| 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 | 34.5% | 21.3% | 19.4% | 20.3% | 26.0% | 43.4% | 20.5% | 37.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 27.4% | 33.8% * | 31.4% * | 22.1% * | 14.2% * | 36.3% | 34.3% | 25.4% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 32.7% | 23.3% * | 13.5% | 16.2% | 24.5% | 42.5% | 17.0% | 34.2% |
| Construction | 24.8% | 17.0% | 28.5% | 17.6% | 19.5% | 42.1% | 24.0% | 25.2% |
| Utilities and transp. | 36.4% | 27.5% * | 30.4% * | 25.3% | 26.8% | 40.9% | 28.1% | 37.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 31.8% | 28.1% | 16.2% | 26.5% | 32.0% | 38.0% | 23.1% | 34.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 43.1% | 19.2% | 14.9% | 21.6% | 32.0% | 51.2% | 18.6% | 46.1% |
| Retail trade | 37.0% | 15.3% | 17.3% | 19.6% | 19.1% | 49.5% | 18.4% | 40.4% |
| Professional services | 32.9% | 22.7% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 26.8% | 39.7% | 18.5% | 35.3% |
| Other services | 34.3% | 21.4% | 22.1% | 22.7% | 25.7% | 43.2% | 21.4% | 37.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 36.7% | 23.2% | 18.7% | 19.7% | 27.9% | 46.0% | 20.2% | 39.7% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 28.7% | 16.6% | 17.5% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 41.3% | 20.6% | 31.0% |
| Nonprofit | 30.0% | 23.2% | 27.6% | 21.7% | 24.2% | 34.1% | 23.0% | 30.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 20.7% | 14.7% | 16.9% * | 18.9% | 27.1% * | 23.7% * | 17.9% | 23.6% |
| 5-9 years | 21.5% | 20.6% | 14.1% | 17.4% | 25.2% | 37.3% | 17.4% | 24.5% |
| 10-19 years | 27.2% | 21.9% | 19.5% | 19.3% | 25.2% | 43.2% | 19.7% | 31.3% |
| 20 or more years | 36.6% | 23.5% | 21.0% | 21.2% | 26.1% | 43.6% | 22.1% | 38.3% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 39.7% | 42.0% * | 8.4% | 20.4% | 27.9% | 43.9% | 18.1% | 40.3% |
| 1 location only | 21.6% | 20.8% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 23.2% | 27.4% | 20.8% | 22.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 31.6% | 43.5% | 29.5% | 16.9% | 22.4% * | 39.2% | 24.7% | 33.1% |
| 25-49 % | 35.2% | 23.5% | 28.0% | 32.0% | 23.7% | 41.1% | 28.7% | 36.2% |
| 50-74 % | 32.4% | 22.0% | 25.7% | 27.3% | 26.3% | 38.5% | 22.2% | 34.7% |
| 75% or more | 34.7% | 20.6% | 18.0% | 19.0% | 26.1% | 44.1% | 19.8% | 37.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 33.1% | 21.4% | 18.0% | 20.3% | 25.7% | 43.6% | 20.2% | 36.0% |
| Has union employees | 40.3% | 18.8% * | 48.7% | 19.6% | 28.4% | 42.9% | 27.0% | 40.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 40.6% | 19.6% | 25.9% | 25.8% | 20.3% | 51.3% | 21.6% | 42.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 33.8% | 21.5% | 19.0% | 19.8% | 26.6% | 42.4% | 20.4% | 36.3% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 33.1% | 25.6% | 20.1% | 20.8% | 25.0% | 46.1% | 22.0% | 36.3% |
| 25-49 % | 35.1% | 14.8% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 24.1% | 45.0% | 16.9% | 37.6% |
| 50-74 % | 36.0% | 21.6% | 20.0% | 21.8% | 29.3% | 42.0% | 21.2% | 38.0% |
| 75% or more | 33.4% | 21.1% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 25.8% | 40.2% | 20.9% | 35.6% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 31.3% | 19.6% | 20.2% | 18.5% | 23.0% | 42.7% | 19.7% | 34.3% |
| 25-49 % | 38.5% | 25.0% | 21.6% | 20.9% | 29.5% | 44.8% | 23.2% | 40.1% |
| 50-74 % | 28.5% | 23.1% | 13.0% | 21.9% | 23.0% | 37.2% | 18.6% | 30.9% |
| 75% or more | 26.8% | 18.7% | 14.5% * | 33.7% * | 23.7% | 41.9% | 18.3% | 35.4% |
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.
** 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 | 0.74% | 1.65% | 1.54% | 1.07% | 1.17% | 1.11% | 0.87% | 0.85% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.05% | 15.44% * | 17.58% * | 10.16% * | 8.57% * | 10.09% | 9.56% | 7.34% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.52% | 7.81% * | 3.44% | 2.59% | 2.53% | 2.25% | 2.76% | 1.65% |
| Construction | 2.20% | 4.48% | 5.11% | 2.51% | 4.20% | 6.40% | 2.56% | 3.17% |
| Utilities and transp. | 2.54% | 11.10% * | 9.42% * | 5.61% | 5.46% | 3.35% | 5.42% | 2.78% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.08% | 7.62% | 4.80% | 4.23% | 3.94% | 3.61% | 3.55% | 2.46% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.90% | 4.14% | 3.74% | 3.47% | 4.28% | 2.24% | 2.64% | 2.08% |
| Retail trade | 2.25% | 4.11% | 4.34% | 3.41% | 3.51% | 3.17% | 2.42% | 2.57% |
| Professional services | 1.55% | 3.05% | 2.75% | 2.20% | 2.08% | 2.32% | 1.57% | 1.76% |
| Other services | 2.48% | 3.62% | 3.78% | 2.60% | 3.66% | 3.75% | 2.04% | 2.88% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.94% | 2.12% | 1.62% | 1.27% | 1.58% | 1.33% | 1.00% | 1.07% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.56% | 3.05% | 3.84% | 2.55% | 2.29% | 3.00% | 2.13% | 1.90% |
| Nonprofit | 1.58% | 5.14% | 6.72% | 3.24% | 2.55% | 2.31% | 3.14% | 1.71% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.61% | 3.20% | 5.09% * | 3.65% | 10.10% * | 10.43% * | 2.60% | 6.74% |
| 5-9 years | 2.04% | 4.92% | 3.54% | 3.24% | 4.37% | 7.48% | 2.53% | 3.04% |
| 10-19 years | 3.01% | 3.47% | 3.32% | 2.45% | 3.14% | 9.03% | 1.83% | 4.37% |
| 20 or more years | 0.81% | 2.44% | 2.05% | 1.37% | 1.24% | 1.10% | 1.19% | 0.88% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.93% | 13.66% * | 2.18% | 1.89% | 1.23% | 1.13% | 2.50% | 0.95% |
| 1 location only | 0.90% | 1.63% | 1.67% | 1.28% | 2.19% | 4.46% | 0.93% | 1.49% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.02% | 10.02% | 7.95% | 4.79% | 6.97% * | 3.81% | 5.32% | 3.51% |
| 25-49 % | 2.55% | 5.63% | 6.58% | 4.29% | 3.14% | 3.96% | 3.46% | 2.89% |
| 50-74 % | 1.89% | 3.86% | 4.29% | 4.15% | 4.67% | 2.88% | 2.32% | 2.25% |
| 75% or more | 0.84% | 1.91% | 1.70% | 1.15% | 1.29% | 1.24% | 0.98% | 0.95% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.85% | 1.68% | 1.42% | 1.11% | 1.24% | 1.38% | 0.87% | 1.00% |
| Has union employees | 1.62% | 9.99% * | 10.45% | 4.27% | 3.73% | 1.84% | 5.86% | 1.67% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.99% | 4.70% | 6.36% | 3.30% | 2.36% | 2.59% | 2.84% | 2.15% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.80% | 1.74% | 1.58% | 1.13% | 1.28% | 1.22% | 0.91% | 0.92% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.78% | 2.96% | 2.60% | 1.81% | 1.99% | 3.11% | 1.47% | 2.16% |
| 25-49 % | 1.27% | 3.45% | 2.56% | 1.96% | 2.14% | 1.80% | 1.73% | 1.42% |
| 50-74 % | 1.25% | 3.66% | 4.01% | 2.23% | 2.64% | 1.69% | 2.14% | 1.38% |
| 75% or more | 1.73% | 2.98% | 2.93% | 2.57% | 2.68% | 2.57% | 1.68% | 1.97% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.17% | 2.40% | 2.16% | 1.39% | 1.86% | 1.92% | 1.20% | 1.41% |
| 25-49 % | 1.15% | 4.05% | 3.04% | 1.88% | 1.86% | 1.53% | 1.79% | 1.24% |
| 50-74 % | 1.43% | 3.61% | 2.67% | 2.87% | 2.48% | 2.58% | 1.95% | 1.72% |
| 75% or more | 3.16% | 3.96% | 5.00% * | 10.54% * | 6.33% | 6.94% | 3.02% | 5.19% |
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.