| 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 | 30.7% | 62.8% | 43.8% | 28.3% | 13.4% | 4.2% | 53.4% | 9.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 56.6% | 67.5% | -- | 35.5% | -- | -- | 64.2% | 26.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 31.0% | 60.4% | 37.7% | 25.9% | -- | -- | 45.0% | 11.3% |
| Construction | 54.8% | 66.7% | 45.7% | 43.2% | -- | -- | 58.4% | 36.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 26.7% | 54.9% | 36.5% | 39.5% | -- | -- | 47.3% | 13.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 33.4% | 66.9% | 43.6% | 26.1% | -- | -- | 55.1% | 8.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 24.9% | 68.2% | 53.3% | 29.7% | -- | -- | 60.4% | 8.7% |
| Retail trade | 15.3% | 56.6% | 40.7% | 17.3% | -- | -- | 46.6% | 3.5% |
| Professional services | 38.7% | 65.2% | 48.2% | 26.6% | -- | -- | 56.4% | 13.4% |
| Other services | 28.7% | 57.0% | 37.6% | 30.6% | -- | -- | 48.3% | 8.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.8% | 63.0% | 43.2% | 28.6% | -- | -- | 53.1% | 8.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.6% | 60.8% | 43.1% | 20.1% | -- | -- | 52.7% | 7.4% |
| Nonprofit | 38.1% | 65.9% | 48.3% | 36.0% | -- | -- | 56.2% | 20.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 45.9% | 55.6% | 38.6% | 23.7% | -- | -- | 49.1% | 19.1% * |
| 5-9 years | 50.1% | 62.5% | 47.1% | 32.2% | -- | -- | 56.5% | 18.7% |
| 10-19 years | 44.8% | 65.1% | 38.5% | 29.3% | -- | -- | 53.8% | 16.5% |
| 20 or more years | 23.0% | 64.0% | 46.9% | 27.8% | -- | -- | 53.3% | 8.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 9.7% | 59.5% | 43.8% | 25.4% | -- | -- | 35.6% | 7.7% |
| 1 location only | 52.1% | 62.9% | 43.8% | 30.2% | -- | -- | 54.8% | 25.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.1% | 61.0% | 41.4% | 23.0% | -- | -- | 50.4% | 7.0% |
| 25-49 % | 20.5% | 54.2% | 43.4% | 24.9% | -- | -- | 47.4% | 5.4% |
| 50-74 % | 28.6% | 63.1% | 42.5% | 24.2% | -- | -- | 53.9% | 6.6% |
| 75% or more | 33.2% | 63.5% | 44.2% | 29.6% | -- | -- | 53.9% | 10.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 32.0% | 62.3% | 42.7% | 26.5% | -- | -- | 52.5% | 9.3% |
| Has union employees | 20.4% | 76.5% | 68.4% | 60.1% | -- | -- | 73.6% | 9.1% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 19.6% | 64.5% | 44.9% | 22.8% | -- | -- | 53.3% | 5.5% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 34.1% | 62.5% | 43.6% | 29.6% | -- | -- | 53.4% | 11.1% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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 | 0.56% | 1.32% | 1.59% | 1.23% | 0.82% | 0.40% | 0.94% | 0.41% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.74% | 7.94% | -- | 10.40% | -- | -- | 6.81% | 6.72% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.22% | 6.13% | 4.85% | 3.37% | -- | -- | 3.35% | 1.50% |
| Construction | 2.66% | 3.98% | 5.09% | 4.71% | -- | -- | 3.01% | 4.47% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.89% | 8.26% | 9.09% | 8.91% | -- | -- | 5.60% | 2.32% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.26% | 4.79% | 5.36% | 4.09% | -- | -- | 3.35% | 1.64% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.51% | 4.05% | 6.05% | 3.75% | -- | -- | 3.13% | 1.01% |
| Retail trade | 1.21% | 4.55% | 5.20% | 3.14% | -- | -- | 3.20% | 0.63% |
| Professional services | 1.21% | 2.26% | 2.88% | 2.23% | -- | -- | 1.69% | 0.96% |
| Other services | 1.30% | 2.97% | 3.48% | 2.93% | -- | -- | 2.08% | 0.96% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.65% | 1.60% | 1.86% | 1.47% | -- | -- | 1.13% | 0.44% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.63% | 2.91% | 4.08% | 2.99% | -- | -- | 2.25% | 1.17% |
| Nonprofit | 1.69% | 3.96% | 4.74% | 3.30% | -- | -- | 2.74% | 1.61% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.68% | 3.69% | 5.22% | 5.06% | -- | -- | 2.91% | 6.03% * |
| 5-9 years | 2.32% | 3.30% | 4.88% | 4.24% | -- | -- | 2.62% | 3.15% |
| 10-19 years | 1.49% | 2.43% | 2.95% | 2.50% | -- | -- | 1.79% | 1.71% |
| 20 or more years | 0.61% | 2.03% | 2.23% | 1.56% | -- | -- | 1.36% | 0.41% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.44% | 10.83% | 4.47% | 2.00% | -- | -- | 2.73% | 0.41% |
| 1 location only | 0.92% | 1.33% | 1.70% | 1.54% | -- | -- | 0.99% | 1.69% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.16% | 6.39% | 7.44% | 4.48% | -- | -- | 4.43% | 1.48% |
| 25-49 % | 1.71% | 5.61% | 5.91% | 4.21% | -- | -- | 3.70% | 0.88% |
| 50-74 % | 1.52% | 3.31% | 4.19% | 3.93% | -- | -- | 2.49% | 1.01% |
| 75% or more | 0.70% | 1.53% | 1.86% | 1.42% | -- | -- | 1.10% | 0.53% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.61% | 1.34% | 1.62% | 1.24% | -- | -- | 0.96% | 0.45% |
| Has union employees | 1.58% | 6.28% | 7.68% | 5.64% | -- | -- | 4.36% | 1.01% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.08% | 3.42% | 4.65% | 2.72% | -- | -- | 2.52% | 0.61% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.67% | 1.43% | 1.69% | 1.37% | -- | -- | 1.02% | 0.53% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.