| 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 | 28.1% | 13.7% | 28.6% | 37.2% | 35.9% | 24.5% | 26.0% | 28.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 27.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30.7% | 27.0% |
| Construction | 26.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% * | 36.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 35.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 31.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.9% | 33.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 22.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.7% * | 25.5% |
| Retail trade | 34.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44.8% | 31.8% |
| Professional services | 25.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.7% | 24.4% |
| Other services | 38.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35.0% | 40.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.4% | 28.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.8% | 32.8% |
| Nonprofit | 26.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.6% | 28.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 34.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47.0% | 24.5% * |
| 5-9 years | 28.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.8% | 34.4% |
| 10-19 years | 26.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% | 34.4% |
| 20 or more years | 28.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.3% | 27.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 27.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.3% | 26.7% |
| 1 location only | 29.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.1% | 35.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43.6% |
| 25-49 % | 28.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% |
| 50-74 % | 39.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.2% | 41.8% |
| 75% or more | 27.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25.9% | 28.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 31.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.4% | 32.6% |
| Has union employees | 16.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.3% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 34.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% * | 42.4% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 27.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.7% | 28.0% |
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 | 1.34% | 3.24% | 4.28% | 5.14% | 2.86% | 1.72% | 2.79% | 1.53% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4.61% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.11% | 5.64% |
| Construction | 5.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.84% * | 7.16% |
| Utilities and transp. | 6.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.96% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.10% | 4.43% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 3.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.53% * | 3.07% |
| Retail trade | 4.92% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.80% | 4.93% |
| Professional services | 1.80% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.25% | 1.56% |
| Other services | 5.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.09% | 7.11% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.37% | 1.74% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 4.02% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.01% | 4.89% |
| Nonprofit | 1.88% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.63% | 1.64% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 8.86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.91% | 8.25% * |
| 5-9 years | 3.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.94% | 4.27% |
| 10-19 years | 4.19% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.37% | 6.56% |
| 20 or more years | 1.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.39% | 1.66% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.71% | 1.51% |
| 1 location only | 2.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.85% | 4.30% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.92% |
| 25-49 % | 4.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.65% |
| 50-74 % | 3.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.20% | 4.22% |
| 75% or more | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.08% | 1.63% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.58% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.84% | 1.92% |
| Has union employees | 1.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.84% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 4.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.09% * | 4.52% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.40% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.97% | 1.57% |
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.