| 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 | 27.1% | 20.5% | 31.6% | 38.0% | 30.2% | 25.3% | 30.3% | 26.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 24.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 23.3% | -- | 27.6% | 33.2% | 26.2% | 21.6% | 28.9% | 23.1% |
| Construction | 29.9% | 28.1% * | 35.4% | 41.7% | 30.0% | 20.5% | 36.8% | 26.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 22.6% | -- | -- | 25.9% | 22.2% | 22.4% | 26.8% | 22.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 25.4% | 13.8% * | 29.4% * | 32.7% | 35.0% | 21.3% | 25.0% | 25.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 26.4% | 20.9% | 14.4% * | 29.1% | 27.9% | 26.6% | 19.6% | 26.9% |
| Retail trade | 31.9% | -- | 38.9% | 51.3% | 49.9% | 28.2% | 33.9% | 31.7% |
| Professional services | 27.5% | 20.9% | 37.5% | 39.6% | 32.8% | 25.2% | 33.1% | 27.0% |
| Other services | 33.4% | 19.5% | 33.3% | 44.5% | 29.9% | 33.7% | 32.0% | 33.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.3% | 21.8% | 33.0% | 39.5% | 30.7% | 25.4% | 32.5% | 26.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 29.1% | 18.5% | 34.9% | 36.4% | 35.1% | 26.2% | 26.4% | 29.6% |
| Nonprofit | 24.8% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 32.4% | 25.6% | 24.2% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 34.9% | 22.9% | 39.6% | 41.7% | 39.6% | 23.7% | 31.2% | 38.8% |
| 5-9 years | 33.2% | 21.9% | 40.7% | 43.6% | 28.1% | 32.6% | 32.4% | 33.7% |
| 10-19 years | 33.2% | 22.8% | 32.4% | 43.9% | 32.7% | 31.2% | 33.9% | 32.9% |
| 20 or more years | 26.2% | 17.5% | 28.5% | 35.0% | 29.4% | 25.1% | 28.0% | 26.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.1% | -- | 20.6% | 37.7% | 30.0% | 25.1% | 31.3% | 26.0% |
| 1 location only | 31.6% | 20.4% | 32.6% | 38.1% | 30.5% | 30.9% | 30.2% | 32.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.9% | -- | -- | 34.6% | 41.8% | 36.7% | 19.8% | 37.6% |
| 25-49 % | 29.5% | -- | 12.3% * | 29.4% | 30.5% | 31.4% | 12.7% * | 31.6% |
| 50-74 % | 30.9% | 22.5% | 29.9% | 52.2% | 40.4% | 27.4% | 34.5% | 30.4% |
| 75% or more | 26.7% | 20.6% | 32.7% | 37.4% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 30.6% | 26.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 28.8% | 21.7% | 31.9% | 40.0% | 30.9% | 26.9% | 31.1% | 28.6% |
| Has union employees | 22.0% | -- | 27.4% * | 18.4% * | 24.3% | 22.0% | 22.2% * | 22.0% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 33.3% | 8.1% * | 32.4% | 49.4% | 44.5% | 31.3% | 27.6% | 33.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 26.7% | 21.4% | 31.5% | 37.5% | 29.6% | 24.8% | 30.4% | 26.3% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.4% | 23.4% | 32.5% | 37.6% | 30.1% | 23.9% | 32.0% | 26.6% |
| 25-49 % | 24.7% | 26.5% | 27.6% | 36.6% | 28.1% | 23.1% | 29.6% | 24.4% |
| 50-74 % | 28.7% | 16.3% | 29.2% | 38.3% | 30.4% | 28.2% | 26.1% | 28.9% |
| 75% or more | 28.0% | 17.1% | 39.3% | 41.7% | 33.0% | 25.9% | 32.8% | 27.6% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 30.1% | 25.1% | 34.5% | 42.2% | 33.2% | 27.2% | 33.2% | 29.6% |
| 25-49 % | 26.0% | 16.0% | 33.2% | 38.1% | 28.9% | 24.6% | 32.2% | 25.6% |
| 50-74 % | 25.4% | 19.1% | 24.0% | 29.2% | 28.4% | 24.3% | 24.4% | 25.5% |
| 75% or more | 27.5% | 12.7% * | 25.5% | 41.2% | 26.9% | 30.2% | 18.4% | 30.5% |
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 | 0.35% | 2.39% | 2.60% | 1.53% | 0.94% | 0.38% | 1.44% | 0.36% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.44% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.83% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.74% | -- | 5.06% | 4.00% | 1.75% | 0.83% | 3.16% | 0.76% |
| Construction | 2.28% | 10.18% * | 8.07% | 4.76% | 4.60% | 1.76% | 4.75% | 2.28% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.37% | -- | -- | 7.09% | 2.49% | 1.61% | 6.51% | 1.40% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.23% | 4.82% * | 10.64% * | 3.76% | 3.36% | 0.84% | 4.73% | 1.24% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.78% | 5.43% | 4.68% * | 4.39% | 3.17% | 0.72% | 3.23% | 0.79% |
| Retail trade | 1.55% | -- | 5.38% | 6.18% | 3.52% | 1.65% | 6.57% | 1.58% |
| Professional services | 0.63% | 3.56% | 3.20% | 2.53% | 1.46% | 0.71% | 2.10% | 0.66% |
| Other services | 1.18% | 4.95% | 7.57% | 3.64% | 2.80% | 1.35% | 4.10% | 1.23% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.40% | 3.38% | 3.30% | 1.85% | 1.06% | 0.43% | 1.85% | 0.40% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.01% | 3.77% | 4.29% | 3.89% | 2.15% | 1.13% | 2.77% | 1.08% |
| Nonprofit | 0.93% | 5.31% | 5.53% | 3.38% | 2.27% | 1.08% | 3.21% | 0.96% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.27% | 4.83% | 4.12% | 5.87% | 3.85% | 3.06% | 3.17% | 3.10% |
| 5-9 years | 2.35% | 5.50% | 7.92% | 5.71% | 3.15% | 3.96% | 4.08% | 2.83% |
| 10-19 years | 1.33% | 4.52% | 3.23% | 3.07% | 2.21% | 2.45% | 2.46% | 1.58% |
| 20 or more years | 0.37% | 4.07% | 4.07% | 1.86% | 1.10% | 0.39% | 2.20% | 0.37% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.35% | -- | 5.36% | 2.34% | 1.19% | 0.37% | 3.42% | 0.36% |
| 1 location only | 1.03% | 2.40% | 2.79% | 1.88% | 1.54% | 4.74% | 1.55% | 1.37% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.44% | -- | -- | 5.71% | 5.74% | 3.00% | 5.06% | 2.58% |
| 25-49 % | 1.50% | -- | 7.36% * | 6.42% | 3.35% | 1.45% | 4.69% * | 1.38% |
| 50-74 % | 1.33% | 5.76% | 5.26% | 4.84% | 2.33% | 1.48% | 4.36% | 1.37% |
| 75% or more | 0.37% | 2.65% | 2.87% | 1.62% | 1.00% | 0.40% | 1.55% | 0.38% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.42% | 2.16% | 2.58% | 1.52% | 1.00% | 0.50% | 1.38% | 0.44% |
| Has union employees | 0.58% | -- | 14.81% * | 5.86% * | 2.86% | 0.55% | 7.77% * | 0.55% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.13% | 4.20% * | 5.52% | 4.61% | 3.07% | 1.21% | 4.52% | 1.16% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.36% | 2.53% | 2.70% | 1.57% | 0.96% | 0.40% | 1.49% | 0.37% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.78% | 3.83% | 4.57% | 2.52% | 1.64% | 0.93% | 2.43% | 0.81% |
| 25-49 % | 0.59% | 6.91% | 4.46% | 3.06% | 1.47% | 0.64% | 3.02% | 0.60% |
| 50-74 % | 0.64% | 4.07% | 4.45% | 3.05% | 2.62% | 0.62% | 2.73% | 0.66% |
| 75% or more | 0.77% | 4.56% | 3.28% | 3.55% | 1.46% | 0.91% | 2.95% | 0.80% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.67% | 3.92% | 3.40% | 2.34% | 1.58% | 0.78% | 2.18% | 0.70% |
| 25-49 % | 0.47% | 4.21% | 6.04% | 2.37% | 1.39% | 0.49% | 2.99% | 0.47% |
| 50-74 % | 0.78% | 5.69% | 3.99% | 3.47% | 1.80% | 0.85% | 2.63% | 0.79% |
| 75% or more | 1.96% | 4.24% * | 5.58% | 9.97% | 2.92% | 2.29% | 3.53% | 2.14% |
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.