| 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 | 14.1% | 31.8% | 21.9% | 9.9% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 26.5% | 2.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.0% | 26.6% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 15.2% | 25.2% | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | 22.2% | -- |
| Construction | 28.3% | 41.0% | 18.5% | -- | -- | -- | 31.0% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 13.3% | 27.4% * | 22.9% * | -- | -- | -- | 23.6% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 18.2% | 44.9% | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | 31.8% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.9% | 19.3% | 33.3% | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | -- |
| Retail trade | 7.2% | 30.2% | 21.1% | -- | -- | -- | 24.1% | -- |
| Professional services | 14.9% | 30.3% | 18.7% | -- | -- | -- | 25.1% | -- |
| Other services | 17.0% | 35.0% | 25.5% | -- | -- | -- | 30.0% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 13.3% | 32.2% | 20.6% | -- | -- | -- | 26.2% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 15.2% | 29.3% | 20.5% | -- | -- | -- | 24.8% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 17.6% | 34.4% | 32.2% | -- | -- | -- | 31.4% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.5% | 26.2% | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | 23.3% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 23.0% | 34.2% | 15.6% | -- | -- | -- | 27.3% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 23.6% | 36.9% | 22.4% | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 9.9% | 29.9% | 23.6% | -- | -- | -- | 25.1% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.9% | 30.6% * | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | -- |
| 1 location only | 25.9% | 31.8% | 22.5% | -- | -- | -- | 27.6% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.9% | 34.6% | 30.7% | -- | -- | -- | 31.8% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 12.2% | 32.4% | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 15.2% | 34.9% | 25.6% | -- | -- | -- | 30.3% | -- |
| 75% or more | 14.0% | 30.9% | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | 25.3% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 14.5% | 31.3% | 20.6% | -- | -- | -- | 25.8% | -- |
| Has union employees | 10.1% | 50.4% | 56.2% | -- | -- | -- | 49.9% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 8.0% | 30.7% | 20.5% | -- | -- | -- | 24.8% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 15.6% | 32.0% | 22.0% | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | -- |
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 | 0.55% | 1.61% | 1.41% | 0.71% | 0.39% | 0.20% | 1.07% | 0.20% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.83% | 9.10% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.55% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.27% | 6.03% | 5.38% | -- | -- | -- | 3.60% | -- |
| Construction | 3.02% | 5.45% | 3.39% | -- | -- | -- | 3.54% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.72% | 9.50% * | 10.30% * | -- | -- | -- | 6.17% | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 2.53% | 6.09% | 3.79% | -- | -- | -- | 4.14% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.11% | 4.25% | 5.52% | -- | -- | -- | 3.11% | -- |
| Retail trade | 1.03% | 5.56% | 4.26% | -- | -- | -- | 3.34% | -- |
| Professional services | 1.16% | 2.84% | 2.64% | -- | -- | -- | 1.96% | -- |
| Other services | 1.28% | 3.52% | 3.21% | -- | -- | -- | 2.29% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.62% | 1.94% | 1.63% | -- | -- | -- | 1.26% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.60% | 3.62% | 3.40% | -- | -- | -- | 2.56% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.73% | 4.92% | 4.56% | -- | -- | -- | 3.19% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.81% | 4.03% | 5.40% | -- | -- | -- | 3.10% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 2.66% | 4.53% | 3.41% | -- | -- | -- | 3.18% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.74% | 3.29% | 2.80% | -- | -- | -- | 2.26% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.51% | 2.28% | 1.93% | -- | -- | -- | 1.40% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.29% | 12.77% * | 4.07% | -- | -- | -- | 2.72% | -- |
| 1 location only | 1.04% | 1.62% | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.59% | 7.46% | 6.73% | -- | -- | -- | 5.17% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.63% | 6.21% | 5.33% | -- | -- | -- | 3.84% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.68% | 4.52% | 4.50% | -- | -- | -- | 3.21% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.65% | 1.85% | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | 1.21% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.60% | 1.63% | 1.40% | -- | -- | -- | 1.08% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.24% | 10.25% | 9.34% | -- | -- | -- | 6.25% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.98% | 5.06% | 3.90% | -- | -- | -- | 3.01% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.64% | 1.70% | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
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.