| 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 | 20.4 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 19.2 | 23.9 | 19.9 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.6 | 21.5 | 27.5 | 21.3 | 25.0 | 18.6 | 24.2 | 20.9 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.3 | 21.3 | 24.7 | 23.4 | 21.0 | 19.1 | 24.2 | 19.9 |
| Construction | 22.4 | 26.3 | 23.9 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 20.6 | 24.2 | 21.5 |
| Utilities and transp. | 20.0 | 20.3 | 25.5 | 19.1 | 22.8 | 19.3 | 22.5 | 19.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 21.7 | 24.2 | 27.8 | 24.1 | 21.2 | 19.6 | 26.5 | 20.4 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.3 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 19.1 |
| Retail trade | 21.4 | 23.6 | 27.4 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 19.9 | 25.3 | 20.8 |
| Professional services | 19.8 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 23.4 | 19.3 |
| Other services | 21.4 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 21.9 | 20.5 | 23.4 | 21.0 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.5 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 21.3 | 19.3 | 24.0 | 20.0 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.3 | 23.3 | 26.9 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 19.1 | 24.4 | 20.5 |
| Nonprofit | 19.5 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 18.5 | 22.1 | 19.3 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 23.3 | 24.7 | 29.3 | 23.2 | 21.1 | 17.7 | 26.4 | 20.8 |
| 5-9 years | 23.8 | 23.6 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 24.7 | 23.2 |
| 10-19 years | 22.0 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 23.4 | 21.3 |
| 20 or more years | 20.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 19.1 | 23.4 | 19.7 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 19.7 | 21.8 | 24.0 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 19.1 | 24.0 | 19.6 |
| 1 location only | 22.6 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 23.2 | 21.3 | 20.2 | 23.9 | 21.6 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 23.6 | 22.1 |
| 25-49 % | 21.7 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 26.1 | 21.1 |
| 50-74 % | 21.0 | 23.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 19.7 | 22.5 | 20.7 |
| 75% or more | 20.3 | 23.1 | 24.6 | 23.1 | 21.1 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 19.8 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 20.8 | 23.4 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 21.5 | 19.3 | 24.1 | 20.2 |
| Has union employees | 19.0 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 19.0 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 21.4 | 21.0 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 21.2 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 20.3 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 19.8 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.1 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 19.3 | 23.9 | 20.4 |
| 25-49 % | 19.9 | 22.3 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 18.8 | 24.0 | 19.5 |
| 50-74 % | 20.3 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 21.1 | 19.5 | 23.4 | 20.0 |
| 75% or more | 20.5 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 21.0 | 19.2 | 24.5 | 19.9 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 21.3 | 23.1 | 24.7 | 23.9 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 20.7 |
| 25-49 % | 19.6 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 18.8 | 23.1 | 19.4 |
| 50-74 % | 21.1 | 23.1 | 26.1 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 19.3 | 24.5 | 20.4 |
| 75% or more | 21.7 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 20.6 |
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 | 0.11 | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.30 | 0.11 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.48 | 1.25 | 5.20 | 2.02 | 2.53 | 1.62 | 2.67 | 1.66 |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.28 | 0.79 | 1.63 | 0.80 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.85 | 0.29 |
| Construction | 0.52 | 1.90 | 1.30 | 0.69 | 1.21 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.70 |
| Utilities and transp. | 0.35 | 1.06 | 2.55 | 1.58 | 1.26 | 0.31 | 1.20 | 0.36 |
| Wholesale trade | 0.60 | 1.43 | 3.66 | 1.23 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 1.78 | 0.49 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.27 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.29 |
| Retail trade | 0.31 | 1.50 | 1.47 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.29 | 0.88 | 0.31 |
| Professional services | 0.20 | 1.06 | 0.80 | 0.54 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.21 |
| Other services | 0.31 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.34 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.13 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.38 | 1.09 | 2.74 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.48 | 1.05 | 0.37 |
| Nonprofit | 0.26 | 2.35 | 1.10 | 0.69 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.75 | 0.28 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 0.97 | 1.87 | 3.39 | 1.11 | 0.87 | 1.72 | 1.62 | 0.70 |
| 5-9 years | 0.54 | 1.53 | 1.29 | 1.18 | 0.69 | 1.24 | 0.77 | 0.73 |
| 10-19 years | 0.31 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.37 |
| 20 or more years | 0.11 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.32 | 0.12 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.12 | 1.62 | 0.92 | 0.50 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.72 | 0.12 |
| 1 location only | 0.22 | 0.47 | 0.71 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 1.06 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.50 | 1.73 | 2.03 | 1.64 | 1.41 | 0.54 | 1.13 | 0.55 |
| 25-49 % | 0.34 | 1.69 | 2.14 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.30 | 1.11 | 0.34 |
| 50-74 % | 0.32 | 1.01 | 0.90 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.36 |
| 75% or more | 0.12 | 0.54 | 0.77 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.12 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.12 | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.13 |
| Has union employees | 0.22 | 2.33 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 0.57 | 0.24 | 0.70 | 0.22 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.28 | 0.99 | 1.14 | 0.88 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.68 | 0.30 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.12 | 0.49 | 0.68 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.12 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.22 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.24 |
| 25-49 % | 0.24 | 0.87 | 2.36 | 0.61 | 0.41 | 0.27 | 0.97 | 0.23 |
| 50-74 % | 0.19 | 1.05 | 0.87 | 0.58 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.55 | 0.19 |
| 75% or more | 0.22 | 1.20 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.56 | 0.23 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.19 | 0.84 | 1.16 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.24 | 0.52 | 0.20 |
| 25-49 % | 0.14 | 0.96 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.42 | 0.15 |
| 50-74 % | 0.31 | 0.80 | 1.45 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.36 | 0.68 | 0.33 |
| 75% or more | 0.70 | 0.82 | 1.82 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 2.12 | 0.72 | 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.
** 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.