| 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 | 4.0% | 9.1% | 5.7% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% * | 7.6% | 0.7% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.8% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.5% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.3% * | -- |
| Construction | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.1% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.0% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.9% | -- |
| Retail trade | 3.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.9% | -- |
| Professional services | 3.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.1% | -- |
| Other services | 3.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.7% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 4.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.9% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 4.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.0% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 3.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.6% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.3% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 4.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.7% * | -- |
| 10-19 years | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.1% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.8% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.4% * | -- |
| 1 location only | 7.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.9% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.6% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.6% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 4.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.3% | -- |
| 75% or more | 4.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 4.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.5% | -- |
| Has union employees | 2.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.9% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.9% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 4.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.1% | -- |
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 | 0.32% | 1.01% | 0.77% | 0.44% | 0.27% | 0.12% * | 0.65% | 0.12% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.86% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.32% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.50% * | -- |
| Construction | 1.70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.03% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.37% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.44% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 2.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.82% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.70% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.91% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.48% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.85% | -- |
| Other services | 0.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.77% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.75% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 0.69% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.32% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.35% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 1.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.72% * | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.66% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.82% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.90% * | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.63% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.69% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.25% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.71% * | -- |
| 25-49 % | 1.07% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.66% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.13% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.72% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.35% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.66% | -- |
| Has union employees | 0.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.79% * | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.97% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.73% | -- |
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.