| 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 | 21.4% | 20.2% | 18.8% | 25.9% | 21.4% | 20.0% | 20.8% | 21.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.6% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.0% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 23.1% | -- | 22.5% | 30.5% | 21.2% | 19.5% | 25.1% | 22.3% |
| Construction | 22.2% | 21.0% | 14.2% | 22.6% | 22.4% | -- | 19.1% | 24.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.3% | -- | -- | 30.9% | 17.3% | 21.6% | 28.9% | 21.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 23.3% | 27.9% * | 17.4% | 23.8% | 25.2% | 23.2% | 20.0% | 25.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 18.9% | 13.2% * | 12.3% | 17.2% | 21.5% | 20.2% | 13.2% | 20.6% |
| Retail trade | 23.7% | 21.5% | 19.3% | 34.5% | 29.7% | 16.6% | 21.7% | 24.5% |
| Professional services | 18.5% | 20.6% | 16.6% | 21.2% | 20.3% | 16.3% | 18.3% | 18.6% |
| Other services | 25.7% | 21.3% | 24.0% | 29.6% | 23.4% | 26.5% | 25.5% | 25.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.8% | 20.3% | 17.4% | 27.2% | 22.9% | 22.5% | 20.7% | 23.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 25.5% | 22.2% | 26.8% | 31.7% | 21.8% | 25.4% | 24.8% | 25.8% |
| Nonprofit | 15.8% | 15.1% * | 13.3% * | 14.0% | 18.4% | 14.6% | 14.1% | 15.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.1% | 14.7% | 30.3% | 34.0% | 16.1% | 18.7% * | 21.8% | 20.4% |
| 5-9 years | 22.4% | 23.3% | 23.2% | 31.3% | 16.3% * | 13.0% | 24.9% | 20.6% |
| 10-19 years | 26.5% | 20.0% | 26.6% | 30.3% | 25.1% | 27.4% | 23.8% | 28.7% |
| 20 or more years | 20.5% | 21.2% | 13.5% | 23.1% | 21.8% | 19.9% | 18.6% | 21.0% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 20.7% | -- | 14.8% | 24.3% | 21.3% | 20.1% | 19.6% | 20.7% |
| 1 location only | 22.3% | 19.6% | 19.1% | 26.1% | 21.5% | 17.1% | 20.9% | 23.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.6% | -- | -- | 24.6% | 32.9% | 28.3% | 19.4% | 29.6% |
| 25-49 % | 23.0% | 34.9% * | 31.2% | 24.4% | 24.5% | 15.1% | 32.0% | 20.6% |
| 50-74 % | 25.2% | 13.2% | 24.3% | 27.0% | 29.2% | 25.0% | 18.3% | 27.0% |
| 75% or more | 20.7% | 21.4% | 17.7% | 25.9% | 19.8% | 19.0% | 20.7% | 20.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22.1% | 20.2% | 19.2% | 26.7% | 22.1% | 20.1% | 21.1% | 22.5% |
| Has union employees | 18.4% | -- | -- | 9.4% * | 16.6% | 19.8% | 12.6% * | 18.7% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 27.5% | 23.7% * | 20.8% | 33.5% | 22.0% | 32.5% | 24.9% | 28.0% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 20.8% | 20.0% | 18.6% | 25.2% | 21.3% | 18.8% | 20.5% | 20.9% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.3% | 21.9% | 17.6% | 26.4% | 23.0% | 24.2% | 21.0% | 24.9% |
| 25-49 % | 22.4% | 21.6% | 17.5% | 26.9% | 20.6% | 22.8% | 19.3% | 23.1% |
| 50-74 % | 21.2% | 12.5% | 26.7% | 24.6% | 23.0% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 21.1% |
| 75% or more | 19.0% | 25.0% | 15.3% | 25.1% | 19.1% | 15.7% | 20.8% | 18.5% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.4% | 19.9% | 19.5% | 27.8% | 20.0% | 23.3% | 21.5% | 22.8% |
| 25-49 % | 21.0% | 29.9% | 17.6% | 24.1% | 23.5% | 18.7% | 21.3% | 20.9% |
| 50-74 % | 21.1% | 16.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 19.9% | 23.9% | 19.1% | 22.3% |
| 75% or more | 18.2% | 15.3% * | -- | 26.4% | 25.6% | 11.5% * | 19.0% | 16.7% |
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 | 0.54% | 2.35% | 1.57% | 1.09% | 1.10% | 0.84% | 1.05% | 0.63% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.75% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.53% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.13% | -- | 3.46% | 2.67% | 1.88% | 1.34% | 2.72% | 1.17% |
| Construction | 2.30% | 5.85% | 3.34% | 3.36% | 4.69% | -- | 2.32% | 3.71% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.66% | -- | -- | 8.03% | 5.13% | 2.69% | 5.18% | 3.00% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.43% | 17.97% * | 5.16% | 3.27% | 3.58% | 3.67% | 4.96% | 2.37% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.42% | 4.35% * | 3.68% | 2.86% | 2.38% | 2.51% | 2.29% | 1.72% |
| Retail trade | 1.60% | 5.60% | 4.49% | 3.09% | 3.12% | 1.80% | 2.87% | 1.94% |
| Professional services | 0.70% | 3.83% | 2.51% | 2.02% | 1.37% | 0.82% | 1.88% | 0.74% |
| Other services | 1.68% | 4.93% | 6.00% | 2.26% | 3.44% | 2.94% | 2.82% | 1.98% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.73% | 2.95% | 1.65% | 1.32% | 1.61% | 1.27% | 1.24% | 0.91% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.68% | 4.44% | 4.96% | 2.85% | 3.25% | 2.43% | 2.60% | 2.16% |
| Nonprofit | 0.73% | 5.85% * | 4.55% * | 1.80% | 1.53% | 0.82% | 2.50% | 0.76% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.09% | 3.80% | 5.58% | 5.44% | 4.56% | 6.17% * | 3.30% | 5.00% |
| 5-9 years | 3.14% | 4.66% | 4.72% | 3.30% | 6.12% * | 1.99% | 3.07% | 4.69% |
| 10-19 years | 1.47% | 4.83% | 3.38% | 2.52% | 2.40% | 4.30% | 2.21% | 1.92% |
| 20 or more years | 0.57% | 4.26% | 1.73% | 1.26% | 1.03% | 0.85% | 1.39% | 0.62% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.65% | -- | 3.97% | 2.22% | 1.04% | 0.85% | 3.27% | 0.66% |
| 1 location only | 0.89% | 2.32% | 1.67% | 1.22% | 2.11% | 3.68% | 1.10% | 1.41% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.93% | -- | -- | 4.35% | 3.97% | 2.28% | 4.61% | 2.07% |
| 25-49 % | 2.16% | 12.63% * | 9.06% | 3.80% | 3.35% | 2.91% | 4.92% | 2.23% |
| 50-74 % | 1.95% | 3.18% | 5.57% | 3.00% | 2.74% | 3.77% | 2.33% | 2.36% |
| 75% or more | 0.57% | 2.84% | 1.67% | 1.22% | 1.21% | 0.70% | 1.18% | 0.65% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.59% | 2.38% | 1.61% | 1.08% | 1.23% | 0.88% | 1.06% | 0.71% |
| Has union employees | 1.36% | -- | -- | 4.09% * | 2.29% | 1.71% | 5.67% * | 1.40% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.77% | 7.54% * | 4.40% | 2.83% | 5.03% | 3.42% | 3.16% | 3.28% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.53% | 2.45% | 1.64% | 1.15% | 1.03% | 0.80% | 1.10% | 0.61% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.10% | 4.60% | 2.21% | 1.93% | 2.10% | 2.10% | 1.76% | 1.41% |
| 25-49 % | 1.50% | 4.36% | 2.77% | 2.21% | 3.18% | 2.40% | 1.84% | 1.81% |
| 50-74 % | 0.80% | 3.00% | 4.60% | 2.05% | 1.66% | 0.99% | 2.27% | 0.84% |
| 75% or more | 0.90% | 5.10% | 3.36% | 2.33% | 1.43% | 1.07% | 2.41% | 0.93% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.91% | 2.98% | 2.18% | 1.83% | 1.71% | 1.24% | 1.40% | 1.16% |
| 25-49 % | 0.79% | 7.61% | 2.92% | 1.50% | 1.56% | 1.07% | 2.30% | 0.84% |
| 50-74 % | 1.23% | 3.39% | 3.18% | 2.78% | 2.17% | 2.49% | 2.00% | 1.56% |
| 75% or more | 3.26% | 5.79% * | -- | 5.56% | 6.77% | 4.09% * | 4.50% | 4.06% |
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.