| 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 | 4.2% | 10.3% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 8.1% | 0.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.3% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 3.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.6% * | -- |
| Construction | 4.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.3% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 5.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.1% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.8% | -- |
| Retail trade | 1.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.8% | -- |
| Professional services | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| Other services | 5.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 3.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.8% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.4% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 6.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.6% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.3% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 6.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 3.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.9% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9% | -- |
| 1 location only | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 2.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 4.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| 75% or more | 4.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.3% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.2% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.4% | -- |
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.
-- 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 | 0.30% | 0.97% | 0.78% | 0.40% | 0.22% | 0.04% | 0.62% | 0.09% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.05% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.51% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.53% * | -- |
| Construction | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.39% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.19% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.62% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.85% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.58% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
| Other services | 0.73% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.43% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.73% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.25% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.04% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 0.96% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 0.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.23% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.92% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.31% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.66% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.33% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.90% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.82% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.72% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.64% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.46% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.56% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.41% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.68% | -- |
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.
-- 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.