Table I.B.3.b.(2) Percent of private-sector full-time employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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 66.8%    69.4%    64.8%    63.8%    66.8%    67.6%    65.6%    67.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 67.6%    80.4%    --    64.7%    69.8%    68.0%    60.1%    71.3%   
Mining and manufacturing 76.3%    74.3%    68.6%    68.9%    75.2%    79.1%    69.2%    77.1%   
Construction 61.3%    62.4%    64.6%    59.8%    59.9%    62.9%    61.4%    61.2%   
Utilities and transp. 75.6%    67.7%    64.6%    71.6%    77.4%    76.3%    69.1%    76.2%   
Wholesale trade 74.8%    71.4%    69.5%    71.0%    73.4%    78.3%    72.0%    75.6%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 74.9%    75.2%    76.1%    78.7%    78.0%    73.8%    76.6%    74.7%   
Retail trade 54.2%    64.9%    60.1%    57.4%    56.6%    52.0%    60.8%    53.0%   
Professional services 70.5%    68.6%    67.6%    66.8%    69.8%    72.0%    67.9%    70.9%   
Other services 52.3%    71.4%    55.5%    54.2%    52.1%    49.7%    59.4%    50.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 66.1%    67.5%    64.2%    63.6%    66.1%    66.7%    65.3%    66.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 64.0%    70.9%    65.8%    62.9%    62.9%    63.9%    65.9%    63.5%   
Nonprofit 72.4%    80.8%    67.8%    66.1%    72.5%    73.4%    67.6%    72.9%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 62.0%    65.3%    66.8%    59.2%    60.3%    68.3%    62.4%    61.8%   
5-9 years 61.0%    69.7%    67.0%    56.7%    59.9%    61.4%    65.1%    58.2%   
10-19 years 64.1%    70.4%    62.6%    63.7%    64.9%    61.7%    65.7%    63.3%   
20 or more years 67.8%    69.7%    65.2%    66.2%    68.3%    67.9%    66.3%    67.9%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 67.9%    72.0%    69.6%    72.3%    69.0%    67.5%    71.8%    67.8%   
1 location only 64.3%    69.4%    64.4%    61.7%    63.8%    71.7%    65.1%    63.6%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 57.2%    81.1%    70.7%    62.9%    56.0%    53.5%    72.6%    54.9%   
25-49 % 55.6%    80.6%    61.7%    56.0%    52.7%    55.0%    63.4%    54.3%   
50-74 % 61.7%    69.2%    64.0%    55.6%    60.3%    62.6%    63.5%    61.3%   
75% or more 68.0%    69.0%    64.9%    65.1%    68.4%    68.9%    65.9%    68.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 66.1%    69.8%    64.0%    63.8%    67.4%    66.1%    65.6%    66.2%   
Has union employees 69.7%    61.3%    74.3%    63.4%    61.4%    71.2%    66.7%    69.8%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 46.5%    63.6%    44.4%    47.4%    47.4%    45.4%    47.7%    46.4%   
Less than 50% low-wage 70.2%    69.9%    66.6%    66.2%    70.5%    71.4%    67.6%    70.7%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.

 

Table I.B.3.b.(2) Standard errors for percent of private-sector full-time employees that are enrolled in health insurance at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2016
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 0.39%    1.03%    1.17%    0.79%    0.80%    0.58%    0.63%    0.44%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.66%    4.08%    --    13.09%    6.39%    7.16%    8.25%    4.87%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.01%    3.14%    3.06%    1.88%    1.71%    1.56%    1.57%    1.12%   
Construction 1.66%    3.85%    2.40%    2.63%    3.41%    6.35%    1.77%    2.50%   
Utilities and transp. 1.87%    4.32%    5.87%    2.98%    2.53%    2.44%    2.99%    2.04%   
Wholesale trade 1.08%    3.84%    2.52%    2.67%    2.26%    1.60%    1.69%    1.30%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.41%    2.72%    3.70%    2.45%    1.65%    1.88%    1.90%    1.54%   
Retail trade 1.03%    2.79%    2.80%    1.98%    2.05%    1.42%    1.52%    1.17%   
Professional services 0.53%    1.83%    1.59%    1.34%    1.16%    0.74%    0.97%    0.60%   
Other services 1.01%    2.29%    3.81%    1.91%    2.38%    1.48%    1.85%    1.17%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.49%    1.28%    1.44%    0.94%    1.06%    0.72%    0.77%    0.56%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.95%    1.95%    2.28%    1.98%    1.93%    1.64%    1.42%    1.15%   
Nonprofit 0.73%    2.34%    3.08%    2.08%    1.28%    1.02%    1.73%    0.78%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.89%    3.39%    3.28%    3.51%    3.90%    5.25%    2.25%    2.76%   
5-9 years 1.71%    2.43%    2.81%    2.50%    3.66%    7.64%    1.80%    2.63%   
10-19 years 0.94%    2.05%    1.67%    1.67%    1.94%    2.48%    1.07%    1.32%   
20 or more years 0.45%    1.41%    1.87%    0.95%    0.90%    0.60%    0.92%    0.49%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.49%    9.33%    2.92%    1.31%    0.88%    0.59%    1.63%    0.50%   
1 location only 0.60%    1.03%    1.23%    0.92%    1.40%    2.11%    0.67%    0.96%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.85%    7.04%    5.89%    3.83%    4.82%    2.15%    3.23%    2.07%   
25-49 % 1.34%    4.00%    4.73%    2.76%    3.33%    1.78%    2.47%    1.49%   
50-74 % 0.85%    2.67%    2.89%    2.30%    2.07%    1.12%    1.69%    0.96%   
75% or more 0.44%    1.13%    1.29%    0.88%    0.89%    0.67%    0.71%    0.51%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.44%    0.98%    1.18%    0.80%    0.81%    0.74%    0.64%    0.52%   
Has union employees 0.81%    8.41%    4.69%    3.79%    3.02%    0.83%    3.77%    0.83%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 1.03%    4.61%    6.37%    2.40%    1.79%    1.48%    2.74%    1.11%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.40%    1.03%    0.93%    0.82%    0.85%    0.61%    0.57%    0.47%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 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.