| 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 | 20.8% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 22.7% | 21.4% | 26.5% | 15.7% | 23.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% * | 18.1% |
| Construction | 18.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% * | 23.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 49.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.1% | 57.8% * |
| Wholesale trade | 16.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.5% | 19.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 17.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% | 18.7% |
| Retail trade | 27.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | 31.5% |
| Professional services | 16.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | 16.6% |
| Other services | 25.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.4% | 32.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | 26.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 22.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | 25.0% |
| Nonprofit | 12.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.9% | 14.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 27.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.1% | 34.6% |
| 5-9 years | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | 30.7% * |
| 10-19 years | 18.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 15.9% |
| 20 or more years | 20.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | 24.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | 24.1% |
| 1 location only | 18.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | 22.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.5% * |
| 25-49 % | 30.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.2% | 30.8% |
| 50-74 % | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% | 23.1% |
| 75% or more | 20.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.5% | 23.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | 25.0% |
| Has union employees | 15.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 30.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.0% | 34.4% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 19.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | 21.2% |
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 | 1.61% | 2.05% | 2.24% | 1.93% | 1.98% | 5.60% | 1.31% | 2.32% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.85% * | 2.20% |
| Construction | 3.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.07% * | 3.29% |
| Utilities and transp. | 18.07% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.87% | 20.13% * |
| Wholesale trade | 2.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.63% | 3.49% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.33% | 3.28% |
| Retail trade | 3.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.94% | 4.25% |
| Professional services | 1.46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.34% | 1.87% |
| Other services | 3.06% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.78% | 3.98% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 2.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.52% | 3.16% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.92% | 3.95% |
| Nonprofit | 1.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.85% | 2.10% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.26% | 7.38% |
| 5-9 years | 5.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.25% | 9.39% * |
| 10-19 years | 1.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.57% | 2.20% |
| 20 or more years | 2.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.23% | 2.87% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.20% | 3.09% |
| 1 location only | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | 3.06% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.76% * |
| 25-49 % | 3.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.18% | 5.52% |
| 50-74 % | 1.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.86% | 2.03% |
| 75% or more | 2.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | 2.90% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.33% | 2.71% |
| Has union employees | 2.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.13% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 7.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.40% | 10.14% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | 1.43% |
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.