| 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 | 44.4% | 60.3% | 39.5% | 39.8% | 37.9% | 46.1% | 45.9% | 44.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 51.6% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57.9% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 48.6% | -- | 41.7% | 37.7% | 51.0% | 55.0% | 43.5% | 52.0% |
| Construction | 63.6% | 63.0% | 64.7% * | 46.3% * | 78.1% | -- | 58.8% | 76.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 44.1% | -- | -- | -- | 22.9% * | 51.8% | -- | 45.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 48.8% | -- | 50.8% | 19.4% * | 75.4% | 56.7% | 42.9% | 59.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 49.3% | 52.7% | -- | 62.6% | 50.7% | 47.5% | 58.4% | 47.9% |
| Retail trade | 45.9% | 43.8% | 32.0% * | 27.1% | 29.9% * | 50.8% | 37.6% | 47.0% |
| Professional services | 50.2% | 75.2% | 40.0% | 46.3% | 40.4% | 52.7% | 56.4% | 49.5% |
| Other services | 32.5% | 51.3% | 31.3% | 38.1% | 29.8% | 30.7% | 34.8% | 32.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 40.8% | 60.3% | 42.5% | 39.1% | 36.3% | 39.8% | 47.7% | 39.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 40.9% | 68.0% | 26.6% | 35.2% | 37.7% | 44.4% | 39.6% | 41.3% |
| Nonprofit | 52.9% | 45.9% | 50.5% | 51.5% | 40.1% | 57.4% | 48.1% | 53.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 45.5% | 73.1% | 47.6% | 27.1% | 37.8% | -- | 62.0% | 34.0% |
| 5-9 years | 43.2% | 62.6% | 32.7% * | 45.2% | 43.4% | 23.8% * | 44.3% | 42.1% |
| 10-19 years | 32.9% | 56.4% | 32.0% | 36.5% | 26.2% | 26.8% * | 37.4% | 29.8% |
| 20 or more years | 45.9% | 57.8% | 44.2% | 42.5% | 40.9% | 46.7% | 48.3% | 45.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 45.6% | -- | 45.6% * | 51.7% | 37.0% | 46.8% | 55.7% | 45.4% |
| 1 location only | 41.5% | 59.9% | 39.3% | 36.0% | 39.1% | 27.8% | 45.4% | 37.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.3% | 82.5% | 34.2% * | 45.2% | 25.5% | 34.1% | 47.8% | 33.1% |
| 25-49 % | 39.6% | 52.9% | 43.3% | 26.9% | 34.6% | 45.1% | 36.9% | 40.2% |
| 50-74 % | 49.4% | 54.0% | 33.8% | 49.8% | 46.2% | 51.2% | 44.5% | 50.5% |
| 75% or more | 48.4% | 60.7% | 48.4% | 41.4% | 43.2% | 49.5% | 52.9% | 47.8% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 41.8% | 59.7% | 36.3% | 39.0% | 36.2% | 42.9% | 44.3% | 41.1% |
| Has union employees | 51.7% | -- | -- | 68.6% | 47.6% | 51.3% | 84.5% | 50.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 31.5% | 69.1% | 25.4% | 23.5% | 25.6% | 33.2% | 37.5% | 30.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 49.6% | 58.2% | 44.2% | 48.0% | 43.4% | 51.4% | 48.6% | 49.8% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 41.4% | 56.7% | 50.4% | 31.5% | 60.3% | 21.0% | 48.8% | 35.4% |
| 25-49 % | 51.7% | 45.5% | 50.1% | 39.7% | 32.5% | 58.5% | 44.3% | 53.0% |
| 50-74 % | 39.4% | 69.3% | 31.2% | 49.8% | 34.3% | 38.3% | 48.4% | 38.3% |
| 75% or more | 46.7% | 66.7% | 31.0% | 33.5% | 37.9% | 50.9% | 41.1% | 47.4% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 38.0% | 62.7% | 34.6% | 37.8% | 33.0% | 37.7% | 42.6% | 36.9% |
| 25-49 % | 48.9% | 43.0% | 46.0% | 38.9% | 42.4% | 51.4% | 44.4% | 49.3% |
| 50-74 % | 48.2% | 57.6% | 43.2% | 52.1% | 42.7% | 47.6% | 48.0% | 48.2% |
| 75% or more | 44.1% | 77.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70.8% | 20.2% * |
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 | 1.37% | 3.76% | 4.61% | 4.02% | 2.59% | 1.90% | 2.70% | 1.54% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 16.31% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.44% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4.77% | -- | 7.92% | 8.01% | 9.69% | 9.23% | 6.55% | 6.46% |
| Construction | 10.47% | 11.15% | 20.25% * | 23.64% * | 17.14% | -- | 12.48% | 14.20% |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.39% | -- | -- | -- | 10.19% * | 2.04% | -- | 4.59% |
| Wholesale trade | 7.91% | -- | 14.73% | 9.60% * | 10.75% | 13.04% | 10.41% | 8.31% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 4.95% | 14.43% | -- | 9.38% | 7.55% | 5.94% | 9.75% | 5.40% |
| Retail trade | 3.88% | 10.27% | 10.48% * | 8.06% | 9.60% * | 4.60% | 6.84% | 4.27% |
| Professional services | 1.75% | 4.52% | 6.37% | 6.05% | 3.75% | 2.13% | 4.18% | 1.90% |
| Other services | 3.09% | 8.37% | 6.33% | 7.10% | 3.64% | 5.07% | 4.55% | 3.60% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.99% | 4.31% | 5.93% | 4.97% | 4.40% | 2.79% | 3.28% | 2.31% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.18% | 8.39% | 6.87% | 8.85% | 4.84% | 5.70% | 6.09% | 3.71% |
| Nonprofit | 2.08% | 11.27% | 7.57% | 9.62% | 4.19% | 2.21% | 6.18% | 2.17% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 5.54% | 9.83% | 11.02% | 8.00% | 8.40% | -- | 7.42% | 6.59% |
| 5-9 years | 5.50% | 8.17% | 11.16% * | 11.28% | 11.85% | 10.01% * | 7.07% | 8.38% |
| 10-19 years | 3.50% | 7.22% | 6.26% | 7.07% | 5.82% | 8.68% * | 4.61% | 4.82% |
| 20 or more years | 1.54% | 5.51% | 7.30% | 5.86% | 2.89% | 1.94% | 3.92% | 1.65% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.70% | -- | 14.42% * | 8.37% | 3.13% | 1.94% | 11.05% | 1.71% |
| 1 location only | 2.18% | 3.80% | 4.72% | 4.29% | 4.29% | 6.79% | 2.78% | 3.33% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.33% | 6.50% | 12.42% * | 10.12% | 3.77% | 6.51% | 8.17% | 4.89% |
| 25-49 % | 3.24% | 11.22% | 8.27% | 7.90% | 5.37% | 4.89% | 5.64% | 3.71% |
| 50-74 % | 2.41% | 6.01% | 7.88% | 9.06% | 4.94% | 3.35% | 4.61% | 2.75% |
| 75% or more | 1.57% | 5.81% | 4.91% | 3.69% | 4.48% | 1.94% | 3.08% | 1.73% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.61% | 3.82% | 3.78% | 4.09% | 2.52% | 2.62% | 2.58% | 1.91% |
| Has union employees | 2.70% | -- | -- | 14.38% | 10.46% | 2.73% | 7.25% | 2.70% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 3.12% | 9.78% | 7.08% | 5.13% | 3.49% | 4.68% | 6.03% | 3.48% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.41% | 4.00% | 5.05% | 4.85% | 3.13% | 1.88% | 2.86% | 1.59% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.75% | 7.74% | 10.45% | 7.23% | 9.43% | 5.96% | 5.90% | 6.58% |
| 25-49 % | 2.78% | 7.45% | 8.40% | 7.83% | 4.25% | 3.55% | 4.86% | 3.12% |
| 50-74 % | 2.47% | 6.35% | 6.22% | 8.23% | 4.05% | 3.40% | 4.94% | 2.71% |
| 75% or more | 2.03% | 6.84% | 7.89% | 6.13% | 4.12% | 2.50% | 5.09% | 2.18% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.44% | 6.08% | 5.23% | 5.15% | 3.28% | 4.13% | 3.78% | 2.89% |
| 25-49 % | 1.71% | 7.35% | 10.45% | 7.10% | 3.84% | 2.01% | 5.88% | 1.79% |
| 50-74 % | 4.10% | 7.80% | 7.48% | 13.21% | 12.39% | 4.19% | 5.51% | 5.27% |
| 75% or more | 10.00% | 6.94% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.06% | 9.15% * |
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.