| 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 | 17.4% | 32.3% | 26.9% | 16.6% | 9.0% | 4.2% | 28.8% | 6.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 39.4% | 42.9% | -- | -- | 27.1% * | 10.9% * | 44.5% | 22.7% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 17.1% | 26.2% | 22.9% | 14.4% | 7.9% | 5.8% | 23.1% | 8.4% |
| Construction | 28.0% | 34.2% | 25.8% | 20.6% | 18.0% | 16.6% * | 30.0% | 18.7% |
| Utilities and transp. | 14.9% | 14.1% * | 43.8% | 17.5% | 14.7% | 8.8% | 19.4% | 12.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 15.6% | 25.0% | 24.1% | 18.4% | 6.9% | 2.4% * | 24.0% | 5.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 13.8% | 23.3% | 32.6% | 20.3% | 11.9% | 6.1% | 25.0% | 8.5% |
| Retail trade | 8.0% | 25.7% | 21.3% | 13.4% | 2.5% * | 1.7% | 22.7% | 2.6% |
| Professional services | 21.6% | 37.1% | 27.7% | 16.6% | 10.3% | 4.4% | 32.3% | 7.9% |
| Other services | 19.0% | 36.2% | 26.6% | 15.1% | 7.8% | 4.0% | 30.7% | 6.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 15.9% | 31.0% | 26.3% | 16.0% | 8.5% | 3.9% | 27.8% | 6.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17.4% | 28.7% | 24.9% | 12.2% | 7.5% | 2.6% | 25.7% | 5.7% |
| Nonprofit | 27.1% | 46.8% | 33.9% | 23.7% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 40.2% | 14.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.2% | 29.0% | 22.5% | 7.7% | 13.5% * | 4.1% * | 25.8% | 9.8% |
| 5-9 years | 24.2% | 29.5% | 27.2% | 16.6% | 5.4% | 7.7% * | 27.2% | 11.4% |
| 10-19 years | 24.5% | 32.4% | 30.8% | 15.2% | 9.0% | 3.2% * | 30.0% | 8.8% |
| 20 or more years | 14.1% | 34.3% | 25.7% | 18.2% | 9.1% | 4.2% | 29.4% | 6.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 7.1% | 17.3% * | 21.2% | 17.0% | 8.4% | 4.2% | 18.9% | 6.1% |
| 1 location only | 28.2% | 32.6% | 27.7% | 16.2% | 12.9% | 12.0% | 29.7% | 14.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.1% | 34.2% | 30.7% | 24.5% | 6.5% * | 2.1% * | 32.0% | 6.5% |
| 25-49 % | 12.9% | 29.8% | 24.6% | 16.3% | 4.7% * | 2.5% | 25.3% | 5.1% |
| 50-74 % | 16.5% | 36.9% | 14.8% | 14.0% | 10.0% | 1.6% | 29.6% | 4.8% |
| 75% or more | 18.0% | 31.4% | 28.8% | 16.3% | 9.6% | 5.1% | 28.7% | 7.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 17.9% | 32.0% | 25.6% | 15.6% | 8.5% | 4.1% | 28.2% | 6.9% |
| Has union employees | 12.7% | 41.6% | 61.6% | 39.6% | 18.4% | 4.5% | 47.9% | 6.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 10.5% | 33.7% | 17.5% | 12.9% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 25.5% | 4.2% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 19.1% | 32.1% | 28.2% | 17.6% | 10.3% | 5.0% | 29.2% | 7.8% |
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.
-- 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 | 0.57% | 1.62% | 1.53% | 0.92% | 0.70% | 0.37% | 1.08% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.88% | 11.75% | -- | -- | 9.41% * | 10.03% * | 9.92% | 7.03% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.11% | 5.75% | 4.86% | 2.39% | 2.03% | 1.24% | 3.40% | 1.24% |
| Construction | 2.88% | 5.28% | 4.30% | 3.14% | 4.29% | 8.17% * | 3.40% | 3.22% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.02% | 5.23% * | 10.79% | 5.14% | 4.00% | 1.90% | 4.36% | 1.85% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.88% | 4.93% | 4.88% | 3.50% | 1.89% | 1.10% * | 3.27% | 1.12% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.29% | 4.47% | 5.37% | 3.28% | 2.12% | 1.18% | 3.27% | 1.02% |
| Retail trade | 1.02% | 5.19% | 4.56% | 3.16% | 1.29% * | 0.49% | 3.20% | 0.54% |
| Professional services | 1.30% | 3.04% | 2.93% | 1.75% | 1.38% | 0.74% | 2.12% | 0.72% |
| Other services | 1.35% | 3.62% | 3.34% | 1.75% | 1.46% | 0.73% | 2.37% | 0.70% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.64% | 1.93% | 1.83% | 1.12% | 0.85% | 0.40% | 1.27% | 0.37% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.57% | 3.54% | 3.54% | 1.81% | 1.74% | 0.55% | 2.50% | 0.80% |
| Nonprofit | 1.96% | 5.22% | 4.56% | 2.70% | 1.76% | 2.58% | 3.42% | 1.41% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.92% | 4.18% | 5.54% | 2.01% | 5.18% * | 2.69% * | 3.21% | 2.73% |
| 5-9 years | 2.44% | 4.18% | 4.30% | 2.88% | 1.61% | 4.54% * | 2.95% | 2.14% |
| 10-19 years | 1.66% | 3.14% | 3.18% | 2.01% | 1.37% | 1.20% * | 2.16% | 1.05% |
| 20 or more years | 0.60% | 2.47% | 2.00% | 1.22% | 0.84% | 0.39% | 1.52% | 0.37% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.39% | 9.97% * | 4.32% | 1.67% | 0.78% | 0.37% | 2.51% | 0.35% |
| 1 location only | 1.06% | 1.64% | 1.63% | 1.04% | 1.43% | 3.17% | 1.16% | 1.16% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.50% | 7.27% | 6.75% | 4.50% | 2.64% * | 0.94% * | 5.02% | 1.42% |
| 25-49 % | 1.62% | 6.04% | 4.92% | 3.46% | 2.14% * | 0.71% | 3.69% | 0.98% |
| 50-74 % | 1.78% | 4.67% | 3.76% | 2.31% | 2.45% | 0.42% | 3.34% | 0.77% |
| 75% or more | 0.67% | 1.85% | 1.81% | 1.06% | 0.81% | 0.51% | 1.23% | 0.42% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.62% | 1.65% | 1.53% | 0.92% | 0.72% | 0.39% | 1.10% | 0.36% |
| Has union employees | 1.34% | 9.84% | 8.69% | 5.62% | 3.35% | 0.93% | 6.21% | 0.93% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.09% | 5.35% | 3.62% | 1.95% | 1.18% | 0.41% | 3.19% | 0.52% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.66% | 1.70% | 1.66% | 1.04% | 0.86% | 0.48% | 1.15% | 0.42% |
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.
-- 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.