| 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 | 37.6% | 21.9% | 23.3% | 21.5% | 25.2% | 48.0% | 22.1% | 40.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 26.8% | 50.9% | -- | 30.0% * | 16.9% * | 31.3% * | 44.2% | 22.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 36.9% | 30.6% | 21.1% | 23.4% | 24.5% | 46.2% | 22.9% | 38.3% |
| Construction | 28.4% | 20.4% | 28.4% | 31.1% | 20.8% | 42.1% | 23.6% | 31.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 54.5% | 31.8% | 34.1% * | 23.8% | 30.6% | 63.5% | 32.5% | 56.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 36.2% | 13.4% | 19.8% | 20.5% | 31.2% | 49.5% | 19.0% | 40.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 51.4% | 19.3% | 25.2% | 23.2% | 29.6% | 60.9% | 20.5% | 54.3% |
| Retail trade | 36.7% | 20.7% | 17.7% | 20.5% | 22.4% | 48.1% | 21.1% | 39.5% |
| Professional services | 32.3% | 23.3% | 22.2% | 20.9% | 23.9% | 39.3% | 22.8% | 33.9% |
| Other services | 33.6% | 20.4% | 24.2% | 13.5% | 25.3% | 43.8% | 19.4% | 36.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 40.8% | 20.6% | 23.8% | 22.8% | 25.8% | 52.3% | 22.4% | 44.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.4% | 25.8% | 23.7% | 20.3% | 27.4% | 39.5% | 22.3% | 33.9% |
| Nonprofit | 27.8% | 23.0% | 18.3% | 16.0% | 21.6% | 33.4% | 19.4% | 28.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.0% | 25.7% | 19.3% | 17.3% | 22.9% | 66.6% | 20.9% | 27.0% |
| 5-9 years | 20.6% | 16.3% | 23.4% | 17.6% | 16.7% | 35.7% | 19.9% | 21.0% |
| 10-19 years | 23.0% | 21.6% | 21.5% | 19.6% | 25.0% | 25.9% | 21.6% | 23.7% |
| 20 or more years | 41.1% | 22.7% | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26.2% | 49.0% | 23.1% | 43.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 43.8% | 15.8% * | 12.0% | 21.2% | 28.9% | 48.4% | 20.1% | 44.3% |
| 1 location only | 22.2% | 22.0% | 24.1% | 21.6% | 20.3% | 31.5% | 22.3% | 22.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.7% | 32.6% | 23.8% * | 20.7% | 21.9% | 48.6% | 26.9% | 37.9% |
| 25-49 % | 29.3% | 28.4% | 30.0% | 18.1% | 24.6% | 34.4% | 26.2% | 29.9% |
| 50-74 % | 34.1% | 22.6% | 13.5% | 21.3% | 24.2% | 42.1% | 18.8% | 36.7% |
| 75% or more | 38.4% | 21.1% | 23.8% | 21.7% | 25.4% | 49.2% | 22.2% | 41.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 35.9% | 21.6% | 22.4% | 20.8% | 25.2% | 48.0% | 21.5% | 39.0% |
| Has union employees | 44.4% | 33.1% | 41.8% | 31.0% | 25.2% | 47.9% | 35.4% | 44.7% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 33.5% | 24.0% | 21.8% | 18.2% | 21.3% | 42.5% | 20.4% | 35.0% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 38.1% | 21.8% | 23.4% | 21.9% | 25.8% | 48.7% | 22.2% | 41.0% |
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 | 0.73% | 1.28% | 1.59% | 1.08% | 1.07% | 1.08% | 0.82% | 0.83% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.52% | 10.84% | -- | 15.66% * | 6.84% * | 11.49% * | 9.42% | 5.65% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.67% | 6.03% | 5.21% | 3.00% | 2.86% | 2.44% | 2.78% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 2.18% | 4.33% | 4.99% | 4.21% | 3.96% | 5.59% | 2.69% | 3.16% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.07% | 9.03% | 10.63% * | 4.74% | 5.90% | 3.53% | 5.02% | 3.25% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.20% | 3.68% | 4.70% | 3.19% | 4.50% | 3.56% | 2.56% | 2.66% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.72% | 3.57% | 5.59% | 4.27% | 3.53% | 3.11% | 2.59% | 2.85% |
| Retail trade | 1.64% | 4.45% | 4.00% | 3.44% | 3.30% | 2.31% | 2.68% | 1.87% |
| Professional services | 1.07% | 2.28% | 3.00% | 1.90% | 1.62% | 1.65% | 1.54% | 1.22% |
| Other services | 1.55% | 2.87% | 3.50% | 1.82% | 3.17% | 2.36% | 1.71% | 1.83% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.91% | 1.53% | 1.90% | 1.33% | 1.37% | 1.26% | 1.00% | 1.02% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.52% | 3.03% | 3.94% | 2.68% | 3.06% | 2.71% | 1.91% | 1.89% |
| Nonprofit | 1.39% | 4.00% | 3.45% | 2.24% | 1.89% | 2.14% | 2.02% | 1.51% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.85% | 4.00% | 4.74% | 3.45% | 6.43% | 11.43% | 2.44% | 5.14% |
| 5-9 years | 1.90% | 2.85% | 5.07% | 3.03% | 3.14% | 7.34% | 2.49% | 2.73% |
| 10-19 years | 1.27% | 2.48% | 2.99% | 2.20% | 2.72% | 3.05% | 1.62% | 1.73% |
| 20 or more years | 0.85% | 1.95% | 2.18% | 1.45% | 1.24% | 1.12% | 1.15% | 0.92% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.93% | 6.57% * | 3.12% | 1.96% | 1.38% | 1.10% | 2.27% | 0.94% |
| 1 location only | 0.80% | 1.30% | 1.69% | 1.28% | 1.64% | 5.95% | 0.88% | 1.30% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.71% | 8.11% | 7.54% * | 4.34% | 4.86% | 4.15% | 4.83% | 3.16% |
| 25-49 % | 2.13% | 6.85% | 6.17% | 3.53% | 3.73% | 3.31% | 3.52% | 2.43% |
| 50-74 % | 1.67% | 3.56% | 3.06% | 2.65% | 2.99% | 2.48% | 1.98% | 1.92% |
| 75% or more | 0.82% | 1.42% | 1.78% | 1.22% | 1.20% | 1.21% | 0.93% | 0.94% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.82% | 1.29% | 1.58% | 1.08% | 1.13% | 1.32% | 0.82% | 0.96% |
| Has union employees | 1.65% | 9.25% | 10.10% | 5.57% | 3.27% | 1.86% | 5.30% | 1.69% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.48% | 4.83% | 4.44% | 2.65% | 2.27% | 2.08% | 2.51% | 1.62% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.80% | 1.33% | 1.67% | 1.16% | 1.17% | 1.18% | 0.87% | 0.91% |
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.