| 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 | 13.4% | 52.3% | 38.2% | 23.1% | 14.3% | 3.9% | 37.8% | 8.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 33.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 68.8% | 24.5% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 10.6% | 51.1% | 46.5% | 20.3% | 9.5% | 4.2% | 33.9% | 7.6% |
| Construction | 23.2% | 49.8% | 32.6% | 20.3% | 21.3% | 2.8% * | 34.2% | 14.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 14.9% | 40.8% | 52.6% | 24.9% | 22.9% * | 9.5% | 40.2% | 12.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 15.6% | 56.7% | 45.3% | 27.3% | 9.9% * | 1.3% * | 43.8% | 6.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 9.6% | 47.4% | 42.2% | 30.6% | 12.6% | 2.7% | 40.9% | 5.8% |
| Retail trade | 7.8% | 48.5% | 30.8% | 12.5% | 4.1% * | 2.1% * | 29.4% | 3.5% |
| Professional services | 14.7% | 58.7% | 37.8% | 25.5% | 16.0% | 4.1% | 40.8% | 9.2% |
| Other services | 14.4% | 46.6% | 35.6% | 22.5% | 17.4% | 4.0% | 35.8% | 9.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 12.7% | 53.3% | 39.0% | 22.7% | 13.5% | 3.4% | 38.0% | 7.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 14.8% | 46.6% | 31.3% | 20.7% | 10.5% * | 5.2% | 32.8% | 9.0% |
| Nonprofit | 15.1% | 58.8% | 44.9% | 28.1% | 19.4% | 5.0% | 45.5% | 11.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.6% | 40.5% | 27.4% | 25.3% | 15.7% * | 6.8% * | 30.3% | 18.7% * |
| 5-9 years | 22.6% | 44.8% | 39.2% | 22.9% | 9.1% * | 5.9% * | 35.1% | 12.8% |
| 10-19 years | 24.1% | 56.6% | 38.7% | 16.4% | 22.8% | 7.9% * | 39.0% | 16.1% |
| 20 or more years | 10.5% | 55.9% | 39.8% | 25.5% | 12.6% | 3.6% | 39.5% | 6.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 6.5% | 67.3% | 38.3% | 22.7% | 12.2% | 3.7% | 31.2% | 5.9% |
| 1 location only | 27.7% | 51.9% | 38.2% | 23.2% | 17.1% | 8.7% * | 38.5% | 17.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.3% | 54.8% | 40.9% | 40.5% | 9.3% * | 2.1% * | 46.9% | 8.6% |
| 25-49 % | 12.4% | 54.1% | 40.1% | 22.5% | 7.9% | 4.8% * | 37.2% | 7.7% |
| 50-74 % | 12.5% | 56.3% | 28.5% | 21.5% | 17.0% | 3.1% | 37.8% | 7.6% |
| 75% or more | 13.5% | 51.5% | 39.1% | 22.9% | 14.5% | 3.9% | 37.6% | 8.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 14.4% | 52.0% | 37.5% | 22.3% | 13.0% | 3.9% | 37.2% | 8.5% |
| Has union employees | 8.8% | 66.6% | 66.2% | 39.4% | 26.7% | 3.8% | 57.5% | 7.4% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 9.6% | 63.3% | 25.8% | 17.4% | 12.0% | 3.1% | 34.6% | 6.4% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 13.9% | 51.4% | 39.1% | 23.9% | 14.7% | 4.0% | 38.1% | 8.5% |
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 | 0.43% | 1.99% | 2.07% | 1.30% | 1.19% | 0.36% | 1.13% | 0.45% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 9.77% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.92% | 11.43% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.05% | 7.46% | 7.27% | 3.70% | 2.20% | 0.86% | 3.66% | 1.04% |
| Construction | 2.26% | 7.17% | 5.84% | 3.36% | 5.44% | 1.56% * | 3.45% | 2.95% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.32% | 10.96% | 11.85% | 7.29% | 7.01% * | 2.50% | 6.76% | 2.41% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.64% | 6.84% | 6.83% | 4.96% | 2.98% * | 0.52% * | 4.02% | 1.41% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.04% | 5.73% | 7.40% | 5.30% | 3.35% | 0.62% | 3.90% | 0.95% |
| Retail trade | 0.96% | 6.37% | 6.30% | 3.12% | 2.37% * | 0.68% * | 3.33% | 0.87% |
| Professional services | 0.80% | 3.39% | 3.51% | 2.48% | 2.00% | 0.70% | 2.01% | 0.83% |
| Other services | 1.23% | 4.73% | 5.06% | 3.10% | 3.93% | 0.96% | 2.74% | 1.35% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.50% | 2.39% | 2.46% | 1.58% | 1.48% | 0.39% | 1.37% | 0.51% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.32% | 4.32% | 4.83% | 3.28% | 3.46% * | 1.34% | 2.54% | 1.54% |
| Nonprofit | 1.07% | 6.58% | 6.06% | 3.25% | 2.37% | 1.05% | 3.33% | 1.10% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.56% | 5.34% | 7.91% | 5.83% | 9.08% * | 4.28% * | 3.69% | 6.30% * |
| 5-9 years | 2.31% | 5.29% | 6.09% | 4.49% | 3.71% * | 3.47% * | 3.35% | 2.95% |
| 10-19 years | 1.65% | 4.00% | 4.03% | 2.18% | 3.81% | 3.01% * | 2.26% | 2.23% |
| 20 or more years | 0.41% | 2.92% | 2.64% | 1.71% | 1.11% | 0.35% | 1.55% | 0.40% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.38% | 11.86% | 6.63% | 2.67% | 1.12% | 0.36% | 3.65% | 0.38% |
| 1 location only | 0.99% | 2.01% | 2.17% | 1.50% | 2.28% | 3.91% * | 1.19% | 1.57% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.32% | 11.49% | 8.32% | 8.19% | 2.97% * | 1.10% * | 7.04% | 1.66% |
| 25-49 % | 1.50% | 9.14% | 7.04% | 5.50% | 2.26% | 1.75% * | 4.53% | 1.53% |
| 50-74 % | 1.30% | 5.49% | 5.09% | 3.28% | 4.58% | 0.85% | 3.28% | 1.41% |
| 75% or more | 0.48% | 2.25% | 2.32% | 1.47% | 1.31% | 0.41% | 1.27% | 0.50% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.49% | 2.02% | 2.10% | 1.33% | 1.21% | 0.45% | 1.15% | 0.52% |
| Has union employees | 0.90% | 12.09% | 10.09% | 6.56% | 4.69% | 0.55% | 6.05% | 0.88% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.04% | 6.50% | 4.72% | 2.88% | 3.18% | 0.75% | 3.59% | 1.07% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.47% | 2.09% | 2.19% | 1.43% | 1.29% | 0.40% | 1.19% | 0.49% |
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.