| 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 | 28.8% | 25.6% | 37.7% | 37.0% | 31.7% | 26.4% | 34.6% | 28.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 19.3% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29.4% | 17.0% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 24.2% | -- | 31.6% | 36.8% | 25.1% | 22.2% | 32.9% | 23.7% |
| Construction | 31.3% | 18.0% * | 43.0% | 38.8% | 26.1% | 28.4% | 34.8% | 29.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 24.8% | -- | 19.8% * | 41.3% | 28.5% | 22.4% | 32.5% | 24.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 26.4% | 10.2% * | 30.1% | 32.9% | 31.4% | 23.3% | 26.4% | 26.5% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 28.0% | 30.6% | 41.0% | 32.5% | 29.7% | 26.8% | 35.5% | 27.4% |
| Retail trade | 34.3% | 41.4% * | 41.6% | 55.0% | 45.4% | 27.2% | 46.6% | 32.9% |
| Professional services | 28.6% | 29.1% | 40.1% | 39.5% | 32.4% | 25.9% | 36.9% | 27.7% |
| Other services | 36.4% | 21.8% | 37.7% | 34.4% | 39.0% | 37.0% | 30.4% | 37.3% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 28.8% | 23.8% | 38.4% | 37.7% | 31.5% | 26.4% | 34.6% | 28.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 31.8% | 33.2% | 39.8% | 40.3% | 36.4% | 27.7% | 38.6% | 30.8% |
| Nonprofit | 27.0% | 28.6% | 29.3% | 29.7% | 29.4% | 25.9% | 28.7% | 26.9% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 40.5% | 36.4% | 45.7% | 41.5% | 34.0% | 51.9% | 41.0% | 39.8% |
| 5-9 years | 36.5% | 34.4% | 42.3% | 42.7% | 30.8% | 33.2% | 39.4% | 34.3% |
| 10-19 years | 34.4% | 25.7% | 39.2% | 34.8% | 36.9% | 31.9% | 35.4% | 34.1% |
| 20 or more years | 27.7% | 21.6% | 34.7% | 36.7% | 30.6% | 26.2% | 32.3% | 27.4% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 27.5% | -- | 37.7% | 38.0% | 30.8% | 26.4% | 39.9% | 27.3% |
| 1 location only | 33.9% | 25.4% | 37.7% | 36.7% | 33.5% | 29.9% | 33.9% | 34.0% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 20.5% | -- | 50.9% | 17.2% | 43.4% | 17.1% * | 26.4% | 19.5% |
| 25-49 % | 32.8% | 38.4% | 35.0% | 25.3% | 39.2% | 32.2% | 30.2% | 33.3% |
| 50-74 % | 27.3% | 29.1% | 26.9% | 45.1% | 34.9% | 24.2% | 33.6% | 26.5% |
| 75% or more | 29.0% | 24.9% | 38.7% | 37.0% | 31.2% | 26.7% | 35.0% | 28.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 30.6% | 27.0% | 38.2% | 38.5% | 33.2% | 27.9% | 35.9% | 29.9% |
| Has union employees | 22.1% | 9.2% * | 29.8% * | 15.8% | 19.2% | 22.6% | 17.2% * | 22.2% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 35.8% | 22.0% * | 41.6% | 40.5% | 42.1% | 34.3% | 33.0% | 36.1% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 28.4% | 25.9% | 37.6% | 36.9% | 31.2% | 26.0% | 34.6% | 27.7% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 29.2% | 20.8% | 37.2% | 36.9% | 31.1% | 25.4% | 34.1% | 28.1% |
| 25-49 % | 26.6% | 26.7% | 41.2% | 33.1% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 32.5% | 26.1% |
| 50-74 % | 30.1% | 24.7% | 32.6% | 39.6% | 34.0% | 28.4% | 33.7% | 29.8% |
| 75% or more | 30.4% | 38.7% | 39.8% | 40.3% | 34.4% | 27.5% | 40.1% | 29.4% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 32.3% | 28.7% | 43.6% | 39.7% | 34.2% | 28.7% | 37.8% | 31.1% |
| 25-49 % | 27.3% | 26.0% | 31.3% | 35.7% | 31.0% | 25.7% | 33.5% | 27.0% |
| 50-74 % | 27.7% | 25.0% | 34.4% | 32.3% | 29.4% | 25.7% | 31.0% | 27.1% |
| 75% or more | 26.2% | 15.0% * | 32.4% | 35.8% | 24.9% | 28.4% | 22.8% | 27.6% |
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 | 0.39% | 2.46% | 2.27% | 1.73% | 0.84% | 0.45% | 1.35% | 0.40% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.65% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5.85% | 7.10% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.67% | -- | 4.64% | 2.26% | 1.70% | 0.71% | 2.64% | 0.68% |
| Construction | 2.67% | 7.22% * | 7.01% | 4.91% | 5.78% | 2.66% | 4.52% | 3.24% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.95% | -- | 8.30% * | 5.61% | 3.15% | 2.19% | 6.62% | 1.98% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.08% | 5.79% * | 5.29% | 3.13% | 1.68% | 1.39% | 2.88% | 1.17% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.75% | 7.29% | 4.49% | 5.32% | 1.52% | 0.82% | 4.23% | 0.74% |
| Retail trade | 1.47% | 13.06% * | 5.29% | 4.53% | 4.21% | 1.39% | 5.51% | 1.42% |
| Professional services | 0.68% | 4.55% | 4.96% | 2.19% | 1.43% | 0.77% | 2.78% | 0.67% |
| Other services | 1.20% | 4.35% | 3.37% | 2.91% | 2.37% | 1.65% | 2.24% | 1.36% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.48% | 2.90% | 2.74% | 2.29% | 1.12% | 0.52% | 1.65% | 0.49% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.29% | 5.16% | 5.47% | 2.79% | 1.96% | 1.87% | 3.08% | 1.39% |
| Nonprofit | 0.79% | 5.76% | 4.92% | 2.11% | 1.29% | 1.00% | 2.77% | 0.81% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.07% | 5.14% | 8.62% | 5.34% | 4.32% | 9.85% | 4.71% | 3.47% |
| 5-9 years | 2.20% | 5.99% | 5.24% | 3.48% | 3.81% | 3.84% | 3.12% | 2.95% |
| 10-19 years | 1.66% | 5.05% | 6.14% | 5.82% | 1.82% | 2.10% | 3.34% | 1.89% |
| 20 or more years | 0.40% | 3.32% | 2.29% | 1.58% | 0.98% | 0.46% | 1.63% | 0.41% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.41% | -- | 4.60% | 2.31% | 0.93% | 0.46% | 4.02% | 0.41% |
| 1 location only | 1.04% | 2.49% | 2.44% | 2.18% | 1.76% | 2.25% | 1.41% | 1.49% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5.11% | -- | 12.55% | 4.61% | 3.48% | 5.71% * | 7.46% | 5.58% |
| 25-49 % | 1.34% | 8.44% | 6.32% | 4.06% | 4.02% | 1.36% | 4.46% | 1.35% |
| 50-74 % | 1.24% | 8.19% | 5.76% | 3.30% | 2.18% | 1.36% | 4.38% | 1.26% |
| 75% or more | 0.42% | 2.62% | 2.49% | 1.92% | 0.90% | 0.48% | 1.49% | 0.43% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.46% | 2.46% | 2.27% | 1.82% | 0.77% | 0.58% | 1.33% | 0.48% |
| Has union employees | 0.69% | 6.09% * | 12.92% * | 4.46% | 2.74% | 0.69% | 5.76% * | 0.69% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.92% | 9.17% * | 6.08% | 3.31% | 2.26% | 1.02% | 4.25% | 0.93% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.41% | 2.56% | 2.33% | 1.79% | 0.87% | 0.47% | 1.40% | 0.42% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.06% | 3.34% | 3.49% | 3.10% | 2.05% | 1.41% | 2.10% | 1.18% |
| 25-49 % | 0.63% | 4.98% | 6.03% | 2.46% | 1.34% | 0.70% | 3.17% | 0.62% |
| 50-74 % | 0.59% | 5.07% | 4.09% | 2.75% | 1.33% | 0.65% | 2.86% | 0.59% |
| 75% or more | 0.91% | 6.02% | 3.23% | 2.93% | 1.49% | 1.09% | 2.78% | 0.93% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.71% | 4.11% | 3.08% | 2.22% | 1.14% | 0.92% | 2.03% | 0.73% |
| 25-49 % | 0.53% | 5.27% | 2.39% | 3.29% | 1.30% | 0.58% | 2.01% | 0.54% |
| 50-74 % | 1.01% | 3.94% | 7.99% | 2.91% | 2.06% | 1.12% | 3.87% | 0.96% |
| 75% or more | 2.55% | 5.24% * | 6.24% | 6.23% | 6.32% | 2.31% | 4.58% | 3.18% |
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.