| 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 | 87.3% | 82.1% | 83.1% | 84.5% | 84.6% | 89.7% | 83.0% | 88.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 76.4% | 98.1% | -- | 92.0% | 48.5% * | 97.0% | 94.6% | 71.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 90.2% | 89.8% | 82.8% | 87.7% | 90.7% | 91.1% | 83.2% | 91.0% |
| Construction | 87.8% | 87.7% | 85.3% | 84.3% | 89.8% | 91.4% | 87.0% | 88.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 88.7% | 77.6% | 69.4% | 92.7% | 87.6% | 89.5% | 80.4% | 89.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 90.1% | 83.2% | 84.0% | 89.1% | 87.3% | 93.2% | 83.6% | 91.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 89.7% | 79.3% | 83.6% | 86.9% | 82.9% | 92.9% | 82.9% | 90.5% |
| Retail trade | 90.2% | 74.0% | 80.3% | 85.7% | 85.4% | 93.6% | 81.1% | 91.7% |
| Professional services | 84.9% | 85.7% | 82.3% | 82.6% | 84.1% | 85.7% | 83.3% | 85.1% |
| Other services | 84.3% | 75.0% | 86.1% | 78.6% | 78.7% | 88.9% | 79.9% | 85.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 89.1% | 82.9% | 82.2% | 85.6% | 85.0% | 92.2% | 83.0% | 90.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 87.2% | 81.8% | 89.1% | 84.0% | 84.9% | 90.5% | 85.2% | 87.8% |
| Nonprofit | 80.6% | 76.4% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 83.3% | 79.7% | 78.6% | 80.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 85.1% | 79.1% | 89.1% | 85.0% | 86.4% | 89.1% | 84.4% | 85.8% |
| 5-9 years | 83.0% | 89.3% | 85.3% | 80.0% | 78.1% | 92.9% | 85.7% | 81.0% |
| 10-19 years | 84.6% | 83.3% | 79.3% | 80.6% | 85.8% | 92.5% | 80.0% | 87.1% |
| 20 or more years | 88.0% | 79.8% | 83.4% | 86.6% | 84.8% | 89.6% | 83.4% | 88.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 89.0% | 69.6% | 81.8% | 88.9% | 85.4% | 89.9% | 84.1% | 89.1% |
| 1 location only | 83.1% | 82.2% | 83.2% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 81.6% | 82.9% | 83.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 83.3% | 89.0% | 77.7% | 86.2% | 84.8% | 82.3% | 84.0% | 83.1% |
| 25-49 % | 81.7% | 71.0% | 78.9% | 80.4% | 76.3% | 86.1% | 76.3% | 82.7% |
| 50-74 % | 87.7% | 75.3% | 83.0% | 80.4% | 85.6% | 91.4% | 78.6% | 89.3% |
| 75% or more | 87.6% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 85.1% | 84.8% | 89.8% | 83.7% | 88.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 87.3% | 81.7% | 83.5% | 85.0% | 85.2% | 90.1% | 83.2% | 88.2% |
| Has union employees | 87.3% | 88.7% | 72.2% | 76.6% | 79.5% | 88.8% | 78.4% | 87.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 85.6% | 78.1% | 82.9% | 82.2% | 77.9% | 89.8% | 80.1% | 86.2% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 87.5% | 82.4% | 83.1% | 84.7% | 85.4% | 89.7% | 83.2% | 88.3% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 88.6% | 84.6% | 85.4% | 86.9% | 88.4% | 90.7% | 85.5% | 89.5% |
| 25-49 % | 88.2% | 84.8% | 81.9% | 84.7% | 82.9% | 90.8% | 83.2% | 88.8% |
| 50-74 % | 86.4% | 77.2% | 81.6% | 79.6% | 82.6% | 89.3% | 79.5% | 87.3% |
| 75% or more | 85.8% | 81.0% | 80.6% | 85.0% | 83.3% | 87.8% | 81.2% | 86.6% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 85.1% | 83.5% | 83.3% | 82.6% | 81.8% | 88.4% | 82.4% | 85.8% |
| 25-49 % | 88.7% | 82.1% | 84.3% | 85.4% | 86.2% | 90.1% | 84.4% | 89.1% |
| 50-74 % | 87.9% | 80.5% | 82.9% | 88.4% | 85.8% | 90.7% | 83.9% | 89.0% |
| 75% or more | 84.9% | 79.4% | 73.9% | 83.8% | 97.1% | 87.1% | 78.7% | 89.2% |
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 | 0.40% | 1.38% | 1.34% | 0.95% | 1.04% | 0.51% | 0.76% | 0.45% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 12.54% | 1.47% | -- | 5.73% | 20.87% * | 2.90% | 3.07% | 14.93% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.05% | 3.78% | 4.14% | 2.35% | 2.01% | 1.50% | 2.47% | 1.13% |
| Construction | 1.50% | 3.05% | 3.48% | 3.44% | 2.63% | 2.84% | 1.98% | 2.07% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.77% | 9.48% | 10.35% | 2.68% | 4.57% | 2.18% | 5.13% | 1.88% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.25% | 4.48% | 4.10% | 2.54% | 3.63% | 1.45% | 2.53% | 1.42% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.05% | 4.60% | 5.13% | 3.02% | 3.30% | 1.03% | 2.77% | 1.12% |
| Retail trade | 0.94% | 5.71% | 5.52% | 3.06% | 3.06% | 0.87% | 2.96% | 0.94% |
| Professional services | 0.77% | 1.91% | 2.72% | 1.76% | 1.55% | 1.10% | 1.38% | 0.87% |
| Other services | 0.99% | 3.89% | 2.53% | 2.88% | 2.49% | 1.19% | 1.92% | 1.12% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.45% | 1.63% | 1.65% | 1.07% | 1.47% | 0.50% | 0.92% | 0.50% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.95% | 3.07% | 2.44% | 2.72% | 2.13% | 1.25% | 1.65% | 1.12% |
| Nonprofit | 1.20% | 5.03% | 4.32% | 3.03% | 1.90% | 1.76% | 2.47% | 1.29% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.81% | 4.00% | 3.23% | 3.41% | 3.82% | 4.74% | 2.29% | 2.79% |
| 5-9 years | 3.12% | 2.84% | 3.76% | 3.82% | 8.40% | 3.64% | 2.02% | 5.12% |
| 10-19 years | 1.15% | 2.48% | 2.82% | 2.37% | 2.30% | 1.68% | 1.69% | 1.48% |
| 20 or more years | 0.43% | 2.20% | 1.92% | 1.10% | 1.05% | 0.53% | 1.04% | 0.46% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.45% | 11.46% | 4.11% | 1.52% | 1.12% | 0.51% | 2.27% | 0.46% |
| 1 location only | 0.80% | 1.38% | 1.42% | 1.14% | 2.03% | 3.77% | 0.80% | 1.35% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.71% | 4.77% | 5.94% | 4.14% | 3.46% | 2.42% | 3.23% | 1.94% |
| 25-49 % | 1.94% | 8.47% | 5.39% | 3.98% | 5.15% | 2.24% | 3.58% | 2.18% |
| 50-74 % | 1.03% | 4.44% | 3.83% | 4.52% | 2.38% | 1.10% | 2.55% | 1.10% |
| 75% or more | 0.44% | 1.49% | 1.50% | 1.00% | 1.17% | 0.57% | 0.83% | 0.50% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.43% | 1.42% | 1.37% | 0.94% | 1.11% | 0.55% | 0.77% | 0.49% |
| Has union employees | 1.00% | 5.00% | 7.35% | 5.74% | 3.21% | 1.08% | 4.02% | 1.02% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.51% | 6.07% | 4.31% | 2.87% | 5.15% | 0.98% | 2.93% | 1.66% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.41% | 1.40% | 1.41% | 1.01% | 0.95% | 0.56% | 0.79% | 0.46% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.72% | 2.17% | 1.99% | 1.46% | 1.42% | 1.25% | 1.16% | 0.87% |
| 25-49 % | 0.85% | 2.91% | 2.97% | 1.92% | 3.08% | 0.84% | 1.70% | 0.93% |
| 50-74 % | 0.73% | 3.24% | 3.39% | 2.56% | 1.79% | 0.85% | 1.86% | 0.78% |
| 75% or more | 0.96% | 2.87% | 3.40% | 2.02% | 2.02% | 1.36% | 1.80% | 1.07% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.72% | 2.03% | 1.95% | 1.41% | 1.89% | 0.97% | 1.16% | 0.86% |
| 25-49 % | 0.56% | 3.05% | 2.48% | 1.71% | 1.46% | 0.67% | 1.39% | 0.60% |
| 50-74 % | 0.94% | 3.37% | 3.01% | 2.02% | 2.30% | 1.26% | 1.78% | 1.08% |
| 75% or more | 2.28% | 3.30% | 8.08% | 6.77% | 1.11% | 4.47% | 3.09% | 3.09% |
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.