Table I.C.4(2013) Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 51.3%    63.7%    62.8%    60.1%    55.0%    45.8%    62.5%    49.1%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 59.4%    46.5%    67.5%    64.0%    69.9%    51.2%    53.1%    61.2%   
Mining and manufacturing 45.2%    60.1%    58.4%    56.7%    46.8%    40.4%    58.4%    43.6%   
Construction 54.0%    59.2%    59.7%    53.6%    49.6%    50.5%    58.3%    50.4%   
Utilities and transp. 46.0%    68.9%    56.7%    50.2%    52.4%    43.2%    58.0%    45.0%   
Wholesale trade 49.9%    68.6%    57.8%    58.7%    49.7%    40.9%    61.2%    46.2%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 47.5%    57.6%    54.9%    56.3%    53.3%    44.3%    57.4%    46.3%   
Retail trade 57.8%    71.8%    71.7%    64.1%    58.8%    54.1%    70.4%    55.4%   
Professional services 51.8%    64.7%    65.7%    62.1%    59.4%    44.4%    64.3%    49.2%   
Other services 58.1%    63.0%    65.1%    67.6%    60.4%    53.4%    65.0%    56.4%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 50.6%    63.3%    62.3%    59.0%    53.0%    45.8%    61.9%    48.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 55.0%    66.0%    63.6%    60.7%    56.1%    48.0%    64.5%    52.1%   
Nonprofit 51.9%    60.5%    66.8%    65.0%    59.6%    45.0%    64.0%    50.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 58.4%    64.5%    61.2%    59.2%    55.4%    37.9%    62.4%    53.2%   
5-9 years 60.6%    64.3%    65.0%    61.7%    55.1%    52.7%    63.9%    57.0%   
10-19 years 58.1%    61.9%    63.3%    61.5%    54.9%    51.4%    63.5%    54.7%   
20 or more years 49.6%    64.1%    62.4%    59.3%    55.0%    45.6%    61.7%    48.2%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 47.7%    65.7%    63.3%    58.5%    53.6%    45.8%    62.4%    47.4%   
1 location only 60.1%    63.6%    62.8%    60.6%    57.0%    48.1%    62.5%    57.4%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 65.1%    79.2%    54.2%    68.5%    65.4%    63.4%    70.2%    63.8%   
25-49 % 61.1%    59.0%    72.0%    70.2%    64.7%    57.9%    68.0%    59.9%   
50-74 % 54.1%    61.9%    65.9%    67.8%    61.6%    48.8%    64.2%    52.4%   
75% or more 50.2%    63.8%    62.3%    58.8%    53.6%    44.3%    61.9%    47.7%   
Union presence
No union employees 54.6%    64.1%    63.6%    61.3%    56.1%    47.1%    63.2%    51.9%   
Has union employees 44.4%    48.6%    44.4%    46.8%    48.5%    43.5%    46.6%    44.3%   
Unknown 46.2%    76.7%    62.8%    63.8%    46.5%    45.9%    65.9%    45.9%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 61.4%    68.0%    76.0%    74.9%    69.7%    55.3%    73.3%    59.8%   
Less than 50% low wage 49.7%    63.1%    61.7%    58.2%    52.4%    44.1%    61.3%    47.2%   

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.

** 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.C.4(2013) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 0.24%    0.62%    1.00%    0.74%    0.46%    0.36%    0.69%    0.24%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.63%    6.88%    11.73%    4.17%    6.83%    4.46%    4.67%    4.66%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.47%    4.31%    1.54%    1.65%    1.34%    0.81%    1.38%    0.52%   
Construction 1.12%    2.37%    2.67%    1.56%    3.76%    2.85%    1.69%    1.82%   
Utilities and transp. 1.09%    6.34%    5.11%    5.36%    4.21%    1.24%    3.02%    1.17%   
Wholesale trade 1.41%    2.36%    3.28%    2.03%    2.40%    1.24%    2.10%    1.41%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.42%    2.18%    3.65%    2.71%    1.30%    0.58%    2.05%    0.58%   
Retail trade 0.52%    1.75%    2.62%    2.16%    1.78%    0.67%    1.51%    0.62%   
Professional services 0.44%    1.78%    1.26%    1.29%    1.35%    0.55%    1.13%    0.40%   
Other services 1.08%    1.35%    1.85%    1.07%    2.45%    0.74%    1.06%    1.22%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.27%    0.65%    0.94%    0.79%    0.61%    0.48%    0.65%    0.35%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.06%    1.73%    2.62%    2.35%    1.65%    1.25%    1.48%    1.14%   
Nonprofit 0.71%    2.53%    3.07%    1.84%    1.64%    0.79%    2.01%    0.76%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.39%    1.96%    3.99%    2.38%    2.97%    5.21%    1.72%    2.29%   
5-9 years 1.03%    1.41%    2.13%    1.91%    2.34%    2.69%    1.49%    1.70%   
10-19 years 1.13%    2.01%    2.22%    1.61%    1.18%    1.75%    1.32%    1.18%   
20 or more years 0.30%    1.11%    1.02%    0.69%    0.66%    0.42%    0.84%    0.30%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.35%    6.70%    1.76%    1.30%    0.76%    0.40%    1.36%    0.34%   
1 location only 0.52%    0.60%    1.16%    0.75%    1.42%    2.47%    0.75%    0.92%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.52%    4.58%    8.68%    2.55%    4.02%    2.19%    4.05%    2.18%   
25-49 % 0.69%    3.21%    4.00%    2.42%    2.57%    1.26%    1.70%    0.81%   
50-74 % 0.74%    2.06%    1.93%    1.23%    1.62%    0.92%    1.17%    0.76%   
75% or more 0.23%    0.84%    1.06%    0.80%    0.58%    0.41%    0.80%    0.26%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.31%    0.55%    1.00%    0.67%    0.46%    0.41%    0.57%    0.29%   
Has union employees 0.40%    6.17%    5.51%    2.09%    2.53%    0.48%    4.64%    0.43%   
Unknown 0.60%    15.32%    12.89%    8.42%    2.58%    0.62%    4.80%    0.58%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.59%    3.40%    3.03%    1.45%    1.56%    0.69%    1.66%    0.59%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.28%    0.81%    1.00%    0.87%    0.57%    0.39%    0.78%    0.26%   

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.

** 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.