| 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 | 29.1% | 25.3% | 32.9% | 32.6% | 30.8% | 26.6% | 28.8% | 29.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 33.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.9% * | 34.6% |
| Construction | 26.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.8% | 24.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 41.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54.9% * |
| Wholesale trade | 29.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.5% | 24.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 21.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | 21.2% |
| Retail trade | 40.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.5% * | 43.7% |
| Professional services | 29.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.4% | 26.7% |
| Other services | 25.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.6% | 32.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 31.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.8% | 32.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 34.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.7% | 30.8% |
| Nonprofit | 19.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% * | 20.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 32.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.1% * | -- |
| 5-9 years | 35.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.5% | 41.9% |
| 10-19 years | 34.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.9% | 32.5% |
| 20 or more years | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% | 28.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 30.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.1% | 30.1% |
| 1 location only | 27.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | 26.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 46.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44.3% |
| 25-49 % | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 32.4% | 28.7% |
| 50-74 % | 26.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31.7% * | 25.6% |
| 75% or more | 29.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.9% | 29.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 32.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% | 33.3% |
| Has union employees | 16.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.0% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 41.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37.3% | 42.2% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.2% | 27.6% |
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 | 1.84% | 5.59% | 4.81% | 3.04% | 3.54% | 3.34% | 3.01% | 2.25% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.65% * | 4.70% |
| Construction | 4.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.53% | 4.01% |
| Utilities and transp. | 17.16% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.72% * |
| Wholesale trade | 4.26% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.04% | 3.45% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.35% | 3.51% |
| Retail trade | 6.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.48% * | 4.43% |
| Professional services | 3.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.36% | 3.41% |
| Other services | 3.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.56% | 5.33% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 2.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.31% | 2.69% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 5.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.69% | 4.03% |
| Nonprofit | 3.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.98% * | 3.67% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 9.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.11% * | -- |
| 5-9 years | 6.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.41% | 6.18% |
| 10-19 years | 2.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.27% | 3.35% |
| 20 or more years | 2.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.04% | 2.57% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.90% | 2.29% |
| 1 location only | 3.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.25% | 5.26% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.86% |
| 25-49 % | 3.13% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.44% | 3.45% |
| 50-74 % | 2.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.86% * | 1.23% |
| 75% or more | 2.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.03% | 2.95% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.10% | 2.34% |
| Has union employees | 3.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.48% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 7.95% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.30% | 9.52% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.19% | 2.10% |
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.