| 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 | 27.8% | 23.2% | 34.2% | 37.7% | 30.6% | 25.4% | 32.0% | 27.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 36.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.0% * | 38.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 24.3% | 33.4% | 36.4% | 32.8% | 26.9% | 21.7% | 33.7% | 23.7% |
| Construction | 27.7% | 22.1% | 35.1% | 34.7% | 25.4% | 20.7% | 34.4% | 24.3% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.7% | -- | 39.4% | 28.2% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 30.8% | 23.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 26.9% | 19.4% * | 36.7% | 34.0% | 33.9% | 21.8% | 28.7% | 26.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 27.4% | 30.2% | 19.4% | 31.3% | 28.8% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 27.5% |
| Retail trade | 31.7% | 21.2% * | 43.0% | 50.0% | 46.8% | 26.7% | 36.0% | 31.1% |
| Professional services | 27.6% | 20.7% | 36.0% | 40.8% | 32.4% | 24.7% | 32.2% | 27.0% |
| Other services | 33.9% | 26.8% | 32.3% | 41.6% | 30.1% | 34.8% | 33.5% | 34.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.1% | 23.0% | 36.0% | 37.9% | 31.0% | 25.7% | 33.2% | 27.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 30.8% | 24.8% | 35.2% | 41.0% | 34.6% | 26.7% | 32.2% | 30.4% |
| Nonprofit | 24.7% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 31.6% | 26.7% | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 35.3% | 28.1% | 43.0% | 41.7% | 35.1% | 24.7% | 34.4% | 36.4% |
| 5-9 years | 37.2% | 23.7% | 42.1% | 45.1% | 36.0% | 33.0% | 35.3% | 38.5% |
| 10-19 years | 33.8% | 22.0% | 37.3% | 42.2% | 32.8% | 31.5% | 35.1% | 33.1% |
| 20 or more years | 26.6% | 21.7% | 30.1% | 34.6% | 29.5% | 25.2% | 29.3% | 26.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.3% | -- | 24.9% | 37.7% | 29.8% | 25.2% | 31.4% | 26.3% |
| 1 location only | 32.6% | 23.3% | 35.0% | 37.7% | 31.8% | 29.9% | 32.0% | 33.1% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 34.9% | -- | 35.6% | 32.1% | 38.2% | 36.5% | 27.1% | 36.9% |
| 25-49 % | 29.8% | 12.9% * | 19.9% * | 33.7% | 30.3% | 31.3% | 20.0% | 31.6% |
| 50-74 % | 29.0% | 30.9% | 31.7% | 45.0% | 36.7% | 24.7% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| 75% or more | 27.5% | 22.3% | 35.2% | 37.4% | 30.0% | 25.2% | 32.3% | 26.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 29.9% | 24.0% | 35.0% | 40.4% | 31.9% | 27.1% | 33.0% | 29.4% |
| Has union employees | 21.7% | 15.9% * | 22.8% * | 13.9% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 20.2% | 21.7% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 35.8% | 23.5% | 34.4% | 45.5% | 47.3% | 31.9% | 31.7% | 36.2% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 27.2% | 23.2% | 34.2% | 37.3% | 29.4% | 24.9% | 32.0% | 26.6% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 28.1% | 25.5% | 34.7% | 36.4% | 29.4% | 24.0% | 33.4% | 26.8% |
| 25-49 % | 25.4% | 24.9% | 30.2% | 37.4% | 29.3% | 23.1% | 30.0% | 25.0% |
| 50-74 % | 29.1% | 21.4% | 34.6% | 36.8% | 30.8% | 28.2% | 29.6% | 29.0% |
| 75% or more | 29.0% | 18.8% | 40.0% | 43.7% | 34.5% | 26.1% | 34.0% | 28.5% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 31.2% | 26.6% | 38.1% | 39.6% | 34.4% | 27.2% | 35.1% | 30.3% |
| 25-49 % | 26.3% | 21.9% | 32.8% | 38.1% | 28.2% | 24.7% | 33.0% | 25.9% |
| 50-74 % | 26.7% | 23.6% | 29.0% | 31.7% | 29.2% | 24.6% | 27.2% | 26.5% |
| 75% or more | 25.5% | 11.0% | 24.5% | 37.4% | 30.0% | 28.0% | 17.4% | 29.4% |
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.
* 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 | 0.32% | 1.89% | 1.93% | 1.26% | 0.87% | 0.35% | 1.08% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 8.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.83% * | 9.27% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.69% | 6.78% | 4.15% | 2.70% | 1.57% | 0.81% | 2.71% | 0.71% |
| Construction | 1.93% | 5.69% | 5.46% | 5.54% | 3.21% | 1.73% | 3.29% | 2.12% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.30% | -- | 7.12% | 5.92% | 2.64% | 1.51% | 5.51% | 1.32% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.13% | 6.19% * | 8.19% | 2.91% | 2.73% | 0.82% | 3.89% | 1.12% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.79% | 6.44% | 5.35% | 3.37% | 2.81% | 0.77% | 3.50% | 0.80% |
| Retail trade | 1.33% | 8.35% * | 4.33% | 3.88% | 3.03% | 1.49% | 4.54% | 1.39% |
| Professional services | 0.53% | 2.61% | 2.72% | 1.98% | 1.22% | 0.61% | 1.71% | 0.56% |
| Other services | 1.02% | 4.01% | 5.48% | 2.60% | 2.16% | 1.30% | 2.76% | 1.10% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.39% | 2.24% | 2.40% | 1.58% | 1.14% | 0.41% | 1.30% | 0.41% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.98% | 4.30% | 3.90% | 3.09% | 1.79% | 1.22% | 2.64% | 1.03% |
| Nonprofit | 0.73% | 4.10% | 4.25% | 2.55% | 1.72% | 0.86% | 2.36% | 0.76% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.03% | 4.69% | 3.73% | 4.78% | 3.43% | 3.07% | 2.97% | 2.79% |
| 5-9 years | 2.75% | 4.27% | 6.07% | 4.40% | 6.10% | 3.75% | 3.43% | 3.88% |
| 10-19 years | 1.21% | 3.91% | 2.93% | 2.90% | 2.08% | 2.25% | 2.06% | 1.48% |
| 20 or more years | 0.33% | 2.81% | 2.85% | 1.52% | 0.90% | 0.36% | 1.50% | 0.34% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.33% | -- | 5.59% | 1.80% | 1.01% | 0.35% | 2.73% | 0.33% |
| 1 location only | 0.85% | 1.91% | 2.03% | 1.55% | 1.58% | 3.87% | 1.15% | 1.24% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.10% | -- | 10.53% | 5.14% | 5.34% | 2.65% | 4.62% | 2.27% |
| 25-49 % | 1.45% | 6.39% * | 9.32% * | 4.81% | 3.02% | 1.35% | 5.47% | 1.36% |
| 50-74 % | 1.03% | 4.61% | 4.52% | 3.91% | 2.40% | 1.13% | 3.15% | 1.06% |
| 75% or more | 0.35% | 2.12% | 2.11% | 1.36% | 0.96% | 0.38% | 1.18% | 0.37% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.39% | 1.85% | 1.93% | 1.10% | 0.95% | 0.46% | 1.06% | 0.42% |
| Has union employees | 0.54% | 8.26% * | 11.08% * | 4.15% | 2.00% | 0.53% | 5.61% | 0.53% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.49% | 6.83% | 6.86% | 3.59% | 3.64% | 1.12% | 4.00% | 1.58% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.33% | 1.95% | 2.00% | 1.31% | 0.80% | 0.37% | 1.12% | 0.34% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.69% | 3.04% | 3.21% | 2.24% | 1.38% | 0.86% | 1.73% | 0.74% |
| 25-49 % | 0.64% | 5.17% | 3.77% | 2.26% | 2.14% | 0.60% | 2.44% | 0.66% |
| 50-74 % | 0.57% | 3.43% | 3.74% | 2.27% | 1.97% | 0.58% | 2.19% | 0.59% |
| 75% or more | 0.70% | 3.68% | 3.32% | 2.45% | 1.30% | 0.85% | 2.26% | 0.74% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.66% | 2.91% | 2.59% | 2.24% | 1.59% | 0.73% | 1.59% | 0.73% |
| 25-49 % | 0.42% | 3.89% | 4.27% | 1.75% | 1.18% | 0.45% | 2.27% | 0.43% |
| 50-74 % | 0.73% | 4.58% | 3.33% | 2.85% | 1.64% | 0.80% | 2.21% | 0.75% |
| 75% or more | 1.81% | 2.97% | 4.91% | 5.90% | 3.83% | 2.56% | 2.54% | 2.25% |
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.