| 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 | 21.3% | 17.7% | 20.1% | 23.7% | 21.6% | 21.0% | 20.3% | 21.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 17.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.4% | 17.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.4% | 17.8% | 18.3% | 25.9% | 22.2% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 21.3% |
| Construction | 22.2% | 20.3% | 20.4% | 24.1% | 21.7% | 21.9% | 21.2% | 22.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 20.3% | 16.7% | 27.4% | 25.2% | 20.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% | 20.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 20.3% | 15.5% * | 16.2% | 22.4% | 23.2% | 19.5% | 17.8% | 21.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.3% | 16.9% | 11.7% | 17.0% | 19.4% | 20.2% | 14.5% | 20.0% |
| Retail trade | 23.4% | 21.3% | 20.4% | 31.5% | 28.7% | 21.3% | 23.3% | 23.4% |
| Professional services | 19.5% | 17.7% | 20.1% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.0% | 19.5% |
| Other services | 25.6% | 17.3% | 25.4% | 28.6% | 25.1% | 25.9% | 23.6% | 26.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 21.9% | 18.7% | 20.2% | 24.9% | 23.0% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 22.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.8% | 17.8% | 23.3% | 27.6% | 23.9% | 23.6% | 21.6% | 24.5% |
| Nonprofit | 17.2% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 13.9% | 17.3% | 18.3% | 12.4% | 17.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.4% | 18.0% | 25.1% | 30.4% | 24.3% | 23.6% | 22.3% | 26.5% |
| 5-9 years | 23.7% | 21.6% | 24.4% | 26.4% | 21.7% | 25.2% | 23.9% | 23.5% |
| 10-19 years | 23.7% | 18.8% | 22.9% | 27.7% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 22.7% | 24.2% |
| 20 or more years | 20.7% | 15.7% | 17.2% | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.8% | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.1% | 41.5% | 17.8% | 23.3% | 21.2% | 21.0% | 21.3% | 21.1% |
| 1 location only | 21.6% | 17.5% | 20.3% | 23.8% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 20.2% | 23.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.3% | 7.9% * | 16.8% | 23.8% | 29.9% | 28.6% | 16.8% | 28.1% |
| 25-49 % | 23.0% | 29.0% | 19.8% | 26.2% | 21.9% | 22.4% | 25.7% | 22.5% |
| 50-74 % | 22.6% | 16.1% | 20.9% | 28.7% | 24.9% | 21.5% | 20.4% | 23.0% |
| 75% or more | 20.9% | 17.8% | 20.1% | 23.1% | 21.1% | 20.7% | 20.1% | 21.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.9% | 17.8% | 20.6% | 24.3% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 20.7% | 22.2% |
| Has union employees | 18.7% | 15.2% | 7.5% * | 11.8% | 19.6% | 19.0% | 10.1% | 18.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 25.4% | 20.9% | 19.0% | 26.6% | 25.2% | 25.9% | 22.9% | 25.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 20.7% | 17.5% | 20.2% | 23.4% | 21.1% | 20.3% | 20.0% | 20.9% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.4% | 19.1% | 22.5% | 25.4% | 22.9% | 21.1% | 21.9% | 22.6% |
| 25-49 % | 21.4% | 18.5% | 15.4% | 25.8% | 22.6% | 21.1% | 18.7% | 21.8% |
| 50-74 % | 21.4% | 14.3% | 21.4% | 21.9% | 21.5% | 21.7% | 19.3% | 21.7% |
| 75% or more | 19.7% | 18.8% | 19.4% | 20.6% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.7% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.8% | 19.2% | 21.9% | 25.4% | 22.5% | 22.7% | 22.2% | 23.0% |
| 25-49 % | 20.5% | 20.2% | 19.2% | 22.8% | 21.1% | 20.1% | 20.4% | 20.5% |
| 50-74 % | 20.1% | 15.7% | 17.9% | 20.7% | 20.6% | 21.2% | 17.0% | 21.2% |
| 75% or more | 20.2% | 13.3% | 16.2% | 23.5% | 22.7% | 25.5% | 16.3% | 23.9% |
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 | 0.22% | 1.07% | 1.01% | 0.59% | 0.51% | 0.27% | 0.55% | 0.24% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.60% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.02% | 4.41% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.51% | 3.24% | 2.06% | 1.36% | 1.00% | 0.70% | 1.48% | 0.54% |
| Construction | 1.06% | 2.86% | 2.57% | 1.85% | 2.27% | 2.44% | 1.44% | 1.46% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.89% | 4.37% | 5.53% | 4.00% | 2.50% | 0.91% | 2.91% | 0.93% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.84% | 7.08% * | 2.58% | 1.92% | 1.38% | 1.17% | 2.17% | 0.90% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.57% | 3.02% | 2.30% | 1.73% | 1.68% | 0.60% | 1.52% | 0.61% |
| Retail trade | 0.72% | 3.73% | 2.51% | 1.97% | 1.56% | 0.85% | 1.61% | 0.80% |
| Professional services | 0.33% | 1.71% | 1.56% | 1.04% | 0.72% | 0.42% | 0.90% | 0.35% |
| Other services | 0.70% | 2.47% | 3.66% | 1.26% | 1.57% | 0.99% | 1.68% | 0.78% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.26% | 1.37% | 1.05% | 0.71% | 0.68% | 0.32% | 0.63% | 0.29% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.62% | 1.98% | 3.26% | 1.56% | 1.30% | 0.77% | 1.50% | 0.68% |
| Nonprofit | 0.47% | 2.61% | 2.17% | 1.12% | 0.86% | 0.66% | 1.20% | 0.50% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.55% | 2.77% | 2.84% | 2.42% | 3.69% | 4.57% | 1.70% | 2.69% |
| 5-9 years | 1.42% | 2.51% | 4.57% | 1.87% | 3.20% | 2.34% | 1.94% | 2.02% |
| 10-19 years | 0.71% | 2.22% | 1.88% | 1.56% | 1.09% | 1.83% | 1.14% | 0.92% |
| 20 or more years | 0.23% | 1.61% | 1.15% | 0.68% | 0.55% | 0.28% | 0.68% | 0.24% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.24% | 11.63% | 2.86% | 1.09% | 0.58% | 0.27% | 1.67% | 0.24% |
| 1 location only | 0.45% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 0.69% | 0.95% | 2.32% | 0.58% | 0.68% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.04% | 2.60% * | 3.99% | 2.88% | 2.14% | 1.31% | 2.23% | 1.11% |
| 25-49 % | 0.84% | 5.30% | 4.02% | 1.95% | 1.47% | 1.20% | 2.28% | 0.89% |
| 50-74 % | 0.73% | 2.17% | 2.92% | 2.12% | 1.47% | 1.02% | 1.49% | 0.82% |
| 75% or more | 0.24% | 1.23% | 1.12% | 0.64% | 0.57% | 0.29% | 0.62% | 0.26% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.25% | 1.10% | 1.03% | 0.60% | 0.55% | 0.34% | 0.56% | 0.28% |
| Has union employees | 0.42% | 4.32% | 2.67% * | 2.10% | 1.42% | 0.45% | 2.04% | 0.42% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.79% | 3.82% | 2.40% | 1.89% | 1.79% | 1.04% | 1.61% | 0.87% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.22% | 1.11% | 1.06% | 0.62% | 0.53% | 0.27% | 0.58% | 0.24% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.45% | 1.99% | 1.88% | 0.96% | 0.92% | 0.57% | 0.99% | 0.49% |
| 25-49 % | 0.46% | 2.32% | 1.52% | 1.33% | 1.33% | 0.55% | 1.08% | 0.50% |
| 50-74 % | 0.40% | 1.98% | 2.19% | 1.16% | 0.98% | 0.50% | 1.15% | 0.43% |
| 75% or more | 0.41% | 2.09% | 1.91% | 1.26% | 0.85% | 0.54% | 1.07% | 0.45% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.40% | 1.52% | 1.62% | 0.92% | 0.85% | 0.57% | 0.84% | 0.46% |
| 25-49 % | 0.29% | 2.96% | 1.62% | 0.93% | 0.75% | 0.33% | 1.02% | 0.30% |
| 50-74 % | 0.55% | 2.11% | 2.06% | 1.38% | 1.10% | 0.76% | 1.18% | 0.60% |
| 75% or more | 1.69% | 2.48% | 3.54% | 4.04% | 3.06% | 3.97% | 1.85% | 2.69% |
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.