| 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 | 26.8% | 25.3% | 28.9% | 37.2% | 31.1% | 24.2% | 31.6% | 26.2% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 43.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.8% * | 45.3% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 22.9% | -- | 27.0% | 27.6% | 29.3% | 19.7% | 28.4% | 22.7% |
| Construction | 29.7% | 18.3% * | 35.5% | 37.4% | 23.6% | 29.9% | 34.3% | 27.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 20.7% | -- | 40.8% | 27.7% | 34.8% | 17.1% | 32.1% | 20.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 27.8% | 33.6% * | 24.1% * | 32.2% | 30.8% | 25.4% | 29.4% | 27.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 24.8% | 11.5% * | 27.9% | 36.6% | 27.2% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 24.8% |
| Retail trade | 29.9% | 17.3% * | 34.0% | 54.2% | 37.0% | 26.3% | 35.8% | 29.3% |
| Professional services | 26.9% | 32.7% | 30.6% | 39.6% | 32.1% | 23.7% | 34.9% | 26.1% |
| Other services | 33.8% | 29.9% | 22.5% | 39.9% | 35.9% | 33.3% | 30.4% | 34.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.2% | 25.6% | 31.4% | 38.2% | 31.9% | 24.5% | 33.4% | 26.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 27.8% | 25.4% | 29.4% | 41.4% | 32.9% | 22.6% | 33.2% | 26.8% |
| Nonprofit | 24.2% | 23.0% * | 13.4% | 25.8% | 26.7% | 23.8% | 18.7% | 24.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 36.0% | 29.2% | 29.5% | 37.3% | 48.0% | 23.6% | 30.7% | 42.9% |
| 5-9 years | 35.8% | 42.9% | 32.0% | 39.0% | 33.9% | 32.2% | 38.8% | 33.9% |
| 10-19 years | 31.1% | 26.9% | 32.7% | 37.1% | 31.0% | 27.7% | 34.2% | 29.9% |
| 20 or more years | 25.8% | 19.8% | 26.8% | 36.9% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 29.4% | 25.6% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 25.5% | -- | 27.6% | 38.4% | 30.0% | 24.2% | 35.5% | 25.3% |
| 1 location only | 31.9% | 25.3% | 29.0% | 36.8% | 33.3% | 23.4% | 31.1% | 32.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.2% | -- | -- | 27.3% | 39.0% | 25.1% | 23.0% * | 27.8% |
| 25-49 % | 31.4% | -- | 21.9% | 35.1% | 32.5% | 31.5% | 28.4% | 31.8% |
| 50-74 % | 31.4% | 19.0% * | 30.3% | 49.0% | 33.9% | 29.3% | 27.6% | 32.0% |
| 75% or more | 26.3% | 26.3% | 29.3% | 36.6% | 30.7% | 23.6% | 32.3% | 25.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 28.6% | 26.0% | 29.8% | 39.0% | 33.1% | 25.4% | 32.8% | 28.0% |
| Has union employees | 21.0% | -- | 16.7% * | 19.2% | 19.3% | 21.4% | 16.2% | 21.1% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 31.8% | 20.8% * | 21.0% | 57.8% | 37.7% | 29.0% | 35.1% | 31.6% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 26.4% | 25.4% | 29.1% | 36.0% | 30.8% | 23.7% | 31.5% | 25.8% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.5% | 25.6% | 33.0% | 36.6% | 30.4% | 23.9% | 33.1% | 26.6% |
| 25-49 % | 23.7% | 28.7% | 25.5% | 34.6% | 28.9% | 21.1% | 30.9% | 23.1% |
| 50-74 % | 28.0% | 15.9% | 25.2% | 34.6% | 33.3% | 26.7% | 24.8% | 28.3% |
| 75% or more | 29.6% | 40.3% | 33.4% | 47.4% | 33.7% | 26.4% | 41.7% | 28.4% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 29.9% | 32.2% | 31.5% | 43.9% | 32.0% | 26.5% | 35.7% | 28.9% |
| 25-49 % | 25.3% | 30.5% | 24.7% | 33.0% | 30.9% | 23.3% | 31.3% | 24.9% |
| 50-74 % | 26.0% | 13.2% * | 28.9% | 34.2% | 30.2% | 23.2% | 24.5% | 26.2% |
| 75% or more | 24.6% | 12.6% * | 36.6% | 31.5% | 28.3% | 25.1% | 21.0% | 27.4% |
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 | 0.45% | 2.81% | 2.06% | 1.46% | 1.01% | 0.54% | 1.34% | 0.47% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.72% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.09% * | 8.26% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.26% | -- | 5.34% | 2.32% | 1.84% | 1.57% | 3.15% | 1.30% |
| Construction | 2.65% | 7.11% * | 6.05% | 4.30% | 5.69% | 1.96% | 3.45% | 3.39% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.32% | -- | 6.79% | 3.30% | 3.88% | 1.15% | 5.44% | 1.34% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.89% | 10.42% * | 7.53% * | 5.30% | 2.24% | 2.78% | 5.07% | 2.02% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.80% | 3.61% * | 5.23% | 4.06% | 2.10% | 0.88% | 3.61% | 0.80% |
| Retail trade | 1.18% | 5.79% * | 7.01% | 3.57% | 3.50% | 1.16% | 4.28% | 1.21% |
| Professional services | 0.68% | 5.41% | 4.20% | 2.34% | 1.33% | 0.79% | 2.75% | 0.69% |
| Other services | 1.45% | 6.33% | 3.60% | 5.43% | 4.44% | 1.61% | 3.20% | 1.58% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.51% | 3.69% | 2.57% | 1.76% | 1.35% | 0.58% | 1.65% | 0.53% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.90% | 5.04% | 4.44% | 3.86% | 2.56% | 2.63% | 3.09% | 2.11% |
| Nonprofit | 0.89% | 9.29% * | 3.87% | 2.88% | 1.54% | 1.14% | 3.27% | 0.93% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.98% | 7.30% | 4.41% | 4.78% | 9.01% | 4.02% | 3.39% | 6.63% |
| 5-9 years | 1.88% | 6.44% | 5.22% | 3.58% | 2.86% | 3.23% | 3.52% | 2.03% |
| 10-19 years | 1.69% | 5.62% | 5.32% | 4.53% | 3.78% | 1.24% | 2.98% | 1.98% |
| 20 or more years | 0.47% | 4.17% | 2.83% | 1.66% | 0.88% | 0.56% | 1.84% | 0.49% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.49% | -- | 4.34% | 2.50% | 0.94% | 0.55% | 3.55% | 0.49% |
| 1 location only | 1.09% | 2.85% | 2.24% | 1.76% | 2.35% | 2.00% | 1.43% | 1.59% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.14% | -- | -- | 5.06% | 3.98% | 2.57% | 7.56% * | 2.21% |
| 25-49 % | 1.31% | -- | 5.80% | 5.80% | 3.73% | 1.44% | 4.59% | 1.35% |
| 50-74 % | 1.26% | 6.28% * | 5.59% | 5.05% | 2.71% | 1.53% | 3.47% | 1.35% |
| 75% or more | 0.49% | 3.27% | 2.30% | 1.56% | 1.12% | 0.59% | 1.51% | 0.51% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.47% | 2.91% | 2.09% | 1.57% | 0.99% | 0.59% | 1.39% | 0.50% |
| Has union employees | 0.96% | -- | 7.38% * | 2.73% | 2.42% | 1.09% | 3.67% | 0.99% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.28% | 7.90% * | 4.83% | 6.52% | 2.43% | 1.23% | 3.87% | 1.33% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.47% | 2.89% | 2.14% | 1.41% | 1.06% | 0.58% | 1.38% | 0.50% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.94% | 5.10% | 2.63% | 2.41% | 1.99% | 1.37% | 2.07% | 1.04% |
| 25-49 % | 0.82% | 5.93% | 3.33% | 2.51% | 1.50% | 0.95% | 2.57% | 0.85% |
| 50-74 % | 0.75% | 3.23% | 4.80% | 3.28% | 2.33% | 0.71% | 2.55% | 0.78% |
| 75% or more | 0.95% | 8.16% | 4.25% | 3.28% | 2.24% | 1.10% | 3.42% | 0.98% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.87% | 4.04% | 2.90% | 2.05% | 1.91% | 1.19% | 2.00% | 0.97% |
| 25-49 % | 0.59% | 6.76% | 3.70% | 2.17% | 1.44% | 0.65% | 2.58% | 0.60% |
| 50-74 % | 1.01% | 4.37% * | 4.35% | 4.26% | 2.04% | 1.13% | 2.82% | 1.08% |
| 75% or more | 2.23% | 4.03% * | 9.30% | 3.53% | 4.40% | 2.00% | 4.32% | 1.63% |
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.