| 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 | 84.6% | 30.4% | 53.0% | 78.6% | 97.0% | 99.8% | 47.3% | 97.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 75.8% | 23.0% | 44.7% | 76.1% | 97.6% | 99.8% | 33.6% | 96.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 94.2% | 36.2% | 70.6% | 91.4% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 66.7% | 99.7% |
| Construction | 75.7% | 33.6% | 63.4% | 87.9% | 99.7% | 98.6% | 55.5% | 97.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 91.0% | 34.0% | 51.0% | 80.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 50.9% | 99.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 88.9% | 40.0% | 76.0% | 89.4% | 99.8% | 99.5% | 63.8% | 99.0% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 92.8% | 39.5% | 81.3% | 95.2% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 57.2% | 99.7% |
| Retail trade | 85.8% | 22.4% | 43.4% | 85.7% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 41.8% | 99.3% |
| Professional services | 88.7% | 37.9% | 63.5% | 85.3% | 97.5% | 99.9% | 55.7% | 98.4% |
| Other services | 73.7% | 22.2% | 36.1% | 62.0% | 91.7% | 99.6% | 33.6% | 94.6% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 85.0% | 31.6% | 54.5% | 77.6% | 96.0% | 99.8% | 48.8% | 97.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 74.3% | 25.3% | 43.7% | 75.6% | 96.9% | 99.4% | 39.0% | 96.7% |
| Nonprofit | 93.9% | 38.4% | 65.9% | 91.2% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 59.6% | 99.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 48.1% | 21.6% | 37.4% | 63.0% | 92.6% | 96.9% | 31.5% | 87.8% |
| 5-9 years | 57.6% | 25.8% | 37.6% | 71.0% | 88.7% | 97.2% | 37.7% | 87.9% |
| 10-19 years | 68.1% | 28.6% | 54.1% | 72.4% | 94.8% | 99.3% | 44.3% | 94.1% |
| 20 or more years | 93.6% | 40.2% | 64.8% | 86.2% | 98.7% | 99.9% | 60.5% | 99.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 98.8% | 48.8% | 67.1% | 84.8% | 98.9% | 99.8% | 70.1% | 99.4% |
| 1 location only | 63.4% | 30.2% | 52.3% | 77.3% | 94.3% | 98.6% | 46.2% | 92.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 55.3% | 6.6% | 17.7% | 43.2% | 85.0% | 99.6% | 15.0% | 91.2% |
| 25-49 % | 75.7% | 19.6% | 38.8% | 61.3% | 96.6% | 99.7% | 35.0% | 94.4% |
| 50-74 % | 79.6% | 29.8% | 41.8% | 68.7% | 93.7% | 99.7% | 38.6% | 96.7% |
| 75% or more | 90.5% | 39.2% | 68.4% | 90.3% | 98.7% | 99.8% | 60.7% | 99.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 81.7% | 29.6% | 52.7% | 78.1% | 96.7% | 99.7% | 46.7% | 97.4% |
| Has union employees | 98.5% | 60.7% | 64.8% | 90.4% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 68.8% | 99.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 72.3% | 13.7% | 20.9% | 56.8% | 90.9% | 99.6% | 23.6% | 94.0% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 88.1% | 35.5% | 65.1% | 86.1% | 98.7% | 99.8% | 55.5% | 98.9% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 81.3% | 31.4% | 62.9% | 86.9% | 98.4% | 99.7% | 53.8% | 98.2% |
| 25-49 % | 89.6% | 35.8% | 55.4% | 82.4% | 96.9% | 99.9% | 51.7% | 98.6% |
| 50-74 % | 86.5% | 33.1% | 46.8% | 71.8% | 95.7% | 99.8% | 44.2% | 97.6% |
| 75% or more | 80.5% | 23.3% | 44.4% | 71.6% | 97.0% | 99.7% | 38.6% | 97.3% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 78.6% | 30.4% | 47.2% | 71.9% | 94.7% | 99.6% | 44.6% | 96.1% |
| 25-49 % | 93.3% | 30.3% | 61.8% | 88.3% | 99.1% | 99.9% | 55.9% | 99.3% |
| 50-74 % | 82.0% | 34.8% | 63.1% | 87.2% | 97.9% | 99.6% | 51.9% | 97.9% |
| 75% or more | 54.0% | 25.3% | 55.0% | 75.3% | 97.3% | 99.6% | 33.8% | 97.4% |
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.
** 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 | 0.24% | 0.84% | 1.20% | 0.84% | 0.58% | 0.05% | 0.62% | 0.19% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.27% | 5.49% | 10.87% | 8.24% | 1.86% | 0.21% | 5.05% | 1.44% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.48% | 4.04% | 3.64% | 1.76% | 0.52% | 0.06% | 2.29% | 0.17% |
| Construction | 1.39% | 2.88% | 3.63% | 2.68% | 0.19% | 0.99% | 1.91% | 1.25% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.98% | 5.43% | 6.86% | 4.71% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.87% | 0.42% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.01% | 3.83% | 4.10% | 2.50% | 0.16% | 0.51% | 2.52% | 0.51% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.47% | 3.09% | 3.96% | 1.50% | 0.15% | 0.10% | 2.39% | 0.10% |
| Retail trade | 0.82% | 2.16% | 3.64% | 2.16% | 0.64% | 0.03% | 1.87% | 0.17% |
| Professional services | 0.39% | 1.64% | 2.10% | 1.32% | 0.64% | 0.08% | 1.19% | 0.23% |
| Other services | 0.78% | 1.49% | 2.22% | 1.87% | 2.15% | 0.16% | 1.17% | 0.70% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.32% | 1.06% | 1.41% | 1.05% | 0.93% | 0.06% | 0.76% | 0.25% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.82% | 1.52% | 2.81% | 1.97% | 0.86% | 0.26% | 1.36% | 0.51% |
| Nonprofit | 0.36% | 3.02% | 3.49% | 1.50% | 0.19% | 0.04% | 1.95% | 0.13% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.64% | 1.72% | 3.43% | 3.29% | 3.63% | 2.75% | 1.62% | 2.60% |
| 5-9 years | 1.68% | 2.01% | 2.95% | 2.64% | 5.16% | 1.90% | 1.63% | 2.89% |
| 10-19 years | 1.04% | 1.56% | 2.24% | 1.91% | 1.71% | 0.61% | 1.23% | 1.03% |
| 20 or more years | 0.18% | 1.51% | 1.69% | 0.97% | 0.26% | 0.04% | 0.93% | 0.11% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.10% | 9.06% | 4.08% | 1.68% | 0.21% | 0.05% | 2.36% | 0.08% |
| 1 location only | 0.59% | 0.84% | 1.24% | 0.96% | 1.33% | 0.86% | 0.64% | 0.86% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.47% | 1.08% | 2.35% | 3.27% | 3.16% | 0.14% | 1.20% | 1.14% |
| 25-49 % | 1.25% | 2.76% | 3.72% | 3.15% | 1.36% | 0.31% | 2.06% | 0.92% |
| 50-74 % | 0.97% | 2.15% | 3.00% | 2.74% | 3.20% | 0.19% | 1.62% | 0.90% |
| 75% or more | 0.23% | 1.13% | 1.44% | 0.74% | 0.45% | 0.05% | 0.76% | 0.15% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.30% | 0.83% | 1.21% | 0.86% | 0.65% | 0.07% | 0.63% | 0.24% |
| Has union employees | 0.23% | 6.14% | 7.91% | 4.00% | 0.19% | 0.05% | 3.93% | 0.14% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.85% | 1.40% | 1.95% | 2.15% | 2.19% | 0.19% | 1.17% | 0.75% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.23% | 0.99% | 1.28% | 0.82% | 0.34% | 0.05% | 0.69% | 0.13% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.61% | 1.44% | 2.03% | 1.29% | 0.76% | 0.17% | 1.06% | 0.39% |
| 25-49 % | 0.56% | 2.40% | 2.75% | 1.74% | 1.86% | 0.07% | 1.59% | 0.44% |
| 50-74 % | 0.48% | 1.84% | 2.70% | 1.88% | 1.09% | 0.08% | 1.37% | 0.33% |
| 75% or more | 0.61% | 1.36% | 2.21% | 1.89% | 0.80% | 0.12% | 1.17% | 0.34% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.51% | 1.30% | 1.63% | 1.27% | 1.22% | 0.12% | 0.90% | 0.45% |
| 25-49 % | 0.25% | 1.87% | 2.16% | 1.15% | 0.26% | 0.05% | 1.29% | 0.11% |
| 50-74 % | 0.80% | 1.95% | 3.29% | 2.12% | 0.79% | 0.26% | 1.57% | 0.49% |
| 75% or more | 2.09% | 1.86% | 5.41% | 4.96% | 1.37% | 0.21% | 1.83% | 1.03% |
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.
** 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.