Table I.A.2(2013) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2013
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 49.9%    28.0%    55.3%    77.2%    93.4%    99.3%    34.8%    95.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 26.8%    22.3%    34.8% * 54.8%    77.3%    92.5%    24.2%    71.8%   
Mining and manufacturing 62.5%    36.8%    71.7%    93.0%    98.6%    99.1%    50.4%    98.6%   
Construction 35.7%    25.1%    61.1%    85.6%    93.8%    98.0%    32.5%    91.2%   
Utilities and transp. 52.4%    24.1%    60.5%    81.8%    97.1%    99.4%    32.1%    98.2%   
Wholesale trade 62.7%    38.7%    80.7%    93.9%    98.1%    100.0%    49.6%    98.5%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 65.4%    34.3%    81.3%    94.5%    97.2%    99.5%    41.3%    98.7%   
Retail trade 55.8%    22.6%    52.8%    75.5%    94.5%    100.0%    29.4%    97.8%   
Professional services 52.8%    33.9%    69.6%    85.6%    95.1%    98.9%    41.7%    96.2%   
Other services 38.1%    21.5%    33.2%    56.5%    84.8%    98.4%    25.7%    89.1%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 53.6%    29.9%    57.6%    76.6%    92.9%    99.4%    37.2%    96.1%   
For profit, unincorporated 35.5%    22.5%    40.6%    69.7%    90.7%    98.2%    26.2%    92.3%   
Nonprofit 60.5%    33.7%    69.1%    91.2%    97.1%    99.8%    44.9%    97.5%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 23.0%    19.3%    34.9%    51.5%    85.4%    92.2%    21.9%    68.0%   
5-9 years 32.7%    25.7%    45.7%    65.8%    86.9%    96.0%    30.1%    82.2%   
10-19 years 40.7%    29.1%    53.5%    76.6%    90.0%    95.7%    35.2%    89.6%   
20 or more years 71.0%    36.8%    69.3%    84.4%    94.8%    99.5%    47.2%    97.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 94.3%    57.3%    72.2%    84.3%    93.6%    99.3%    73.6%    96.9%   
1 location only 34.9%    27.8%    53.6%    72.7%    91.6%    89.2%    33.3%    84.4%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 19.2%    7.1%    16.0%    41.2%    74.5%    98.0%    9.3%    83.9%   
25-49 % 49.3%    24.2%    36.8%    56.2%    92.2%    99.7%    29.4%    93.8%   
50-74 % 50.5%    27.5%    50.8%    68.1%    94.1%    99.7%    33.0%    96.2%   
75% or more 57.9%    35.4%    69.9%    88.8%    96.4%    99.3%    43.8%    97.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 46.0%    28.2%    55.3%    76.7%    93.1%    99.0%    34.8%    94.0%   
Has union employees 84.8%    40.7%    66.2%    91.8%    97.3%    99.9%    51.5%    99.5%   
Unknown 80.3%    10.3%    37.1%    54.7%    95.4%    99.6%    15.8%    99.1%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 37.1%    14.2%    24.0%    52.8%    86.5%    99.3%    17.6%    92.2%   
Less than 50% low wage 56.7%    35.1%    70.8%    88.7%    97.3%    99.4%    43.6%    97.8%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.

** 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(2013) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2013
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 0.46%    0.54%    0.55%    1.06%    0.54%    0.14%    0.56%    0.25%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.43%    3.80%    11.08% * 8.41%    7.14%    8.41%    3.31%    6.38%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.44%    2.13%    3.42%    1.79%    0.62%    0.66%    1.54%    0.48%   
Construction 1.15%    1.42%    2.13%    2.46%    1.93%    3.66%    1.25%    2.27%   
Utilities and transp. 2.50%    3.15%    5.70%    2.80%    3.90%    0.27%    3.05%    0.68%   
Wholesale trade 1.78%    2.46%    3.59%    1.57%    0.90%    0.00%    2.09%    0.55%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.10%    2.10%    3.16%    2.47%    0.87%    0.29%    1.93%    0.26%   
Retail trade 0.99%    0.86%    3.04%    4.30%    1.16%    0.02%    1.21%    0.49%   
Professional services 0.60%    0.84%    1.43%    1.44%    0.79%    0.54%    0.61%    0.45%   
Other services 0.84%    1.12%    1.07%    2.36%    1.18%    0.39%    0.94%    0.65%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.62%    0.79%    0.74%    1.27%    0.78%    0.14%    0.82%    0.26%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.01%    1.04%    1.94%    2.24%    1.85%    0.70%    0.91%    0.76%   
Nonprofit 0.96%    1.75%    2.33%    1.41%    0.66%    0.13%    1.28%    0.48%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.07%    1.41%    2.25%    2.59%    3.00%    7.35%    1.11%    2.06%   
5-9 years 0.83%    0.95%    2.79%    1.99%    4.25%    1.53%    0.84%    2.63%   
10-19 years 0.55%    0.85%    1.39%    2.11%    0.83%    1.52%    0.57%    0.85%   
20 or more years 0.54%    1.21%    1.49%    1.15%    0.73%    0.13%    1.00%    0.26%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.30%    10.37%    3.18%    1.37%    0.67%    0.13%    2.19%    0.22%   
1 location only 0.52%    0.52%    0.55%    1.04%    1.11%    4.93%    0.51%    1.18%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.55%    0.59%    1.71%    3.39%    3.89%    0.95%    0.61%    1.59%   
25-49 % 1.56%    1.96%    3.24%    3.67%    1.43%    0.15%    1.92%    0.66%   
50-74 % 0.64%    1.03%    2.39%    2.22%    1.31%    0.16%    0.86%    0.41%   
75% or more 0.53%    0.75%    0.86%    0.67%    0.61%    0.25%    0.64%    0.21%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.49%    0.56%    0.59%    1.16%    0.50%    0.22%    0.59%    0.29%   
Has union employees 2.37%    6.25%    5.43%    1.46%    1.77%    0.03%    4.61%    0.28%   
Unknown 1.19%    2.59%    9.39%    10.73%    2.36%    0.23%    3.04%    0.31%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.67%    0.81%    1.87%    2.72%    0.78%    0.19%    0.72%    0.44%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.52%    0.87%    1.01%    0.52%    0.45%    0.23%    0.69%    0.25%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2013 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.

** 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.