| 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 | 326.93 | 351.82 | 361.54 | 350.06 | 347.10 | 261.52 | 337.80 | 321.55 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 373.10 | -- | -- | 434.66 | 486.27 | 230.65 | 340.55 | 382.47 |
| Construction | 328.98 | -- | 317.84 | 361.08 | -- | -- | 295.76 | 363.72 |
| Utilities and transp. | 233.99 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 152.65 |
| Wholesale trade | 391.20 | -- | 426.64 | 390.07 | 419.33 | 222.71 | 382.54 | 398.74 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 321.78 | -- | -- | 440.70 | 351.67 | 260.78 | 339.13 | 316.87 |
| Retail trade | 262.63 | -- | -- | 278.74 | 216.82 | 251.65 | 300.47 | 237.95 |
| Professional services | 341.84 | 401.07 | 324.91 | 346.71 | 347.98 | 317.40 | 339.05 | 342.88 |
| Other services | 287.75 | 311.48 | 388.34 | 265.25 | 322.97 | 208.44 | 344.84 | 258.11 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 322.51 | 334.32 | 371.09 | 348.98 | 366.83 | 234.57 | 334.24 | 315.35 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 361.90 | 488.11 | 299.38 | 403.60 | 398.81 | 252.30 | 366.87 | 359.05 |
| Nonprofit | 319.95 | -- | -- | 330.59 | 281.97 | 349.27 | 323.98 | 319.24 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 253.38 | -- | 275.04 | 214.23 | -- | -- | 253.77 | 252.34 |
| 5-9 years | 361.57 | -- | -- | 283.41 | 512.60 | -- | 340.87 | 384.33 |
| 10-19 years | 413.26 | 485.77 | 390.45 | 423.86 | 380.16 | 329.60 | 415.13 | 410.63 |
| 20 or more years | 309.42 | 277.12 | 348.37 | 348.68 | 334.82 | 259.70 | 310.04 | 309.23 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 290.03 | -- | 251.62 | 310.28 | 341.59 | 260.88 | 260.88 | 292.28 |
| 1 location only | 359.58 | 356.46 | 367.11 | 360.84 | 353.34 | -- | 346.52 | 376.23 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 286.91 | -- | -- | -- | 367.06 | 306.86 | -- | 287.97 |
| 25-49 % | 311.07 | -- | -- | -- | 348.53 | 448.72 | 233.30 * | 337.07 |
| 50-74 % | 342.00 | -- | 440.43 | 343.08 | 357.78 | 240.14 | 460.39 | 283.62 |
| 75% or more | 326.31 | 317.72 | 355.57 | 361.67 | 345.96 | 259.94 | 327.42 | 325.75 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 336.18 | 353.74 | 361.22 | 350.01 | 365.39 | 272.30 | 339.88 | 334.10 |
| Has union employees | 262.83 | -- | -- | -- | 265.53 | 214.95 | 297.06 | 257.83 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 290.91 | 344.28 | 366.76 | 350.53 | 380.43 | 213.04 | 366.33 | 272.18 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 330.60 | 352.60 | 361.40 | 350.02 | 345.01 | 270.78 | 336.12 | 327.70 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 325.49 | 327.41 | 318.97 | 352.28 | 311.94 | 289.19 | 321.24 | 329.47 |
| 25-49 % | 330.43 | 396.41 | 343.89 | 391.14 | 384.03 | 218.80 | 338.15 | 327.30 |
| 50-74 % | 335.70 | 437.23 | 461.60 | 295.80 | 347.42 | 268.35 | 396.97 | 311.68 |
| 75% or more | 314.53 | 249.25 | 357.89 | 350.40 | 348.30 | 277.56 | 297.04 | 319.23 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 332.93 | 326.93 | 374.18 | 342.60 | 389.03 | 234.95 | 341.13 | 326.54 |
| 25-49 % | 333.32 | 454.92 | 312.18 | 385.30 | 344.16 | 285.45 | 335.02 | 332.85 |
| 50-74 % | 320.19 | 434.35 | 469.92 | 313.46 | 285.65 | 210.17 | 429.21 | 268.37 |
| 75% or more | 222.11 | 127.04 | -- | 283.69 | -- | -- | 183.08 | 282.37 |
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 | 11.08 | 44.66 | 27.17 | 21.68 | 22.05 | 19.81 | 18.28 | 13.88 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 31.98 | -- | -- | 51.31 | 37.64 | 49.84 | 47.20 | 38.48 |
| Construction | 37.13 | -- | 52.60 | 58.63 | -- | -- | 30.44 | 72.30 |
| Utilities and transp. | 47.86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38.39 |
| Wholesale trade | 32.78 | -- | 71.81 | 68.90 | 44.52 | 42.87 | 51.64 | 40.95 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 24.44 | -- | -- | 76.77 | 46.35 | 23.06 | 55.40 | 27.08 |
| Retail trade | 27.72 | -- | -- | 69.07 | 54.75 | 36.44 | 53.40 | 28.89 |
| Professional services | 23.64 | 106.51 | 49.77 | 38.62 | 39.85 | 50.79 | 44.80 | 27.83 |
| Other services | 21.42 | 45.92 | 71.29 | 24.15 | 48.96 | 24.11 | 40.56 | 21.52 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 13.18 | 56.36 | 30.02 | 26.98 | 28.22 | 17.18 | 21.38 | 16.69 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 29.66 | 74.80 | 49.33 | 30.78 | 64.24 | 48.02 | 42.75 | 39.83 |
| Nonprofit | 26.90 | -- | -- | 48.51 | 34.56 | 57.67 | 59.52 | 29.86 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 26.45 | -- | 35.31 | 25.09 | -- | -- | 35.66 | 20.13 |
| 5-9 years | 46.40 | -- | -- | 45.45 | 86.38 | -- | 63.27 | 70.09 |
| 10-19 years | 28.20 | 106.25 | 57.44 | 38.27 | 36.70 | 48.38 | 43.56 | 29.57 |
| 20 or more years | 12.60 | 28.23 | 33.30 | 29.12 | 24.90 | 20.71 | 18.85 | 15.45 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 14.42 | -- | 59.81 | 43.18 | 23.44 | 20.02 | 40.45 | 15.18 |
| 1 location only | 16.30 | 45.86 | 28.17 | 25.00 | 38.99 | -- | 19.61 | 27.64 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 33.95 | -- | -- | -- | 70.25 | 29.45 | -- | 38.74 |
| 25-49 % | 43.25 | -- | -- | -- | 62.48 | 41.98 | 94.62 * | 41.66 |
| 50-74 % | 39.57 | -- | 70.46 | 40.70 | 36.79 | 32.96 | 87.33 | 25.93 |
| 75% or more | 11.96 | 32.29 | 29.18 | 23.94 | 24.83 | 22.99 | 16.89 | 15.89 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 11.86 | 45.96 | 28.32 | 22.52 | 23.51 | 22.40 | 19.10 | 15.14 |
| Has union employees | 26.85 | -- | -- | -- | 40.71 | 35.45 | 38.34 | 30.08 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 19.43 | 42.21 | 31.75 | 36.96 | 46.48 | 19.48 | 31.60 | 21.24 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 12.02 | 49.13 | 27.85 | 23.51 | 23.20 | 22.97 | 19.26 | 15.31 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 17.53 | 43.37 | 32.79 | 31.53 | 44.05 | 34.63 | 20.76 | 27.93 |
| 25-49 % | 22.06 | 73.53 | 44.55 | 52.65 | 40.95 | 27.88 | 30.70 | 28.45 |
| 50-74 % | 23.56 | 126.17 | 70.54 | 53.79 | 38.33 | 19.93 | 58.77 | 22.09 |
| 75% or more | 27.11 | 45.97 | 82.33 | 46.27 | 43.80 | 54.68 | 37.85 | 32.83 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.75 | 44.52 | 37.68 | 29.21 | 32.47 | 23.80 | 23.02 | 21.52 |
| 25-49 % | 18.96 | 119.39 | 41.93 | 42.10 | 32.39 | 30.43 | 40.71 | 21.43 |
| 50-74 % | 26.98 | 65.49 | 70.30 | 44.88 | 51.65 | 25.69 | 41.68 | 28.89 |
| 75% or more | 24.36 | 22.88 | -- | 49.12 | -- | -- | 26.45 | 36.06 |
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.