| 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 | 13.5% | 52.0% | 31.7% | 22.8% | 13.0% | 5.7% | 34.9% | 9.1% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 15.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.3% | 12.0% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 10.3% | 56.3% | 36.3% | 22.7% | 9.7% * | 3.8% | 33.2% | 7.6% |
| Construction | 24.8% | 58.0% | 33.5% | 24.2% | 21.7% | 11.8% * | 34.0% | 18.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 16.6% | 55.9% | 14.3% * | 23.9% | 18.3% * | 12.6% * | 29.4% | 14.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 14.8% | 49.8% | 24.1% | 30.3% | 8.9% | 1.9% * | 35.5% | 7.3% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 11.7% | 65.5% | 39.8% | 23.5% | 12.1% | 3.6% | 51.2% | 6.0% |
| Retail trade | 10.1% | 51.7% | 25.1% | 14.5% | 11.3% * | 3.3% * | 29.3% | 6.2% |
| Professional services | 14.5% | 51.9% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 13.7% | 7.4% * | 36.1% | 10.3% |
| Other services | 12.6% | 38.2% | 35.7% | 20.8% | 13.0% | 4.8% | 31.1% | 8.4% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 13.6% | 54.1% | 31.8% | 22.6% | 12.8% | 6.2% | 35.4% | 9.0% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 13.8% | 44.7% | 27.0% | 16.6% | 10.7% | 4.0% | 30.5% | 8.3% |
| Nonprofit | 13.1% | 61.3% | 38.4% | 33.4% | 15.4% | 4.6% | 40.6% | 10.1% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 21.1% | 48.6% | 22.8% * | 12.7% * | 12.6% * | 0.3% * | 29.8% | 11.3% * |
| 5-9 years | 24.0% | 53.0% | 26.8% | 22.1% | 14.1% * | 8.3% * | 32.5% | 17.6% |
| 10-19 years | 16.4% | 45.3% | 30.1% | 16.8% | 8.0% | 3.5% * | 31.9% | 6.8% |
| 20 or more years | 12.2% | 57.1% | 34.9% | 25.8% | 13.7% | 5.8% | 37.8% | 8.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 7.5% | 49.6% * | 38.1% | 24.4% | 9.3% | 5.5% | 33.0% | 6.8% |
| 1 location only | 26.6% | 52.0% | 31.0% | 22.3% | 18.3% | 13.0% * | 35.1% | 18.5% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 12.0% | 31.0% * | 34.2% | 21.8% | 13.1% * | 4.1% * | 31.6% | 8.1% * |
| 25-49 % | 9.1% | 53.1% | 35.1% | 25.3% | 6.2% * | 2.0% * | 36.8% | 4.6% |
| 50-74 % | 13.4% | 53.4% | 29.7% | 21.1% | 11.7% | 4.0% * | 35.5% | 8.1% |
| 75% or more | 13.8% | 52.2% | 31.8% | 22.8% | 13.5% | 6.2% | 34.8% | 9.5% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 14.4% | 52.0% | 31.0% | 22.1% | 13.0% | 5.3% | 34.3% | 9.3% |
| Has union employees | 9.6% | 51.3% * | 48.4% | 40.2% | 13.2% | 7.0% | 50.1% | 8.1% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 6.3% | 50.1% | 30.9% | 18.2% | 5.2% | 1.9% | 29.6% | 3.9% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 14.6% | 52.1% | 31.7% | 23.2% | 14.1% | 6.4% | 35.3% | 9.9% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 18.0% | 41.9% | 33.4% | 24.5% | 13.0% | 10.5% * | 32.1% | 13.3% |
| 25-49 % | 12.8% | 55.3% | 29.9% | 19.6% | 17.0% | 4.8% | 35.3% | 9.0% |
| 50-74 % | 11.0% | 58.4% | 34.7% | 25.5% | 10.7% | 4.0% | 40.3% | 6.8% |
| 75% or more | 12.2% | 55.9% | 27.6% | 20.2% | 10.4% | 4.9% | 34.4% | 7.5% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 15.4% | 47.3% | 29.4% | 23.8% | 14.4% | 5.9% | 32.7% | 10.3% |
| 25-49 % | 11.2% | 51.9% | 35.5% | 22.6% | 12.7% | 5.8% | 34.2% | 8.4% |
| 50-74 % | 15.1% | 61.1% | 26.9% | 20.6% | 10.0% | 5.3% | 38.7% | 8.5% |
| 75% or more | 27.3% | 55.2% | 41.5% | 18.1% | 10.8% * | 2.0% * | 47.6% | 7.2% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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 | 0.64% | 2.43% | 2.05% | 1.26% | 1.24% | 1.04% | 1.21% | 0.75% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.50% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.48% | 5.34% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 1.63% | 9.50% | 6.05% | 3.64% | 4.53% * | 1.05% | 3.72% | 1.78% |
| Construction | 2.31% | 9.14% | 5.12% | 4.03% | 4.75% | 4.81% * | 3.63% | 2.97% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.32% | 16.17% | 6.43% * | 6.04% | 6.51% * | 4.76% * | 6.77% | 3.71% |
| Wholesale trade | 1.65% | 8.45% | 6.19% | 4.76% | 2.55% | 0.79% * | 4.70% | 1.30% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.16% | 5.85% | 6.61% | 5.04% | 3.14% | 0.76% | 4.12% | 0.99% |
| Retail trade | 1.23% | 7.78% | 5.51% | 3.07% | 3.85% * | 1.07% * | 3.74% | 1.20% |
| Professional services | 1.58% | 4.18% | 3.68% | 2.59% | 1.96% | 2.85% * | 2.12% | 1.91% |
| Other services | 1.17% | 5.11% | 5.96% | 2.70% | 2.66% | 0.97% | 2.91% | 1.11% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.86% | 2.87% | 2.35% | 1.50% | 1.67% | 1.39% | 1.43% | 1.02% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.22% | 4.86% | 4.47% | 2.58% | 2.86% | 1.06% | 2.74% | 1.32% |
| Nonprofit | 1.05% | 8.88% | 7.37% | 4.22% | 2.24% | 0.79% | 3.96% | 1.03% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 2.97% | 6.60% | 7.26% * | 4.06% * | 5.56% * | 0.33% * | 4.34% | 4.09% * |
| 5-9 years | 2.38% | 7.04% | 5.27% | 4.02% | 4.36% * | 3.49% * | 3.59% | 3.19% |
| 10-19 years | 1.51% | 4.75% | 4.61% | 2.46% | 1.91% | 1.69% * | 2.49% | 1.24% |
| 20 or more years | 0.75% | 3.31% | 2.59% | 1.65% | 1.50% | 1.10% | 1.58% | 0.84% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.81% | 15.97% * | 5.75% | 2.52% | 0.89% | 1.06% | 3.34% | 0.83% |
| 1 location only | 1.08% | 2.46% | 2.17% | 1.46% | 2.64% | 5.42% * | 1.30% | 1.74% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.63% | 9.39% * | 9.79% | 6.40% | 7.42% * | 1.83% * | 5.78% | 2.89% * |
| 25-49 % | 1.13% | 8.25% | 7.22% | 3.99% | 2.73% * | 0.88% * | 3.96% | 1.05% |
| 50-74 % | 1.39% | 6.09% | 4.80% | 4.05% | 3.34% | 1.46% * | 3.29% | 1.47% |
| 75% or more | 0.75% | 2.76% | 2.34% | 1.41% | 1.40% | 1.22% | 1.38% | 0.87% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.73% | 2.45% | 2.02% | 1.27% | 1.33% | 1.32% | 1.21% | 0.88% |
| Has union employees | 1.32% | 17.72% * | 13.74% | 7.50% | 2.81% | 1.47% | 7.75% | 1.31% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.64% | 7.93% | 5.85% | 3.44% | 1.29% | 0.39% | 3.39% | 0.56% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.72% | 2.55% | 2.13% | 1.34% | 1.40% | 1.21% | 1.28% | 0.86% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.91% | 4.01% | 3.49% | 2.14% | 2.08% | 4.60% * | 2.00% | 2.55% |
| 25-49 % | 1.08% | 5.78% | 4.41% | 2.52% | 3.35% | 0.84% | 2.92% | 1.17% |
| 50-74 % | 0.75% | 5.03% | 4.86% | 2.83% | 1.84% | 0.62% | 2.75% | 0.69% |
| 75% or more | 0.88% | 4.55% | 3.48% | 2.74% | 1.66% | 0.95% | 2.28% | 0.87% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.81% | 3.72% | 2.86% | 1.87% | 1.89% | 0.85% | 1.75% | 0.86% |
| 25-49 % | 1.16% | 5.31% | 3.81% | 2.19% | 2.10% | 1.71% | 2.32% | 1.29% |
| 50-74 % | 1.20% | 5.38% | 4.39% | 3.01% | 2.04% | 1.58% | 2.92% | 1.19% |
| 75% or more | 3.31% | 6.22% | 8.74% | 4.26% | 4.74% * | 1.08% * | 4.70% | 2.03% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 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.