| 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 | 55.6% | 61.8% | 61.7% | 62.5% | 58.0% | 52.0% | 62.5% | 54.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 57.6% | 50.2% | 56.8% | 64.6% | 56.2% | 58.7% | 56.7% | 57.8% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 50.2% | 66.7% | 57.7% | 57.8% | 51.9% | 46.6% | 62.5% | 49.0% |
| Construction | 57.3% | 63.1% | 58.2% | 60.8% | 51.5% | 57.7% | 61.4% | 54.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 51.4% | 71.0% | 64.2% | 59.6% | 56.9% | 47.5% | 66.7% | 49.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 50.4% | 53.9% | 56.7% | 58.2% | 52.4% | 44.1% | 57.1% | 48.4% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 50.6% | 58.4% | 55.6% | 60.5% | 55.2% | 47.6% | 58.1% | 49.7% |
| Retail trade | 64.1% | 68.4% | 70.3% | 72.0% | 66.2% | 60.7% | 70.9% | 62.9% |
| Professional services | 55.8% | 64.2% | 61.3% | 61.8% | 60.7% | 51.9% | 62.2% | 54.7% |
| Other services | 62.5% | 58.1% | 68.7% | 66.5% | 65.5% | 60.2% | 63.6% | 62.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 55.4% | 62.7% | 61.0% | 61.7% | 56.7% | 52.6% | 62.5% | 54.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 57.0% | 62.1% | 62.3% | 64.1% | 58.5% | 51.1% | 63.1% | 55.2% |
| Nonprofit | 55.2% | 54.2% | 65.4% | 65.2% | 62.1% | 50.3% | 61.6% | 54.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 57.4% | 63.7% | 55.2% | 62.0% | 56.3% | 33.6% | 59.9% | 54.8% |
| 5-9 years | 61.3% | 64.3% | 61.2% | 64.5% | 57.0% | 61.1% | 62.1% | 60.8% |
| 10-19 years | 59.6% | 64.3% | 62.0% | 62.8% | 55.2% | 58.3% | 63.8% | 57.2% |
| 20 or more years | 54.7% | 59.0% | 63.0% | 62.2% | 58.7% | 51.8% | 62.6% | 53.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 53.7% | 51.1% | 63.4% | 62.3% | 57.9% | 52.1% | 63.9% | 53.4% |
| 1 location only | 60.3% | 62.1% | 61.5% | 62.6% | 58.2% | 49.6% | 62.3% | 58.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 64.3% | 56.8% | 72.4% | 59.5% | 73.0% | 61.0% | 60.2% | 65.2% |
| 25-49 % | 63.4% | 55.8% | 70.0% | 69.0% | 66.7% | 61.0% | 66.1% | 63.0% |
| 50-74 % | 61.6% | 60.6% | 66.4% | 69.5% | 63.4% | 58.5% | 64.1% | 61.1% |
| 75% or more | 54.4% | 62.4% | 60.5% | 61.6% | 56.7% | 50.8% | 62.2% | 53.1% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 57.3% | 62.4% | 61.8% | 63.2% | 59.3% | 53.4% | 63.0% | 56.0% |
| Has union employees | 48.7% | 46.2% | 57.8% | 48.2% | 48.3% | 48.6% | 52.4% | 48.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 66.6% | 59.7% | 69.6% | 72.1% | 71.1% | 64.5% | 66.4% | 66.6% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 54.3% | 62.0% | 61.3% | 61.7% | 56.5% | 50.3% | 62.2% | 52.8% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 53.8% | 57.7% | 60.7% | 59.9% | 53.7% | 49.4% | 61.0% | 51.8% |
| 25-49 % | 53.3% | 66.2% | 57.4% | 64.0% | 56.1% | 49.4% | 62.5% | 52.0% |
| 50-74 % | 56.2% | 55.0% | 59.4% | 62.3% | 60.1% | 53.9% | 58.1% | 55.9% |
| 75% or more | 60.6% | 73.2% | 70.7% | 67.5% | 64.8% | 55.9% | 70.6% | 58.8% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 58.8% | 65.5% | 61.5% | 65.1% | 59.9% | 55.0% | 64.1% | 57.4% |
| 25-49 % | 53.5% | 60.4% | 61.6% | 60.4% | 57.4% | 50.7% | 61.4% | 52.7% |
| 50-74 % | 54.8% | 63.3% | 61.4% | 61.1% | 55.0% | 50.3% | 62.7% | 53.0% |
| 75% or more | 56.2% | 51.8% | 65.1% | 51.2% | 58.3% | 59.7% | 55.5% | 56.8% |
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.
** 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 | 0.30% | 1.42% | 1.17% | 0.80% | 0.69% | 0.42% | 0.70% | 0.34% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.38% | 10.60% | 7.62% | 10.00% | 7.93% | 3.98% | 5.41% | 4.08% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.89% | 5.48% | 2.87% | 1.88% | 1.58% | 1.26% | 1.71% | 0.95% |
| Construction | 1.81% | 4.93% | 3.44% | 2.55% | 4.73% | 2.12% | 2.19% | 2.51% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.13% | 10.63% | 4.89% | 5.74% | 2.63% | 1.10% | 3.88% | 1.11% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.05% | 5.82% | 2.93% | 2.24% | 2.16% | 1.42% | 2.17% | 1.16% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.76% | 3.95% | 5.36% | 2.40% | 2.25% | 0.85% | 2.67% | 0.78% |
| Retail trade | 0.79% | 4.64% | 2.49% | 1.72% | 1.90% | 0.96% | 1.86% | 0.85% |
| Professional services | 0.53% | 2.19% | 2.34% | 1.57% | 0.89% | 0.75% | 1.30% | 0.58% |
| Other services | 0.68% | 2.82% | 2.46% | 2.01% | 1.42% | 0.96% | 1.61% | 0.75% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.37% | 1.67% | 1.42% | 0.96% | 0.90% | 0.49% | 0.82% | 0.41% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.94% | 3.05% | 2.55% | 1.97% | 1.55% | 1.54% | 1.71% | 1.07% |
| Nonprofit | 0.68% | 5.12% | 3.26% | 2.08% | 1.21% | 0.83% | 2.02% | 0.71% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.33% | 4.22% | 5.48% | 4.00% | 4.36% | 6.24% | 2.95% | 3.38% |
| 5-9 years | 1.34% | 3.25% | 3.35% | 2.42% | 2.43% | 2.73% | 1.90% | 1.86% |
| 10-19 years | 1.17% | 2.81% | 2.36% | 1.87% | 2.82% | 2.20% | 1.48% | 1.64% |
| 20 or more years | 0.32% | 2.04% | 1.27% | 0.95% | 0.65% | 0.41% | 0.83% | 0.34% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.35% | 10.49% | 3.05% | 1.35% | 0.68% | 0.42% | 1.83% | 0.35% |
| 1 location only | 0.63% | 1.42% | 1.25% | 0.96% | 1.36% | 2.51% | 0.75% | 0.97% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.88% | 9.23% | 5.79% | 8.70% | 2.75% | 1.95% | 6.88% | 1.65% |
| 25-49 % | 1.05% | 5.03% | 4.45% | 2.29% | 3.02% | 1.25% | 2.38% | 1.15% |
| 50-74 % | 0.83% | 4.35% | 2.92% | 2.13% | 1.81% | 1.02% | 2.13% | 0.88% |
| 75% or more | 0.34% | 1.57% | 1.31% | 0.88% | 0.76% | 0.47% | 0.77% | 0.38% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.32% | 1.46% | 1.21% | 0.82% | 0.62% | 0.49% | 0.72% | 0.36% |
| Has union employees | 0.74% | 4.71% | 4.86% | 3.69% | 3.10% | 0.74% | 3.07% | 0.76% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.80% | 6.41% | 3.02% | 3.07% | 1.17% | 1.03% | 3.12% | 0.82% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.32% | 1.45% | 1.22% | 0.83% | 0.74% | 0.45% | 0.72% | 0.36% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.62% | 2.45% | 1.70% | 1.29% | 1.54% | 1.05% | 1.09% | 0.75% |
| 25-49 % | 0.63% | 3.19% | 2.30% | 1.69% | 1.36% | 0.78% | 1.51% | 0.67% |
| 50-74 % | 0.53% | 2.89% | 3.52% | 1.72% | 1.02% | 0.66% | 1.74% | 0.55% |
| 75% or more | 0.61% | 2.31% | 2.18% | 1.82% | 1.15% | 0.92% | 1.35% | 0.69% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.55% | 2.26% | 1.87% | 1.18% | 1.40% | 0.71% | 1.08% | 0.62% |
| 25-49 % | 0.43% | 2.75% | 1.94% | 1.32% | 0.80% | 0.58% | 1.21% | 0.46% |
| 50-74 % | 0.77% | 3.08% | 2.41% | 1.81% | 1.60% | 1.11% | 1.58% | 0.85% |
| 75% or more | 1.90% | 3.35% | 3.49% | 6.42% | 3.23% | 3.07% | 2.49% | 2.87% |
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.
** 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.