| 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 | 22.6% | 14.7% | 23.7% | 24.1% | 25.4% | 21.9% | 21.7% | 23.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 20.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% | 20.6% |
| Construction | 26.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.4% | 27.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 26.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% * | 37.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 16.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.6% * | 19.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 17.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.2% * | 18.5% |
| Retail trade | 27.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.3% | 28.2% |
| Professional services | 19.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.6% | 18.7% |
| Other services | 30.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.0% | 31.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.9% | 23.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 22.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.9% | 24.3% |
| Nonprofit | 16.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | 17.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.0% | 30.4% |
| 5-9 years | 20.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.3% | 19.2% |
| 10-19 years | 24.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.3% | 25.0% |
| 20 or more years | 22.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1% | 22.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 23.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.3% | 22.9% |
| 1 location only | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.9% | 23.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2% * | 32.9% |
| 25-49 % | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.0% | 30.0% |
| 50-74 % | 30.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.7% | 34.4% |
| 75% or more | 21.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.5% | 21.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 23.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | 25.0% |
| Has union employees | 15.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.4% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.9% | 27.3% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 21.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.0% | 22.2% |
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 | 1.19% | 2.61% | 2.48% | 2.38% | 2.07% | 2.83% | 1.69% | 1.57% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.70% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.56% | 3.16% |
| Construction | 2.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.31% | 2.80% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.23% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.57% * | 3.54% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.53% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.17% * | 3.08% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.88% * | 3.70% |
| Retail trade | 2.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.17% | 2.64% |
| Professional services | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.79% | 1.18% |
| Other services | 4.39% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.00% | 6.57% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.07% | 2.13% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.16% | 2.90% |
| Nonprofit | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.30% | 1.73% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.65% | 7.06% |
| 5-9 years | 2.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.34% | 2.70% |
| 10-19 years | 2.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.21% | 3.58% |
| 20 or more years | 1.54% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.46% | 1.92% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.93% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.11% | 2.01% |
| 1 location only | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.63% | 2.16% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.00% * | 7.27% |
| 25-49 % | 2.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.03% | 2.79% |
| 50-74 % | 3.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.95% | 4.63% |
| 75% or more | 1.32% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.76% | 1.74% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.72% | 1.92% |
| Has union employees | 1.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.38% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.18% | 3.67% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.71% | 1.73% |
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.