| 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 | 59.4% | 15.6% | 13.4% | 15.6% | 44.3% | 81.7% | 15.1% | 67.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 44.3% | 16.5% * | -- | 19.0% * | 47.7% | 59.5% * | 15.0% * | 51.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 67.9% | 18.5% * | 4.1% * | 16.1% | 60.9% | 87.4% | 11.8% | 73.7% |
| Construction | 33.4% | 16.0% | 23.3% | 16.3% | 36.4% | 83.5% | 19.3% | 42.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 75.9% | 13.8% * | 13.2% * | 9.4% * | 55.3% | 90.1% | 13.0% * | 81.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 55.1% | 12.7% | 7.5% * | 14.9% | 51.4% | 83.5% | 11.8% | 66.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 73.6% | 12.1% * | 9.6% * | 21.9% | 52.1% | 87.8% | 16.9% | 79.0% |
| Retail trade | 54.4% | 8.6% | 22.4% | 12.3% | 35.4% | 76.5% | 15.6% | 61.3% |
| Professional services | 58.6% | 12.0% | 10.2% | 15.8% | 38.5% | 82.6% | 12.0% | 66.7% |
| Other services | 46.1% | 25.9% | 15.0% | 14.9% | 30.4% | 64.6% | 20.2% | 51.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 60.3% | 14.5% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 46.4% | 81.7% | 14.0% | 68.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 51.2% | 13.6% | 18.8% | 20.0% | 44.7% | 76.3% | 17.6% | 60.4% |
| Nonprofit | 61.9% | 28.1% | 16.8% | 17.9% | 36.7% | 85.0% | 19.2% | 66.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.8% | 18.2% | 10.5% * | 16.4% | 39.3% | 47.5% * | 15.1% | 34.3% |
| 5-9 years | 30.3% | 17.7% | 13.1% * | 18.6% | 38.7% | 64.5% | 17.3% | 39.3% |
| 10-19 years | 28.8% | 14.2% | 12.9% | 14.9% | 33.3% | 56.5% | 13.7% | 36.3% |
| 20 or more years | 66.6% | 15.0% | 14.3% | 15.3% | 47.8% | 83.0% | 15.3% | 72.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 73.6% | 14.0% * | 12.2% * | 18.7% | 49.9% | 82.0% | 15.0% | 74.8% |
| 1 location only | 24.2% | 15.6% | 13.5% | 14.6% | 36.8% | 69.0% | 15.2% | 32.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 43.0% | 23.4% * | 16.1% * | 11.9% * | 26.7% | 66.8% | 19.2% | 49.1% |
| 25-49 % | 44.7% | 18.4% | 16.2% * | 8.7% | 25.4% | 68.7% | 16.4% | 50.1% |
| 50-74 % | 52.9% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 17.7% | 33.8% | 71.4% | 18.5% | 58.7% |
| 75% or more | 61.0% | 15.1% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 46.6% | 83.6% | 14.6% | 69.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 54.6% | 14.8% | 11.8% | 14.5% | 44.2% | 79.6% | 14.0% | 63.4% |
| Has union employees | 78.7% | 39.9% | 49.5% | 30.2% | 45.2% | 86.7% | 42.4% | 79.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 51.2% | 23.1% | 16.2% | 15.8% | 35.4% | 67.8% | 21.1% | 54.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 60.4% | 15.0% | 13.2% | 15.6% | 45.5% | 83.3% | 14.7% | 68.7% |
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 | 0.66% | 1.31% | 1.40% | 1.04% | 1.42% | 0.77% | 0.80% | 0.72% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.60% | 8.11% * | -- | 14.37% * | 14.20% | 20.52% * | 6.00% * | 10.87% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.60% | 5.74% * | 1.71% * | 2.84% | 3.43% | 1.69% | 2.10% | 1.65% |
| Construction | 2.67% | 3.89% | 5.39% | 3.46% | 6.15% | 4.68% | 2.83% | 3.95% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.37% | 5.81% * | 8.12% * | 3.51% * | 6.50% | 2.03% | 3.94% * | 2.28% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.40% | 3.74% | 2.47% * | 3.14% | 5.18% | 3.19% | 2.08% | 2.77% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.99% | 3.78% * | 3.47% * | 4.12% | 4.33% | 1.84% | 2.95% | 1.94% |
| Retail trade | 1.90% | 2.57% | 6.33% | 2.61% | 4.53% | 2.43% | 2.87% | 2.17% |
| Professional services | 1.16% | 2.10% | 1.97% | 1.97% | 2.38% | 1.16% | 1.22% | 1.23% |
| Other services | 1.87% | 3.70% | 3.14% | 2.65% | 3.76% | 2.62% | 2.16% | 2.16% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.82% | 1.60% | 1.61% | 1.19% | 1.81% | 0.91% | 0.94% | 0.88% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.92% | 2.39% | 3.73% | 2.98% | 4.00% | 2.56% | 1.94% | 2.22% |
| Nonprofit | 1.56% | 5.00% | 4.01% | 2.78% | 2.77% | 1.71% | 2.40% | 1.65% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.43% | 3.47% | 3.87% * | 4.34% | 8.29% | 16.95% * | 2.39% | 5.98% |
| 5-9 years | 2.89% | 3.89% | 4.07% * | 3.81% | 5.92% | 9.26% | 2.54% | 4.37% |
| 10-19 years | 1.69% | 2.64% | 2.68% | 2.20% | 3.52% | 5.08% | 1.55% | 2.38% |
| 20 or more years | 0.71% | 1.86% | 1.96% | 1.27% | 1.63% | 0.76% | 1.10% | 0.74% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.73% | 9.61% * | 4.92% * | 2.37% | 1.66% | 0.77% | 2.74% | 0.73% |
| 1 location only | 1.06% | 1.32% | 1.46% | 1.14% | 2.51% | 6.67% | 0.83% | 1.79% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.22% | 7.28% * | 5.14% * | 3.62% * | 7.97% | 4.22% | 4.22% | 3.71% |
| 25-49 % | 2.73% | 4.71% | 5.42% * | 2.20% | 4.86% | 3.94% | 2.78% | 3.11% |
| 50-74 % | 1.99% | 3.26% | 4.53% | 3.48% | 4.04% | 2.78% | 2.93% | 2.24% |
| 75% or more | 0.73% | 1.50% | 1.53% | 1.15% | 1.59% | 0.81% | 0.87% | 0.78% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.78% | 1.31% | 1.28% | 1.01% | 1.51% | 0.97% | 0.77% | 0.86% |
| Has union employees | 1.32% | 9.73% | 11.28% | 5.78% | 4.39% | 1.22% | 6.02% | 1.34% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.69% | 5.06% | 4.56% | 3.02% | 3.32% | 2.29% | 3.34% | 1.83% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.71% | 1.36% | 1.46% | 1.10% | 1.55% | 0.80% | 0.82% | 0.77% |
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.