| 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 | 10.2% | 21.2% | 13.4% | 8.1% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 17.7% | 2.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 24.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 3.7% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 9.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | 2.2% * |
| Construction | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.8% | 12.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 7.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.9% * | 3.1% * |
| Wholesale trade | 11.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.5% | 2.2% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | 1.6% |
| Retail trade | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | 0.8% * |
| Professional services | 12.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | 3.3% |
| Other services | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% | 2.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 9.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 1.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% | 2.7% |
| Nonprofit | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% | 6.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 17.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.5% | 4.7% * |
| 5-9 years | 14.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | 7.6% |
| 10-19 years | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | 4.0% |
| 20 or more years | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | 1.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% | 1.6% |
| 1 location only | 17.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | 9.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | 1.5% * |
| 25-49 % | 7.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | 1.6% * |
| 50-74 % | 11.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | 2.5% |
| 75% or more | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | 2.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 11.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | 2.4% |
| Has union employees | 7.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.4% | 2.6% |
| Unknown | 1.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% * | 1.4% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.1% | 1.4% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 11.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | 2.8% |
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 | 0.40% | 1.06% | 1.10% | 0.68% | 0.47% | 0.12% | 0.73% | 0.18% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.77% | 3.32% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.36% | 0.82% * |
| Construction | 2.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.39% | 3.02% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.65% * | 1.24% * |
| Wholesale trade | 1.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.65% | 0.70% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.28% | 0.38% |
| Retail trade | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | 0.26% * |
| Professional services | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.36% | 0.49% |
| Other services | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.58% | 0.43% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | 0.18% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | 0.59% |
| Nonprofit | 1.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.26% | 0.98% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.30% | 1.46% * |
| 5-9 years | 1.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.80% | 1.79% |
| 10-19 years | 1.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | 0.86% |
| 20 or more years | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.07% | 0.18% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.60% | 0.17% |
| 1 location only | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.78% | 1.03% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.51% | 0.63% * |
| 25-49 % | 1.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.33% | 0.50% * |
| 50-74 % | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.02% | 0.49% |
| 75% or more | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | 0.23% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | 0.23% |
| Has union employees | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.39% | 0.50% |
| Unknown | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.27% * | 0.37% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.70% | 0.27% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.81% | 0.25% |
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.