| 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 | 4.4% | 10.9% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% * | 8.5% | 0.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.5% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 3.1% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.9% * | -- |
| Construction | 6.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.5% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.9% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.5% | -- |
| Retail trade | 2.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% | -- |
| Professional services | 6.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.3% | -- |
| Other services | 3.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.5% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 7.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 6.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.3% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 6.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.9% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 3.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.1% | -- |
| 1 location only | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.4% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.7% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | -- |
| 75% or more | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| Has union employees | 2.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% | -- |
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 | 0.27% | 0.83% | 0.75% | 0.34% | 0.23% | 0.03% * | 0.54% | 0.09% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.90% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.61% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.99% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.65% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.71% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.16% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.11% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.07% | -- |
| Other services | 0.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.67% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.54% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.62% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.82% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.58% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.93% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.59% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.37% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.53% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.63% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.54% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.71% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.36% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.59% | -- |
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.