| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37.2% | 13.4% | 26.4% | 80.8% | 13.4% | 62.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.2% | 16.0% | -- | 93.9% | 15.9% | 53.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 28.7% | 11.3% | 32.1% | 87.9% | 11.0% | 54.9% |
| Construction | 18.2% | 14.2% | 35.6% | 82.2% | 14.1% | 43.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 49.1% | 19.9% | 44.6% | 87.4% | 19.3% | 73.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 29.4% | 8.0% | 35.1% | 90.1% | 6.7% | 61.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 48.2% | 11.7% | 28.1% | 84.9% | 11.3% | 69.1% |
| Retail trade | 55.0% | 10.1% | 23.9% | 83.7% | 9.9% | 72.7% |
| Professional services | 28.5% | 13.0% | 25.8% | 78.0% | 13.2% | 52.5% |
| Other services | 35.1% | 17.4% | 17.5% | 70.2% | 18.1% | 53.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 39.9% | 11.9% | 27.4% | 82.6% | 11.7% | 66.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 29.4% | 13.4% | 28.7% | 78.5% | 13.6% | 56.6% |
| Nonprofit | 28.9% | 22.7% | 21.9% | 58.2% | 24.8% | 33.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 14.2% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 23.7% * | 14.0% | 16.1% |
| 5-9 years | 14.3% | 13.4% | 19.6% | 32.8% | 13.6% | 18.7% |
| 10-19 years | 16.5% | 12.7% | 24.6% | 50.7% | 12.8% | 29.4% |
| 20 or more years | 48.3% | 13.6% | 27.8% | 82.6% | 13.6% | 67.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 61.7% | 12.3% | 26.5% | 81.0% | 11.2% | 66.4% |
| 1 location only | 14.0% | 13.5% | 25.5% | 44.6% | 13.6% | 17.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 37.2% | 12.5% | 14.3% | 68.0% | 13.5% | 52.7% |
| 25-49 % | 38.0% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 73.0% | 12.8% | 57.1% |
| 50-74 % | 42.7% | 14.0% | 24.3% | 82.6% | 14.5% | 67.5% |
| 75% or more | 35.7% | 13.4% | 29.3% | 83.4% | 13.3% | 62.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 29.2% | 12.7% | 26.1% | 77.0% | 12.7% | 53.4% |
| Has union employees | 70.3% | 29.1% | 29.0% | 87.9% | 31.3% | 79.9% |
| Unknown | 80.7% | -- | 29.1% * | 84.6% | 13.6% * | 82.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 47.3% | 16.2% | 17.8% | 75.3% | 16.9% | 61.8% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 33.6% | 12.8% | 29.9% | 84.7% | 12.7% | 62.3% |
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 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.51% | 0.56% | 1.26% | 0.80% | 0.60% | 0.68% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.51% | 4.60% | -- | 3.74% | 4.74% | 10.56% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.74% | 1.75% | 3.91% | 2.22% | 1.96% | 2.40% |
| Construction | 1.84% | 1.84% | 6.49% | 6.09% | 1.93% | 4.66% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.13% | 3.62% | 8.09% | 2.96% | 3.92% | 3.21% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.92% | 1.47% | 4.66% | 2.24% | 1.50% | 2.75% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.75% | 1.69% | 3.18% | 1.66% | 1.83% | 1.78% |
| Retail trade | 1.52% | 1.58% | 3.69% | 1.60% | 1.71% | 1.56% |
| Professional services | 1.00% | 1.00% | 2.29% | 1.73% | 1.09% | 1.52% |
| Other services | 1.37% | 1.40% | 2.62% | 2.08% | 1.52% | 1.88% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.62% | 0.63% | 1.60% | 0.87% | 0.68% | 0.79% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.56% | 1.37% | 3.59% | 2.30% | 1.47% | 2.38% |
| Nonprofit | 1.45% | 1.91% | 2.39% | 3.37% | 2.22% | 1.83% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.74% | 1.83% | 4.28% | 9.16% * | 1.92% | 3.24% |
| 5-9 years | 1.40% | 1.51% | 4.01% | 6.92% | 1.59% | 2.47% |
| 10-19 years | 1.03% | 1.08% | 3.17% | 4.17% | 1.16% | 2.07% |
| 20 or more years | 0.66% | 0.77% | 1.49% | 0.80% | 0.86% | 0.73% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.70% | 1.24% | 1.44% | 0.80% | 1.56% | 0.72% |
| 1 location only | 0.60% | 0.61% | 2.04% | 5.04% | 0.64% | 1.15% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.40% | 2.42% | 3.89% | 3.52% | 2.68% | 3.04% |
| 25-49 % | 1.92% | 1.75% | 3.52% | 2.78% | 1.96% | 2.47% |
| 50-74 % | 1.58% | 1.51% | 3.46% | 1.79% | 1.64% | 1.81% |
| 75% or more | 0.65% | 0.66% | 1.52% | 0.93% | 0.71% | 0.86% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.58% | 0.56% | 1.31% | 1.12% | 0.60% | 0.90% |
| Has union employees | 1.86% | 3.77% | 4.20% | 1.67% | 4.36% | 1.72% |
| Unknown | 1.55% | -- | 10.36% * | 1.47% | 6.87% * | 1.49% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.21% | 1.48% | 2.15% | 1.51% | 1.65% | 1.36% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.61% | 0.60% | 1.53% | 0.83% | 0.65% | 0.83% |
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.