| 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 | 30.7% | 25.8% | 33.2% | 43.3% | 33.2% | 26.8% | 35.6% | 29.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 38.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 26.8% | -- | 22.0% * | 44.4% | 27.1% | 24.2% | 35.2% | 25.7% |
| Construction | 32.1% | -- | 38.6% | 45.8% | 18.3% * | 27.5% | 36.8% | 29.6% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 26.9% | -- | -- | -- | 23.8% | 25.9% | -- | 27.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 31.0% | 2.5% * | 34.8% * | 43.9% | 30.0% | 24.4% | 35.5% | 28.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 28.8% | -- | 43.0% | 23.2% * | 31.1% | 29.2% | 30.2% | 28.4% |
| Retail trade | 34.9% | -- | 32.0% * | 55.7% | 44.6% | 22.6% | 52.1% | 32.6% |
| Professional services | 29.1% | 23.5% * | 35.0% | 46.2% | 33.6% | 25.6% | 37.1% | 28.0% |
| Other services | 40.4% | -- | 37.7% | 35.5% | 42.1% | 44.3% | 30.5% | 43.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 31.7% | 23.0% | 32.9% | 47.0% | 32.7% | 27.8% | 37.0% | 30.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 39.3% | 45.4% | 36.1% | 38.9% | 44.5% | 34.3% | 35.3% | 40.8% |
| Nonprofit | 25.6% | -- | 29.8% | 30.6% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 27.4% | 25.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 39.6% | -- | -- | 52.2% | 44.7% | 53.1% | 29.6% * | 50.7% |
| 5-9 years | 39.6% | -- | 43.3% | 46.6% | 33.5% * | 37.7% | 40.4% | 39.2% |
| 10-19 years | 37.9% | 20.9% * | 35.3% | 53.5% | 37.4% | 40.9% | 35.9% | 38.8% |
| 20 or more years | 29.1% | 27.7% | 31.0% | 40.5% | 31.5% | 26.2% | 35.6% | 28.2% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 29.4% | -- | 30.8% * | 47.8% | 34.6% | 26.8% | 48.0% | 28.9% |
| 1 location only | 33.8% | 25.7% | 33.3% | 42.1% | 31.1% | 25.6% | 34.2% | 33.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 22.8% | -- | -- | -- | 36.4% | 22.7% | -- | 24.4% |
| 25-49 % | 28.5% | -- | -- | 26.9% * | 32.9% | 25.9% | 25.2% | 29.4% |
| 50-74 % | 27.3% | -- | -- | 51.0% | 35.6% | 20.9% | 34.3% * | 25.8% |
| 75% or more | 31.3% | 25.4% | 34.4% | 43.7% | 33.0% | 27.7% | 36.5% | 30.4% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 33.6% | 26.3% | 33.3% | 45.1% | 35.7% | 29.3% | 36.3% | 32.9% |
| Has union employees | 21.0% | -- | -- | 19.7% * | 14.8% * | 22.0% | 24.0% * | 20.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 34.0% | -- | -- | 35.0% | 39.0% | 30.9% | 32.3% | 34.3% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 30.6% | 26.1% | 32.8% | 43.7% | 32.9% | 26.6% | 35.8% | 29.6% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 34.2% | 20.2% | 34.8% | 43.3% | 35.0% | 30.2% | 35.5% | 33.6% |
| 25-49 % | 29.6% | 42.2% * | 35.1% | 40.0% | 32.5% | 25.7% | 36.5% | 28.8% |
| 50-74 % | 30.1% | 19.4% * | 26.3% | 42.1% | 32.0% | 28.8% | 28.2% | 30.4% |
| 75% or more | 28.8% | 48.7% | 35.4% | 47.5% | 33.6% | 23.9% | 44.4% | 26.9% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 35.9% | 28.6% | 37.6% | 45.4% | 37.3% | 29.2% | 40.7% | 34.4% |
| 25-49 % | 28.3% | 26.8% * | 30.8% | 41.9% | 31.9% | 25.6% | 35.0% | 27.7% |
| 50-74 % | 29.8% | 25.8% | 30.4% | 35.1% | 29.9% | 29.3% | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 75% or more | 26.8% | -- | -- | 55.2% | 23.8% | 31.3% | 20.3% * | 29.7% |
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 | 0.93% | 5.16% | 3.51% | 3.40% | 1.88% | 1.04% | 2.78% | 0.97% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.16% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.61% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.62% | -- | 9.48% * | 5.68% | 2.30% | 1.92% | 6.95% | 1.51% |
| Construction | 8.00% | -- | 9.81% | 8.19% | 10.84% * | 0.77% | 6.29% | 11.18% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.83% | -- | -- | -- | 5.47% | 5.07% | -- | 4.11% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.37% | 2.41% * | 10.82% * | 3.60% | 2.38% | 2.16% | 6.12% | 1.68% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.33% | -- | 8.30% | 11.13% * | 4.64% | 1.62% | 7.44% | 2.28% |
| Retail trade | 4.01% | -- | 11.09% * | 11.64% | 7.15% | 3.73% | 12.12% | 3.79% |
| Professional services | 1.32% | 8.70% * | 7.38% | 6.03% | 2.80% | 1.38% | 5.60% | 1.28% |
| Other services | 2.04% | -- | 4.46% | 5.24% | 4.57% | 2.70% | 4.00% | 2.34% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.26% | 5.89% | 4.10% | 4.41% | 2.42% | 1.44% | 3.52% | 1.31% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.48% | 8.99% | 10.22% | 6.47% | 4.21% | 2.85% | 6.07% | 2.52% |
| Nonprofit | 1.35% | -- | 3.22% | 5.09% | 3.06% | 1.56% | 4.39% | 1.41% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 6.38% | -- | -- | 5.02% | 2.25% | 3.33% | 11.22% * | 2.66% |
| 5-9 years | 5.19% | -- | 8.60% | 7.67% | 10.91% * | 6.06% | 5.65% | 7.50% |
| 10-19 years | 2.95% | 10.71% * | 5.72% | 8.76% | 3.41% | 4.20% | 6.92% | 3.07% |
| 20 or more years | 0.99% | 5.64% | 4.42% | 4.11% | 2.30% | 1.06% | 3.38% | 1.01% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.02% | -- | 16.82% * | 7.17% | 1.80% | 1.07% | 10.65% | 0.97% |
| 1 location only | 2.03% | 5.19% | 3.59% | 3.75% | 3.74% | 2.59% | 2.66% | 3.00% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 3.49% | -- | -- | -- | 6.33% | 4.89% | -- | 3.80% |
| 25-49 % | 3.51% | -- | -- | 9.09% * | 8.43% | 2.62% | 6.78% | 3.99% |
| 50-74 % | 3.46% | -- | -- | 5.40% | 3.53% | 3.36% | 10.40% * | 3.40% |
| 75% or more | 0.98% | 5.21% | 3.75% | 3.86% | 2.06% | 1.04% | 2.97% | 1.01% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.94% | 5.31% | 3.61% | 3.53% | 1.56% | 1.02% | 2.89% | 0.93% |
| Has union employees | 1.85% | -- | -- | 8.05% * | 4.98% * | 1.97% | 9.33% * | 1.88% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.35% | -- | -- | 6.13% | 3.88% | 3.60% | 6.35% | 2.54% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.97% | 5.42% | 3.57% | 3.56% | 1.97% | 1.08% | 2.90% | 1.00% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.47% | 5.83% | 7.26% | 5.66% | 6.14% | 2.84% | 4.42% | 2.94% |
| 25-49 % | 1.61% | 13.68% * | 4.77% | 5.79% | 1.64% | 2.16% | 4.59% | 1.69% |
| 50-74 % | 1.46% | 8.76% * | 7.02% | 5.91% | 2.78% | 1.54% | 6.15% | 1.35% |
| 75% or more | 1.62% | 4.94% | 4.69% | 6.57% | 2.95% | 1.64% | 5.37% | 1.54% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.80% | 8.46% | 5.83% | 5.39% | 2.44% | 2.44% | 4.02% | 1.90% |
| 25-49 % | 1.19% | 12.87% * | 5.89% | 4.56% | 3.22% | 1.20% | 5.10% | 1.19% |
| 50-74 % | 2.41% | 5.47% | 6.39% | 8.45% | 4.72% | 3.62% | 4.93% | 2.75% |
| 75% or more | 4.46% | -- | -- | 5.40% | 5.02% | 5.08% | 9.43% * | 4.23% |
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.