| 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 | 16.1% | 36.4% | 23.1% | 11.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 29.7% | 3.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 33.5% | 44.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.5% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 15.5% | 36.1% | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | 24.2% | -- |
| Construction | 39.9% | 50.8% | 32.8% | -- | -- | -- | 43.5% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 16.0% | 30.8% | 7.9% * | -- | -- | -- | 25.2% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 19.2% | 44.1% | 20.9% | -- | -- | -- | 33.0% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 8.0% | 25.9% | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% | -- |
| Retail trade | 6.7% | 31.6% | 9.9% | -- | -- | -- | 22.3% | -- |
| Professional services | 19.5% | 36.6% | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | -- |
| Other services | 16.4% | 33.3% | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | 28.7% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 15.7% | 37.8% | 22.9% | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 16.6% | 30.5% | 21.7% | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 18.1% | 39.7% | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | 32.3% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.8% | 35.2% | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 29.4% | 37.9% | 31.7% | -- | -- | -- | 33.7% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 22.7% | 35.1% | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | 28.2% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 11.6% | 37.0% | 24.7% | -- | -- | -- | 29.6% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 3.5% | 37.7% | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% | -- |
| 1 location only | 28.8% | 36.3% | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | 30.8% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 10.7% | 29.5% | 24.4% | -- | -- | -- | 25.2% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 9.5% | 25.4% | 27.3% | -- | -- | -- | 23.7% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 15.4% | 36.2% | 22.3% | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% | -- |
| 75% or more | 17.5% | 37.6% | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 16.1% | 34.9% | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | -- |
| Has union employees | 15.8% | 73.6% | 53.5% | -- | -- | -- | 63.9% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 9.2% | 32.5% | 17.8% | -- | -- | -- | 25.6% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 18.2% | 37.0% | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | 30.4% | -- |
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% | 1.33% | 1.36% | 0.88% | 0.43% | 0.24% | 0.90% | 0.24% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.82% | 8.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.99% | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.84% | 6.00% | 3.54% | -- | -- | -- | 2.98% | -- |
| Construction | 2.76% | 4.39% | 4.85% | -- | -- | -- | 3.16% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.37% | 7.49% | 5.48% * | -- | -- | -- | 4.87% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.99% | 5.05% | 4.43% | -- | -- | -- | 3.31% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.95% | 3.79% | 4.53% | -- | -- | -- | 2.70% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.92% | 4.38% | 2.86% | -- | -- | -- | 2.91% | -- |
| Professional services | 1.04% | 2.30% | 2.55% | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | -- |
| Other services | 1.08% | 2.82% | 3.12% | -- | -- | -- | 1.91% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.56% | 1.64% | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | 1.10% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.29% | 2.71% | 3.50% | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.43% | 3.95% | 4.08% | -- | -- | -- | 2.61% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.44% | 3.54% | 3.90% | -- | -- | -- | 2.69% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 2.24% | 3.41% | 4.60% | -- | -- | -- | 2.61% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.34% | 2.45% | 2.40% | -- | -- | -- | 1.69% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.50% | 2.05% | 1.94% | -- | -- | -- | 1.30% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.27% | 11.23% | 4.01% | -- | -- | -- | 2.20% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.88% | 1.34% | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.49% | 5.79% | 6.10% | -- | -- | -- | 3.76% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.23% | 4.70% | 5.41% | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.26% | 3.30% | 3.46% | -- | -- | -- | 2.37% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.61% | 1.56% | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | 1.06% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.51% | 1.33% | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | 0.91% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.47% | 6.55% | 8.09% | -- | -- | -- | 4.76% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.82% | 3.41% | 3.53% | -- | -- | -- | 2.33% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.58% | 1.44% | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | 0.98% | -- |
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.