| 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 | 8.5% | 17.9% | 12.5% | 6.4% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 15.2% | 2.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 12.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 8.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | -- |
| Construction | 12.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.5% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 6.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.7% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.7% | -- |
| Retail trade | 4.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | -- |
| Professional services | 10.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.3% | -- |
| Other services | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 7.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.3% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 9.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.7% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.2% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 14.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 13.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 6.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.5% | -- |
| 1 location only | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.6% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.2% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 5.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.8% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 7.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.1% | -- |
| 75% or more | 9.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.5% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 8.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% | -- |
| Has union employees | 7.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28.3% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 6.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.5% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 8.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% | -- |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 9.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.9% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 8.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.2% | -- |
| 75% or more | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | -- |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.2% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 7.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.5% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 12.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.1% | -- |
| 75% or more | 14.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.0% | -- |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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 | 0.44% | 1.33% | 1.13% | 0.61% | 0.41% | 0.28% | 0.87% | 0.22% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.93% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.29% * | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.87% | -- |
| Construction | 1.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.08% | -- |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.01% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.72% * | -- |
| Wholesale trade | 1.30% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.39% | -- |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.41% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.81% | -- |
| Retail trade | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.57% | -- |
| Professional services | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.55% | -- |
| Other services | 0.97% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | -- |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.02% | -- |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.01% | -- |
| Nonprofit | 1.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.84% | -- |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.26% | -- |
| 5-9 years | 2.11% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.54% | -- |
| 10-19 years | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | -- |
| 20 or more years | 0.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18% | -- |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | -- |
| 1 location only | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.93% | -- |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.51% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.53% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.08% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.55% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04% | -- |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.88% | -- |
| Has union employees | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.66% | -- |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.95% | -- |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.49% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | -- |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.17% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.87% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.14% | -- |
| 75% or more | 0.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.93% | -- |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.14% | -- |
| 25-49 % | 0.66% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.76% | -- |
| 50-74 % | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.26% | -- |
| 75% or more | 2.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.94% | -- |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 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.