| 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 | 67.1% | 70.2% | 63.3% | 64.3% | 65.1% | 68.8% | 64.8% | 67.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 38.7% | 66.4% | 51.1% | 50.6% | 28.3% * | 42.3% * | 55.6% | 35.6% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 75.6% | 69.7% | 62.5% | 73.5% | 72.6% | 79.1% | 66.8% | 76.5% |
| Construction | 62.6% | 65.7% | 59.2% | 60.6% | 61.9% | 67.9% | 60.6% | 63.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 74.9% | 62.0% | 59.6% | 67.6% | 71.2% | 78.8% | 61.2% | 76.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 71.9% | 76.6% | 69.9% | 73.1% | 71.4% | 71.6% | 72.6% | 71.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 77.6% | 80.1% | 74.4% | 73.2% | 78.7% | 77.6% | 75.6% | 77.8% |
| Retail trade | 63.1% | 69.1% | 56.3% | 61.8% | 63.1% | 63.7% | 60.0% | 63.7% |
| Professional services | 69.7% | 67.2% | 66.7% | 67.4% | 66.7% | 71.7% | 67.2% | 70.1% |
| Other services | 51.8% | 70.3% | 58.9% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.5% | 59.2% | 50.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 66.7% | 68.8% | 63.4% | 64.3% | 64.5% | 68.2% | 64.4% | 67.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 64.4% | 71.4% | 61.4% | 60.0% | 62.4% | 67.0% | 63.7% | 64.6% |
| Nonprofit | 71.7% | 79.9% | 66.8% | 71.9% | 70.1% | 72.4% | 71.2% | 71.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 61.5% | 67.5% | 60.8% | 56.7% | 64.6% | 56.7% | 61.7% | 61.3% |
| 5-9 years | 56.6% | 70.8% | 64.1% | 58.1% | 57.4% | 33.5% | 64.4% | 52.0% |
| 10-19 years | 63.3% | 69.8% | 63.6% | 60.7% | 58.6% | 69.6% | 63.7% | 63.2% |
| 20 or more years | 68.5% | 71.2% | 63.6% | 67.6% | 67.2% | 69.3% | 66.1% | 68.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 69.0% | 73.7% | 70.9% | 68.4% | 67.3% | 69.4% | 70.0% | 68.9% |
| 1 location only | 63.0% | 70.1% | 62.6% | 63.1% | 62.1% | 52.3% | 64.2% | 61.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 55.0% | 90.0% | 75.7% | 63.4% | 51.2% | 51.9% | 72.9% | 52.3% |
| 25-49 % | 53.6% | 76.5% | 58.9% | 51.0% | 51.3% | 53.8% | 61.0% | 52.5% |
| 50-74 % | 59.3% | 69.2% | 64.1% | 54.8% | 55.6% | 60.7% | 63.4% | 58.5% |
| 75% or more | 68.9% | 70.0% | 63.3% | 66.1% | 67.2% | 70.7% | 65.0% | 69.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 66.8% | 70.1% | 63.2% | 64.6% | 65.7% | 68.3% | 64.9% | 67.3% |
| Has union employees | 68.3% | 73.9% | 65.7% | 58.0% | 60.8% | 70.1% | 62.5% | 68.6% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 49.0% | 67.8% | 45.0% | 44.8% | 45.8% | 50.4% | 50.1% | 48.9% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 70.0% | 70.4% | 64.6% | 66.6% | 68.3% | 72.2% | 66.1% | 70.8% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 69.8% | 67.4% | 62.9% | 66.5% | 67.4% | 74.6% | 63.8% | 71.7% |
| 25-49 % | 70.9% | 72.0% | 67.1% | 67.4% | 67.0% | 73.4% | 68.1% | 71.3% |
| 50-74 % | 63.1% | 74.5% | 66.5% | 60.3% | 63.1% | 62.6% | 67.3% | 62.5% |
| 75% or more | 64.3% | 67.9% | 57.8% | 59.4% | 61.7% | 66.8% | 60.8% | 64.9% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 64.0% | 69.5% | 61.8% | 61.5% | 63.7% | 65.0% | 63.7% | 64.1% |
| 25-49 % | 69.0% | 67.8% | 64.7% | 66.7% | 66.0% | 70.5% | 64.9% | 69.4% |
| 50-74 % | 69.2% | 70.8% | 65.6% | 67.6% | 68.7% | 70.3% | 66.3% | 69.9% |
| 75% or more | 66.4% | 75.8% | 62.5% | 65.5% | 49.3% | 74.9% | 70.4% | 62.8% |
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 | 0.45% | 1.20% | 1.01% | 0.74% | 0.86% | 0.70% | 0.61% | 0.52% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.29% | 8.87% | 6.06% | 8.31% | 8.98% * | 14.68% * | 4.32% | 8.08% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.91% | 4.62% | 2.47% | 1.68% | 1.87% | 1.29% | 1.59% | 1.00% |
| Construction | 1.47% | 3.97% | 3.04% | 2.26% | 3.69% | 2.63% | 1.86% | 2.09% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.46% | 9.51% | 6.71% | 3.80% | 3.25% | 1.70% | 3.87% | 1.49% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.66% | 3.84% | 2.62% | 2.13% | 2.12% | 3.50% | 1.82% | 2.09% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.76% | 2.71% | 2.69% | 2.93% | 2.08% | 0.90% | 2.17% | 0.81% |
| Retail trade | 1.24% | 2.99% | 3.29% | 2.26% | 2.13% | 1.93% | 1.81% | 1.45% |
| Professional services | 0.65% | 2.04% | 1.59% | 1.24% | 1.21% | 0.96% | 1.00% | 0.74% |
| Other services | 1.62% | 2.66% | 2.78% | 1.83% | 2.08% | 2.76% | 1.54% | 1.92% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.59% | 1.46% | 1.15% | 0.89% | 1.18% | 0.90% | 0.71% | 0.69% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.96% | 2.55% | 2.67% | 1.77% | 1.89% | 1.68% | 1.49% | 1.15% |
| Nonprofit | 0.74% | 3.07% | 3.63% | 1.82% | 1.30% | 1.04% | 2.00% | 0.79% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.57% | 4.02% | 3.94% | 3.35% | 5.75% | 15.65% | 2.37% | 4.60% |
| 5-9 years | 2.31% | 3.12% | 2.76% | 2.71% | 3.81% | 7.25% | 1.80% | 3.34% |
| 10-19 years | 1.58% | 2.34% | 2.16% | 1.64% | 2.85% | 4.63% | 1.22% | 2.36% |
| 20 or more years | 0.48% | 1.55% | 1.28% | 0.85% | 0.87% | 0.67% | 0.78% | 0.52% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.55% | 7.20% | 2.22% | 1.38% | 0.83% | 0.68% | 1.64% | 0.56% |
| 1 location only | 0.75% | 1.22% | 1.08% | 0.86% | 1.69% | 5.44% | 0.66% | 1.28% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.71% | 5.20% | 4.94% | 3.85% | 3.94% | 2.12% | 3.38% | 1.83% |
| 25-49 % | 1.53% | 3.72% | 3.64% | 2.50% | 2.79% | 2.36% | 2.12% | 1.72% |
| 50-74 % | 1.01% | 2.65% | 2.26% | 2.37% | 2.34% | 1.53% | 1.52% | 1.19% |
| 75% or more | 0.50% | 1.37% | 1.14% | 0.81% | 0.98% | 0.78% | 0.69% | 0.58% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.48% | 1.18% | 1.01% | 0.74% | 0.87% | 0.83% | 0.61% | 0.57% |
| Has union employees | 1.21% | 11.03% | 7.14% | 4.17% | 3.27% | 1.37% | 4.23% | 1.24% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.17% | 4.75% | 3.00% | 2.05% | 2.02% | 1.69% | 1.96% | 1.27% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.46% | 1.24% | 1.04% | 0.76% | 0.91% | 0.72% | 0.63% | 0.53% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.86% | 2.22% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 1.61% | 1.57% | 0.99% | 1.06% |
| 25-49 % | 0.90% | 2.75% | 2.14% | 1.63% | 1.99% | 1.27% | 1.35% | 1.01% |
| 50-74 % | 0.87% | 2.23% | 2.64% | 1.88% | 1.46% | 1.24% | 1.51% | 0.96% |
| 75% or more | 0.86% | 2.20% | 1.62% | 1.46% | 1.62% | 1.31% | 1.10% | 1.00% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.75% | 1.84% | 1.54% | 1.11% | 1.33% | 1.36% | 0.89% | 0.92% |
| 25-49 % | 0.66% | 2.60% | 1.79% | 1.20% | 1.21% | 0.91% | 1.15% | 0.72% |
| 50-74 % | 1.13% | 2.29% | 2.19% | 1.73% | 2.71% | 1.78% | 1.37% | 1.36% |
| 75% or more | 3.14% | 3.25% | 3.46% | 5.18% | 9.40% | 3.35% | 2.50% | 5.34% |
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.