| 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 | 22.1% | 16.6% | 26.4% | 24.1% | 20.1% | 22.8% | 22.1% | 22.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 23.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.4% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.8% | 1.2% * | 23.0% | 18.2% | 21.3% | 22.7% | 20.5% | 20.8% |
| Construction | 25.4% | 7.8% * | 36.6% | 30.9% | 24.4% | 21.8% | 25.9% | 25.1% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.0% | -- | 30.1% * | 32.2% | 13.0% | 29.3% | 21.7% | 23.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 23.2% | -- | 20.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 27.1% | 16.8% | 27.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 18.9% | 11.4% * | 18.3% * | 14.6% | 18.2% | 22.1% | 12.8% | 20.3% |
| Retail trade | 24.3% | 27.2% * | 31.1% | 27.0% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 28.2% | 23.1% |
| Professional services | 19.8% | 20.0% | 24.5% | 24.1% | 17.5% | 19.2% | 22.1% | 19.3% |
| Other services | 26.5% | 17.3% | 30.9% * | 26.2% | 22.7% | 31.6% | 23.8% | 27.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 23.5% | 15.4% | 29.2% | 22.6% | 22.9% | 24.6% | 22.6% | 23.8% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 24.9% | 25.4% | 24.7% | 31.7% | 21.2% | 24.7% | 26.2% | 24.3% |
| Nonprofit | 15.7% | 1.8% * | 10.4% | 22.3% * | 13.8% | 17.3% | 10.2% | 16.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 28.7% | 19.3% | 46.6% | 31.9% | 22.2% | -- | 32.3% | 23.8% |
| 5-9 years | 26.6% | 26.5% * | 43.3% * | 21.6% | 19.8% | 37.0% | 32.4% | 22.0% |
| 10-19 years | 25.1% | 18.2% | 20.8% | 28.7% | 26.8% | 29.4% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 20 or more years | 20.9% | 11.0% | 21.1% | 22.4% | 19.0% | 22.5% | 18.2% | 21.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.7% | -- | 15.6% * | 20.5% | 19.8% | 22.8% | 18.3% | 21.8% |
| 1 location only | 22.6% | 16.7% | 27.4% | 25.1% | 20.6% | 23.6% | 22.5% | 22.7% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.3% | -- | 13.4% * | 26.8% | 13.2% * | 34.0% | 31.9% * | 19.8% |
| 25-49 % | 25.0% | -- | 21.4% | 29.9% | 25.9% | 24.4% | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| 50-74 % | 23.3% | 13.6% | 44.6% | 24.0% | 21.8% | 21.7% | 27.0% | 22.2% |
| 75% or more | 21.7% | 16.1% | 24.3% | 23.7% | 20.0% | 22.7% | 21.2% | 21.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 22.8% | 16.8% | 26.4% | 24.4% | 21.4% | 23.6% | 22.2% | 23.0% |
| Has union employees | 18.8% | 1.3% * | -- | 14.0% * | 12.6% | 21.1% | 16.5% | 18.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 26.6% | 15.1% * | 14.5% | 26.5% | 25.1% | 30.4% | 21.1% | 27.6% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 21.5% | 16.8% | 26.9% | 23.8% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 22.1% | 21.3% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.5% | 16.5% | 27.5% | 23.2% | 24.9% | 22.7% | 23.1% | 23.8% |
| 25-49 % | 21.9% | 13.3% * | 18.9% | 23.0% | 20.6% | 23.8% | 18.6% | 22.8% |
| 50-74 % | 20.9% | 15.5% * | 28.5% * | 22.8% | 17.1% | 22.9% | 22.1% | 20.7% |
| 75% or more | 22.0% | 19.7% | 29.3% | 28.6% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 23.7% | 21.5% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.4% | 15.1% | 34.2% | 26.0% | 20.3% | 27.3% | 24.7% | 24.3% |
| 25-49 % | 20.8% | 21.7% * | 21.7% | 22.6% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 21.5% | 20.7% |
| 50-74 % | 20.7% | 18.5% * | 21.6% | 21.8% | 20.1% | 21.0% | 19.5% | 21.2% |
| 75% or more | 18.3% | 10.4% * | -- | 28.9% | 21.7% | 23.0% | 14.5% | 22.3% |
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 | 0.57% | 2.52% | 2.80% | 1.48% | 0.95% | 0.80% | 1.38% | 0.62% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.76% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.08% | 0.76% * | 4.04% | 2.55% | 1.60% | 1.65% | 2.56% | 1.19% |
| Construction | 2.24% | 5.42% * | 5.77% | 3.46% | 5.07% | 2.18% | 3.75% | 2.76% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.60% | -- | 11.30% * | 3.88% | 3.55% | 2.49% | 5.80% | 2.89% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.76% | -- | 2.71% | 3.73% | 2.90% | 4.08% | 2.36% | 2.20% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.24% | 4.29% * | 6.79% * | 4.34% | 1.94% | 1.53% | 3.38% | 1.19% |
| Retail trade | 2.10% | 9.29% * | 4.78% | 3.32% | 4.37% | 2.71% | 3.75% | 2.37% |
| Professional services | 0.86% | 5.00% | 4.50% | 3.70% | 1.13% | 0.84% | 2.49% | 0.87% |
| Other services | 2.00% | 3.85% | 11.42% * | 2.50% | 2.72% | 3.48% | 4.31% | 2.24% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.73% | 2.61% | 3.62% | 1.32% | 1.34% | 1.10% | 1.69% | 0.79% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.56% | 6.26% | 3.27% | 2.68% | 2.42% | 2.92% | 3.03% | 1.78% |
| Nonprofit | 1.04% | 0.96% * | 2.92% | 7.74% * | 1.33% | 0.65% | 1.61% | 1.14% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.01% | 4.75% | 10.79% | 4.75% | 2.70% | -- | 4.56% | 2.41% |
| 5-9 years | 3.78% | 9.23% * | 14.45% * | 2.15% | 4.03% | 9.36% | 7.07% | 2.91% |
| 10-19 years | 1.39% | 3.76% | 3.25% | 2.22% | 2.57% | 4.47% | 1.92% | 1.95% |
| 20 or more years | 0.60% | 2.93% | 1.99% | 2.03% | 1.06% | 0.82% | 1.30% | 0.67% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.61% | -- | 4.71% * | 1.96% | 0.89% | 0.82% | 2.59% | 0.62% |
| 1 location only | 1.08% | 2.53% | 2.97% | 1.80% | 1.87% | 3.99% | 1.49% | 1.56% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5.39% | -- | 5.41% * | 4.94% | 4.23% * | 4.65% | 10.77% * | 5.28% |
| 25-49 % | 1.40% | -- | 4.76% | 3.83% | 2.25% | 1.84% | 3.34% | 1.52% |
| 50-74 % | 2.17% | 3.57% | 13.25% | 3.27% | 3.49% | 2.54% | 6.49% | 1.92% |
| 75% or more | 0.60% | 2.83% | 2.27% | 1.70% | 0.98% | 0.89% | 1.33% | 0.67% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.59% | 2.54% | 2.86% | 1.52% | 1.00% | 0.69% | 1.41% | 0.62% |
| Has union employees | 1.65% | 0.61% * | -- | 4.46% * | 1.84% | 2.07% | 4.22% | 1.70% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.93% | 5.69% * | 4.13% | 3.59% | 4.07% | 1.98% | 2.80% | 2.24% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.60% | 2.70% | 2.90% | 1.59% | 0.92% | 0.85% | 1.46% | 0.64% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.07% | 3.97% | 3.01% | 2.21% | 2.27% | 1.46% | 1.98% | 1.25% |
| 25-49 % | 1.21% | 4.94% * | 2.98% | 2.17% | 1.61% | 2.28% | 2.01% | 1.44% |
| 50-74 % | 1.19% | 8.18% * | 9.51% * | 2.41% | 1.86% | 1.04% | 4.92% | 1.05% |
| 75% or more | 1.05% | 3.66% | 6.05% | 5.14% | 1.17% | 1.14% | 2.57% | 1.15% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.08% | 2.56% | 5.61% | 1.69% | 1.62% | 1.87% | 2.30% | 1.21% |
| 25-49 % | 0.74% | 7.71% * | 2.99% | 3.38% | 1.21% | 0.74% | 2.34% | 0.77% |
| 50-74 % | 1.35% | 5.78% * | 3.57% | 2.84% | 2.64% | 2.01% | 2.70% | 1.54% |
| 75% or more | 2.14% | 4.06% * | -- | 4.93% | 5.45% | 1.99% | 3.44% | 2.26% |
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.