| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40.7% | 17.4% | 29.2% | 78.5% | 17.4% | 62.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 32.7% | 27.8% * | 29.5% * | 82.6% | 27.4% * | 55.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 35.8% | 18.8% | 35.2% | 87.4% | 20.0% | 55.9% |
| Construction | 24.0% | 21.2% | 25.4% | 73.6% | 21.6% | 36.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 50.9% | 20.1% | 54.1% | 85.5% | 18.2% | 76.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 42.0% | 18.7% | 38.3% | 87.3% | 19.3% | 65.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 51.1% | 17.0% | 37.9% | 78.0% | 16.5% | 67.1% |
| Retail trade | 52.8% | 14.9% | 25.7% | 79.1% | 14.8% | 69.3% |
| Professional services | 33.5% | 15.2% | 27.2% | 79.9% | 15.1% | 57.3% |
| Other services | 36.4% | 18.0% | 19.0% | 72.1% | 18.1% | 54.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 43.8% | 15.6% | 30.5% | 80.8% | 15.5% | 66.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.3% | 18.3% | 28.7% | 69.1% | 18.0% | 52.2% |
| Nonprofit | 33.5% | 25.7% | 25.4% | 63.2% | 27.6% | 39.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.6% | 20.4% | 35.0% | 53.1% | 20.6% | 27.9% |
| 5-9 years | 18.2% | 16.7% | 23.3% | 44.6% | 16.6% | 24.9% |
| 10-19 years | 22.5% | 17.0% | 22.3% | 64.2% | 16.9% | 38.0% |
| 20 or more years | 50.3% | 17.0% | 30.8% | 79.6% | 17.0% | 66.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 62.4% | 16.1% | 29.9% | 78.6% | 14.2% | 66.1% |
| 1 location only | 17.9% | 17.5% | 25.7% | 44.9% | 17.6% | 20.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 37.5% | 20.0% | 18.9% | 65.8% | 20.5% | 48.9% |
| 25-49 % | 45.6% | 17.5% | 13.9% | 74.1% | 17.8% | 58.4% |
| 50-74 % | 39.8% | 16.3% | 34.3% | 74.3% | 16.7% | 61.9% |
| 75% or more | 40.6% | 17.4% | 31.5% | 81.2% | 17.3% | 63.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 36.6% | 16.3% | 28.9% | 77.1% | 16.3% | 58.3% |
| Has union employees | 72.3% | 40.2% | 34.3% | 82.7% | 40.5% | 79.0% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 46.1% | 19.9% | 21.4% | 71.2% | 20.5% | 56.5% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 39.3% | 17.0% | 32.4% | 81.4% | 16.9% | 64.1% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.
** 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 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.59% | 0.81% | 1.43% | 0.74% | 0.89% | 0.66% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.33% | 8.40% * | 14.43% * | 6.63% | 8.86% * | 9.61% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.36% | 3.28% | 3.46% | 1.81% | 3.79% | 2.23% |
| Construction | 2.51% | 2.70% | 5.13% | 5.78% | 2.89% | 3.83% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.50% | 4.95% | 9.67% | 2.42% | 5.33% | 2.78% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.43% | 3.51% | 5.49% | 2.01% | 3.90% | 2.56% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.79% | 2.90% | 4.08% | 1.83% | 3.28% | 1.74% |
| Retail trade | 1.66% | 2.35% | 4.55% | 1.68% | 2.62% | 1.63% |
| Professional services | 1.14% | 1.27% | 2.27% | 1.45% | 1.38% | 1.43% |
| Other services | 1.39% | 1.72% | 2.80% | 1.59% | 1.92% | 1.59% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.72% | 0.95% | 1.85% | 0.80% | 1.05% | 0.76% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.49% | 1.78% | 3.53% | 2.39% | 1.92% | 1.98% |
| Nonprofit | 1.76% | 2.58% | 2.94% | 2.69% | 3.05% | 1.82% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.74% | 2.89% | 7.44% | 10.05% | 3.09% | 4.44% |
| 5-9 years | 1.85% | 1.97% | 6.17% | 8.13% | 2.12% | 3.51% |
| 10-19 years | 1.41% | 1.60% | 3.51% | 3.02% | 1.73% | 2.10% |
| 20 or more years | 0.71% | 1.11% | 1.65% | 0.76% | 1.25% | 0.71% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.69% | 1.39% | 1.67% | 0.74% | 1.74% | 0.70% |
| 1 location only | 0.87% | 0.90% | 1.91% | 4.49% | 0.95% | 1.29% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.42% | 3.43% | 4.39% | 2.86% | 3.96% | 2.62% |
| 25-49 % | 1.99% | 3.14% | 3.15% | 2.42% | 3.65% | 2.24% |
| 50-74 % | 1.78% | 2.19% | 4.45% | 2.31% | 2.39% | 2.04% |
| 75% or more | 0.72% | 0.93% | 1.73% | 0.83% | 1.03% | 0.79% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.62% | 0.80% | 1.48% | 0.82% | 0.88% | 0.73% |
| Has union employees | 1.73% | 4.96% | 5.23% | 1.65% | 5.62% | 1.60% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.36% | 2.26% | 2.47% | 1.50% | 2.66% | 1.37% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.68% | 0.86% | 1.72% | 0.84% | 0.94% | 0.78% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.
** 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.