| 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 | 4.8% | 10.3% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 8.4% | 0.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.1% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | -- |
| Construction | 10.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.5% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 6.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2% | -- |
| Retail trade | 2.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2% | -- |
| Professional services | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.5% | -- |
| Other services | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.9% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 6.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 5.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.9% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 7.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 3.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.3% | -- |
| 1 location only | 8.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 4.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | -- |
| 75% or more | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 5.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2% | -- |
| Has union employees | 4.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.3% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.8% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.0% | -- |
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 | 0.28% | 0.76% | 0.80% | 0.42% | 0.24% | 0.11% | 0.53% | 0.12% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.93% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.52% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | -- |
| Construction | 1.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.97% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.97% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.22% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.68% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | -- |
| Other services | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.16% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.61% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.31% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.66% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.61% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.26% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.07% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.56% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.32% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.93% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.55% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.60% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.53% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.76% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.25% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.30% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.10% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | -- |
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.