| 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 | 55.2% | 22.1% | 34.1% | 50.8% | 68.9% | 87.9% | 28.6% | 79.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 22.0% | 10.4% * | -- | 28.7% * | 50.2% | 70.7% | 15.6% * | 47.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 47.0% | 23.4% | 28.7% | 49.5% | 64.0% | 82.1% | 29.4% | 69.7% |
| Construction | 34.3% | 24.4% | 31.1% | 42.8% | 67.7% | 77.1% | 28.0% | 64.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 56.9% | 18.4% * | 33.0% | 39.4% | 55.7% | 87.1% | 25.7% | 75.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 49.0% | 16.7% | 31.7% | 57.9% | 66.0% | 81.8% | 27.1% | 73.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 62.1% | 27.9% | 30.5% | 52.9% | 71.2% | 82.5% | 31.0% | 77.4% |
| Retail trade | 66.3% | 18.0% | 33.9% | 44.4% | 73.9% | 87.2% | 25.7% | 83.0% |
| Professional services | 53.3% | 22.4% | 40.9% | 56.4% | 67.1% | 91.6% | 30.1% | 80.9% |
| Other services | 55.3% | 21.8% | 31.0% | 51.1% | 71.3% | 93.2% | 28.7% | 80.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 57.1% | 20.7% | 33.3% | 49.8% | 68.5% | 90.2% | 27.5% | 81.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 49.8% | 24.7% | 41.7% | 58.3% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 32.1% | 73.0% |
| Nonprofit | 51.4% | 25.6% | 25.5% | 45.5% | 65.7% | 84.2% | 28.9% | 69.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 33.0% | 20.6% | 43.5% | 62.9% | 73.6% | 81.6% | 27.4% | 70.5% |
| 5-9 years | 42.5% | 29.2% | 49.0% | 53.8% | 78.5% | 90.6% | 35.8% | 73.1% |
| 10-19 years | 37.3% | 19.5% | 34.2% | 51.3% | 72.6% | 80.2% | 27.2% | 68.6% |
| 20 or more years | 63.6% | 21.7% | 28.6% | 48.7% | 67.6% | 88.1% | 27.7% | 80.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 78.4% | 43.2% * | 36.4% | 50.9% | 69.0% | 87.9% | 41.5% | 81.1% |
| 1 location only | 30.6% | 21.8% | 33.9% | 50.7% | 68.2% | 78.0% | 27.6% | 59.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 57.3% | 18.7% * | 23.7% | 30.7% | 64.5% | 92.2% | 21.7% | 80.1% |
| 25-49 % | 60.3% | 20.5% * | 34.2% | 52.1% | 64.8% | 85.2% | 30.5% | 75.6% |
| 50-74 % | 55.5% | 20.4% | 32.9% | 48.6% | 71.9% | 90.6% | 25.3% | 82.4% |
| 75% or more | 54.5% | 22.7% | 35.0% | 52.4% | 69.3% | 87.2% | 29.5% | 78.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 52.4% | 22.0% | 34.5% | 51.4% | 69.1% | 86.0% | 28.8% | 77.0% |
| Has union employees | 79.3% | 23.5% * | 22.5% * | 35.0% | 67.2% | 94.0% | 24.3% | 89.7% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 63.0% | 18.3% | 21.0% | 48.0% | 65.1% | 90.6% | 23.8% | 79.5% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 53.5% | 22.5% | 35.7% | 51.3% | 70.3% | 87.0% | 29.3% | 79.0% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 43.2% | 19.5% | 32.9% | 48.1% | 64.7% | 85.0% | 26.5% | 72.4% |
| 25-49 % | 63.1% | 26.5% | 37.9% | 52.8% | 76.3% | 89.2% | 32.7% | 83.4% |
| 50-74 % | 61.0% | 21.4% | 32.7% | 55.3% | 71.1% | 87.7% | 28.2% | 81.7% |
| 75% or more | 54.9% | 23.7% | 34.3% | 48.4% | 65.7% | 88.5% | 29.4% | 76.6% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 56.6% | 25.5% | 35.6% | 51.8% | 69.1% | 88.8% | 32.0% | 78.8% |
| 25-49 % | 64.9% | 23.2% | 33.0% | 51.9% | 70.5% | 87.7% | 31.3% | 81.4% |
| 50-74 % | 45.5% | 21.1% | 35.6% | 46.8% | 70.4% | 84.8% | 25.9% | 75.5% |
| 75% or more | 24.6% | 14.0% | 23.4% | 43.1% | 51.3% | 85.6% | 16.3% | 64.1% |
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 | 0.64% | 1.38% | 1.61% | 1.21% | 1.09% | 0.71% | 0.97% | 0.57% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.88% | 5.18% * | -- | 10.61% * | 13.01% | 15.04% | 5.11% * | 8.98% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.35% | 6.52% | 4.45% | 3.66% | 3.44% | 2.94% | 3.47% | 2.12% |
| Construction | 2.60% | 4.61% | 4.59% | 3.77% | 5.02% | 6.03% | 3.01% | 3.40% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.31% | 7.04% * | 9.40% | 6.71% | 6.72% | 2.77% | 5.17% | 2.89% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.46% | 4.77% | 4.99% | 4.07% | 4.16% | 2.72% | 3.29% | 2.19% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.93% | 4.85% | 5.93% | 4.00% | 2.76% | 2.39% | 3.68% | 1.79% |
| Retail trade | 1.65% | 3.96% | 6.52% | 3.62% | 3.04% | 1.37% | 2.99% | 1.27% |
| Professional services | 1.29% | 2.32% | 3.01% | 2.27% | 2.18% | 1.05% | 1.76% | 1.03% |
| Other services | 1.47% | 3.06% | 3.37% | 2.68% | 2.34% | 0.78% | 2.12% | 1.10% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.76% | 1.67% | 1.84% | 1.44% | 1.39% | 0.62% | 1.16% | 0.60% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.69% | 2.88% | 4.47% | 2.98% | 2.52% | 3.27% | 2.26% | 2.06% |
| Nonprofit | 1.83% | 4.65% | 4.07% | 3.17% | 2.59% | 2.13% | 3.04% | 1.72% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.53% | 3.23% | 5.44% | 4.13% | 5.12% | 9.72% | 2.73% | 3.73% |
| 5-9 years | 2.65% | 3.85% | 5.56% | 3.79% | 4.07% | 3.48% | 3.04% | 3.17% |
| 10-19 years | 1.61% | 2.55% | 3.14% | 2.58% | 2.71% | 3.61% | 1.87% | 1.98% |
| 20 or more years | 0.71% | 2.16% | 1.99% | 1.58% | 1.27% | 0.73% | 1.35% | 0.62% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.61% | 14.67% * | 5.86% | 2.24% | 1.21% | 0.71% | 3.10% | 0.61% |
| 1 location only | 0.94% | 1.38% | 1.66% | 1.39% | 1.99% | 4.02% | 1.01% | 1.59% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.61% | 6.54% * | 6.50% | 4.36% | 4.82% | 1.51% | 4.27% | 1.95% |
| 25-49 % | 2.27% | 6.45% * | 5.83% | 4.76% | 3.60% | 2.44% | 3.92% | 2.00% |
| 50-74 % | 1.86% | 3.34% | 4.44% | 3.69% | 2.99% | 1.45% | 2.53% | 1.43% |
| 75% or more | 0.77% | 1.60% | 1.88% | 1.38% | 1.30% | 0.90% | 1.13% | 0.71% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.68% | 1.40% | 1.65% | 1.24% | 1.13% | 0.87% | 0.99% | 0.65% |
| Has union employees | 1.74% | 7.88% * | 6.87% * | 5.48% | 4.57% | 0.80% | 5.38% | 0.97% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.44% | 4.43% | 3.85% | 2.89% | 2.31% | 0.96% | 2.86% | 1.06% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.72% | 1.45% | 1.73% | 1.34% | 1.24% | 0.88% | 1.03% | 0.69% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.23% | 2.16% | 2.48% | 2.17% | 2.36% | 1.56% | 1.52% | 1.31% |
| 25-49 % | 1.45% | 3.56% | 3.67% | 2.73% | 2.21% | 1.18% | 2.39% | 1.05% |
| 50-74 % | 1.31% | 2.83% | 3.85% | 2.44% | 2.00% | 1.35% | 2.11% | 1.10% |
| 75% or more | 1.33% | 2.97% | 3.45% | 2.47% | 2.21% | 1.26% | 2.09% | 1.16% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.95% | 2.18% | 2.35% | 1.73% | 1.59% | 0.88% | 1.46% | 0.81% |
| 25-49 % | 1.07% | 3.35% | 2.82% | 2.13% | 1.83% | 1.22% | 1.97% | 0.98% |
| 50-74 % | 1.84% | 2.91% | 4.35% | 3.19% | 3.04% | 2.12% | 2.30% | 1.74% |
| 75% or more | 2.38% | 2.90% | 5.69% | 6.23% | 6.56% | 3.71% | 2.56% | 3.96% |
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.