| Characteristics | Total | Less than 100 employees | 100-499 employees | 500 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39.2% | 16.4% | 31.4% | 75.9% | 16.4% | 60.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 30.4% | 21.1% * | 44.1% | 89.8% | 20.8% * | 61.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 31.7% | 15.0% | 46.5% | 86.7% | 14.9% | 56.5% |
| Construction | 21.6% | 17.9% | 23.3% | 77.3% | 18.0% | 38.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 48.7% | 16.7% | 38.6% | 82.5% | 16.9% | 68.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 36.4% | 12.9% | 36.1% | 84.1% | 12.3% | 64.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 51.5% | 16.1% | 37.2% | 80.8% | 15.6% | 68.5% |
| Retail trade | 54.0% | 13.5% | 28.4% | 80.0% | 12.9% | 69.1% |
| Professional services | 31.4% | 12.5% | 29.0% | 74.3% | 12.3% | 55.7% |
| Other services | 35.2% | 23.3% | 24.6% | 60.6% | 24.5% | 46.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 41.7% | 15.0% | 32.3% | 77.7% | 15.1% | 63.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.4% | 16.1% | 33.9% | 68.2% | 16.0% | 53.1% |
| Nonprofit | 33.9% | 24.6% | 26.6% | 66.5% | 25.5% | 42.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 19.5% | 19.0% | 24.9% | 41.6% | 19.3% | 21.2% |
| 5-9 years | 18.9% | 16.9% | 34.7% | 31.8% | 17.2% | 26.3% |
| 10-19 years | 19.6% | 14.3% | 22.3% | 61.2% | 14.0% | 35.5% |
| 20 or more years | 48.5% | 16.6% | 33.1% | 77.1% | 16.8% | 64.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 60.3% | 16.3% | 32.5% | 76.0% | 14.4% | 64.3% |
| 1 location only | 16.8% | 16.4% | 25.9% | 44.7% | 16.6% | 18.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 36.0% | 23.3% | 21.1% | 59.8% | 24.8% | 45.3% |
| 25-49 % | 37.6% | 16.2% | 17.5% | 64.9% | 17.0% | 50.6% |
| 50-74 % | 39.1% | 15.3% | 21.3% | 76.5% | 15.2% | 60.4% |
| 75% or more | 39.6% | 16.0% | 35.8% | 78.8% | 16.0% | 62.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 35.1% | 15.7% | 31.0% | 72.9% | 15.7% | 56.0% |
| Has union employees | 76.4% | 38.2% | 39.3% | 87.1% | 41.5% | 82.3% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 42.9% | 19.6% | 23.3% | 66.4% | 21.2% | 52.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 38.2% | 15.9% | 34.2% | 79.4% | 15.8% | 63.2% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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 | 0.60% | 0.81% | 1.45% | 0.78% | 0.90% | 0.67% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.04% | 8.38% * | 10.85% | 4.27% | 8.76% * | 7.32% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.17% | 2.63% | 4.53% | 1.60% | 3.03% | 2.27% |
| Construction | 2.28% | 2.40% | 5.13% | 6.74% | 2.57% | 4.06% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.06% | 4.19% | 7.40% | 2.92% | 4.55% | 2.98% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.18% | 2.10% | 5.48% | 2.71% | 2.28% | 2.57% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.80% | 2.82% | 3.87% | 1.70% | 3.17% | 1.69% |
| Retail trade | 1.59% | 2.02% | 4.26% | 1.53% | 2.22% | 1.56% |
| Professional services | 1.17% | 1.34% | 2.54% | 1.67% | 1.45% | 1.44% |
| Other services | 1.46% | 2.09% | 3.31% | 2.00% | 2.32% | 1.66% |
| Ownership | ||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.72% | 0.94% | 1.83% | 0.87% | 1.04% | 0.79% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.54% | 1.74% | 3.90% | 2.26% | 1.87% | 1.96% |
| Nonprofit | 1.89% | 2.86% | 3.12% | 2.59% | 3.31% | 1.92% |
| Age of firm | ||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.74% | 2.86% | 5.25% | 12.02% | 3.01% | 3.55% |
| 5-9 years | 2.17% | 2.39% | 5.80% | 5.94% | 2.58% | 3.16% |
| 10-19 years | 1.31% | 1.48% | 3.23% | 3.04% | 1.59% | 2.00% |
| 20 or more years | 0.72% | 1.10% | 1.72% | 0.80% | 1.24% | 0.73% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.72% | 1.54% | 1.70% | 0.78% | 2.04% | 0.71% |
| 1 location only | 0.87% | 0.91% | 1.85% | 4.49% | 0.96% | 1.14% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.75% | 4.42% | 6.19% | 3.06% | 5.02% | 2.70% |
| 25-49 % | 1.97% | 2.62% | 3.73% | 2.68% | 2.97% | 2.25% |
| 50-74 % | 1.79% | 1.96% | 3.40% | 1.98% | 2.15% | 1.95% |
| 75% or more | 0.72% | 0.94% | 1.76% | 0.91% | 1.03% | 0.81% |
| Union presence | ||||||
| No union employees | 0.62% | 0.82% | 1.50% | 0.89% | 0.90% | 0.74% |
| Has union employees | 1.71% | 5.21% | 5.95% | 1.43% | 6.13% | 1.47% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.38% | 2.55% | 2.65% | 1.57% | 3.14% | 1.36% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.68% | 0.85% | 1.73% | 0.88% | 0.92% | 0.79% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.