| 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 | 21.0% | 17.1% | 19.4% | 22.5% | 21.3% | 21.1% | 19.7% | 21.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 22.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.2% * | 24.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.7% | 18.8% | 17.4% | 24.6% | 21.9% | 19.9% | 20.9% | 20.7% |
| Construction | 22.1% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 24.6% | 22.8% | 20.5% | 20.8% | 22.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 19.6% | -- | 22.9% | 21.4% | 20.9% | 19.1% | 17.7% | 19.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 19.1% | 10.9% | 14.9% | 20.1% | 21.8% | 18.9% | 17.4% | 19.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.2% | 17.3% | 10.9% | 16.8% | 18.6% | 20.1% | 13.9% | 19.8% |
| Retail trade | 22.9% | 18.3% | 20.8% | 29.2% | 27.4% | 21.8% | 23.3% | 22.9% |
| Professional services | 19.6% | 18.4% | 20.4% | 17.7% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 19.4% | 19.6% |
| Other services | 25.5% | 14.9% | 21.4% | 28.8% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 21.5% | 26.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 21.5% | 17.9% | 20.7% | 23.5% | 22.9% | 21.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.4% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 26.4% | 24.8% | 23.3% | 19.9% | 24.3% |
| Nonprofit | 17.6% | 9.9% * | 11.8% | 13.7% | 16.1% | 19.5% | 12.0% | 18.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 25.2% | 18.6% | 21.3% | 30.1% | 28.9% | 19.0% | 21.6% | 28.8% |
| 5-9 years | 23.5% | 19.7% | 18.8% | 24.4% | 24.7% | 27.1% | 21.2% | 25.0% |
| 10-19 years | 22.5% | 18.9% | 19.9% | 26.0% | 21.9% | 23.2% | 21.9% | 22.8% |
| 20 or more years | 20.6% | 14.7% | 18.9% | 20.3% | 20.5% | 20.9% | 18.0% | 20.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.1% | -- | 16.0% | 23.2% | 20.8% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 21.0% |
| 1 location only | 21.0% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 22.3% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 19.5% | 22.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 25.8% | 9.5% * | 12.9% * | 22.2% | 27.6% | 28.2% | 17.1% | 27.2% |
| 25-49 % | 23.3% | 26.5% | 15.3% | 28.3% | 21.8% | 23.4% | 22.8% | 23.4% |
| 50-74 % | 21.7% | 15.4% | 20.0% | 29.1% | 23.1% | 20.8% | 20.4% | 21.9% |
| 75% or more | 20.8% | 17.3% | 19.6% | 21.6% | 21.0% | 20.9% | 19.5% | 21.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.8% | 17.2% | 19.9% | 23.1% | 21.3% | 22.2% | 20.2% | 22.0% |
| Has union employees | 18.5% | 15.4% | 4.6% * | 12.3% | 21.1% | 18.6% | 9.5% | 18.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 25.1% | 23.2% | 19.5% | 24.6% | 26.2% | 25.1% | 24.5% | 25.2% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 20.5% | 16.6% | 19.4% | 22.3% | 20.6% | 20.5% | 19.3% | 20.7% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.9% | 16.7% | 22.8% | 25.1% | 22.7% | 20.8% | 21.2% | 22.1% |
| 25-49 % | 20.9% | 18.7% | 13.3% | 24.1% | 22.9% | 20.6% | 17.9% | 21.2% |
| 50-74 % | 21.5% | 15.9% | 19.2% | 21.3% | 20.8% | 22.1% | 19.1% | 21.8% |
| 75% or more | 19.8% | 17.5% | 21.5% | 18.0% | 19.1% | 20.4% | 19.5% | 19.9% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.8% | 19.6% | 21.0% | 24.5% | 23.7% | 22.4% | 21.9% | 23.0% |
| 25-49 % | 20.3% | 16.0% | 19.4% | 21.9% | 19.9% | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.3% |
| 50-74 % | 19.8% | 16.1% | 15.9% | 19.2% | 20.2% | 20.8% | 16.0% | 20.8% |
| 75% or more | 21.4% | 12.9% | 16.6% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 28.5% | 15.8% | 25.3% |
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 | 0.23% | 1.24% | 1.15% | 0.73% | 0.58% | 0.28% | 0.64% | 0.25% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.81% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.23% * | 2.71% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.46% | 4.22% | 2.01% | 1.61% | 1.15% | 0.51% | 1.63% | 0.47% |
| Construction | 1.27% | 3.16% | 3.89% | 2.37% | 2.61% | 2.28% | 1.96% | 1.63% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.94% | -- | 5.88% | 4.60% | 2.83% | 0.98% | 3.35% | 0.98% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.86% | 2.96% | 3.16% | 2.50% | 1.52% | 1.21% | 2.23% | 0.94% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.63% | 3.82% | 2.54% | 2.21% | 2.06% | 0.61% | 1.76% | 0.68% |
| Retail trade | 0.81% | 4.67% | 3.14% | 2.54% | 1.82% | 0.94% | 2.01% | 0.87% |
| Professional services | 0.37% | 2.11% | 1.97% | 1.26% | 0.70% | 0.47% | 1.09% | 0.39% |
| Other services | 0.76% | 3.17% | 3.68% | 1.54% | 1.69% | 1.05% | 1.86% | 0.84% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.27% | 1.50% | 1.42% | 0.89% | 0.73% | 0.32% | 0.79% | 0.29% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.62% | 2.53% | 2.53% | 1.88% | 1.36% | 0.77% | 1.44% | 0.68% |
| Nonprofit | 0.57% | 3.13% * | 2.78% | 1.50% | 0.89% | 0.81% | 1.48% | 0.61% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.69% | 3.66% | 2.97% | 2.50% | 4.34% | 2.58% | 1.91% | 2.77% |
| 5-9 years | 1.35% | 3.03% | 3.19% | 2.37% | 2.78% | 2.65% | 1.80% | 1.84% |
| 10-19 years | 0.84% | 2.74% | 2.34% | 2.10% | 1.24% | 1.99% | 1.43% | 1.04% |
| 20 or more years | 0.25% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 0.84% | 0.63% | 0.29% | 0.84% | 0.26% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.26% | -- | 2.74% | 1.32% | 0.71% | 0.29% | 1.83% | 0.26% |
| 1 location only | 0.51% | 1.25% | 1.23% | 0.87% | 0.95% | 2.59% | 0.68% | 0.75% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.31% | 3.85% * | 4.92% * | 3.85% | 2.44% | 1.55% | 3.48% | 1.33% |
| 25-49 % | 0.96% | 5.70% | 3.97% | 2.04% | 1.67% | 1.35% | 2.72% | 1.03% |
| 50-74 % | 0.85% | 2.64% | 3.80% | 2.96% | 1.64% | 1.13% | 1.96% | 0.94% |
| 75% or more | 0.25% | 1.41% | 1.27% | 0.79% | 0.64% | 0.30% | 0.71% | 0.27% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.28% | 1.29% | 1.17% | 0.76% | 0.61% | 0.37% | 0.66% | 0.31% |
| Has union employees | 0.39% | 4.11% | 2.16% * | 2.70% | 1.75% | 0.39% | 2.19% | 0.39% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.86% | 5.20% | 3.28% | 2.43% | 1.50% | 1.16% | 2.11% | 0.92% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.24% | 1.25% | 1.22% | 0.77% | 0.61% | 0.28% | 0.67% | 0.25% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.48% | 1.86% | 2.13% | 1.17% | 1.06% | 0.61% | 1.10% | 0.53% |
| 25-49 % | 0.45% | 3.18% | 1.74% | 1.62% | 1.27% | 0.52% | 1.40% | 0.48% |
| 50-74 % | 0.47% | 2.84% | 2.70% | 1.49% | 1.17% | 0.56% | 1.46% | 0.50% |
| 75% or more | 0.46% | 2.29% | 2.39% | 1.50% | 0.96% | 0.59% | 1.23% | 0.50% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.42% | 1.85% | 1.79% | 1.13% | 0.91% | 0.57% | 0.98% | 0.47% |
| 25-49 % | 0.31% | 2.53% | 2.20% | 1.18% | 0.83% | 0.35% | 1.20% | 0.32% |
| 50-74 % | 0.61% | 2.96% | 2.37% | 1.68% | 1.21% | 0.83% | 1.46% | 0.66% |
| 75% or more | 2.11% | 2.48% | 2.72% | 5.55% | 3.16% | 4.12% | 1.72% | 3.17% |
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.