2% | 24.7% |
| 5-9 years | 25.4% | 32.0% | 29.9% | 23.3% | 29.9% | 7.9% * | 28.5% | 23.2% |
| 10-19 years | 24.4% | 26.2% | 21.4% | 24.6% | 27.9% | 19.4% | 23.9% | 24.7% |
| 20 or more years | 17.4% | 25.0% | 26.8% | 24.0% | 19.8% | 15.1% | 26.1% | 16.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 16.4% | 38.1% * | 29.3% | 23.5% | 20.2% | 15.1% | 27.6% | 16.2% |
| 1 location only | 25.1% | 26.7% | 27.2% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 17.4% | 26.4% | 23.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 12.9% | 20.6% * | 13.2% * | 24.8% | 15.2% | 6.7% | 23.4% | 10.2% |
| 25-49 % | 26.6% | 25.0% | 36.2% | 26.2% | 17.6% | 30.1% | 28.9% | 26.2% |
| 50-74 % | 21.8% | 24.3% | 32.0% | 22.3% | 20.3% | 21.3% | 25.9% | 21.2% |
| 75% or more | 18.3% | 27.6% | 26.7% | 24.6% | 22.6% | 14.0% | 26.5% | 16.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.4% | 26.4% | 27.6% | 23.6% | 20.9% | 14.0% | 26.3% | 16.7% |
| Has union employees | 20.6% | 44.0% | 21.1% * | 35.4% | 31.9% | 18.1% | 30.5% | 20.3% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 20.6% | 24.3% | 21.2% | 19.6% | 20.4% | 20.6% | 24.7% | 20.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 18.7% | 27.1% | 27.7% | 25.0% | 22.3% | 14.5% | 26.7% | 17.2% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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 | 0.50% | 1.57% | 1.78% | 1.18% | 1.17% | 0.67% | 0.95% | 0.56% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.71% * | 7.84% * | -- | 0.48% * | 10.39% * | 7.38% * | 4.65% * | 5.74% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.28% | 6.41% | 6.72% | 3.19% | 2.70% | 1.68% | 3.20% | 1.37% |
| Construction | 2.27% | 4.87% | 6.34% | 3.54% | 5.37% | 3.16% * | 3.34% | 3.04% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.01% | 8.59% * | 10.45% * | 5.58% | 5.50% | 2.33% | 5.60% | 2.12% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.61% | 4.78% | 5.40% | 3.94% | 3.78% | 2.22% | 2.84% | 1.88% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.56% | 5.35% | 5.07% | 4.34% | 4.01% | 1.77% | 3.23% | 1.65% |
| Retail trade | 1.67% | 5.73% | 6.13% | 3.80% | 2.73% | 2.47% | 3.31% | 1.88% |
| Professional services | 0.90% | 2.78% | 2.86% | 2.29% | 1.95% | 1.23% | 1.62% | 1.01% |
| Other services | 1.23% | 3.55% | 3.87% | 3.02% | 3.91% | 1.51% | 2.19% | 1.42% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.58% | 1.82% | 2.14% | 1.41% | 1.36% | 0.75% | 1.15% | 0.64% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.35% | 3.68% | 4.15% | 2.65% | 3.60% | 1.65% | 2.16% | 1.62% |
| Nonprofit | 1.41% | 5.22% | 4.64% | 3.59% | 2.62% | 1.98% | 2.74% | 1.53% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.40% | 4.78% | 8.45% | 4.46% | 8.60% * | 3.33% * | 3.80% | 5.67% |
| 5-9 years | 2.53% | 4.41% | 4.96% | 3.71% | 6.20% | 3.77% * | 2.74% | 3.89% |
| 10-19 years | 1.57% | 2.92% | 2.86% | 2.65% | 3.21% | 4.34% | 1.75% | 2.19% |
| 20 or more years | 0.54% | 2.26% | 2.21% | 1.49% | 1.15% | 0.68% | 1.26% | 0.57% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.59% | 13.54% * | 6.29% | 2.29% | 1.34% | 0.68% | 2.95% | 0.60% |
| 1 location only | 0.91% | 1.58% | 1.86% | 1.38% | 2.08% | 4.49% | 1.00% | 1.46% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.85% | 6.83% * | 5.73% * | 6.60% | 4.56% | 1.38% | 5.55% | 1.71% |
| 25-49 % | 2.39% | 7.17% | 6.68% | 5.54% | 3.35% | 3.92% | 3.88% | 2.74% |
| 50-74 % | 1.63% | 3.94% | 5.03% | 3.14% | 3.20% | 2.40% | 2.54% | 1.86% |
| 75% or more | 0.54% | 1.80% | 1.98% | 1.32% | 1.32% | 0.70% | 1.06% | 0.61% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.54% | 1.58% | 1.83% | 1.18% | 1.19% | 0.76% | 0.96% | 0.61% |
| Has union employees | 1.30% | 10.33% | 6.99% * | 5.94% | 4.35% | 1.37% | 5.26% | 1.33% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.33% | 5.39% | 4.13% | 2.49% | 2.90% | 1.85% | 2.91% | 1.45% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.54% | 1.64% | 1.87% | 1.28% | 1.27% | 0.71% | 1.00% | 0.60% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.