| 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 | 20.7% | 18.1% | 21.3% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 19.9% | 19.6% | 21.0% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 18.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.5% | -- | 13.9% * | 15.9% | 23.0% | 23.2% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Construction | 23.5% | 24.5% | 31.4% | 26.3% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 27.3% | 20.9% |
| Utilities and transp. | 21.8% | -- | -- | 26.8% | 23.5% | 21.1% | 19.0% | 22.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 22.1% | -- | 13.2% * | 24.3% | 25.1% | 20.3% | 19.4% | 23.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 18.4% | 16.1% | 12.9% | 12.6% | 20.6% | 20.1% | 12.2% | 19.9% |
| Retail trade | 23.2% | 19.7% * | 30.2% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 18.4% | 27.0% | 22.3% |
| Professional services | 17.5% | 14.7% | 19.8% | 17.6% | 18.6% | 16.9% | 17.1% | 17.6% |
| Other services | 26.0% | 20.9% * | 26.7% | 24.6% | 26.2% | 27.9% | 21.2% | 27.7% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 22.5% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 21.9% | 24.6% | 21.8% | 21.1% | 22.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 23.1% | 13.8% | 26.2% | 26.4% | 23.1% | 22.8% | 19.0% | 24.8% |
| Nonprofit | 15.4% | 13.1% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 16.4% | 16.2% | 12.4% | 15.8% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.0% | 12.4% * | 16.7% | 30.0% | 29.6% | -- | 16.8% | 30.5% |
| 5-9 years | 25.6% | 17.7% | 22.6% | 29.4% | 30.7% | 17.8% | 20.6% | 30.7% |
| 10-19 years | 23.6% | 20.4% | 19.2% | 25.5% | 23.8% | 29.0% | 20.6% | 25.5% |
| 20 or more years | 19.7% | 17.4% | 22.6% | 18.1% | 20.8% | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.8% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 20.3% | -- | 9.7% | 20.1% | 21.5% | 19.9% | 15.0% | 20.5% |
| 1 location only | 21.4% | 18.2% | 22.1% | 21.1% | 23.2% | 17.3% | 20.1% | 22.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.6% | 0.0% | -- | 25.1% | 28.4% | 24.8% | 9.6% * | 26.2% |
| 25-49 % | 22.0% | -- | 43.5% | 20.2% * | 21.0% | 18.0% | 26.2% | 20.6% |
| 50-74 % | 19.0% | 19.4% * | 22.4% | 23.3% | 22.5% | 15.7% | 21.1% | 18.6% |
| 75% or more | 20.8% | 17.1% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 22.1% | 20.6% | 19.2% | 21.2% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 21.6% | 18.1% | 20.5% | 21.3% | 22.8% | 21.7% | 19.3% | 22.4% |
| Has union employees | 16.4% | 0.0% | -- | 16.1% * | 16.2% | 15.9% | 28.3% * | 15.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 22.7% | 10.3% * | 30.4% | 23.8% | 24.6% | 21.4% | 20.0% | 23.2% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 20.5% | 18.7% | 20.9% | 20.6% | 21.9% | 19.7% | 19.6% | 20.7% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.9% | 20.7% | 25.5% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 26.3% | 21.7% | 25.0% |
| 25-49 % | 21.9% | 10.9% * | 24.9% | 18.8% | 26.2% | 21.0% | 17.9% | 22.7% |
| 50-74 % | 19.5% | 20.5% | 17.0% | 20.1% | 20.3% | 19.1% | 18.9% | 19.6% |
| 75% or more | 17.7% | 21.2% | 16.3% | 18.6% | 19.6% | 16.5% | 18.2% | 17.7% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 23.3% | 19.1% | 20.4% | 25.1% | 24.7% | 22.3% | 20.5% | 24.3% |
| 25-49 % | 19.0% | 18.2% * | 20.2% | 17.2% | 20.7% | 18.5% | 18.7% | 19.0% |
| 50-74 % | 20.4% | 14.6% * | 27.8% | 17.1% | 20.3% | 21.9% | 19.2% | 20.8% |
| 75% or more | 22.5% | 22.1% | 16.0% * | 27.5% | 21.2% | 25.4% | 19.6% | 24.5% |
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 | 0.50% | 2.58% | 1.94% | 1.26% | 0.92% | 0.73% | 1.14% | 0.56% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.38% | -- | 4.65% * | 2.85% | 1.82% | 2.04% | 3.26% | 1.51% |
| Construction | 2.77% | 6.67% | 4.96% | 4.21% | 4.88% | 1.81% | 2.94% | 3.97% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.73% | -- | -- | 6.36% | 3.09% | 1.95% | 5.47% | 1.73% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.19% | -- | 5.70% * | 4.59% | 2.70% | 1.71% | 4.12% | 2.48% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.07% | 4.41% | 3.58% | 3.02% | 1.94% | 1.35% | 2.47% | 1.07% |
| Retail trade | 1.84% | 6.15% * | 4.34% | 4.36% | 2.65% | 2.40% | 3.30% | 2.07% |
| Professional services | 0.74% | 3.80% | 2.74% | 2.44% | 1.24% | 1.04% | 1.82% | 0.81% |
| Other services | 1.42% | 6.41% * | 6.51% | 2.38% | 3.00% | 1.78% | 3.21% | 1.57% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.67% | 3.58% | 2.16% | 1.59% | 1.23% | 0.97% | 1.44% | 0.75% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.42% | 3.87% | 6.27% | 2.98% | 2.72% | 1.50% | 2.90% | 1.64% |
| Nonprofit | 0.80% | 3.50% | 2.14% | 1.61% | 1.31% | 1.20% | 1.59% | 0.87% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.43% | 4.03% * | 4.98% | 5.23% | 3.44% | -- | 2.89% | 3.18% |
| 5-9 years | 2.98% | 5.16% | 5.05% | 4.98% | 6.98% | 4.89% | 3.23% | 4.60% |
| 10-19 years | 1.48% | 5.82% | 2.85% | 2.86% | 2.13% | 3.25% | 2.52% | 1.71% |
| 20 or more years | 0.54% | 3.25% | 2.99% | 1.44% | 0.98% | 0.74% | 1.47% | 0.58% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.61% | -- | 2.76% | 2.08% | 1.22% | 0.74% | 2.18% | 0.63% |
| 1 location only | 0.87% | 2.60% | 2.06% | 1.52% | 1.41% | 3.47% | 1.25% | 1.22% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.25% | 0.00% | -- | 2.48% | 5.53% | 3.39% | 3.61% * | 2.47% |
| 25-49 % | 2.06% | -- | 7.36% | 6.20% * | 2.04% | 3.23% | 5.31% | 2.11% |
| 50-74 % | 1.49% | 6.03% * | 3.63% | 4.23% | 2.02% | 2.07% | 3.32% | 1.63% |
| 75% or more | 0.55% | 2.99% | 2.17% | 1.38% | 1.07% | 0.77% | 1.26% | 0.62% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.51% | 2.58% | 1.78% | 1.29% | 0.95% | 0.66% | 1.12% | 0.56% |
| Has union employees | 1.37% | 0.00% | -- | 5.26% * | 2.88% | 1.51% | 10.33% * | 1.33% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.12% | 5.88% * | 5.00% | 2.97% | 1.83% | 1.47% | 3.41% | 1.17% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.54% | 2.71% | 2.01% | 1.34% | 1.01% | 0.79% | 1.20% | 0.61% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.13% | 5.36% | 3.61% | 2.00% | 2.31% | 1.73% | 2.03% | 1.36% |
| 25-49 % | 1.17% | 3.52% * | 3.93% | 3.20% | 1.93% | 1.68% | 2.51% | 1.31% |
| 50-74 % | 0.88% | 4.21% | 4.29% | 2.58% | 1.43% | 1.25% | 2.47% | 0.93% |
| 75% or more | 0.78% | 4.89% | 2.83% | 2.51% | 1.36% | 1.06% | 1.79% | 0.86% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.96% | 3.94% | 2.54% | 2.05% | 1.78% | 1.70% | 1.66% | 1.17% |
| 25-49 % | 0.64% | 5.54% * | 2.66% | 1.71% | 1.17% | 0.89% | 1.62% | 0.69% |
| 50-74 % | 1.43% | 4.65% * | 7.84% | 3.58% | 1.92% | 1.82% | 3.75% | 1.38% |
| 75% or more | 2.12% | 6.39% | 5.59% * | 4.91% | 1.55% | 1.67% | 4.43% | 1.76% |
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.