| 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 | 10.3% | 20.5% | 14.8% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 17.7% | 2.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 10.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | -- |
| Construction | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.9% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 11.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 16.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.9% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | -- |
| Retail trade | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% | -- |
| Professional services | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% | -- |
| Other services | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.7% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 19.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 14.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 7.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | -- |
| 1 location only | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 9.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.4% | -- |
| 75% or more | 11.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 10.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.9% | -- |
| Has union employees | 10.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.7% | -- |
| Unknown | 3.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.4% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 6.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 11.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% | -- |
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 | 0.39% | 1.01% | 1.13% | 0.63% | 0.42% | 0.30% | 0.71% | 0.23% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.36% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | -- |
| Construction | 2.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.56% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.01% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.00% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.38% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.06% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | -- |
| Other services | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.48% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.55% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.86% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.39% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.98% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.67% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.73% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.60% | -- |
| Unknown | 0.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.19% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.55% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.79% | -- |
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.