| 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 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 20.3 | 
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 21.7 | 20.0 | -- | -- | 24.2 | 20.0 | 22.2 | 21.7 | 
| Mining and manufacturing | 20.3 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 21.5 | 19.9 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 
| Construction | 22.0 | 21.1 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 24.0 | 21.1 | 
| Utilities and transp. | 19.9 | 26.0 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 22.7 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 
| Wholesale trade | 20.3 | 21.1 | 27.0 | 23.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 24.5 | 19.7 | 
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 19.9 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 
| Retail trade | 21.2 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 22.9 | 20.2 | 27.1 | 20.7 | 
| Professional services | 20.2 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 26.4 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 25.1 | 19.7 | 
| Other services | 21.4 | 20.9 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 20.9 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 20.7 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 24.2 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 23.8 | 20.4 | 
| For profit, unincorporated | 20.9 | 19.8 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 20.7 | 
| Nonprofit | 19.5 | 20.8 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 22.5 | 19.3 | 
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 23.2 | 23.2 | 20.8 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 19.1 | 22.5 | 23.9 | 
| 5-9 years | 21.4 | 22.3 | 22.9 | 20.6 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 
| 10-19 years | 21.9 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 25.6 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 24.7 | 21.0 | 
| 20 or more years | 20.3 | 22.2 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 23.4 | 20.2 | 
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 20.1 | -- | 23.1 | 22.0 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 
| 1 location only | 22.8 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 24.5 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 22.1 | 
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 17.4 | -- | 22.4 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 16.5 | 22.8 | 16.9 | 
| 25-49 % | 21.9 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 
| 50-74 % | 20.9 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 20.1 | 24.1 | 20.6 | 
| 75% or more | 20.5 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 23.6 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 23.5 | 20.3 | 
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 20.7 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 23.8 | 20.3 | 
| Has union employees | 20.0 | 23.5 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 20.1 | 
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 21.1 | 19.4 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 23.7 | 20.3 | 23.5 | 20.9 | 
| Less than 50% low-wage | 20.5 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 20.2 | 
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 20.8 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 23.4 | 20.3 | 
| 25-49 % | 20.3 | 25.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 24.2 | 20.1 | 
| 50-74 % | 20.8 | 20.4 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 
| 75% or more | 20.2 | 21.7 | 24.2 | 25.9 | 21.4 | 19.1 | 24.8 | 19.7 | 
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 20.9 | 22.1 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 23.3 | 20.6 | 
| 25-49 % | 20.4 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 24.9 | 20.6 | 20.0 | 24.9 | 20.2 | 
| 50-74 % | 20.2 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 
| 75% or more | 21.3 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 28.4 | 17.1 | 20.5 | 23.3 | 20.4 | 
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.
-- 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 | 0.16 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.57 | 0.16 | 
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1.08 | 0.00 | -- | -- | 2.26 | 0.04 | 1.47 | 1.21 | 
| Mining and manufacturing | 0.30 | 2.26 | 1.74 | 1.28 | 0.87 | 0.32 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 
| Construction | 0.67 | 2.97 | 1.88 | 2.01 | 1.01 | 0.71 | 1.67 | 0.59 | 
| Utilities and transp. | 0.62 | 4.51 | 2.32 | 2.26 | 1.71 | 0.68 | 2.03 | 0.65 | 
| Wholesale trade | 0.50 | 1.06 | 3.11 | 1.82 | 0.77 | 0.56 | 1.58 | 0.51 | 
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 0.60 | 2.96 | 0.73 | 1.58 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 1.20 | 0.62 | 
| Retail trade | 0.41 | 4.73 | 3.38 | 3.00 | 0.93 | 0.32 | 2.79 | 0.33 | 
| Professional services | 0.30 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 0.59 | 0.34 | 1.05 | 0.30 | 
| Other services | 0.31 | 0.89 | 1.43 | 1.32 | 0.84 | 0.36 | 0.70 | 0.33 | 
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.19 | 1.07 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.36 | 0.23 | 0.69 | 0.20 | 
| For profit, unincorporated | 0.36 | 1.33 | 2.01 | 1.58 | 0.81 | 0.42 | 1.09 | 0.38 | 
| Nonprofit | 0.38 | 1.49 | 3.24 | 1.96 | 0.87 | 0.44 | 1.82 | 0.39 | 
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.50 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.01 | 5.10 | 0.79 | 1.30 | 2.78 | 
| 5-9 years | 0.91 | 1.82 | 2.65 | 1.62 | 1.89 | 0.61 | 1.54 | 1.11 | 
| 10-19 years | 0.49 | 1.61 | 1.17 | 2.00 | 0.65 | 0.47 | 1.47 | 0.42 | 
| 20 or more years | 0.17 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.79 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.18 | 
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.17 | -- | 1.39 | 1.10 | 0.35 | 0.19 | 0.86 | 0.17 | 
| 1 location only | 0.40 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.63 | 1.16 | 0.63 | 0.50 | 
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.03 | -- | 1.54 | 1.61 | 0.91 | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.09 | 
| 25-49 % | 0.57 | 2.44 | 2.95 | 2.91 | 1.24 | 0.60 | 1.42 | 0.61 | 
| 50-74 % | 0.48 | 2.63 | 1.99 | 1.91 | 1.37 | 0.53 | 1.35 | 0.50 | 
| 75% or more | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.65 | 0.17 | 
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.19 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 0.59 | 0.20 | 
| Has union employees | 0.25 | 2.11 | 2.57 | 3.97 | 1.24 | 0.25 | 1.76 | 0.26 | 
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.43 | 1.51 | 2.96 | 1.85 | 1.38 | 0.45 | 1.47 | 0.45 | 
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.17 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.61 | 0.18 | 
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.27 | 1.23 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.91 | 0.27 | 
| 25-49 % | 0.25 | 2.63 | 1.92 | 2.24 | 0.72 | 0.27 | 1.62 | 0.25 | 
| 50-74 % | 0.39 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 0.98 | 0.63 | 0.49 | 0.91 | 0.40 | 
| 75% or more | 0.33 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 1.47 | 0.74 | 0.36 | 1.15 | 0.33 | 
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.40 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 0.95 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 
| 25-49 % | 0.16 | 2.29 | 1.32 | 1.27 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 1.29 | 0.15 | 
| 50-74 % | 0.41 | 1.09 | 2.50 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.52 | 1.18 | 0.44 | 
| 75% or more | 1.07 | 1.22 | 0.96 | 3.29 | 2.69 | 0.94 | 1.53 | 1.35 | 
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.
-- 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.