| 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 | 21.4% | 10.0% | 19.8% | 22.8% | 28.4% | 17.2% | 17.3% | 23.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 23.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.6% | 23.3% |
| Construction | 19.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.6% | 14.9% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 31.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% | 21.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 15.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% | 20.8% |
| Retail trade | 30.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.6% | 32.3% |
| Professional services | 16.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.1% | 18.0% |
| Other services | 27.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.3% | 33.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.9% | 22.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 30.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | 36.0% |
| Nonprofit | 15.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2% | 17.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.8% | 13.3% * |
| 5-9 years | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.8% | 41.4% |
| 10-19 years | 20.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.0% | 21.6% |
| 20 or more years | 21.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | 22.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | 22.8% |
| 1 location only | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.9% | 24.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 25.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.8% |
| 25-49 % | 20.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | 21.7% |
| 50-74 % | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | 28.3% |
| 75% or more | 21.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% | 22.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.3% | 25.1% |
| Has union employees | 17.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.2% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 23.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.7% | 22.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 21.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | 23.3% |
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 | 1.30% | 1.82% | 2.43% | 2.05% | 2.78% | 2.19% | 1.43% | 1.82% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.75% | 3.60% |
| Construction | 6.96% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.55% | 8.50% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.44% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.72% | 3.38% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.59% | 1.89% |
| Retail trade | 2.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.85% | 2.12% |
| Professional services | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.77% | 1.85% |
| Other services | 4.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.25% | 5.61% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | 2.18% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 4.28% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.07% | 6.17% |
| Nonprofit | 1.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.82% | 1.91% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.68% | 5.31% * |
| 5-9 years | 5.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.55% | 9.66% |
| 10-19 years | 2.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.01% | 4.32% |
| 20 or more years | 1.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.92% | 2.01% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.77% | 2.22% |
| 1 location only | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.55% | 2.93% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.01% |
| 25-49 % | 2.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.91% | 2.98% |
| 50-74 % | 3.03% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.16% | 4.53% |
| 75% or more | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.64% | 2.07% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.45% | 1.72% |
| Has union employees | 4.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.31% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.02% | 1.67% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.52% | 2.11% |
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.