| 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 | 75.8% | 28.1% | 39.5% | 55.4% | 73.6% | 89.0% | 41.4% | 82.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 66.7% | 6.0% * | 25.2% * | 48.8% | 69.4% | 85.8% | 28.7% | 74.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 71.4% | 16.1% * | 31.3% | 45.8% | 68.0% | 84.8% | 34.6% | 75.6% |
| Construction | 55.9% | 29.7% | 38.7% | 52.5% | 55.4% | 83.5% | 44.5% | 63.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 75.5% | 7.9% * | 53.7% | 47.4% | 73.3% | 85.7% | 31.8% | 81.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 72.4% | 24.3% | 48.6% | 57.4% | 78.0% | 87.1% | 45.1% | 80.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 82.7% | 31.8% | 39.3% | 60.6% | 79.6% | 92.0% | 39.9% | 88.3% |
| Retail trade | 75.9% | 25.7% | 31.9% | 61.4% | 71.1% | 86.8% | 40.4% | 81.9% |
| Professional services | 78.7% | 32.6% | 40.7% | 63.1% | 77.7% | 89.8% | 43.7% | 85.0% |
| Other services | 76.6% | 28.7% | 40.0% | 49.6% | 74.8% | 91.3% | 41.1% | 83.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 76.3% | 27.7% | 39.8% | 54.2% | 72.1% | 89.6% | 41.1% | 82.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 72.1% | 32.0% | 40.3% | 62.7% | 75.0% | 87.3% | 46.0% | 79.4% |
| Nonprofit | 77.3% | 20.3% | 36.2% | 49.8% | 77.1% | 87.5% | 34.8% | 82.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 66.9% | 32.3% | 42.6% | 68.5% | 90.2% | 96.8% | 48.4% | 84.8% |
| 5-9 years | 67.8% | 35.9% | 46.9% | 67.3% | 76.2% | 91.7% | 46.4% | 79.9% |
| 10-19 years | 62.5% | 30.7% | 41.6% | 53.9% | 67.8% | 88.6% | 42.1% | 73.3% |
| 20 or more years | 78.5% | 22.9% | 36.5% | 51.4% | 73.3% | 89.0% | 38.4% | 83.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 84.0% | 20.3% * | 39.0% | 54.7% | 72.6% | 88.9% | 46.2% | 84.9% |
| 1 location only | 58.0% | 28.3% | 39.6% | 55.6% | 75.0% | 91.0% | 40.9% | 72.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 71.5% | 23.9% * | 22.2% | 40.5% | 65.7% | 89.4% | 28.3% | 79.2% |
| 25-49 % | 74.1% | 23.1% | 41.5% | 45.5% | 74.7% | 85.7% | 37.5% | 79.5% |
| 50-74 % | 73.3% | 18.3% | 34.0% | 51.8% | 77.7% | 89.1% | 32.8% | 82.3% |
| 75% or more | 76.9% | 31.1% | 41.7% | 58.9% | 73.6% | 89.5% | 44.5% | 83.0% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 73.5% | 27.6% | 38.9% | 55.6% | 73.8% | 88.2% | 41.2% | 80.9% |
| Has union employees | 86.4% | 45.7% * | 55.7% | 50.1% | 72.2% | 91.2% | 46.6% | 87.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 74.7% | 19.6% | 38.1% | 43.1% | 66.0% | 87.8% | 37.0% | 78.8% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 76.1% | 29.0% | 39.7% | 57.9% | 75.7% | 89.4% | 42.0% | 83.3% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 68.3% | 27.1% | 37.7% | 52.6% | 70.2% | 88.1% | 40.5% | 77.5% |
| 25-49 % | 78.0% | 30.7% | 42.0% | 60.9% | 74.2% | 88.2% | 43.2% | 83.2% |
| 50-74 % | 79.9% | 27.4% | 39.3% | 55.2% | 75.9% | 89.8% | 43.0% | 84.5% |
| 75% or more | 75.4% | 28.1% | 40.3% | 54.6% | 73.6% | 89.4% | 39.6% | 82.6% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 72.9% | 29.7% | 37.4% | 54.6% | 72.6% | 88.8% | 41.0% | 80.9% |
| 25-49 % | 79.8% | 30.4% | 41.1% | 53.8% | 75.5% | 88.9% | 44.4% | 83.7% |
| 50-74 % | 73.7% | 24.0% | 42.9% | 60.5% | 73.7% | 91.3% | 40.6% | 82.2% |
| 75% or more | 52.8% | 25.3% | 40.7% | 65.1% | 54.2% | 82.1% | 32.2% | 70.5% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.
** 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 | 0.52% | 1.91% | 1.92% | 1.35% | 1.15% | 0.63% | 1.11% | 0.56% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.95% | 5.43% * | 15.72% * | 13.09% | 14.09% | 7.17% | 8.59% | 8.72% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.62% | 5.10% * | 5.51% | 3.80% | 3.53% | 1.78% | 3.36% | 1.73% |
| Construction | 2.68% | 6.04% | 5.13% | 4.40% | 6.09% | 4.39% | 3.45% | 3.78% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.57% | 6.02% * | 9.37% | 6.84% | 5.67% | 2.95% | 5.39% | 2.60% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.95% | 6.04% | 8.73% | 4.62% | 3.24% | 2.45% | 4.72% | 1.98% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.31% | 5.35% | 6.89% | 4.84% | 2.90% | 1.40% | 3.84% | 1.23% |
| Retail trade | 1.67% | 6.09% | 5.55% | 4.10% | 3.76% | 2.10% | 3.42% | 1.78% |
| Professional services | 0.93% | 3.69% | 3.29% | 2.38% | 1.93% | 1.18% | 1.95% | 0.98% |
| Other services | 1.18% | 4.08% | 4.49% | 2.99% | 2.39% | 1.23% | 2.49% | 1.19% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.63% | 2.22% | 2.12% | 1.63% | 1.52% | 0.70% | 1.29% | 0.66% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.38% | 4.49% | 5.41% | 3.10% | 2.61% | 1.93% | 2.76% | 1.51% |
| Nonprofit | 1.36% | 4.41% | 6.44% | 3.79% | 2.22% | 1.84% | 3.33% | 1.40% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.06% | 5.28% | 7.92% | 4.71% | 3.29% | 2.07% | 4.11% | 3.22% |
| 5-9 years | 2.41% | 6.41% | 5.15% | 3.84% | 4.70% | 4.41% | 3.20% | 2.94% |
| 10-19 years | 1.91% | 3.49% | 3.83% | 2.99% | 3.79% | 2.63% | 2.20% | 2.46% |
| 20 or more years | 0.57% | 2.55% | 2.41% | 1.69% | 1.23% | 0.66% | 1.41% | 0.58% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.57% | 9.35% * | 5.46% | 2.58% | 1.22% | 0.64% | 3.42% | 0.57% |
| 1 location only | 1.08% | 1.94% | 2.04% | 1.57% | 2.15% | 3.04% | 1.18% | 1.57% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.32% | 8.97% * | 6.39% | 6.09% | 5.01% | 2.18% | 4.69% | 2.31% |
| 25-49 % | 1.93% | 6.47% | 6.07% | 4.20% | 3.31% | 2.77% | 3.42% | 2.10% |
| 50-74 % | 1.53% | 3.30% | 4.81% | 3.97% | 2.79% | 1.84% | 2.71% | 1.56% |
| 75% or more | 0.60% | 2.35% | 2.30% | 1.54% | 1.39% | 0.68% | 1.31% | 0.63% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.59% | 1.91% | 1.92% | 1.38% | 1.17% | 0.78% | 1.12% | 0.64% |
| Has union employees | 1.10% | 13.79% * | 11.85% | 5.96% | 4.30% | 0.99% | 6.31% | 1.10% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.33% | 4.69% | 5.70% | 3.52% | 2.78% | 1.54% | 3.25% | 1.37% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.57% | 2.03% | 2.04% | 1.43% | 1.25% | 0.68% | 1.17% | 0.60% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.19% | 2.96% | 3.00% | 2.21% | 2.40% | 1.42% | 1.76% | 1.31% |
| 25-49 % | 1.11% | 4.68% | 4.83% | 3.26% | 2.49% | 1.32% | 2.86% | 1.15% |
| 50-74 % | 0.94% | 4.31% | 4.07% | 2.86% | 2.01% | 1.08% | 2.39% | 0.96% |
| 75% or more | 1.05% | 3.56% | 4.01% | 2.73% | 2.42% | 1.18% | 2.19% | 1.11% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.85% | 2.74% | 2.85% | 1.90% | 1.70% | 1.06% | 1.57% | 0.90% |
| 25-49 % | 0.78% | 4.57% | 3.39% | 2.44% | 1.86% | 0.87% | 2.19% | 0.81% |
| 50-74 % | 1.42% | 3.91% | 4.68% | 3.33% | 2.87% | 1.48% | 2.61% | 1.45% |
| 75% or more | 3.81% | 5.05% | 8.14% | 6.70% | 9.99% | 10.25% | 4.02% | 6.45% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.
** 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.