| 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 | 19.1% | 33.4% | 26.3% | 18.2% | 8.6% | 4.8% | 30.0% | 7.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 37.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39.8% | 27.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.8% | 7.2% |
| Construction | 30.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.6% | 22.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 21.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.6% | 16.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.0% | 6.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 17.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.1% | 8.8% |
| Retail trade | 9.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.0% | 3.3% |
| Professional services | 23.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.2% | 7.8% |
| Other services | 17.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 6.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.1% | 7.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.8% | 4.4% |
| Nonprofit | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.4% | 11.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | 9.4% |
| 5-9 years | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 11.2% * |
| 10-19 years | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.5% | 9.5% |
| 20 or more years | 15.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.5% | 6.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | 6.3% |
| 1 location only | 29.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | 14.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 14.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.7% | 7.6% |
| 25-49 % | 11.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.2% | 3.7% |
| 50-74 % | 16.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% | 4.8% |
| 75% or more | 20.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.9% | 8.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | 7.3% |
| Has union employees | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42.8% | 8.2% |
| Unknown | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.5% * | 5.2% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 11.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.4% | 5.2% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | 8.0% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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 no 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 | 0.46% | 0.88% | 1.55% | 0.63% | 0.57% | 0.62% | 0.57% | 0.44% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.20% | 6.24% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.16% | 1.22% |
| Construction | 2.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.59% | 2.81% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.07% | 2.61% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.72% | 1.37% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.24% | 1.24% |
| Retail trade | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | 0.50% |
| Professional services | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | 1.13% |
| Other services | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00% | 0.86% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.89% | 0.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.62% | 0.56% |
| Nonprofit | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.70% | 1.14% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.78% | 2.27% |
| 5-9 years | 2.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.43% | 3.73% * |
| 10-19 years | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.25% | 0.98% |
| 20 or more years | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | 0.45% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | 0.47% |
| 1 location only | 0.64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | 0.90% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.79% | 1.98% |
| 25-49 % | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | 0.99% |
| 50-74 % | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.39% | 1.17% |
| 75% or more | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | 0.48% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.60% | 0.49% |
| Has union employees | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.17% | 1.46% |
| Unknown | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.52% * | 0.82% |
| Percent low wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low wage | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.39% | 0.38% |
| Less than 50% low wage | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | 0.53% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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 no 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.