| 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 | 21.4% | 16.0% | 22.4% | 22.8% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.5% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 22.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1% | 23.6% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 21.8% | 16.3% * | 17.7% | 21.5% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 19.1% | 22.1% |
| Construction | 23.6% | 20.6% | 28.3% | 26.8% | 24.3% | 16.4% | 25.7% | 22.3% |
| Utilities and transp. | 20.5% | 10.3% * | 22.1% | 25.2% | 24.0% | 19.3% | 21.1% | 20.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 20.3% | 15.6% * | 18.7% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 19.3% | 18.2% | 20.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.7% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 17.4% | 18.9% | 20.8% | 15.4% | 20.1% |
| Retail trade | 24.9% | 14.5% | 29.9% | 31.7% | 27.6% | 22.7% | 26.9% | 24.5% |
| Professional services | 18.7% | 16.8% | 22.7% | 19.2% | 18.1% | 18.6% | 19.8% | 18.5% |
| Other services | 25.9% | 17.2% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 24.6% | 28.3% | 20.3% | 27.1% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.9% | 18.4% | 23.9% | 24.7% | 23.1% | 22.6% | 22.7% | 23.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 21.6% | 10.8% | 23.5% | 24.7% | 22.9% | 21.0% | 19.0% | 22.2% |
| Nonprofit | 16.3% | 11.1% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 17.7% | 12.1% | 16.7% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 23.7% | 15.6% | 22.0% | 29.5% | 19.2% | 34.0% | 23.6% | 23.9% |
| 5-9 years | 25.4% | 20.7% | 23.9% | 28.1% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 23.1% | 27.2% |
| 10-19 years | 23.4% | 18.7% | 22.7% | 24.9% | 23.5% | 24.0% | 22.4% | 23.9% |
| 20 or more years | 21.0% | 13.3% | 22.1% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 21.3% | 19.3% | 21.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 21.2% | -- | 16.6% | 20.1% | 21.0% | 21.3% | 19.2% | 21.2% |
| 1 location only | 22.0% | 15.9% | 23.0% | 23.7% | 22.0% | 24.5% | 21.0% | 22.9% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.5% | 4.7% * | 20.0% | 22.4% | 30.9% | 22.0% | 18.7% | 24.1% |
| 25-49 % | 25.0% | 29.0% | 31.1% | 20.4% | 22.5% | 26.5% | 24.2% | 25.1% |
| 50-74 % | 20.4% | 15.6% | 20.4% | 23.4% | 23.8% | 19.4% | 20.1% | 20.5% |
| 75% or more | 21.4% | 15.6% | 22.4% | 22.8% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 20.8% | 21.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.9% | 15.7% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 21.8% | 22.2% | 20.7% | 22.2% |
| Has union employees | 19.0% | -- | 29.9% * | 17.1% | 16.7% | 19.2% | 27.9% | 18.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 25.3% | 15.5% | 27.4% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 26.2% | 21.3% | 25.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 21.0% | 16.1% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 21.0% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 21.0% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.6% | 16.2% | 25.9% | 25.7% | 23.6% | 22.8% | 23.4% | 23.7% |
| 25-49 % | 21.3% | 13.8% | 24.7% | 20.8% | 21.7% | 21.3% | 20.2% | 21.4% |
| 50-74 % | 20.8% | 14.7% | 15.3% | 21.5% | 20.6% | 21.4% | 16.7% | 21.2% |
| 75% or more | 20.2% | 19.5% | 21.3% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 20.6% | 20.8% | 20.1% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.0% | 17.2% | 22.1% | 25.3% | 22.8% | 23.0% | 21.9% | 23.3% |
| 25-49 % | 20.7% | 17.9% | 21.8% | 20.9% | 20.7% | 20.6% | 20.7% | 20.7% |
| 50-74 % | 20.9% | 18.1% | 24.6% | 19.3% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 21.2% | 20.9% |
| 75% or more | 18.3% | 8.8% | 22.5% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 23.5% | 14.0% | 21.6% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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 | 0.23% | 1.25% | 1.07% | 0.62% | 0.48% | 0.30% | 0.60% | 0.24% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 3.37% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.01% | 4.47% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.59% | 5.25% * | 2.80% | 1.54% | 1.06% | 0.82% | 1.60% | 0.63% |
| Construction | 1.36% | 5.32% | 2.89% | 1.93% | 3.44% | 1.99% | 1.81% | 1.85% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.01% | 4.24% * | 4.79% | 3.15% | 1.61% | 1.24% | 2.94% | 1.07% |
| Wholesale trade | 0.76% | 5.81% * | 3.08% | 1.93% | 1.69% | 0.71% | 2.03% | 0.80% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.53% | 2.87% | 2.42% | 2.08% | 1.02% | 0.67% | 1.92% | 0.55% |
| Retail trade | 0.64% | 2.82% | 3.01% | 1.94% | 1.43% | 0.77% | 1.77% | 0.69% |
| Professional services | 0.41% | 2.08% | 2.06% | 1.18% | 0.80% | 0.55% | 1.11% | 0.44% |
| Other services | 0.58% | 3.09% | 3.05% | 1.63% | 1.29% | 0.74% | 1.60% | 0.62% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.28% | 1.62% | 1.30% | 0.77% | 0.64% | 0.36% | 0.74% | 0.30% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.60% | 1.87% | 2.68% | 1.59% | 1.33% | 0.79% | 1.40% | 0.66% |
| Nonprofit | 0.48% | 2.55% | 1.62% | 1.12% | 0.72% | 0.72% | 1.10% | 0.51% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.02% | 2.53% | 3.17% | 2.39% | 5.04% | 5.13% | 2.00% | 3.38% |
| 5-9 years | 1.34% | 3.46% | 2.71% | 2.42% | 2.69% | 2.97% | 1.82% | 1.95% |
| 10-19 years | 0.75% | 2.93% | 2.50% | 1.37% | 1.23% | 1.55% | 1.39% | 0.88% |
| 20 or more years | 0.24% | 1.54% | 1.34% | 0.74% | 0.50% | 0.31% | 0.74% | 0.25% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.26% | -- | 3.17% | 0.99% | 0.55% | 0.30% | 1.44% | 0.26% |
| 1 location only | 0.47% | 1.26% | 1.14% | 0.76% | 0.89% | 2.11% | 0.65% | 0.67% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.06% | 2.21% * | 4.36% | 2.83% | 5.11% | 2.71% | 2.87% | 2.31% |
| 25-49 % | 0.82% | 4.23% | 3.96% | 2.66% | 1.52% | 1.01% | 2.38% | 0.86% |
| 50-74 % | 0.62% | 2.74% | 2.38% | 1.88% | 1.15% | 0.83% | 1.58% | 0.67% |
| 75% or more | 0.25% | 1.45% | 1.21% | 0.69% | 0.53% | 0.34% | 0.67% | 0.27% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.25% | 1.21% | 1.06% | 0.63% | 0.49% | 0.35% | 0.59% | 0.27% |
| Has union employees | 0.57% | -- | 9.13% * | 3.56% | 1.73% | 0.60% | 5.67% | 0.57% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.70% | 3.85% | 2.82% | 2.13% | 1.23% | 0.95% | 1.85% | 0.75% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.24% | 1.30% | 1.11% | 0.65% | 0.51% | 0.31% | 0.63% | 0.26% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.54% | 2.34% | 1.73% | 0.93% | 1.06% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.65% |
| 25-49 % | 0.45% | 2.96% | 2.79% | 1.51% | 1.10% | 0.52% | 1.56% | 0.47% |
| 50-74 % | 0.37% | 2.23% | 2.03% | 1.52% | 0.82% | 0.44% | 1.20% | 0.38% |
| 75% or more | 0.49% | 2.51% | 1.70% | 1.29% | 0.79% | 0.72% | 1.13% | 0.53% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.38% | 1.74% | 1.50% | 0.96% | 0.83% | 0.52% | 0.85% | 0.43% |
| 25-49 % | 0.32% | 2.91% | 1.57% | 0.98% | 0.69% | 0.41% | 1.00% | 0.34% |
| 50-74 % | 0.63% | 3.33% | 3.59% | 1.63% | 1.07% | 0.80% | 1.94% | 0.62% |
| 75% or more | 1.21% | 2.40% | 3.98% | 3.05% | 2.60% | 1.39% | 1.94% | 1.57% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.