| 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 | 9.8% | 20.6% | 14.5% | 9.4% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 17.5% | 2.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 13.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% * | 6.8% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 9.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | 1.5% * |
| Construction | 17.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | 13.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 7.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | 1.1% * |
| Wholesale trade | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | 2.7% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.6% | 1.6% * |
| Retail trade | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.8% | 1.0% * |
| Professional services | 12.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | 4.4% |
| Other services | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | 3.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 9.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | 2.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 11.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | 2.1% * |
| Nonprofit | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | 6.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 12.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.2% | 7.7% * |
| 5-9 years | 17.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 5.2% * |
| 10-19 years | 15.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% | 5.8% |
| 20 or more years | 7.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | 2.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | 1.9% |
| 1 location only | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0% | 10.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | 2.9% * |
| 25-49 % | 8.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% | 1.8% * |
| 50-74 % | 9.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.9% | 1.8% * |
| 75% or more | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.1% | 3.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% | 2.7% |
| Has union employees | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.6% | 2.4% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | 1.6% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 11.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.8% | 3.2% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 | 0.41% | 1.15% | 1.20% | 0.89% | 0.48% | 0.20% | 0.78% | 0.25% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.88% * | 3.63% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.54% | 0.61% * |
| Construction | 2.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.43% | 3.29% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.73% | 0.46% * |
| Wholesale trade | 1.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | 0.93% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.97% | 0.49% * |
| Retail trade | 0.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.58% | 0.37% * |
| Professional services | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | 0.60% |
| Other services | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | 0.72% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.94% | 0.25% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | 0.83% * |
| Nonprofit | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.11% | 1.10% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.07% | 5.99% * |
| 5-9 years | 1.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.32% | 1.91% * |
| 10-19 years | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.56% | 1.12% |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.11% | 0.23% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% | 0.23% |
| 1 location only | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.83% | 1.44% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.49% | 1.22% * |
| 25-49 % | 1.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.31% | 0.53% * |
| 50-74 % | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.07% | 0.63% * |
| 75% or more | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | 0.30% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | 0.28% |
| Has union employees | 1.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.58% | 0.54% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.02% | 0.37% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | 0.32% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.