| 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 | 25.8% | 21.5% | 23.0% | 21.2% | 24.2% | 28.1% | 21.8% | 26.6% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 25.9% | 30.5% * | 33.7% | 19.0% * | 24.4% * | 26.3% | 28.7% | 25.0% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 28.4% | 23.2% | 22.8% | 21.2% | 26.4% | 31.7% | 19.6% | 29.3% |
| Construction | 25.5% | 19.5% | 25.2% | 24.2% | 29.0% | 24.9% | 23.1% | 27.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 27.8% | 5.0% * | 17.5% | 22.3% | 25.6% | 30.4% | 15.1% | 29.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 29.5% | 24.6% | 26.7% | 25.2% | 27.5% | 33.9% | 25.3% | 30.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 28.7% | 23.4% | 27.2% | 24.3% | 26.5% | 30.2% | 25.2% | 29.2% |
| Retail trade | 19.7% | 17.5% | 16.7% | 13.5% | 16.6% | 22.6% | 15.6% | 20.5% |
| Professional services | 26.1% | 20.6% | 24.5% | 21.8% | 23.4% | 28.4% | 22.5% | 26.7% |
| Other services | 21.8% | 25.3% | 18.2% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 21.7% | 21.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 25.7% | 20.9% | 23.1% | 21.7% | 25.0% | 27.4% | 21.7% | 26.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 25.4% | 21.1% | 23.0% | 20.2% | 22.9% | 30.4% | 21.6% | 26.5% |
| Nonprofit | 26.7% | 26.8% | 22.1% | 19.7% | 22.6% | 29.6% | 22.9% | 27.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.0% | 18.6% | 27.2% | 22.6% | 27.6% | 47.5% | 23.4% | 28.5% |
| 5-9 years | 23.2% | 21.8% | 23.9% | 20.4% | 26.9% | 21.0% | 23.6% | 23.0% |
| 10-19 years | 23.9% | 19.8% | 24.1% | 21.2% | 26.7% | 24.9% | 21.2% | 25.3% |
| 20 or more years | 26.2% | 23.3% | 21.5% | 21.2% | 23.3% | 28.2% | 21.3% | 26.7% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.9% | 22.0% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 23.8% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 27.1% |
| 1 location only | 23.2% | 21.4% | 23.2% | 21.1% | 24.8% | 31.9% | 22.0% | 24.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.3% | 21.6% | 20.2% | 20.0% | 17.7% | 23.5% | 20.1% | 21.5% |
| 25-49 % | 20.1% | 24.1% | 22.4% | 19.3% | 19.9% | 20.0% | 21.9% | 19.8% |
| 50-74 % | 22.3% | 24.4% | 17.7% | 15.8% | 21.1% | 24.6% | 20.3% | 22.7% |
| 75% or more | 26.5% | 20.8% | 23.8% | 21.8% | 24.8% | 28.9% | 22.0% | 27.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 24.5% | 21.0% | 22.7% | 20.6% | 23.0% | 27.1% | 21.3% | 25.3% |
| Has union employees | 31.1% | 33.6% | 30.2% | 33.3% | 33.4% | 30.6% | 31.8% | 31.0% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 18.4% | 25.7% | 16.5% | 14.1% | 15.3% | 19.8% | 18.5% | 18.4% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 26.7% | 21.1% | 23.3% | 21.8% | 25.2% | 29.2% | 22.0% | 27.6% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.8% | 25.9% | 22.8% | 21.7% | 27.3% | 29.7% | 22.6% | 28.0% |
| 25-49 % | 28.1% | 17.8% | 25.1% | 21.7% | 25.4% | 30.9% | 21.6% | 29.0% |
| 50-74 % | 25.3% | 24.7% | 28.2% | 21.3% | 22.9% | 26.5% | 24.9% | 25.4% |
| 75% or more | 21.8% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 19.1% | 19.3% | 24.5% | 16.7% | 22.8% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.5% | 21.4% | 23.5% | 20.3% | 24.1% | 26.7% | 21.7% | 25.3% |
| 25-49 % | 26.9% | 20.4% | 23.6% | 22.2% | 24.4% | 28.7% | 22.4% | 27.4% |
| 50-74 % | 25.4% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 20.6% | 23.9% | 29.3% | 20.4% | 26.5% |
| 75% or more | 23.2% | 24.9% | 18.7% | 26.3% | 22.5% | 21.4% | 23.1% | 23.3% |
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.
** 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 | 0.28% | 1.18% | 1.08% | 0.62% | 0.65% | 0.38% | 0.59% | 0.31% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.50% | 11.45% * | 6.27% | 7.56% * | 9.00% * | 4.05% | 5.78% | 4.20% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.76% | 5.28% | 2.37% | 1.34% | 1.28% | 1.10% | 1.39% | 0.81% |
| Construction | 1.63% | 3.83% | 3.19% | 2.07% | 4.44% | 2.13% | 1.73% | 2.35% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.97% | 2.46% * | 3.54% | 3.42% | 3.03% | 1.06% | 2.12% | 1.02% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.98% | 4.88% | 3.23% | 1.99% | 1.59% | 1.54% | 1.98% | 1.09% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.85% | 3.86% | 5.62% | 2.21% | 2.87% | 0.92% | 2.67% | 0.90% |
| Retail trade | 0.74% | 3.14% | 2.14% | 1.16% | 2.00% | 0.95% | 1.29% | 0.82% |
| Professional services | 0.48% | 1.87% | 2.18% | 1.23% | 0.78% | 0.71% | 1.09% | 0.54% |
| Other services | 0.69% | 2.42% | 1.73% | 1.70% | 1.35% | 1.04% | 1.32% | 0.78% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.34% | 1.31% | 1.29% | 0.71% | 0.90% | 0.45% | 0.67% | 0.38% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.82% | 2.70% | 2.74% | 1.68% | 1.32% | 1.33% | 1.58% | 0.93% |
| Nonprofit | 0.62% | 4.26% | 2.34% | 1.84% | 1.05% | 0.83% | 1.63% | 0.66% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.47% | 2.86% | 5.68% | 3.06% | 5.38% | 9.18% | 2.60% | 3.97% |
| 5-9 years | 1.33% | 3.14% | 2.84% | 2.02% | 2.93% | 2.07% | 1.73% | 1.92% |
| 10-19 years | 1.02% | 2.19% | 2.02% | 1.42% | 2.43% | 2.28% | 1.12% | 1.47% |
| 20 or more years | 0.29% | 1.85% | 1.13% | 0.74% | 0.57% | 0.38% | 0.70% | 0.31% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.32% | 5.84% | 2.44% | 1.19% | 0.59% | 0.39% | 1.27% | 0.32% |
| 1 location only | 0.57% | 1.20% | 1.16% | 0.73% | 1.35% | 2.72% | 0.64% | 0.92% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.30% | 5.96% | 4.93% | 2.99% | 2.53% | 2.01% | 2.55% | 1.48% |
| 25-49 % | 1.00% | 4.87% | 4.01% | 2.07% | 2.92% | 1.22% | 2.16% | 1.11% |
| 50-74 % | 0.72% | 3.99% | 1.83% | 1.62% | 1.52% | 0.95% | 1.81% | 0.78% |
| 75% or more | 0.31% | 1.26% | 1.24% | 0.70% | 0.73% | 0.43% | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.30% | 1.20% | 1.10% | 0.63% | 0.61% | 0.46% | 0.60% | 0.34% |
| Has union employees | 0.66% | 5.35% | 4.88% | 3.40% | 2.76% | 0.66% | 2.74% | 0.68% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.67% | 6.55% | 2.27% | 1.34% | 1.17% | 0.89% | 2.30% | 0.70% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.30% | 1.16% | 1.12% | 0.66% | 0.71% | 0.42% | 0.61% | 0.34% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.58% | 2.32% | 1.54% | 0.95% | 1.47% | 0.97% | 0.91% | 0.70% |
| 25-49 % | 0.57% | 2.23% | 2.07% | 1.37% | 1.42% | 0.70% | 1.17% | 0.62% |
| 50-74 % | 0.48% | 2.47% | 3.41% | 1.45% | 0.91% | 0.61% | 1.58% | 0.50% |
| 75% or more | 0.54% | 1.73% | 1.44% | 1.48% | 0.91% | 0.82% | 1.06% | 0.61% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.50% | 1.86% | 1.76% | 0.90% | 1.34% | 0.67% | 0.89% | 0.58% |
| 25-49 % | 0.39% | 2.23% | 1.78% | 1.00% | 0.78% | 0.53% | 1.04% | 0.42% |
| 50-74 % | 0.69% | 2.63% | 1.96% | 1.50% | 1.33% | 1.05% | 1.29% | 0.78% |
| 75% or more | 1.82% | 3.14% | 2.59% | 6.81% | 4.14% | 2.84% | 2.19% | 2.92% |
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.
** 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.