| 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 | 18.1% | 34.8% | 25.3% | 19.0% | 9.2% | 3.3% | 30.4% | 6.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 34.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.7% | 18.0% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 19.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.3% | 9.3% |
| Construction | 33.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.3% | 24.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 17.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.7% | 12.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 18.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | 5.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 15.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.6% | 7.3% |
| Retail trade | 8.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.4% | 2.3% |
| Professional services | 22.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.8% | 8.7% |
| Other services | 16.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.5% | 5.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 5.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | 5.1% |
| Nonprofit | 24.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.5% | 14.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% | 8.2% * |
| 5-9 years | 28.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.9% | 11.9% |
| 10-19 years | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 10.8% |
| 20 or more years | 14.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | 5.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 6.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.9% | 5.7% |
| 1 location only | 29.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.9% | 14.8% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.1% | 3.7% |
| 25-49 % | 10.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.6% | 3.6% |
| 50-74 % | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.8% | 4.6% |
| 75% or more | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.6% | 7.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | 6.5% |
| Has union employees | 13.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.5% | 6.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 11.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.5% | 3.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 20.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.2% | 7.8% |
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 | 0.48% | 1.30% | 1.36% | 1.05% | 0.68% | 0.35% | 0.89% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.89% | 5.76% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.99% | 1.37% |
| Construction | 2.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | 4.09% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.82% | 2.26% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.10% | 1.38% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.09% | 0.92% |
| Retail trade | 0.87% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.68% | 0.50% |
| Professional services | 1.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | 0.77% |
| Other services | 1.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% | 0.68% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.06% | 0.38% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.09% | 0.85% |
| Nonprofit | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.64% | 1.35% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.68% | 2.62% * |
| 5-9 years | 2.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.56% | 2.69% |
| 10-19 years | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.67% | 1.43% |
| 20 or more years | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | 0.35% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.43% | 0.35% |
| 1 location only | 0.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.94% | 1.26% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.99% | 0.86% |
| 25-49 % | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.96% | 0.72% |
| 50-74 % | 1.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.24% | 0.80% |
| 75% or more | 0.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.05% | 0.46% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | 0.37% |
| Has union employees | 1.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.10% | 0.86% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.43% | 0.49% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.95% | 0.44% |
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.