| 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 | 38.3% | 23.0% | 20.8% | 22.2% | 28.2% | 48.1% | 22.6% | 41.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 18.8% | 40.7% * | -- | 35.4% * | 7.0% * | 23.6% * | 31.9% * | 15.6% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 40.0% | 23.5% | 19.3% | 21.4% | 29.4% | 50.9% | 19.3% | 42.3% |
| Construction | 29.5% | 26.7% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 32.8% | 41.1% | 25.6% | 31.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 43.9% | 38.0% * | 19.2% * | 28.2% | 31.2% | 49.7% | 30.7% | 45.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 38.6% | 14.2% | 11.7% | 21.4% | 31.1% | 54.1% | 18.1% | 43.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 46.0% | 26.3% | 20.1% | 25.4% | 23.8% | 56.9% | 25.2% | 48.4% |
| Retail trade | 45.6% | 27.8% | 19.7% * | 27.0% | 29.9% | 54.8% | 23.2% | 49.1% |
| Professional services | 35.0% | 20.6% | 23.6% | 20.4% | 27.4% | 42.2% | 22.8% | 37.0% |
| Other services | 33.7% | 20.4% | 20.6% | 21.1% | 29.0% | 42.0% | 20.4% | 36.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 40.7% | 23.8% | 19.9% | 21.8% | 28.3% | 51.6% | 22.3% | 44.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 36.6% | 21.0% | 21.7% | 26.4% | 30.4% | 49.2% | 22.5% | 40.4% |
| Nonprofit | 30.1% | 22.7% | 26.0% | 18.6% | 26.2% | 34.0% | 25.1% | 30.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 25.4% | 22.1% | 22.3% | 22.6% | 29.4% | 33.9% * | 23.1% | 27.6% |
| 5-9 years | 26.5% | 24.4% | 26.2% | 25.1% | 23.5% | 41.4% | 24.7% | 27.7% |
| 10-19 years | 26.5% | 25.3% | 20.4% | 21.8% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 22.2% | 28.8% |
| 20 or more years | 40.9% | 21.5% | 19.5% | 21.8% | 28.0% | 48.8% | 22.2% | 42.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 44.3% | 16.2% * | 17.8% | 22.6% | 30.6% | 48.6% | 22.7% | 44.6% |
| 1 location only | 23.1% | 23.1% | 21.0% | 22.1% | 24.5% | 29.7% | 22.6% | 23.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 33.8% | 21.7% * | 17.8% * | 23.5% | 30.2% | 39.8% | 20.2% | 36.5% |
| 25-49 % | 34.3% | 17.0% * | 30.4% | 20.0% | 30.9% | 42.3% | 24.3% | 36.1% |
| 50-74 % | 38.5% | 22.0% | 20.7% | 18.4% | 29.7% | 48.2% | 21.0% | 41.5% |
| 75% or more | 38.5% | 23.4% | 20.4% | 22.7% | 27.8% | 48.4% | 22.8% | 41.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 36.6% | 23.2% | 20.5% | 22.2% | 27.6% | 48.5% | 22.6% | 39.6% |
| Has union employees | 44.5% | 19.9% * | 26.4% * | 22.5% | 32.6% | 47.3% | 23.1% | 45.2% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 37.9% | 27.8% | 22.8% | 24.7% | 27.9% | 45.6% | 26.1% | 39.3% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 38.4% | 22.6% | 20.6% | 22.0% | 28.2% | 48.4% | 22.3% | 41.2% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 34.3% | 20.7% | 20.2% | 23.6% | 28.8% | 47.8% | 22.7% | 38.0% |
| 25-49 % | 43.1% | 20.8% | 18.0% | 22.7% | 29.8% | 52.4% | 20.9% | 45.7% |
| 50-74 % | 40.0% | 27.4% | 22.4% | 22.0% | 28.4% | 47.7% | 24.2% | 42.0% |
| 75% or more | 34.6% | 23.8% | 23.7% | 18.8% | 25.1% | 42.7% | 22.3% | 36.5% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.5% | 24.1% | 20.6% | 20.7% | 26.6% | 50.0% | 22.6% | 39.0% |
| 25-49 % | 40.5% | 23.4% | 21.2% | 22.0% | 29.0% | 47.2% | 21.7% | 42.2% |
| 50-74 % | 37.5% | 19.0% | 20.6% | 27.1% | 29.4% | 50.4% | 23.2% | 41.4% |
| 75% or more | 31.7% | 25.1% | 20.0% | 25.8% | 33.7% | 41.3% | 26.0% | 35.8% |
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 | 0.65% | 1.50% | 1.42% | 1.08% | 1.16% | 0.96% | 0.84% | 0.74% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.89% | 16.09% * | -- | 14.41% * | 4.30% * | 8.64% * | 10.63% * | 4.91% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.60% | 6.65% | 3.51% | 3.17% | 2.82% | 2.29% | 2.30% | 1.76% |
| Construction | 2.55% | 4.67% | 4.17% | 2.79% | 5.88% | 7.20% | 2.47% | 3.74% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.70% | 12.82% * | 8.63% * | 6.51% | 6.61% | 3.40% | 6.09% | 2.90% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.84% | 4.24% | 3.45% | 3.47% | 4.07% | 4.54% | 2.59% | 3.32% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.96% | 5.28% | 5.41% | 4.14% | 3.05% | 2.37% | 3.45% | 2.13% |
| Retail trade | 2.61% | 5.53% | 6.18% * | 3.64% | 4.21% | 3.44% | 3.05% | 2.89% |
| Professional services | 1.07% | 2.37% | 2.71% | 1.74% | 1.89% | 1.57% | 1.51% | 1.22% |
| Other services | 1.59% | 3.00% | 3.29% | 2.92% | 3.29% | 2.43% | 1.82% | 1.86% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.78% | 1.79% | 1.68% | 1.25% | 1.49% | 1.11% | 1.00% | 0.90% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.63% | 3.37% | 3.19% | 3.10% | 2.94% | 2.70% | 2.00% | 1.96% |
| Nonprofit | 1.57% | 5.08% | 4.77% | 2.51% | 2.48% | 2.29% | 2.73% | 1.69% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.38% | 3.39% | 4.77% | 3.80% | 5.57% | 10.92% * | 2.52% | 4.00% |
| 5-9 years | 2.37% | 4.38% | 4.77% | 4.25% | 4.82% | 7.25% | 2.64% | 3.64% |
| 10-19 years | 1.62% | 2.99% | 2.62% | 2.14% | 3.61% | 4.55% | 1.65% | 2.33% |
| 20 or more years | 0.74% | 2.26% | 1.92% | 1.35% | 1.28% | 0.98% | 1.17% | 0.80% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.82% | 7.52% * | 3.88% | 1.90% | 1.40% | 0.97% | 2.54% | 0.83% |
| 1 location only | 0.86% | 1.52% | 1.50% | 1.27% | 2.04% | 5.61% | 0.89% | 1.42% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.37% | 7.61% * | 6.61% * | 5.13% | 4.40% | 3.29% | 4.20% | 2.62% |
| 25-49 % | 2.37% | 5.48% * | 7.12% | 3.67% | 4.07% | 4.11% | 3.80% | 2.73% |
| 50-74 % | 1.83% | 3.49% | 3.91% | 4.71% | 3.48% | 2.63% | 2.17% | 2.08% |
| 75% or more | 0.73% | 1.73% | 1.57% | 1.16% | 1.30% | 1.06% | 0.94% | 0.83% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.70% | 1.53% | 1.43% | 1.08% | 1.18% | 1.12% | 0.86% | 0.83% |
| Has union employees | 1.61% | 7.40% * | 9.29% * | 5.99% | 4.53% | 1.79% | 4.50% | 1.65% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.66% | 5.67% | 4.39% | 3.32% | 3.34% | 2.22% | 2.97% | 1.83% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.70% | 1.56% | 1.48% | 1.14% | 1.25% | 1.03% | 0.88% | 0.80% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.21% | 2.53% | 2.13% | 1.80% | 2.29% | 2.25% | 1.36% | 1.52% |
| 25-49 % | 1.28% | 3.48% | 2.97% | 2.31% | 2.59% | 1.65% | 1.91% | 1.40% |
| 50-74 % | 1.33% | 3.18% | 3.94% | 2.51% | 2.28% | 1.78% | 1.95% | 1.46% |
| 75% or more | 1.41% | 3.13% | 3.08% | 1.96% | 2.02% | 2.12% | 1.75% | 1.59% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.02% | 2.43% | 2.14% | 1.36% | 1.80% | 1.69% | 1.26% | 1.23% |
| 25-49 % | 0.98% | 3.26% | 2.46% | 1.88% | 1.87% | 1.26% | 1.51% | 1.05% |
| 50-74 % | 1.73% | 2.87% | 3.42% | 3.42% | 2.89% | 2.84% | 2.14% | 2.08% |
| 75% or more | 2.84% | 3.72% | 5.85% | 6.96% | 5.26% | 6.55% | 3.13% | 4.38% |
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.