| 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 | 18.6% | 16.7% | 15.3% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 15.7% | 19.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 16.5% | 19.3% * | 9.5% * | 16.3% | 19.4% * | 15.1% | 14.6% | 17.1% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.4% | 10.1% | 19.5% | 21.0% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 17.9% | 21.7% |
| Construction | 17.2% | 17.4% | 16.6% | 15.0% | 19.5% | 17.4% | 15.5% | 18.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 20.8% | 23.9% * | 18.2% | 18.1% | 17.4% | 22.0% | 18.2% | 21.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 20.0% | 21.4% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 22.1% | 17.6% | 20.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 20.7% | 18.2% | 17.2% | 15.3% | 18.4% | 22.1% | 16.7% | 21.2% |
| Retail trade | 16.1% | 14.1% | 12.9% | 14.5% | 17.2% | 16.7% | 13.5% | 16.6% |
| Professional services | 18.1% | 15.3% | 14.3% | 16.4% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 15.3% | 18.6% |
| Other services | 15.7% | 16.6% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 16.8% | 14.6% | 15.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 18.9% | 16.4% | 15.9% | 16.6% | 18.3% | 20.0% | 15.8% | 19.4% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 17.7% | 16.7% | 14.7% | 15.7% | 18.6% | 18.5% | 15.3% | 18.3% |
| Nonprofit | 18.2% | 19.0% | 12.5% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 20.1% | 15.4% | 18.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 16.7% | 17.7% | 17.5% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 18.9% | 16.7% | 16.6% |
| 5-9 years | 15.4% | 13.8% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 16.1% | 17.9% | 14.3% | 16.2% |
| 10-19 years | 16.5% | 15.9% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 18.1% | 16.8% | 15.0% | 17.4% |
| 20 or more years | 19.1% | 17.7% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 16.1% | 19.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 19.5% | 27.0% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 16.1% | 19.5% |
| 1 location only | 16.5% | 16.4% | 15.4% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 18.5% | 15.7% | 17.2% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 14.4% | 21.6% * | 7.4% * | 20.4% * | 9.2% | 15.5% | 19.7% | 13.2% |
| 25-49 % | 16.5% | 20.1% | 7.6% | 11.8% | 13.4% | 19.0% | 11.9% | 17.2% |
| 50-74 % | 16.1% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 16.9% | 15.6% | 16.2% |
| 75% or more | 19.0% | 16.7% | 15.7% | 16.6% | 18.4% | 20.3% | 15.8% | 19.6% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 18.2% | 16.6% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 17.7% | 19.5% | 15.7% | 18.7% |
| Has union employees | 20.3% | 20.1% | 12.0% | 18.5% | 18.3% | 20.7% | 15.8% | 20.4% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 15.0% | 14.6% | 13.9% | 13.8% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 15.2% | 15.0% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 19.0% | 16.9% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 18.3% | 20.4% | 15.7% | 19.6% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 19.4% | 16.4% | 16.6% | 18.4% | 19.1% | 20.9% | 16.3% | 20.3% |
| 25-49 % | 18.6% | 16.1% | 17.5% | 14.3% | 18.4% | 19.6% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| 50-74 % | 18.5% | 20.3% | 12.4% | 16.4% | 17.0% | 19.5% | 17.0% | 18.7% |
| 75% or more | 17.5% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 15.9% | 19.6% | 12.7% | 18.4% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.6% | 13.1% | 15.0% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 18.4% | 14.2% | 17.3% |
| 25-49 % | 19.6% | 19.2% | 14.8% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 20.6% | 16.2% | 19.9% |
| 50-74 % | 19.8% | 16.7% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 21.1% | 20.4% | 17.0% | 20.5% |
| 75% or more | 20.6% | 23.3% | 16.2% | 22.5% | 19.1% | 18.9% | 21.3% | 19.9% |
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 | 0.16% | 1.06% | 0.74% | 0.45% | 0.35% | 0.21% | 0.46% | 0.17% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 2.38% | 6.63% * | 4.01% * | 4.88% | 6.71% * | 1.81% | 3.39% | 2.90% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.42% | 2.93% | 2.07% | 1.04% | 0.89% | 0.54% | 1.16% | 0.45% |
| Construction | 0.67% | 3.65% | 1.80% | 1.21% | 1.23% | 1.09% | 1.16% | 0.80% |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.72% | 10.35% * | 4.76% | 3.80% | 1.61% | 0.64% | 3.35% | 0.70% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.69% | 4.13% | 2.29% | 1.19% | 1.50% | 1.05% | 1.49% | 0.77% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.52% | 2.73% | 4.27% | 1.18% | 1.30% | 0.57% | 1.88% | 0.53% |
| Retail trade | 0.45% | 3.11% | 1.79% | 1.12% | 1.46% | 0.52% | 1.31% | 0.48% |
| Professional services | 0.28% | 1.71% | 1.37% | 0.90% | 0.49% | 0.36% | 0.88% | 0.29% |
| Other services | 0.38% | 2.04% | 1.37% | 1.10% | 0.78% | 0.52% | 0.95% | 0.42% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.19% | 1.21% | 0.91% | 0.54% | 0.44% | 0.24% | 0.54% | 0.21% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.48% | 2.41% | 1.51% | 1.08% | 0.99% | 0.66% | 1.15% | 0.53% |
| Nonprofit | 0.40% | 3.04% | 2.02% | 1.10% | 0.64% | 0.54% | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.11% | 3.62% | 2.59% | 1.74% | 1.81% | 3.42% | 1.73% | 1.40% |
| 5-9 years | 0.76% | 2.76% | 1.94% | 1.12% | 1.35% | 2.05% | 1.27% | 0.93% |
| 10-19 years | 0.52% | 1.80% | 1.67% | 1.10% | 0.87% | 0.91% | 0.99% | 0.59% |
| 20 or more years | 0.18% | 1.43% | 0.96% | 0.56% | 0.40% | 0.21% | 0.57% | 0.18% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.19% | 8.08% | 2.86% | 0.80% | 0.43% | 0.21% | 1.30% | 0.19% |
| 1 location only | 0.33% | 1.07% | 0.76% | 0.53% | 0.58% | 1.50% | 0.49% | 0.44% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.41% | 7.39% * | 2.36% * | 7.03% * | 1.61% | 1.06% | 5.72% | 1.00% |
| 25-49 % | 0.67% | 4.48% | 2.02% | 1.30% | 1.22% | 0.90% | 1.63% | 0.72% |
| 50-74 % | 0.49% | 2.45% | 2.09% | 1.52% | 1.08% | 0.60% | 1.30% | 0.52% |
| 75% or more | 0.18% | 1.21% | 0.82% | 0.47% | 0.38% | 0.23% | 0.50% | 0.19% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.18% | 1.09% | 0.76% | 0.46% | 0.35% | 0.24% | 0.47% | 0.19% |
| Has union employees | 0.40% | 4.30% | 3.14% | 1.83% | 1.41% | 0.42% | 1.86% | 0.41% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.45% | 3.32% | 2.03% | 2.21% | 0.81% | 0.54% | 2.15% | 0.45% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.17% | 1.11% | 0.77% | 0.45% | 0.37% | 0.23% | 0.47% | 0.19% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.32% | 1.93% | 1.16% | 0.73% | 0.67% | 0.48% | 0.73% | 0.36% |
| 25-49 % | 0.31% | 2.13% | 1.73% | 0.80% | 0.72% | 0.38% | 0.97% | 0.33% |
| 50-74 % | 0.33% | 2.34% | 1.42% | 1.14% | 0.68% | 0.41% | 1.16% | 0.34% |
| 75% or more | 0.34% | 1.71% | 1.75% | 0.93% | 0.72% | 0.45% | 0.89% | 0.36% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.26% | 1.30% | 1.10% | 0.65% | 0.57% | 0.35% | 0.64% | 0.29% |
| 25-49 % | 0.23% | 2.57% | 1.30% | 0.76% | 0.47% | 0.28% | 0.84% | 0.24% |
| 50-74 % | 0.49% | 2.16% | 1.83% | 1.08% | 1.06% | 0.70% | 1.08% | 0.55% |
| 75% or more | 1.23% | 3.05% | 2.15% | 2.12% | 2.31% | 1.12% | 2.15% | 1.12% |
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.