| 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 | 21.1% | 15.8% | 21.5% | 22.6% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 20.1% | 21.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 27.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.6% | 29.2% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.0% | 15.9% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 18.8% | 20.9% | 18.8% | 20.1% |
| Construction | 21.5% | 18.4% * | 21.0% | 26.2% | 18.3% | 20.6% | 21.6% | 21.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 19.2% | -- | 40.2% | 21.9% | 21.7% | 17.7% | 24.1% | 18.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 20.6% | 16.5% | 26.4% | 18.9% | 23.0% | 19.2% | 20.2% | 20.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.4% | 10.6% | 17.0% | 18.0% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 14.2% | 20.1% |
| Retail trade | 24.9% | 13.3% * | 28.1% | 28.1% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 23.9% | 25.1% |
| Professional services | 18.9% | 16.4% | 17.4% | 20.3% | 19.5% | 18.6% | 18.5% | 18.9% |
| Other services | 25.9% | 20.2% | 21.9% | 25.8% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 22.7% | 26.5% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.1% | 16.3% | 23.6% | 24.2% | 22.1% | 22.0% | 21.2% | 22.3% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.6% | 14.5% | 19.4% | 23.2% | 22.3% | 22.6% | 19.0% | 22.3% |
| Nonprofit | 16.5% | 17.1% * | 13.1% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 16.8% | 16.0% | 16.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 25.0% | 15.5% | 19.6% | 29.8% | 32.6% | 20.7% | 18.7% | 32.1% |
| 5-9 years | 22.8% | 15.1% | 24.8% | 22.4% | 26.1% | 20.3% | 22.6% | 22.9% |
| 10-19 years | 24.2% | 20.0% | 21.9% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 25.7% | 22.3% | 25.1% |
| 20 or more years | 20.5% | 14.0% | 21.0% | 21.4% | 19.5% | 20.9% | 19.1% | 20.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.1% | -- | 24.6% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 20.4% | 21.2% |
| 1 location only | 20.8% | 15.9% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 21.0% | 19.8% | 20.1% | 21.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.7% | -- | 31.1% | 23.4% | 28.4% | 29.1% | 24.3% | 28.4% |
| 25-49 % | 26.0% | 23.0% * | 20.6% | 23.3% | 26.4% | 26.7% | 23.5% | 26.3% |
| 50-74 % | 22.8% | 11.6% | 20.4% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 23.5% | 18.5% | 23.7% |
| 75% or more | 20.5% | 16.2% | 21.4% | 22.4% | 20.3% | 20.4% | 20.1% | 20.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.7% | 16.0% | 22.5% | 22.9% | 21.5% | 21.9% | 20.7% | 21.9% |
| Has union employees | 18.4% | -- | 9.0% * | 16.0% | 16.9% | 19.0% | 10.5% | 18.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 25.9% | 14.8% | 26.8% | 28.4% | 27.2% | 25.5% | 24.3% | 26.0% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 20.4% | 15.9% | 21.1% | 22.1% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.5% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.7% | 18.2% | 22.6% | 23.8% | 22.9% | 20.6% | 21.4% | 21.8% |
| 25-49 % | 20.8% | 15.4% | 23.7% | 23.9% | 18.6% | 21.3% | 20.8% | 20.8% |
| 50-74 % | 21.2% | 12.1% | 19.5% | 17.9% | 22.8% | 21.8% | 16.3% | 21.8% |
| 75% or more | 20.5% | 18.0% | 19.1% | 23.9% | 20.3% | 20.2% | 21.2% | 20.4% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.7% | 18.8% | 22.8% | 23.6% | 23.8% | 22.4% | 21.4% | 23.0% |
| 25-49 % | 20.2% | 16.6% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 20.3% | 20.2% |
| 50-74 % | 20.8% | 11.8% | 25.2% | 22.0% | 20.7% | 21.5% | 18.5% | 21.3% |
| 75% or more | 16.9% | 12.0% | 17.9% | 21.6% | 19.9% | 18.9% | 15.2% | 19.3% |
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 | 0.29% | 1.37% | 1.28% | 0.76% | 0.71% | 0.36% | 0.71% | 0.31% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.05% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.95% | 5.72% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.85% | 4.01% | 3.52% | 1.46% | 2.05% | 0.82% | 1.92% | 0.91% |
| Construction | 1.56% | 6.06% * | 3.44% | 3.48% | 2.85% | 2.47% | 2.07% | 2.21% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.34% | -- | 4.29% | 3.23% | 3.11% | 1.58% | 4.04% | 1.39% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.01% | 4.39% | 4.96% | 1.85% | 1.65% | 1.41% | 2.76% | 1.00% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.73% | 2.70% | 3.04% | 1.52% | 1.21% | 0.97% | 1.75% | 0.79% |
| Retail trade | 0.84% | 4.32% * | 4.07% | 1.99% | 1.61% | 1.07% | 2.54% | 0.87% |
| Professional services | 0.41% | 2.72% | 2.10% | 1.31% | 1.00% | 0.48% | 1.28% | 0.43% |
| Other services | 0.78% | 3.09% | 2.54% | 2.34% | 1.78% | 1.04% | 1.65% | 0.88% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.36% | 1.53% | 1.52% | 0.90% | 0.99% | 0.44% | 0.82% | 0.40% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.74% | 2.73% | 2.54% | 1.77% | 1.53% | 1.04% | 1.68% | 0.82% |
| Nonprofit | 0.53% | 6.46% * | 2.61% | 1.83% | 1.06% | 0.65% | 2.19% | 0.53% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.20% | 3.95% | 3.99% | 3.39% | 2.70% | 3.68% | 2.52% | 2.42% |
| 5-9 years | 1.49% | 3.75% | 2.80% | 2.55% | 3.07% | 1.83% | 1.97% | 2.09% |
| 10-19 years | 0.83% | 2.75% | 2.43% | 1.54% | 1.95% | 1.24% | 1.43% | 1.01% |
| 20 or more years | 0.30% | 1.72% | 1.78% | 0.95% | 0.71% | 0.37% | 0.93% | 0.32% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.30% | -- | 2.95% | 1.26% | 0.58% | 0.36% | 1.60% | 0.31% |
| 1 location only | 0.67% | 1.40% | 1.38% | 0.94% | 1.65% | 2.31% | 0.77% | 1.10% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.19% | -- | 4.72% | 4.65% | 2.29% | 1.37% | 4.37% | 1.10% |
| 25-49 % | 1.30% | 9.68% * | 3.65% | 2.19% | 1.50% | 1.90% | 3.13% | 1.41% |
| 50-74 % | 0.75% | 3.08% | 2.93% | 2.67% | 1.32% | 0.91% | 2.02% | 0.77% |
| 75% or more | 0.31% | 1.54% | 1.45% | 0.85% | 0.80% | 0.39% | 0.79% | 0.34% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.33% | 1.40% | 1.25% | 0.79% | 0.77% | 0.44% | 0.72% | 0.37% |
| Has union employees | 0.54% | -- | 3.74% * | 2.44% | 1.49% | 0.59% | 2.52% | 0.55% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.69% | 3.79% | 3.95% | 2.65% | 1.23% | 0.86% | 2.32% | 0.72% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.31% | 1.44% | 1.33% | 0.79% | 0.77% | 0.39% | 0.74% | 0.34% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.54% | 2.45% | 2.06% | 1.37% | 1.03% | 0.74% | 1.16% | 0.61% |
| 25-49 % | 0.63% | 2.65% | 2.97% | 1.60% | 1.61% | 0.74% | 1.58% | 0.69% |
| 50-74 % | 0.55% | 2.49% | 3.29% | 1.18% | 1.12% | 0.71% | 1.43% | 0.58% |
| 75% or more | 0.52% | 3.48% | 2.03% | 1.75% | 1.20% | 0.64% | 1.49% | 0.55% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.51% | 2.20% | 1.75% | 1.25% | 1.11% | 0.70% | 1.01% | 0.58% |
| 25-49 % | 0.41% | 2.82% | 2.36% | 1.06% | 1.13% | 0.47% | 1.29% | 0.43% |
| 50-74 % | 0.68% | 3.05% | 2.75% | 2.08% | 1.08% | 0.97% | 1.88% | 0.72% |
| 75% or more | 1.61% | 3.40% | 4.51% | 3.39% | 1.83% | 1.78% | 2.56% | 1.26% |
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.