| 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 | 20.0% | 34.0% | 16.8% | 15.0% | 14.3% | 23.1% | 19.8% | 20.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 23.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.0% * | 64.6% | 8.1% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 38.1% | 58.7% | 20.1% * | 18.7% | 38.4% * | 46.6% | 36.7% | 38.6% |
| Construction | 34.7% | 47.2% | 44.5% | 32.5% * | 24.5% * | 7.7% * | 39.4% | 28.9% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 27.3% | -- | -- | 24.6% * | 5.3% * | 30.0% | 41.6% | 24.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.8% | 48.9% | 16.8% * | 15.2% | 18.2% * | 14.6% * | 29.7% | 16.3% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 41.1% | 49.5% | 26.1% | 15.4% | 24.9% | 49.5% | 37.8% | 41.8% |
| Retail trade | 9.3% | 32.3% | 18.5% | 10.8% | 10.8% * | 8.0% | 21.0% | 8.3% |
| Professional services | 30.9% | 36.0% | 20.2% | 18.3% | 20.3% | 41.8% | 21.8% | 32.4% |
| Other services | 15.3% | 18.5% | 11.3% | 13.1% | 9.2% | 20.2% | 11.7% | 16.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 17.5% | 36.3% | 23.5% | 16.3% | 12.6% | 17.8% | 22.9% | 16.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.3% | 47.1% | 9.6% * | 20.5% | 15.7% | 23.3% | 21.8% | 21.2% |
| Nonprofit | 25.8% | 16.6% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 16.4% | 43.8% | 10.0% | 28.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.2% | 37.4% | 24.1% * | 16.6% | 20.8% * | -- | 23.7% | 19.0% |
| 5-9 years | 17.9% | 33.2% | 16.1% * | 18.9% * | 13.8% | 19.0% * | 17.9% | 17.8% |
| 10-19 years | 20.0% | 40.0% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 16.4% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 19.6% |
| 20 or more years | 20.0% | 30.9% | 16.6% | 13.3% | 13.5% | 23.1% | 18.6% | 20.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.3% | -- | 16.8% * | 11.8% | 15.5% | 23.3% | 13.0% | 21.4% |
| 1 location only | 17.4% | 34.0% | 16.8% | 15.6% | 12.6% | 17.2% * | 20.3% | 15.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.0% | 50.9% | 6.4% | 18.7% | 12.0% | 13.2% | 21.0% | 13.9% |
| 25-49 % | 13.4% | 24.0% | 16.4% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 15.3% | 13.6% | 13.3% |
| 50-74 % | 18.5% | 26.1% | 19.7% | 13.1% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 20.0% | 18.3% |
| 75% or more | 39.9% | 36.2% | 28.4% | 20.2% | 22.3% | 52.6% | 27.4% | 42.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.1% | 34.0% | 16.8% | 15.2% | 13.5% | 20.0% | 19.9% | 17.7% |
| Has union employees | 32.7% | -- | -- | 8.6% * | 25.3% | 34.9% | 13.6% * | 33.1% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 12.8% | 23.0% | 5.8% | 13.5% | 9.3% | 14.4% | 10.4% | 13.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 26.2% | 36.7% | 22.0% | 16.3% | 19.5% | 30.9% | 24.3% | 26.6% |
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 | 0.67% | 2.79% | 1.81% | 1.56% | 1.08% | 1.05% | 1.21% | 0.76% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.27% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.39% * | 18.89% | 3.95% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4.98% | 11.16% | 8.11% * | 3.66% | 13.48% * | 7.63% | 6.90% | 6.42% |
| Construction | 5.83% | 9.13% | 11.58% | 14.33% * | 8.92% * | 7.27% * | 6.00% | 10.65% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 5.83% | -- | -- | 15.82% * | 2.44% * | 8.06% | 11.93% | 6.51% |
| Wholesale trade | 4.20% | 10.31% | 6.03% * | 3.27% | 10.47% * | 4.40% * | 5.74% | 5.27% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.61% | 9.53% | 5.79% | 3.79% | 5.47% | 5.40% | 6.42% | 4.18% |
| Retail trade | 0.88% | 8.15% | 4.80% | 2.19% | 4.10% * | 0.90% | 3.30% | 0.90% |
| Professional services | 1.22% | 4.09% | 3.66% | 2.69% | 1.80% | 1.87% | 2.00% | 1.37% |
| Other services | 1.13% | 3.10% | 2.49% | 2.37% | 1.32% | 2.12% | 1.39% | 1.34% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.80% | 3.19% | 2.70% | 2.10% | 1.42% | 1.12% | 1.58% | 0.89% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.97% | 7.34% | 3.42% * | 4.46% | 3.10% | 3.40% | 3.35% | 2.32% |
| Nonprofit | 1.42% | 3.06% | 1.94% | 1.14% | 1.81% | 2.38% | 1.35% | 1.65% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.98% | 7.26% | 8.54% * | 3.83% | 6.61% * | -- | 3.67% | 4.55% |
| 5-9 years | 2.79% | 7.39% | 5.41% * | 6.42% * | 4.00% | 6.26% * | 3.29% | 3.82% |
| 10-19 years | 1.73% | 5.49% | 2.53% | 3.30% | 2.90% | 3.99% | 2.37% | 2.26% |
| 20 or more years | 0.78% | 4.02% | 2.44% | 1.94% | 1.21% | 1.10% | 1.70% | 0.84% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.86% | -- | 7.11% * | 2.30% | 1.41% | 1.06% | 2.73% | 0.88% |
| 1 location only | 1.03% | 2.81% | 1.87% | 1.82% | 1.68% | 5.47% * | 1.28% | 1.52% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.49% | 6.71% | 1.87% | 3.97% | 2.42% | 2.26% | 3.15% | 1.66% |
| 25-49 % | 1.23% | 5.35% | 4.02% | 2.91% | 1.62% | 2.04% | 2.17% | 1.40% |
| 50-74 % | 1.10% | 3.69% | 3.68% | 1.85% | 2.24% | 1.64% | 1.94% | 1.25% |
| 75% or more | 1.35% | 3.41% | 2.99% | 1.76% | 2.06% | 1.97% | 1.60% | 1.55% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.69% | 2.83% | 1.83% | 1.60% | 1.11% | 1.13% | 1.22% | 0.80% |
| Has union employees | 2.14% | -- | -- | 3.98% * | 4.87% | 2.40% | 5.65% * | 2.17% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.96% | 4.80% | 1.63% | 2.66% | 1.40% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.06% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.93% | 3.19% | 2.38% | 1.76% | 1.63% | 1.52% | 1.57% | 1.10% |
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.