| 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 | 28.0% | 16.7% | 20.0% | 32.8% | 37.3% | 24.0% | 21.9% | 30.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.4% | 23.9% |
| Construction | 35.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.6% | 43.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 25.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 24.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.4% * | 35.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% * | 31.8% |
| Retail trade | 40.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.9% | 46.5% |
| Professional services | 28.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.6% | 30.6% |
| Other services | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | 31.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.5% | 31.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% | 31.8% |
| Nonprofit | 26.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | 27.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 32.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.6% * | -- |
| 5-9 years | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.4% * | 47.4% |
| 10-19 years | 32.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.9% | 36.5% |
| 20 or more years | 27.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.3% | 29.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 29.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.7% * | 29.9% |
| 1 location only | 25.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% | 34.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 28.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 25-49 % | 38.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41.9% |
| 50-74 % | 32.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% * | 41.7% |
| 75% or more | 27.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.2% | 29.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 30.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.4% | 33.9% |
| Has union employees | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 39.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.3% | 38.9% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 27.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.8% | 30.1% |
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.
-- 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 | 1.25% | 3.63% | 3.65% | 4.03% | 2.48% | 1.45% | 2.45% | 1.36% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.17% | 2.04% |
| Construction | 5.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.59% | 4.40% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.95% |
| Wholesale trade | 6.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.84% * | 7.55% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.01% * | 4.14% |
| Retail trade | 3.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.62% | 3.59% |
| Professional services | 2.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.95% | 2.42% |
| Other services | 2.99% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.48% | 3.80% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.93% | 1.79% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.27% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.27% | 3.42% |
| Nonprofit | 2.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.00% | 2.32% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 12.36% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.11% * | -- |
| 5-9 years | 6.71% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.45% * | 8.31% |
| 10-19 years | 3.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.68% | 5.28% |
| 20 or more years | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.59% | 1.41% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.80% * | 1.52% |
| 1 location only | 2.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.47% | 2.88% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 9.01% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 25-49 % | 6.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.04% |
| 50-74 % | 5.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.84% * | 6.80% |
| 75% or more | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.73% | 1.39% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.60% | 1.75% |
| Has union employees | 1.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 3.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.71% | 4.52% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.48% | 1.40% |
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.