Table I.A.2(2011) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2011
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 51.0%    28.3%    58.4%    78.1%    93.3%    99.5%    35.7%    95.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 23.2%    17.3%    48.0%    39.8%    79.2%    92.3%    20.9%    69.2%   
Mining and manufacturing 64.1%    39.0%    73.8%    90.7%    95.0%    99.9%    53.1%    96.4%   
Construction 38.4%    28.9%    67.4%    83.2%    95.5%    98.5%    35.8%    86.6%   
Utilities and transp. 57.0%    25.2%    68.2%    81.1%    98.8%    100.0%    36.0%    98.6%   
Wholesale trade 65.5%    41.5%    77.4%    95.7%    99.3%    99.5%    52.7%    99.1%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 66.3%    31.1%    82.2%    93.4%    97.3%    99.6%    39.1%    98.7%   
Retail trade 54.9%    23.4%    51.7%    82.1%    91.7%    99.8%    30.3%    97.2%   
Professional services 54.3%    34.2%    69.3%    85.8%    95.7%    99.4%    41.9%    97.0%   
Other services 39.6%    21.4%    39.9%    59.3%    84.9%    99.0%    27.1%    89.3%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 55.5%    31.0%    59.9%    78.1%    92.4%    99.6%    38.9%    95.9%   
For profit, unincorporated 34.7%    20.9%    47.5%    68.6%    91.5%    99.0%    25.4%    92.9%   
Nonprofit 63.0%    36.6%    69.8%    91.2%    97.4%    99.9%    47.4%    97.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 24.1%    19.5%    40.1%    53.3%    81.2%    93.0%    22.7%    70.1%   
5-9 years 32.8%    24.9%    48.2%    68.2%    86.2%    92.0%    29.7%    81.4%   
10-19 years 43.0%    30.5%    60.1%    75.6%    87.3%    99.3%    37.5%    88.4%   
20 or more years 72.7%    37.1%    70.2%    86.4%    95.3%    99.6%    48.3%    97.7%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 95.0%    45.7%    71.0%    85.9%    94.2%    99.5%    73.2%    97.2%   
1 location only 36.1%    28.2%    57.4%    73.7%    86.9%    92.0%    34.5%    81.5%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 18.8%    6.9%    18.6%    40.2%    75.2%    98.3%    9.4%    82.7%   
25-49 % 53.0%    25.5%    44.8%    65.9%    90.2%    99.9%    32.9%    94.3%   
50-74 % 46.4%    26.3%    45.9%    67.0%    92.6%    99.3%    30.9%    95.4%   
75% or more 60.1%    36.2%    74.3%    88.7%    96.3%    99.6%    45.5%    97.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 47.9%    28.5%    59.1%    78.0%    93.1%    99.2%    36.0%    94.3%   
Has union employees 84.6%    41.8%    72.6%    95.8%    93.8%    100.0%    52.7%    99.2%   
Unknown 66.9%    12.6%    26.4%    48.0%    95.1%    99.8%    15.9%    98.8%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 37.4%    15.2%    30.0%    57.0%    86.4%    99.2%    19.2%    91.5%   
Less than 50% low wage 59.0%    36.3%    74.1%    89.2%    97.5%    99.7%    45.5%    98.1%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.

 

Table I.A.2(2011) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2011
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 0.25%    0.39%    0.90%    0.73%    0.36%    0.09%    0.41%    0.15%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.05%    2.20%    9.43%    8.07%    10.38%    5.65%    2.06%    5.33%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.60%    2.69%    3.83%    2.59%    1.90%    0.06%    1.85%    0.82%   
Construction 1.54%    1.70%    3.10%    2.82%    2.20%    1.79%    1.49%    2.81%   
Utilities and transp. 3.07%    4.29%    3.76%    5.68%    0.64%    0.00%    3.98%    0.63%   
Wholesale trade 1.21%    1.58%    3.30%    1.44%    0.45%    0.66%    1.48%    0.48%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.02%    1.45%    2.59%    1.39%    0.68%    0.17%    1.13%    0.27%   
Retail trade 0.51%    0.71%    4.06%    1.87%    1.93%    0.13%    0.76%    0.56%   
Professional services 0.68%    0.59%    0.95%    1.46%    0.53%    0.22%    0.65%    0.14%   
Other services 0.75%    0.91%    1.35%    1.50%    1.07%    0.35%    0.77%    0.50%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.41%    0.55%    1.10%    0.70%    0.58%    0.08%    0.56%    0.25%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.50%    0.59%    1.44%    2.85%    0.86%    0.26%    0.42%    0.72%   
Nonprofit 1.40%    2.51%    2.25%    1.27%    0.76%    0.06%    1.92%    0.41%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 0.96%    0.95%    2.44%    3.22%    4.66%    14.01%    0.94%    4.64%   
5-9 years 1.13%    1.04%    2.70%    3.42%    4.03%    6.78%    1.07%    2.55%   
10-19 years 0.54%    0.86%    1.63%    1.81%    1.98%    0.28%    0.70%    1.48%   
20 or more years 0.36%    0.76%    1.31%    0.59%    0.34%    0.08%    0.66%    0.18%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.25%    8.52%    4.07%    0.78%    0.34%    0.09%    1.91%    0.16%   
1 location only 0.38%    0.37%    0.76%    1.16%    2.22%    4.89%    0.39%    0.79%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.63%    0.54%    2.55%    2.25%    2.92%    0.43%    0.59%    1.06%   
25-49 % 1.79%    3.05%    1.96%    3.94%    1.71%    0.07%    2.37%    0.90%   
50-74 % 0.84%    1.26%    2.57%    2.08%    2.12%    0.25%    1.09%    0.56%   
75% or more 0.27%    0.51%    1.32%    0.69%    0.48%    0.12%    0.48%    0.13%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.36%    0.40%    1.02%    0.75%    0.40%    0.16%    0.45%    0.25%   
Has union employees 0.70%    2.75%    3.18%    1.72%    3.80%    0.02%    2.02%    0.36%   
Unknown 1.03%    1.23%    3.22%    7.50%    1.63%    0.10%    1.53%    0.20%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.64%    0.77%    1.54%    1.81%    0.63%    0.24%    0.74%    0.45%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.48%    0.69%    0.72%    0.69%    0.25%    0.06%    0.56%    0.15%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

** 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.