| 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 | 40.1% | 53.1% | 36.6% | 32.2% | 46.3% | 38.8% | 41.0% | 39.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 48.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0% | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 43.8% | -- | 30.5% | 54.3% | 63.1% | 40.6% * | 30.8% | 46.7% |
| Construction | 53.3% | 83.7% | -- | 23.3% * | 52.5% | -- | 64.0% | 26.1% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 48.8% | -- | -- | -- | 44.1% | 56.1% | 22.8% * | 51.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 53.1% | -- | 36.9% * | 60.0% * | 52.1% | 46.9% | 45.1% | 57.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 52.7% | 73.7% | -- | 42.1% | 67.4% | 44.9% | 66.4% | 51.1% |
| Retail trade | 43.9% | 48.6% * | 61.6% | 26.9% | 55.1% | 42.2% | 37.5% | 44.7% |
| Professional services | 50.7% | 51.5% | 24.5% | 34.8% | 46.8% | 55.8% | 41.3% | 52.1% |
| Other services | 21.5% | 45.8% | 38.9% | 25.9% | 34.7% | 15.4% | 34.7% | 19.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 35.8% | 47.6% | 36.9% | 34.7% | 44.5% | 33.0% | 39.7% | 35.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 41.8% | 66.3% | 37.1% | 23.8% | 52.6% | 37.7% | 45.2% | 40.8% |
| Nonprofit | 50.3% | -- | 34.8% | 36.3% | 45.4% | 53.6% | 38.7% | 51.2% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 44.8% | 63.7% | 32.7% * | 30.0% * | 47.7% | -- | 46.9% | 43.1% |
| 5-9 years | 36.5% | 57.9% | 55.0% | 28.0% | 41.0% | 20.4% * | 47.9% | 31.3% |
| 10-19 years | 41.3% | 46.0% | 47.2% | 41.1% | 48.7% | 20.3% * | 46.7% | 38.0% |
| 20 or more years | 39.9% | 50.6% | 31.1% | 29.1% | 46.0% | 39.4% | 34.7% | 40.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 39.1% | -- | 19.7% * | 42.8% | 43.5% | 38.4% | 32.3% | 39.2% |
| 1 location only | 42.9% | 53.1% | 37.7% | 29.7% | 49.9% | 56.1% | 41.6% | 44.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 33.9% | 57.0% | 38.2% | 56.8% | 47.4% | 25.0% | 53.0% | 31.4% |
| 25-49 % | 35.0% | 36.0% | 23.7% * | 24.1% | 42.2% | 36.0% | 25.5% | 36.3% |
| 50-74 % | 42.0% | 57.7% | 29.5% | 22.3% | 42.1% | 44.2% | 43.8% | 41.6% |
| 75% or more | 48.3% | 50.4% | 44.0% | 35.9% | 52.3% | 49.0% | 40.3% | 49.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 38.0% | 53.7% | 36.4% | 33.0% | 43.0% | 36.0% | 41.1% | 37.4% |
| Has union employees | 47.4% | -- | -- | 13.4% * | 61.2% | 45.8% | 34.1% * | 47.6% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 26.2% | 67.9% | 28.2% * | 31.5% * | 35.4% | 22.5% | 45.3% | 24.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 49.1% | 50.5% | 37.9% | 32.6% | 52.5% | 52.1% | 39.8% | 51.0% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 52.3% | 51.9% | 47.8% | 37.3% | 42.9% | 63.6% | 44.5% | 56.4% |
| 25-49 % | 42.0% | 52.4% | 49.0% | 30.9% | 44.5% | 42.2% | 36.2% | 42.8% |
| 50-74 % | 35.0% | 60.3% | 44.0% | 41.0% | 52.3% | 28.0% | 52.3% | 33.2% |
| 75% or more | 41.5% | 48.3% | 19.1% | 23.9% | 40.3% | 46.0% | 31.0% | 43.0% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.2% | 57.3% | 33.5% | 30.3% | 43.7% | 32.6% | 39.6% | 34.5% |
| 25-49 % | 45.0% | 50.8% | 35.4% | 37.4% | 47.6% | 45.1% | 39.8% | 45.4% |
| 50-74 % | 42.5% | 37.8% | 46.9% | 30.5% | 51.5% | 41.9% | 38.5% | 43.9% |
| 75% or more | 57.1% | 85.0% | -- | 30.1% * | 39.6% * | 50.6% | 65.4% | 46.2% |
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.
-- 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 | 1.49% | 5.30% | 4.05% | 4.05% | 3.38% | 1.94% | 3.27% | 1.64% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.24% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.00% | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 10.88% | -- | 8.49% | 12.45% | 13.12% | 16.10% * | 7.20% | 13.56% |
| Construction | 8.75% | 9.97% | -- | 9.91% * | 13.49% | -- | 8.64% | 10.19% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 4.16% | -- | -- | -- | 5.19% | 5.68% | 10.40% * | 4.13% |
| Wholesale trade | 7.28% | -- | 11.19% * | 21.90% * | 5.93% | 10.91% | 9.33% | 9.06% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 5.01% | 10.71% | -- | 11.37% | 12.97% | 5.76% | 9.09% | 5.48% |
| Retail trade | 4.08% | 20.28% * | 9.56% | 8.04% | 13.71% | 4.13% | 9.76% | 4.37% |
| Professional services | 1.92% | 7.04% | 6.39% | 8.39% | 3.20% | 2.33% | 6.10% | 2.01% |
| Other services | 1.89% | 10.12% | 6.93% | 4.54% | 4.98% | 1.88% | 4.90% | 1.98% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 2.13% | 6.74% | 5.38% | 6.06% | 5.34% | 2.64% | 4.48% | 2.35% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 3.57% | 8.44% | 8.57% | 5.17% | 6.69% | 5.73% | 6.16% | 4.25% |
| Nonprofit | 1.66% | -- | 8.67% | 7.40% | 3.11% | 1.91% | 6.55% | 1.70% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 6.44% | 10.93% | 12.12% * | 11.59% * | 11.46% | -- | 8.51% | 9.33% |
| 5-9 years | 4.21% | 11.62% | 9.51% | 5.38% | 8.33% | 7.42% * | 6.72% | 5.02% |
| 10-19 years | 4.82% | 8.97% | 7.25% | 10.95% | 8.95% | 6.28% * | 8.32% | 5.72% |
| 20 or more years | 1.68% | 8.70% | 4.83% | 4.26% | 4.11% | 2.01% | 3.65% | 1.79% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.71% | -- | 8.13% * | 5.35% | 2.78% | 1.97% | 5.85% | 1.73% |
| 1 location only | 2.95% | 5.30% | 4.28% | 4.90% | 6.66% | 8.47% | 3.48% | 4.62% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.09% | 15.29% | 10.29% | 12.07% | 8.98% | 4.11% | 9.70% | 4.33% |
| 25-49 % | 3.23% | 8.58% | 9.50% * | 5.69% | 6.14% | 4.35% | 5.04% | 3.54% |
| 50-74 % | 2.60% | 7.23% | 8.77% | 4.95% | 5.63% | 3.61% | 5.32% | 2.93% |
| 75% or more | 1.40% | 9.63% | 4.95% | 4.48% | 3.08% | 1.75% | 3.70% | 1.51% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1.55% | 5.42% | 4.07% | 4.19% | 2.89% | 2.21% | 3.33% | 1.73% |
| Has union employees | 3.91% | -- | -- | 5.01% * | 9.99% | 4.05% | 13.19% * | 3.96% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.52% | 11.78% | 11.13% * | 9.80% * | 8.46% | 2.34% | 9.27% | 2.56% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1.56% | 5.84% | 4.39% | 3.92% | 3.10% | 2.14% | 3.20% | 1.73% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6.49% | 13.15% | 8.28% | 8.93% | 11.97% | 12.05% | 6.50% | 8.72% |
| 25-49 % | 2.84% | 10.61% | 9.37% | 6.02% | 6.63% | 3.67% | 6.37% | 3.09% |
| 50-74 % | 2.77% | 8.59% | 6.88% | 10.80% | 5.96% | 2.75% | 7.24% | 2.89% |
| 75% or more | 1.69% | 8.72% | 4.81% | 4.37% | 4.00% | 2.12% | 4.41% | 1.82% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.33% | 7.64% | 6.08% | 6.04% | 6.42% | 2.84% | 5.36% | 2.56% |
| 25-49 % | 2.32% | 9.49% | 6.31% | 6.50% | 3.78% | 3.06% | 4.53% | 2.48% |
| 50-74 % | 3.89% | 10.27% | 8.44% | 7.27% | 6.88% | 6.76% | 6.49% | 4.77% |
| 75% or more | 5.80% | 6.28% | -- | 11.19% * | 14.28% * | 9.56% | 7.99% | 7.22% |
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.
-- 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.