| 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 | 55.2% | 63.7% | 63.9% | 60.5% | 56.6% | 53.1% | 61.6% | 54.4% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 24.2% * | -- | -- | 27.5% * | 44.9% * | 10.6% * | 67.7% | 15.8% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 51.0% | -- | 61.7% | 66.5% | 48.7% | 49.6% | 58.2% | 50.5% |
| Construction | 52.5% | 39.2% | 70.3% | 55.3% | 50.0% | 47.6% | 58.5% | 49.4% |
| Utilities and transp. | 52.3% | 91.6% | 42.1% * | 58.0% | 55.8% | 50.7% | 62.7% | 51.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 64.0% | 79.0% | 60.7% | 69.8% | 60.1% | 63.3% | 63.5% | 64.1% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 58.4% | 65.4% | 67.8% | 76.3% | 56.9% | 56.8% | 68.4% | 57.5% |
| Retail trade | 59.5% | 69.5% | 71.7% | 61.7% | 55.9% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.6% |
| Professional services | 52.5% | 72.9% | 63.5% | 55.4% | 60.0% | 48.4% | 63.3% | 51.2% |
| Other services | 60.9% | 54.4% | 60.9% | 60.7% | 64.9% | 60.4% | 57.8% | 61.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 57.0% | 62.8% | 64.5% | 61.0% | 55.9% | 56.0% | 61.2% | 56.5% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 61.9% | 77.2% | 71.1% | 69.2% | 61.1% | 58.8% | 71.4% | 60.3% |
| Nonprofit | 42.8% | 52.4% | 44.1% | 46.9% | 56.1% | 38.4% | 49.4% | 42.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 66.4% | 71.1% | 53.5% | 74.2% | 62.0% | 59.4% | 65.8% | 67.2% |
| 5-9 years | 66.4% | 70.6% | 67.9% | 67.6% | 64.2% | 60.3% | 65.5% | 67.1% |
| 10-19 years | 57.2% | 65.6% | 67.4% | 52.0% | 56.8% | 55.8% | 62.6% | 55.1% |
| 20 or more years | 54.3% | 59.0% | 63.6% | 60.8% | 56.0% | 52.9% | 59.5% | 53.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 53.9% | -- | 51.5% | 60.8% | 54.7% | 53.5% | 53.0% | 53.9% |
| 1 location only | 59.8% | 63.6% | 64.9% | 60.4% | 60.3% | 33.8% | 62.6% | 57.3% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 69.4% | -- | 64.1% | 63.2% | 63.8% | 70.8% | 65.8% | 69.8% |
| 25-49 % | 53.5% | 61.5% * | 56.2% | 56.5% | 62.8% | 49.6% | 60.1% | 52.2% |
| 50-74 % | 55.2% | 78.1% | 61.5% | 66.8% | 59.1% | 51.5% | 68.5% | 53.5% |
| 75% or more | 55.0% | 60.5% | 64.4% | 60.1% | 56.2% | 53.0% | 60.7% | 54.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 58.3% | 67.2% | 65.5% | 61.8% | 59.5% | 56.1% | 63.7% | 57.5% |
| Has union employees | 43.4% | 15.7% * | 39.9% * | 40.4% | 32.1% | 45.1% | 33.3% | 43.8% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 62.5% | 65.2% | 68.3% | 58.4% | 67.5% | 61.4% | 64.5% | 62.3% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 54.7% | 63.6% | 63.8% | 60.6% | 56.0% | 52.5% | 61.4% | 53.9% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 55.4% | 58.2% | 68.4% | 55.9% | 56.6% | 52.7% | 59.7% | 54.4% |
| 25-49 % | 58.9% | 65.5% | 65.0% | 71.3% | 51.4% | 59.3% | 65.5% | 58.3% |
| 50-74 % | 52.5% | 63.1% | 52.1% | 61.5% | 58.5% | 49.9% | 58.7% | 51.9% |
| 75% or more | 52.0% | 75.8% | 64.0% | 60.0% | 63.8% | 46.4% | 65.1% | 50.5% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 55.7% | 59.4% | 65.2% | 58.9% | 57.5% | 52.8% | 59.2% | 55.0% |
| 25-49 % | 54.9% | 70.4% | 63.9% | 60.7% | 57.1% | 53.4% | 65.5% | 54.3% |
| 50-74 % | 54.7% | 72.5% | 59.7% | 67.4% | 53.1% | 51.2% | 64.3% | 53.1% |
| 75% or more | 56.0% | 54.4% | 66.1% | 48.9% | 52.9% | 59.0% | 54.7% | 56.5% |
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 | 0.88% | 3.88% | 2.80% | 2.65% | 1.98% | 1.14% | 1.93% | 0.96% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 10.33% * | -- | -- | 22.74% * | 15.96% * | 8.73% * | 13.96% | 8.49% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.95% | -- | 8.43% | 4.59% | 4.17% | 2.47% | 4.84% | 2.06% |
| Construction | 3.92% | 10.87% | 7.66% | 6.64% | 9.81% | 5.45% | 5.63% | 5.05% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.66% | 6.52% | 16.33% * | 9.52% | 8.02% | 4.44% | 9.57% | 3.80% |
| Wholesale trade | 3.28% | 9.38% | 8.22% | 6.12% | 5.09% | 5.16% | 5.74% | 3.71% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 2.16% | 12.50% | 8.45% | 6.13% | 4.28% | 2.65% | 6.23% | 2.26% |
| Retail trade | 4.04% | 11.64% | 6.52% | 11.89% | 14.31% | 4.05% | 10.66% | 4.35% |
| Professional services | 1.44% | 5.52% | 5.34% | 3.45% | 2.86% | 1.89% | 3.14% | 1.56% |
| Other services | 2.54% | 7.89% | 6.97% | 4.33% | 4.09% | 3.61% | 4.15% | 2.84% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1.09% | 4.82% | 3.20% | 3.46% | 2.60% | 1.39% | 2.37% | 1.19% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 2.32% | 6.66% | 6.91% | 4.08% | 4.13% | 3.48% | 3.77% | 2.61% |
| Nonprofit | 1.73% | 8.25% | 7.97% | 4.84% | 3.33% | 2.16% | 4.56% | 1.81% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 4.50% | 9.22% | 11.47% | 6.51% | 10.38% | 13.36% | 6.11% | 6.60% |
| 5-9 years | 3.66% | 7.63% | 7.10% | 5.98% | 8.16% | 11.64% | 4.49% | 5.52% |
| 10-19 years | 3.33% | 8.26% | 5.74% | 7.27% | 7.19% | 4.90% | 4.03% | 4.25% |
| 20 or more years | 0.94% | 5.75% | 3.50% | 2.83% | 2.00% | 1.18% | 2.64% | 0.99% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1.03% | -- | 8.13% | 4.99% | 2.48% | 1.16% | 7.58% | 1.03% |
| 1 location only | 1.66% | 3.94% | 2.94% | 3.12% | 3.20% | 4.95% | 1.91% | 2.57% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 5.28% | -- | 12.78% | 10.80% | 8.15% | 6.34% | 7.96% | 5.81% |
| 25-49 % | 3.28% | 18.86% * | 11.08% | 7.71% | 6.87% | 4.20% | 7.62% | 3.54% |
| 50-74 % | 2.77% | 7.17% | 9.12% | 6.23% | 5.58% | 3.46% | 5.46% | 2.99% |
| 75% or more | 0.96% | 4.47% | 3.06% | 2.91% | 2.13% | 1.24% | 2.15% | 1.04% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.97% | 3.72% | 2.77% | 2.77% | 2.02% | 1.33% | 1.93% | 1.07% |
| Has union employees | 1.88% | 9.92% * | 16.56% * | 8.24% | 5.50% | 2.05% | 8.30% | 1.93% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 2.66% | 12.32% | 8.88% | 6.36% | 5.75% | 3.30% | 6.05% | 2.84% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.92% | 4.05% | 2.87% | 2.74% | 2.05% | 1.20% | 2.00% | 1.00% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.76% | 6.60% | 4.30% | 4.47% | 3.65% | 2.55% | 3.21% | 2.03% |
| 25-49 % | 1.78% | 7.05% | 5.43% | 4.09% | 4.35% | 2.13% | 3.78% | 1.90% |
| 50-74 % | 1.52% | 8.80% | 6.27% | 4.25% | 3.00% | 1.89% | 4.32% | 1.60% |
| 75% or more | 1.85% | 6.39% | 7.27% | 3.51% | 3.27% | 2.40% | 3.83% | 2.00% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.52% | 5.30% | 4.12% | 3.67% | 3.83% | 2.07% | 3.05% | 1.72% |
| 25-49 % | 1.24% | 6.92% | 4.56% | 4.91% | 2.65% | 1.51% | 2.77% | 1.30% |
| 50-74 % | 2.29% | 7.79% | 7.46% | 4.72% | 4.60% | 3.21% | 4.48% | 2.54% |
| 75% or more | 5.54% | 13.35% | 11.00% | 9.36% | 14.71% | 7.75% | 9.02% | 6.92% |
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.