| 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 | 38.1% | 22.2% | 23.1% | 21.6% | 26.2% | 48.5% | 22.3% | 40.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 26.2% | 48.0% | -- | 10.8% * | 15.6% * | 38.5% * | 28.4% | 25.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 36.1% | 27.3% | 15.9% | 23.8% | 25.5% | 44.8% | 21.9% | 37.6% |
| Construction | 28.9% | 19.1% | 29.2% | 30.6% | 23.3% | 41.9% | 23.7% | 32.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 56.8% | 29.3% * | 37.0% | 22.7% | 31.6% | 66.5% | 33.3% | 58.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 38.3% | 19.6% | 20.3% | 21.7% | 31.6% | 52.4% | 22.1% | 42.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 49.5% | 18.7% | 23.7% | 23.2% | 30.8% | 58.1% | 20.9% | 52.2% |
| Retail trade | 40.3% | 21.8% | 20.9% | 21.3% | 24.5% | 52.9% | 23.4% | 43.3% |
| Professional services | 33.6% | 23.5% | 23.1% | 19.9% | 24.8% | 41.4% | 22.4% | 35.5% |
| Other services | 32.8% | 20.5% | 21.8% | 15.7% | 25.0% | 42.3% | 19.1% | 35.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 41.2% | 21.5% | 23.4% | 22.6% | 27.1% | 52.5% | 22.8% | 44.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 32.7% | 25.0% | 22.8% | 21.3% | 27.1% | 42.4% | 22.1% | 35.7% |
| Nonprofit | 28.1% | 20.4% | 21.0% | 16.5% | 22.1% | 33.6% | 19.0% | 29.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 23.0% | 25.2% | 20.2% | 19.7% | 17.2% | 67.3% | 22.2% | 23.8% |
| 5-9 years | 21.3% | 18.5% | 23.0% | 18.9% | 17.8% | 34.6% | 20.4% | 22.0% |
| 10-19 years | 24.2% | 24.6% | 22.9% | 19.9% | 25.8% | 27.7% | 23.5% | 24.6% |
| 20 or more years | 41.6% | 20.8% | 23.7% | 23.0% | 27.6% | 49.5% | 22.1% | 43.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 44.5% | 11.0% * | 13.2% | 21.3% | 30.3% | 49.0% | 20.3% | 45.0% |
| 1 location only | 22.2% | 22.4% | 23.8% | 21.7% | 20.6% | 30.3% | 22.5% | 22.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.6% | 30.7% | 21.9% | 24.6% | 20.5% | 48.5% | 26.0% | 38.0% |
| 25-49 % | 34.2% | 36.7% | 26.4% | 17.9% | 26.3% | 42.8% | 27.6% | 35.5% |
| 50-74 % | 35.0% | 21.3% | 15.1% | 20.8% | 24.0% | 43.7% | 18.9% | 37.7% |
| 75% or more | 38.7% | 21.2% | 23.6% | 21.8% | 26.5% | 49.3% | 22.3% | 41.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 36.3% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 20.5% | 26.1% | 48.4% | 21.7% | 39.5% |
| Has union employees | 45.3% | 29.7% | 36.4% | 35.7% | 26.4% | 48.7% | 35.5% | 45.6% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 36.6% | 21.7% | 21.3% | 18.7% | 23.5% | 47.1% | 20.6% | 38.5% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 38.3% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 22.0% | 26.5% | 48.7% | 22.4% | 41.2% |
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 | 0.68% | 1.31% | 1.56% | 1.06% | 1.07% | 1.02% | 0.82% | 0.78% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.38% | 10.89% | -- | 5.40% * | 6.53% * | 13.85% * | 7.97% | 6.31% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.62% | 5.74% | 3.92% | 2.98% | 2.89% | 2.36% | 2.59% | 1.76% |
| Construction | 2.19% | 4.24% | 4.94% | 4.18% | 4.17% | 5.50% | 2.70% | 3.17% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.97% | 8.99% * | 10.71% | 4.53% | 5.87% | 3.29% | 5.06% | 3.12% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.16% | 4.63% | 4.70% | 3.30% | 4.50% | 3.34% | 2.75% | 2.59% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.56% | 3.68% | 5.50% | 4.28% | 3.61% | 3.16% | 2.71% | 2.73% |
| Retail trade | 1.59% | 4.51% | 4.62% | 3.44% | 3.40% | 2.01% | 2.83% | 1.78% |
| Professional services | 1.09% | 2.37% | 3.08% | 1.78% | 1.65% | 1.67% | 1.55% | 1.24% |
| Other services | 1.47% | 2.91% | 3.22% | 1.99% | 2.82% | 2.30% | 1.65% | 1.75% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.84% | 1.59% | 1.86% | 1.31% | 1.40% | 1.19% | 1.00% | 0.95% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.58% | 3.09% | 3.89% | 2.65% | 2.79% | 2.89% | 1.89% | 1.97% |
| Nonprofit | 1.38% | 3.81% | 3.78% | 2.25% | 1.94% | 2.13% | 2.02% | 1.51% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.54% | 4.11% | 4.96% | 3.53% | 4.20% | 11.30% | 2.53% | 4.40% |
| 5-9 years | 1.92% | 3.02% | 5.06% | 3.11% | 3.26% | 7.32% | 2.49% | 2.77% |
| 10-19 years | 1.30% | 2.71% | 3.05% | 2.15% | 2.74% | 3.32% | 1.69% | 1.76% |
| 20 or more years | 0.79% | 1.89% | 2.07% | 1.43% | 1.26% | 1.05% | 1.12% | 0.86% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.87% | 5.29% * | 3.30% | 1.95% | 1.39% | 1.04% | 2.30% | 0.88% |
| 1 location only | 0.79% | 1.33% | 1.65% | 1.26% | 1.61% | 5.78% | 0.87% | 1.27% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.76% | 8.04% | 6.25% | 5.11% | 4.86% | 4.16% | 4.74% | 3.24% |
| 25-49 % | 2.13% | 7.00% | 5.58% | 3.44% | 3.77% | 3.11% | 3.45% | 2.43% |
| 50-74 % | 1.62% | 3.47% | 3.21% | 2.63% | 2.84% | 2.37% | 1.96% | 1.86% |
| 75% or more | 0.77% | 1.46% | 1.75% | 1.20% | 1.21% | 1.15% | 0.92% | 0.88% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.75% | 1.32% | 1.55% | 1.05% | 1.13% | 1.22% | 0.82% | 0.88% |
| Has union employees | 1.64% | 8.84% | 10.13% | 5.76% | 3.34% | 1.85% | 5.46% | 1.68% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.48% | 4.53% | 4.38% | 2.52% | 2.33% | 2.00% | 2.48% | 1.61% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.74% | 1.37% | 1.63% | 1.15% | 1.17% | 1.12% | 0.86% | 0.85% |
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.