| 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 | 18.8% | 27.1% | 24.2% | 22.8% | 22.5% | 15.6% | 24.7% | 17.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 41.0% | 43.2% * | -- | 26.5% * | 62.2% | 22.3% * | 28.5% * | 44.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 16.4% | 17.7% | 27.3% | 17.1% | 20.2% | 13.5% | 22.9% | 15.6% |
| Construction | 19.0% | 23.2% | 22.5% | 19.9% | 20.5% | 11.2% | 21.8% | 17.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 13.0% | 15.7% * | 36.2% | 18.7% | 19.4% | 9.9% | 24.4% | 12.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 16.3% | 25.7% | 21.2% | 26.1% | 21.1% | 9.3% | 23.2% | 14.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 15.8% | 19.5% | 18.7% * | 31.9% | 19.5% | 12.8% | 21.8% | 15.1% |
| Retail trade | 16.7% | 28.8% | 21.1% | 22.3% | 19.7% | 14.1% | 24.2% | 15.5% |
| Professional services | 22.4% | 29.7% | 28.6% | 26.2% | 20.7% | 21.2% | 27.3% | 21.5% |
| Other services | 20.2% | 31.7% | 19.0% | 19.9% | 30.1% | 15.0% | 25.5% | 19.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 16.7% | 25.1% | 24.4% | 22.0% | 21.2% | 12.9% | 24.1% | 15.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18.7% | 29.8% | 25.0% | 22.5% | 21.1% | 13.0% | 26.4% | 16.6% |
| Nonprofit | 27.4% | 34.8% | 21.0% | 27.5% | 27.0% | 27.5% | 25.7% | 27.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 24.5% | 26.2% | 18.4% | 23.3% | 30.5% | 10.6% * | 24.1% | 25.0% |
| 5-9 years | 24.3% | 29.8% | 18.8% | 24.1% | 28.5% | 12.2% * | 23.5% | 25.0% |
| 10-19 years | 19.6% | 21.9% | 29.1% | 18.4% | 18.1% | 15.3% | 24.2% | 17.1% |
| 20 or more years | 18.2% | 29.6% | 24.1% | 24.0% | 22.3% | 15.6% | 25.3% | 17.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 16.5% | 31.7% * | 27.1% | 22.1% | 20.2% | 15.3% | 25.6% | 16.3% |
| 1 location only | 24.8% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 24.6% | 25.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.2% | 21.5% * | 19.5% * | 24.3% | 15.8% | 12.2% | 22.5% | 13.7% |
| 25-49 % | 18.4% | 40.4% | 32.4% | 29.6% | 17.9% | 11.8% | 34.7% | 15.5% |
| 50-74 % | 21.2% | 20.6% | 28.8% | 21.4% | 25.1% | 19.1% | 23.6% | 20.8% |
| 75% or more | 18.7% | 27.8% | 23.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 15.4% | 24.4% | 17.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.6% | 26.5% | 24.0% | 22.8% | 22.3% | 14.0% | 24.3% | 17.3% |
| Has union employees | 19.8% | 36.9% | 30.1% * | 22.5% | 23.6% | 18.9% | 32.2% | 19.4% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 17.0% | 29.5% | 26.7% | 24.4% | 26.6% | 10.7% | 24.7% | 16.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 19.0% | 26.9% | 24.0% | 22.6% | 22.0% | 16.1% | 24.7% | 18.0% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.2% | 30.6% | 24.2% | 20.2% | 19.4% | 13.5% | 25.2% | 16.1% |
| 25-49 % | 18.0% | 25.8% | 22.5% | 22.7% | 27.1% | 14.1% | 24.2% | 17.3% |
| 50-74 % | 18.3% | 21.8% | 21.7% | 24.9% | 23.3% | 15.5% | 22.6% | 17.8% |
| 75% or more | 21.4% | 28.5% | 28.6% | 26.2% | 20.7% | 19.7% | 26.5% | 20.6% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.5% | 29.0% | 24.1% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 12.5% | 24.6% | 16.9% |
| 25-49 % | 18.5% | 25.1% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 22.4% | 16.8% | 23.4% | 18.1% |
| 50-74 % | 19.7% | 26.5% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 22.2% | 14.2% | 26.6% | 17.8% |
| 75% or more | 26.8% | 24.1% | 29.1% | 33.9% | 22.7% | 27.1% | 25.9% | 27.4% |
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 | 0.51% | 1.61% | 1.56% | 1.13% | 1.30% | 0.67% | 0.91% | 0.58% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.12% | 16.41% * | -- | 16.08% * | 17.62% | 14.67% * | 10.81% * | 13.17% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.30% | 5.08% | 4.90% | 2.74% | 2.95% | 1.71% | 2.76% | 1.42% |
| Construction | 1.91% | 4.57% | 4.12% | 3.03% | 4.68% | 3.32% | 2.32% | 2.69% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.69% | 6.70% * | 10.27% | 5.20% | 4.78% | 1.96% | 5.30% | 1.77% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.61% | 5.63% | 4.97% | 3.84% | 4.20% | 1.71% | 2.93% | 1.84% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.57% | 4.75% | 5.77% * | 5.81% | 3.75% | 1.91% | 4.06% | 1.68% |
| Retail trade | 1.59% | 5.70% | 5.18% | 3.42% | 3.09% | 2.11% | 2.88% | 1.76% |
| Professional services | 0.95% | 3.02% | 3.07% | 2.26% | 1.94% | 1.34% | 1.73% | 1.07% |
| Other services | 1.32% | 3.70% | 3.00% | 2.31% | 4.11% | 1.49% | 2.01% | 1.54% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.57% | 1.85% | 1.84% | 1.34% | 1.68% | 0.71% | 1.07% | 0.65% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.28% | 3.72% | 4.02% | 2.86% | 3.14% | 1.68% | 2.24% | 1.50% |
| Nonprofit | 1.54% | 6.47% | 4.36% | 3.34% | 2.80% | 2.17% | 2.87% | 1.65% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.11% | 3.96% | 4.32% | 5.60% | 7.58% | 5.95% * | 3.25% | 5.23% |
| 5-9 years | 3.06% | 4.44% | 4.51% | 3.42% | 8.17% | 4.02% * | 2.57% | 4.95% |
| 10-19 years | 1.44% | 2.80% | 3.24% | 2.24% | 2.96% | 4.00% | 1.77% | 2.00% |
| 20 or more years | 0.56% | 2.65% | 2.16% | 1.44% | 1.37% | 0.69% | 1.24% | 0.60% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.59% | 13.48% * | 5.12% | 2.16% | 1.34% | 0.68% | 2.98% | 0.59% |
| 1 location only | 1.00% | 1.62% | 1.64% | 1.32% | 2.56% | 5.42% | 0.95% | 1.70% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.75% | 6.86% * | 7.84% * | 5.55% | 3.50% | 2.18% | 4.54% | 1.87% |
| 25-49 % | 1.83% | 8.75% | 6.42% | 4.59% | 4.43% | 1.94% | 3.91% | 1.97% |
| 50-74 % | 1.77% | 3.47% | 5.28% | 3.41% | 3.69% | 2.60% | 2.48% | 2.03% |
| 75% or more | 0.56% | 1.88% | 1.71% | 1.26% | 1.46% | 0.72% | 1.02% | 0.63% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.54% | 1.59% | 1.58% | 1.16% | 1.38% | 0.72% | 0.92% | 0.63% |
| Has union employees | 1.31% | 10.41% | 9.10% * | 5.36% | 4.02% | 1.44% | 5.35% | 1.34% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.69% | 5.60% | 5.97% | 3.68% | 5.39% | 1.27% | 3.01% | 1.87% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.54% | 1.69% | 1.62% | 1.19% | 1.28% | 0.74% | 0.95% | 0.61% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.91% | 2.90% | 2.35% | 1.66% | 1.98% | 1.54% | 1.41% | 1.11% |
| 25-49 % | 1.11% | 3.81% | 3.41% | 2.44% | 3.57% | 1.19% | 2.04% | 1.21% |
| 50-74 % | 0.88% | 2.88% | 3.61% | 2.82% | 2.14% | 1.06% | 2.14% | 0.94% |
| 75% or more | 1.28% | 3.75% | 3.81% | 2.70% | 2.66% | 1.84% | 2.11% | 1.45% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.83% | 2.67% | 2.27% | 1.54% | 2.24% | 1.01% | 1.32% | 0.99% |
| 25-49 % | 0.76% | 3.48% | 2.73% | 2.00% | 1.93% | 0.92% | 1.79% | 0.81% |
| 50-74 % | 1.32% | 3.38% | 4.11% | 3.11% | 2.89% | 1.98% | 2.21% | 1.56% |
| 75% or more | 3.43% | 3.47% | 7.47% | 8.39% | 5.55% | 8.07% | 3.13% | 5.43% |
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.