| 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 | 27.9% | 25.6% | 37.1% | 34.9% | 30.8% | 26.1% | 33.9% | 27.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.2% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.8% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 23.5% | -- | 34.9% | 33.9% | 24.1% | 21.9% | 31.9% | 23.0% |
| Construction | 30.5% | 15.0% * | 37.1% | 37.3% | 29.9% | 28.7% | 31.8% | 30.0% |
| Utilities and transp. | 23.0% | -- | -- | 37.0% | 28.6% | 20.6% | 38.6% | 22.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 25.7% | -- | 25.4% | 33.8% | 29.7% | 23.3% | 24.8% | 25.8% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 27.5% | 38.0% | 39.3% | 35.3% | 29.2% | 26.2% | 37.2% | 27.0% |
| Retail trade | 33.8% | -- | 45.6% | 53.0% | 47.4% | 28.7% | 45.5% | 32.7% |
| Professional services | 27.9% | 30.5% | 38.7% | 36.8% | 31.7% | 25.6% | 34.9% | 27.3% |
| Other services | 35.7% | 24.0% | 38.0% | 35.3% | 38.1% | 35.8% | 32.6% | 36.0% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.6% | 23.3% | 38.4% | 34.5% | 30.4% | 25.9% | 33.2% | 27.1% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 30.6% | 30.9% | 39.4% | 41.1% | 34.4% | 27.2% | 40.2% | 29.5% |
| Nonprofit | 27.1% | 32.7% | 23.4% | 29.3% | 29.5% | 26.3% | 29.7% | 27.0% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 38.3% | 42.4% | 42.3% | 38.0% | 30.5% | -- | 40.3% | 36.2% |
| 5-9 years | 35.7% | 33.0% | 43.0% | 39.7% | 31.2% | 30.3% | 39.7% | 32.6% |
| 10-19 years | 32.7% | 21.6% | 41.0% | 30.2% | 36.7% | 30.9% | 34.1% | 32.2% |
| 20 or more years | 27.1% | 22.1% | 33.0% | 35.9% | 29.8% | 25.8% | 31.4% | 26.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 26.8% | -- | 38.7% | 36.9% | 29.3% | 26.0% | 38.6% | 26.6% |
| 1 location only | 33.3% | 25.3% | 36.9% | 34.1% | 34.3% | 31.2% | 33.2% | 33.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 16.9% * | -- | -- | 19.4% * | 47.8% | 12.0% * | 36.1% * | 14.7% * |
| 25-49 % | 33.9% | -- | 33.7% | 24.9% | 44.7% | 33.3% | 30.2% | 34.5% |
| 50-74 % | 26.3% | 33.8% | 23.4% | 45.3% | 34.6% | 23.7% | 32.6% | 25.8% |
| 75% or more | 28.1% | 23.7% | 38.3% | 34.8% | 30.2% | 26.4% | 34.1% | 27.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 29.5% | 28.0% | 38.5% | 35.9% | 32.0% | 27.4% | 35.6% | 28.9% |
| Has union employees | 22.1% | -- | -- | 18.2% | 20.7% | 22.5% | 11.8% * | 22.3% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 36.1% | -- | 36.8% | 42.0% | 43.7% | 34.8% | 32.2% | 36.4% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 27.5% | 25.9% | 37.1% | 34.7% | 30.1% | 25.6% | 33.9% | 26.9% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27.4% | 20.5% | 33.8% | 33.7% | 29.8% | 24.6% | 32.6% | 26.6% |
| 25-49 % | 25.7% | 25.1% | 42.9% | 32.8% | 26.7% | 24.4% | 32.9% | 25.2% |
| 50-74 % | 29.6% | 26.9% | 34.5% | 38.9% | 34.9% | 27.8% | 36.2% | 29.2% |
| 75% or more | 30.2% | 34.4% | 38.5% | 37.3% | 34.2% | 28.1% | 36.0% | 29.7% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 30.7% | 28.5% | 41.3% | 37.8% | 32.8% | 28.2% | 35.6% | 30.0% |
| 25-49 % | 26.8% | 25.2% | 31.0% | 33.5% | 30.3% | 25.4% | 33.4% | 26.5% |
| 50-74 % | 26.8% | 26.1% | 37.1% * | 31.5% | 28.8% | 24.5% | 33.0% | 25.9% |
| 75% or more | 26.5% | 15.4% * | 40.3% | 33.9% | 25.0% * | 27.8% | 25.7% | 26.9% |
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 | 0.44% | 3.15% | 2.96% | 2.09% | 0.93% | 0.50% | 1.61% | 0.45% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6.40% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.79% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.74% | -- | 4.89% | 1.96% | 2.05% | 0.79% | 2.48% | 0.76% |
| Construction | 2.35% | 7.44% * | 7.90% | 4.95% | 4.76% | 3.05% | 5.34% | 2.47% |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.95% | -- | -- | 4.57% | 3.81% | 2.02% | 6.77% | 1.93% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.24% | -- | 5.40% | 3.71% | 2.08% | 1.56% | 3.11% | 1.33% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.81% | 8.35% | 5.42% | 5.64% | 1.59% | 0.90% | 5.00% | 0.79% |
| Retail trade | 1.14% | -- | 5.70% | 2.48% | 4.03% | 0.97% | 3.66% | 1.19% |
| Professional services | 0.79% | 5.66% | 6.86% | 2.20% | 1.68% | 0.89% | 3.48% | 0.79% |
| Other services | 1.47% | 4.92% | 5.06% | 3.71% | 2.87% | 1.93% | 2.99% | 1.62% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.52% | 3.75% | 3.66% | 2.74% | 1.22% | 0.56% | 1.98% | 0.53% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.50% | 7.11% | 4.83% | 3.34% | 2.24% | 2.13% | 3.32% | 1.61% |
| Nonprofit | 0.93% | 5.95% | 5.55% | 1.91% | 1.50% | 1.19% | 3.13% | 0.96% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.33% | 5.67% | 4.28% | 7.20% | 5.49% | -- | 5.25% | 4.19% |
| 5-9 years | 2.46% | 8.77% | 6.90% | 3.60% | 3.61% | 4.00% | 4.20% | 2.65% |
| 10-19 years | 2.18% | 4.38% | 8.59% | 6.49% | 2.32% | 2.52% | 4.20% | 2.51% |
| 20 or more years | 0.44% | 4.82% | 2.61% | 1.29% | 1.05% | 0.51% | 1.75% | 0.46% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.46% | -- | 4.17% | 1.79% | 1.07% | 0.51% | 3.02% | 0.46% |
| 1 location only | 1.27% | 3.20% | 3.24% | 2.78% | 1.76% | 2.85% | 1.79% | 1.76% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5.58% * | -- | -- | 5.95% * | 3.47% | 4.75% * | 11.37% * | 5.24% * |
| 25-49 % | 1.51% | -- | 6.70% | 4.51% | 4.24% | 1.57% | 5.67% | 1.48% |
| 50-74 % | 1.31% | 9.32% | 5.05% | 3.69% | 3.03% | 1.40% | 4.80% | 1.34% |
| 75% or more | 0.47% | 3.37% | 3.27% | 2.27% | 0.98% | 0.54% | 1.78% | 0.48% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.54% | 3.00% | 2.97% | 2.22% | 0.95% | 0.66% | 1.57% | 0.56% |
| Has union employees | 0.67% | -- | -- | 5.21% | 2.62% | 0.69% | 4.73% * | 0.66% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.10% | -- | 7.97% | 3.63% | 2.68% | 1.16% | 6.18% | 1.10% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.45% | 3.26% | 3.02% | 2.13% | 0.95% | 0.52% | 1.66% | 0.46% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.18% | 4.77% | 3.42% | 3.77% | 1.93% | 1.61% | 2.19% | 1.29% |
| 25-49 % | 0.69% | 5.42% | 8.18% | 2.86% | 1.60% | 0.75% | 4.60% | 0.67% |
| 50-74 % | 0.66% | 6.29% | 3.99% | 3.28% | 1.58% | 0.73% | 3.03% | 0.67% |
| 75% or more | 1.04% | 7.53% | 3.39% | 2.84% | 1.81% | 1.27% | 3.14% | 1.08% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.76% | 5.50% | 3.42% | 2.02% | 1.43% | 0.97% | 2.35% | 0.79% |
| 25-49 % | 0.60% | 4.61% | 2.51% | 4.00% | 1.35% | 0.67% | 1.96% | 0.62% |
| 50-74 % | 1.19% | 6.03% | 11.32% * | 3.01% | 2.30% | 1.17% | 5.55% | 1.02% |
| 75% or more | 2.90% | 6.58% * | 8.59% | 6.99% | 7.85% * | 2.60% | 5.67% | 3.40% |
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.