| 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 | 26.2% | 22.9% | 21.7% | 20.3% | 25.2% | 28.4% | 22.0% | 26.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 26.6% | 28.8% * | -- | 15.1% * | 31.6% | 26.4% | 22.2% * | 27.7% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 29.3% | 16.9% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 28.9% | 32.5% | 18.4% | 30.5% |
| Construction | 26.4% | 28.3% | 25.6% | 22.6% | 31.0% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 27.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 30.3% | 20.8% * | 28.4% | 22.3% | 26.5% | 32.4% | 26.5% | 30.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 28.4% | 24.9% | 24.2% | 22.1% | 28.2% | 31.5% | 24.1% | 29.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 30.3% | 23.3% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 27.2% | 32.6% | 23.5% | 31.1% |
| Retail trade | 20.0% | 20.3% | 14.9% | 19.3% | 17.9% | 21.0% | 17.9% | 20.4% |
| Professional services | 26.2% | 22.9% | 21.4% | 20.8% | 23.1% | 28.8% | 22.8% | 26.7% |
| Other services | 20.6% | 21.1% | 20.6% | 16.1% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 19.9% | 20.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 26.5% | 22.8% | 21.7% | 20.7% | 26.3% | 28.5% | 21.8% | 27.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 24.6% | 23.7% | 19.7% | 20.6% | 23.6% | 27.5% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| Nonprofit | 26.0% | 21.3% | 25.4% | 17.9% | 23.2% | 28.6% | 21.7% | 26.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.9% | 25.0% | 22.1% | 21.5% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 24.0% | 19.9% |
| 5-9 years | 22.1% | 21.0% | 18.6% | 22.5% | 24.6% | 19.9% | 22.0% | 22.3% |
| 10-19 years | 22.1% | 22.9% | 22.8% | 18.9% | 22.3% | 24.8% | 22.1% | 22.1% |
| 20 or more years | 27.1% | 22.8% | 21.7% | 20.2% | 26.1% | 28.7% | 21.5% | 27.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 27.5% | 24.3% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 25.2% | 28.4% | 21.6% | 27.6% |
| 1 location only | 22.8% | 22.9% | 21.7% | 20.1% | 25.1% | 29.7% | 22.0% | 23.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.4% | 23.6% * | 18.8% | 16.2% | 17.0% | 15.3% | 20.4% | 15.6% |
| 25-49 % | 18.7% | 18.3% | 26.5% | 12.3% | 19.8% | 19.4% | 19.8% | 18.6% |
| 50-74 % | 21.2% | 21.5% | 19.2% | 16.3% | 19.7% | 22.7% | 19.9% | 21.4% |
| 75% or more | 27.2% | 23.3% | 21.8% | 21.2% | 26.1% | 29.6% | 22.4% | 28.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 25.1% | 21.9% | 21.1% | 19.4% | 24.2% | 28.1% | 21.3% | 26.0% |
| Has union employees | 29.9% | 40.1% | 36.0% | 35.0% | 32.8% | 29.1% | 37.7% | 29.6% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 17.1% | 21.5% | 16.9% | 11.5% | 15.5% | 18.3% | 16.7% | 17.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 27.2% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 21.1% | 26.4% | 29.6% | 22.4% | 28.1% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 28.4% | 25.0% | 24.7% | 23.2% | 29.9% | 31.2% | 24.7% | 29.6% |
| 25-49 % | 27.5% | 21.7% | 23.7% | 21.1% | 26.7% | 29.2% | 22.5% | 28.1% |
| 50-74 % | 25.2% | 25.4% | 19.0% | 17.7% | 22.1% | 27.5% | 21.2% | 25.7% |
| 75% or more | 22.9% | 16.7% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 20.2% | 26.3% | 16.4% | 23.9% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.0% | 25.4% | 21.3% | 19.5% | 23.3% | 26.3% | 22.5% | 24.4% |
| 25-49 % | 27.5% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 20.4% | 26.3% | 29.0% | 21.8% | 28.0% |
| 50-74 % | 27.1% | 20.7% | 24.2% | 23.2% | 27.1% | 29.9% | 22.5% | 28.4% |
| 75% or more | 24.1% | 19.6% | 16.2% | 17.5% | 24.1% | 32.0% | 18.3% | 28.2% |
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 | 0.25% | 1.12% | 0.86% | 0.59% | 0.62% | 0.33% | 0.54% | 0.28% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.73% | 12.89% * | -- | 6.70% * | 6.18% | 3.91% | 7.17% * | 4.14% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.66% | 4.12% | 2.30% | 1.73% | 1.41% | 0.83% | 1.40% | 0.70% |
| Construction | 1.47% | 4.00% | 2.75% | 2.13% | 3.91% | 2.39% | 1.74% | 2.09% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.05% | 6.74% * | 6.27% | 2.99% | 2.87% | 1.18% | 3.41% | 1.10% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.87% | 4.11% | 3.17% | 1.71% | 1.64% | 1.39% | 1.84% | 0.99% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.82% | 3.36% | 3.35% | 2.01% | 1.63% | 1.06% | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Retail trade | 0.61% | 4.22% | 2.13% | 1.72% | 1.27% | 0.76% | 1.56% | 0.65% |
| Professional services | 0.39% | 1.84% | 1.41% | 1.22% | 0.90% | 0.50% | 1.04% | 0.43% |
| Other services | 0.63% | 2.26% | 2.16% | 1.01% | 1.92% | 0.78% | 1.17% | 0.72% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.31% | 1.39% | 1.01% | 0.69% | 0.79% | 0.41% | 0.61% | 0.35% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.62% | 2.41% | 1.76% | 1.72% | 1.34% | 0.80% | 1.49% | 0.68% |
| Nonprofit | 0.57% | 2.78% | 3.44% | 1.37% | 1.36% | 0.67% | 1.62% | 0.60% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.06% | 2.86% | 2.84% | 2.00% | 1.62% | 2.70% | 1.68% | 1.28% |
| 5-9 years | 1.40% | 2.94% | 2.63% | 2.60% | 2.96% | 2.70% | 2.04% | 1.91% |
| 10-19 years | 0.71% | 2.08% | 1.40% | 1.14% | 1.57% | 1.32% | 0.97% | 0.96% |
| 20 or more years | 0.28% | 1.76% | 1.26% | 0.72% | 0.71% | 0.34% | 0.71% | 0.30% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.29% | 6.60% | 2.45% | 0.97% | 0.69% | 0.33% | 1.33% | 0.30% |
| 1 location only | 0.49% | 1.13% | 0.91% | 0.71% | 1.15% | 1.86% | 0.58% | 0.78% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.20% | 10.52% * | 5.13% | 2.15% | 3.04% | 1.26% | 4.37% | 1.12% |
| 25-49 % | 0.92% | 4.97% | 5.05% | 1.33% | 2.47% | 0.99% | 2.61% | 0.99% |
| 50-74 % | 0.63% | 2.55% | 2.37% | 1.80% | 1.58% | 0.79% | 1.58% | 0.68% |
| 75% or more | 0.28% | 1.28% | 0.94% | 0.66% | 0.69% | 0.36% | 0.60% | 0.31% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.28% | 1.08% | 0.84% | 0.53% | 0.61% | 0.42% | 0.53% | 0.32% |
| Has union employees | 0.56% | 7.81% | 7.67% | 4.58% | 2.62% | 0.53% | 4.13% | 0.56% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.64% | 4.26% | 3.07% | 1.11% | 1.89% | 0.72% | 1.83% | 0.69% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.27% | 1.17% | 0.90% | 0.63% | 0.66% | 0.35% | 0.57% | 0.30% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.55% | 2.00% | 1.45% | 1.15% | 1.30% | 0.82% | 0.95% | 0.66% |
| 25-49 % | 0.47% | 2.70% | 2.02% | 1.00% | 1.16% | 0.59% | 1.23% | 0.50% |
| 50-74 % | 0.48% | 2.24% | 1.59% | 0.97% | 0.87% | 0.65% | 1.07% | 0.52% |
| 75% or more | 0.49% | 2.05% | 1.66% | 1.06% | 1.47% | 0.56% | 0.98% | 0.54% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.40% | 1.75% | 1.29% | 0.76% | 0.93% | 0.57% | 0.78% | 0.46% |
| 25-49 % | 0.35% | 2.47% | 1.54% | 0.99% | 0.92% | 0.41% | 1.08% | 0.37% |
| 50-74 % | 0.87% | 2.19% | 2.15% | 1.98% | 1.92% | 1.37% | 1.24% | 1.05% |
| 75% or more | 1.84% | 2.91% | 2.66% | 3.58% | 4.31% | 3.79% | 1.95% | 2.73% |
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.