| 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 | 317.22 | 322.92 | 364.96 | 356.14 | 319.66 | 267.88 | 370.19 | 291.41 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 289.03 | -- | -- | 324.67 | 346.68 | 183.60 | 327.99 | 274.14 |
| Construction | 341.73 | -- | -- | 395.51 | -- | -- | 409.80 | 256.57 |
| Utilities and transp. | 307.28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 245.94 | -- | 316.01 |
| Wholesale trade | 310.94 | -- | -- | 344.58 | 271.03 | -- | 396.45 | 254.30 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 347.25 | 339.57 | -- | -- | 358.65 * | 338.72 | 375.15 | 338.06 |
| Retail trade | 352.95 | -- | -- | 513.44 * | 324.06 | 180.34 | 549.72 * | 263.97 |
| Professional services | 296.26 | 339.74 | 356.03 | 322.85 | 321.44 | 243.53 | 355.06 | 272.42 |
| Other services | 339.93 | 322.00 | 360.98 | 344.52 | 312.01 | 361.95 | 333.27 | 344.47 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 333.81 | 339.24 | 365.01 | 377.85 | 327.92 | 286.71 | 385.52 | 304.55 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 262.63 | 254.93 | 386.80 | 270.38 | 247.01 | 225.50 | 306.29 | 239.27 |
| Nonprofit | 303.20 | 354.13 | 336.34 | 376.77 | 346.57 | 245.27 | 361.81 | 288.43 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 275.04 | 282.42 | -- | 303.01 | -- | -- | 310.30 | 238.70 |
| 5-9 years | 321.57 | -- | 395.26 | 282.96 | 354.97 | -- | 357.60 | 285.38 |
| 10-19 years | 347.16 | 354.26 | 416.51 | 310.80 | 330.12 | 336.68 | 360.04 | 334.45 |
| 20 or more years | 313.57 | 308.14 | 333.15 | 393.45 | 314.80 | 268.32 | 389.72 | 288.22 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 316.95 | -- | -- | 562.63 | 325.67 | 277.85 | 633.47 * | 296.50 |
| 1 location only | 317.48 | 326.39 | 369.25 | 310.62 | 311.21 | 162.19 | 344.29 | 280.80 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 230.28 | -- | -- | -- | 388.24 | 154.10 | -- | 229.65 |
| 25-49 % | 264.41 | 300.30 | -- | 307.36 | 222.68 | 257.80 | 278.08 | 256.71 |
| 50-74 % | 344.55 | -- | -- | 304.67 | 469.16 | 330.29 | 275.57 | 364.41 |
| 75% or more | 318.89 | 325.90 | 374.99 | 365.42 | 314.05 | 261.64 | 384.84 | 284.48 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 331.06 | 326.23 | 366.40 | 361.15 | 341.84 | 279.35 | 371.93 | 307.16 |
| Has union employees | 224.25 | -- | -- | -- | 170.27 | 233.43 | -- | 221.06 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 289.07 | -- | -- | 339.39 | 283.98 | 275.22 | 265.29 | 295.66 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 320.36 | 329.20 | 368.67 | 357.89 | 323.63 | 266.73 | 377.65 | 290.84 |
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 | 12.27 | 21.87 | 22.11 | 34.47 | 26.41 | 17.88 | 25.23 | 13.15 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 34.62 | -- | -- | 37.30 | 85.11 | 43.89 | 43.76 | 44.01 |
| Construction | 41.91 | -- | -- | 59.46 | -- | -- | 46.17 | 55.69 |
| Utilities and transp. | 53.16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 51.43 | -- | 62.08 |
| Wholesale trade | 31.83 | -- | -- | 91.09 | 65.87 | -- | 43.23 | 39.95 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 36.57 | 47.79 | -- | -- | 147.71 * | 42.32 | 40.49 | 46.84 |
| Retail trade | 98.41 | -- | -- | 235.47 * | 58.53 | 17.58 | 299.88 * | 38.60 |
| Professional services | 14.95 | 36.67 | 38.46 | 29.36 | 40.40 | 21.01 | 22.66 | 18.28 |
| Other services | 23.71 | 49.90 | 71.49 | 31.68 | 43.90 | 62.18 | 30.79 | 34.00 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.99 | 25.96 | 25.15 | 51.40 | 35.29 | 25.57 | 33.85 | 18.14 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18.10 | 39.53 | 59.48 | 32.62 | 37.16 | 32.36 | 27.13 | 21.67 |
| Nonprofit | 21.54 | 81.96 | 67.57 | 35.98 | 52.31 | 26.66 | 38.40 | 24.44 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 41.70 | 46.50 | -- | 38.76 | -- | -- | 33.82 | 69.31 |
| 5-9 years | 29.39 | -- | 93.89 | 42.00 | 53.60 | -- | 40.01 | 36.20 |
| 10-19 years | 23.87 | 47.55 | 33.42 | 39.21 | 61.57 | 78.45 | 24.94 | 40.32 |
| 20 or more years | 15.92 | 28.67 | 29.81 | 54.44 | 31.40 | 18.26 | 45.01 | 14.74 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.24 | -- | -- | 163.94 | 32.89 | 18.40 | 235.63 * | 15.75 |
| 1 location only | 13.08 | 22.33 | 23.56 | 16.57 | 43.55 | 30.03 | 13.16 | 23.68 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 29.67 | -- | -- | -- | 50.09 | 14.00 | -- | 33.14 |
| 25-49 % | 24.96 | 44.09 | -- | 52.83 | 38.81 | 40.95 | 35.99 | 32.71 |
| 50-74 % | 31.82 | -- | -- | 46.73 | 79.57 | 52.98 | 38.08 | 39.85 |
| 75% or more | 14.11 | 24.66 | 23.87 | 40.51 | 29.94 | 19.97 | 28.59 | 14.90 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 13.44 | 22.11 | 22.21 | 36.58 | 28.76 | 21.28 | 25.68 | 14.90 |
| Has union employees | 20.37 | -- | -- | -- | 26.19 | 29.01 | -- | 20.80 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 26.61 | -- | -- | 36.64 | 34.20 | 53.80 | 28.02 | 33.09 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 13.33 | 22.96 | 22.78 | 37.90 | 29.08 | 18.94 | 26.88 | 14.25 |
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.