| 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 | 53.5% | 59.0% | 67.7% | 62.9% | 58.2% | 48.9% | 64.4% | 51.9% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 51.4% | -- | -- | 95.9% | 42.0% | 58.4% | 42.6% | 54.4% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 49.9% | 58.8% | 63.8% | 58.7% | 55.6% | 45.1% | 63.4% | 49.0% |
| Construction | 66.9% | 64.6% | 80.7% | 74.8% | 69.6% | 44.3% | 73.2% | 63.8% |
| Utilities and transp. | 49.9% | -- | 78.3% | 47.8% | 51.2% | 48.9% | 73.4% | 48.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 55.2% | 46.2% | 84.0% | 64.3% | 55.4% | 47.7% | 72.7% | 50.7% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 60.2% | 49.0% | 60.9% | 64.6% | 66.0% | 59.1% | 57.6% | 60.4% |
| Retail trade | 61.6% | 44.3% | 76.6% | 71.0% | 62.0% | 60.2% | 62.6% | 61.5% |
| Professional services | 50.5% | 70.2% | 60.3% | 60.5% | 56.5% | 45.6% | 63.0% | 48.7% |
| Other services | 48.0% | 63.6% | 57.7% | 57.8% | 54.8% | 40.9% | 59.8% | 45.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 56.5% | 58.2% | 71.8% | 64.2% | 61.2% | 52.4% | 66.7% | 55.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 50.7% | 60.0% | 65.1% | 63.9% | 48.4% | 45.3% | 63.8% | 47.7% |
| Nonprofit | 43.1% | 61.1% | 39.3% | 52.3% | 55.8% | 37.7% | 49.1% | 42.6% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 67.7% | 61.9% | 81.3% | 62.0% | 72.3% | 52.0% * | 67.6% | 67.9% |
| 5-9 years | 55.3% | 59.2% | 57.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 66.4% | 57.7% | 53.5% |
| 10-19 years | 58.2% | 56.4% | 67.5% | 60.4% | 65.4% | 43.5% | 63.5% | 55.7% |
| 20 or more years | 52.3% | 59.4% | 66.5% | 65.4% | 56.1% | 49.0% | 65.6% | 51.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 51.1% | -- | 79.4% | 65.1% | 55.5% | 49.5% | 69.5% | 50.8% |
| 1 location only | 60.2% | 59.5% | 66.5% | 62.2% | 61.8% | 31.2% | 63.8% | 57.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 46.3% | -- | 78.3% | 66.8% | 55.1% | 35.4% | 68.1% | 41.9% |
| 25-49 % | 53.7% | 74.7% | 54.9% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 51.7% | 64.9% | 51.8% |
| 50-74 % | 56.0% | 66.5% | 71.8% | 65.9% | 69.0% | 46.7% | 66.7% | 53.8% |
| 75% or more | 53.4% | 57.1% | 67.5% | 63.0% | 57.4% | 49.2% | 64.0% | 51.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 55.7% | 61.9% | 68.5% | 64.0% | 59.8% | 50.3% | 65.7% | 53.9% |
| Has union employees | 46.3% | -- | 54.4% | 48.6% | 49.5% | 46.0% | 45.6% | 46.3% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 60.9% | 60.5% | 67.3% | 67.3% | 64.6% | 59.1% | 68.2% | 60.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 52.9% | 58.8% | 67.7% | 62.7% | 57.7% | 48.0% | 64.1% | 51.2% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 56.7% | 58.8% | 73.3% | 62.5% | 60.3% | 50.7% | 66.7% | 54.5% |
| 25-49 % | 52.0% | 56.0% | 64.6% | 63.2% | 54.7% | 49.0% | 63.0% | 50.9% |
| 50-74 % | 53.6% | 60.3% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 60.3% | 49.3% | 64.0% | 52.2% |
| 75% or more | 50.4% | 60.6% | 61.2% | 61.0% | 57.2% | 45.7% | 60.6% | 49.0% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 56.8% | 60.1% | 71.4% | 62.8% | 64.7% | 49.4% | 65.4% | 54.8% |
| 25-49 % | 52.2% | 66.8% | 64.4% | 63.3% | 55.5% | 49.4% | 67.3% | 51.0% |
| 50-74 % | 50.0% | 58.6% | 64.9% | 60.1% | 52.0% | 44.2% | 59.9% | 48.2% |
| 75% or more | 52.6% | 46.7% | 59.2% | 73.3% | 33.8% * | 56.7% | 53.1% | 52.1% |
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 | 0.90% | 3.41% | 2.81% | 1.85% | 1.95% | 1.22% | 1.66% | 1.00% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 7.40% | -- | -- | 3.81% | 10.50% | 11.03% | 12.27% | 8.98% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.31% | 14.41% | 7.92% | 5.10% | 3.61% | 3.24% | 4.78% | 2.42% |
| Construction | 3.62% | 9.86% | 5.02% | 4.56% | 8.08% | 5.82% | 3.86% | 5.30% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.39% | -- | 8.49% | 10.47% | 9.67% | 3.92% | 7.07% | 3.52% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.96% | 12.96% | 4.27% | 6.61% | 4.35% | 4.83% | 5.00% | 3.37% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.43% | 10.57% | 12.80% | 7.03% | 7.22% | 2.65% | 6.78% | 2.58% |
| Retail trade | 3.02% | 10.22% | 5.66% | 5.66% | 8.32% | 4.01% | 4.98% | 3.37% |
| Professional services | 1.57% | 5.15% | 6.20% | 3.34% | 2.82% | 2.19% | 3.29% | 1.73% |
| Other services | 2.48% | 6.48% | 6.45% | 4.43% | 5.12% | 3.34% | 3.69% | 2.82% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.05% | 3.92% | 2.88% | 2.19% | 2.52% | 1.39% | 1.84% | 1.18% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.53% | 8.06% | 7.85% | 4.52% | 4.30% | 3.97% | 4.48% | 2.84% |
| Nonprofit | 2.20% | 8.56% | 8.40% | 5.61% | 3.57% | 2.95% | 5.18% | 2.34% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 6.02% | 9.81% | 7.88% | 6.51% | 12.16% | 17.94% * | 5.82% | 9.88% |
| 5-9 years | 4.30% | 9.46% | 8.09% | 6.41% | 9.30% | 7.43% | 5.32% | 6.35% |
| 10-19 years | 3.05% | 6.55% | 4.74% | 4.48% | 5.63% | 5.75% | 3.24% | 4.21% |
| 20 or more years | 0.95% | 4.92% | 3.63% | 2.24% | 1.74% | 1.25% | 2.09% | 1.02% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.04% | -- | 5.05% | 3.64% | 1.82% | 1.24% | 3.86% | 1.06% |
| 1 location only | 1.69% | 3.46% | 3.05% | 2.15% | 3.81% | 5.69% | 1.80% | 2.74% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 4.42% | -- | 11.62% | 11.64% | 8.18% | 5.08% | 8.17% | 4.69% |
| 25-49 % | 3.96% | 11.94% | 10.58% | 8.05% | 11.29% | 5.22% | 5.98% | 4.52% |
| 50-74 % | 2.92% | 8.65% | 5.82% | 5.41% | 5.41% | 4.00% | 4.66% | 3.33% |
| 75% or more | 0.98% | 3.82% | 3.15% | 2.02% | 2.15% | 1.32% | 1.85% | 1.09% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.97% | 3.45% | 2.80% | 1.87% | 1.90% | 1.45% | 1.68% | 1.11% |
| Has union employees | 2.10% | -- | 15.54% | 8.04% | 7.46% | 2.20% | 7.27% | 2.16% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.82% | 14.44% | 8.62% | 6.38% | 4.44% | 3.79% | 6.43% | 3.03% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.94% | 3.42% | 2.90% | 1.92% | 2.08% | 1.28% | 1.71% | 1.05% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.65% | 5.65% | 3.45% | 3.05% | 3.84% | 2.48% | 2.39% | 1.94% |
| 25-49 % | 1.85% | 7.79% | 5.71% | 3.69% | 4.38% | 2.32% | 3.64% | 2.00% |
| 50-74 % | 1.71% | 6.54% | 7.55% | 4.60% | 2.90% | 2.29% | 4.05% | 1.85% |
| 75% or more | 1.92% | 6.81% | 6.87% | 3.78% | 3.90% | 2.53% | 3.59% | 2.11% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.65% | 5.35% | 4.19% | 2.74% | 3.44% | 2.41% | 2.56% | 1.95% |
| 25-49 % | 1.23% | 6.53% | 4.92% | 3.23% | 2.48% | 1.56% | 2.80% | 1.30% |
| 50-74 % | 2.27% | 7.25% | 6.03% | 4.51% | 4.35% | 3.40% | 3.77% | 2.55% |
| 75% or more | 4.76% | 8.05% | 9.81% | 6.32% | 10.51% * | 7.48% | 6.41% | 7.08% |
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.