| 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 | 29.2% | 24.3% | 26.1% | 37.0% | 35.5% | 23.4% | 28.3% | 29.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 16.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.4% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | 29.7% |
| Construction | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.5% | 24.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.0% | 20.2% * |
| Wholesale trade | 29.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.4% | 25.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 18.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% * | 21.6% |
| Retail trade | 44.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | 57.2% |
| Professional services | 31.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.7% | 30.0% |
| Other services | 33.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.2% | 38.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 29.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | 29.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.8% | 40.6% |
| Nonprofit | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | 25.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 28.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.2% | 34.1% * |
| 5-9 years | 43.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44.4% | 42.8% |
| 10-19 years | 32.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | 35.2% |
| 20 or more years | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.6% | 28.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.0% | 27.8% |
| 1 location only | 30.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.5% | 35.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 32.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.0% * | 33.9% |
| 25-49 % | 27.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.2% * | 29.8% |
| 50-74 % | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | 28.2% |
| 75% or more | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.5% | 29.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 31.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | 33.2% |
| Has union employees | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% * | 19.9% |
| Unknown | 29.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 34.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.4% | 42.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 28.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.0% | 28.5% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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 | 1.45% | 3.53% | 3.35% | 3.20% | 2.69% | 2.30% | 2.02% | 1.95% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.78% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.53% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.24% | 3.23% |
| Construction | 4.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.02% | 7.13% |
| Utilities and transp. | 9.20% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.10% | 10.03% * |
| Wholesale trade | 5.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.84% | 5.54% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.22% * | 3.96% |
| Retail trade | 5.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.83% | 5.27% |
| Professional services | 2.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.18% | 3.74% |
| Other services | 3.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.78% | 2.86% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | 2.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.55% | 3.13% |
| Nonprofit | 1.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.30% | 2.05% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 7.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.77% | 14.11% * |
| 5-9 years | 4.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.59% | 6.63% |
| 10-19 years | 3.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.33% | 4.16% |
| 20 or more years | 1.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.41% | 2.11% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.16% | 2.16% |
| 1 location only | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.12% | 3.76% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.12% * | 5.85% |
| 25-49 % | 3.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.81% * | 4.02% |
| 50-74 % | 3.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.94% | 4.92% |
| 75% or more | 1.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.23% | 2.18% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.14% | 1.94% |
| Has union employees | 3.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.45% * | 4.10% |
| Unknown | 3.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.52% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 4.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.09% | 4.76% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.11% | 2.01% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2014 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.