| 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 | 4.3% | 11.0% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 0.3% * | 8.2% | 0.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 5.7% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% * | -- |
| Construction | 6.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.7% * | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.1% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 6.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.8% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% | -- |
| Retail trade | 2.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.6% * | -- |
| Professional services | 5.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.8% | -- |
| Other services | 3.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.4% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 4.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.7% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 4.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.3% * | -- |
| 10-19 years | 7.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 3.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.2% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.0% | -- |
| 1 location only | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.5% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5.9% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.3% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 4.5% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.0% * | -- |
| 50-74 % | 4.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.0% | -- |
| 75% or more | 4.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.5% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.8% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.3% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% | -- |
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 | 0.34% | 1.09% | 0.63% | 0.36% | 0.22% | 0.09% * | 0.69% | 0.10% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.16% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.54% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.79% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.93% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.02% * | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.34% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.69% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.31% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.77% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.67% * | -- |
| Professional services | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.36% | -- |
| Other services | 0.62% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.48% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.12% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.42% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.38% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.69% * | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.67% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.96% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.14% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.29% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.75% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.92% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.05% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.53% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.74% * | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.74% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.71% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.37% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.22% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.54% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.76% | -- |
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.