Table I.C.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 55.3%    63.7%    61.3%    63.4%    59.2%    50.8%    62.8%    54.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 67.2%    58.8%    67.4%    65.9%    74.2%    64.4%    59.7%    70.2%   
Mining and manufacturing 50.9%    55.4%    61.2%    58.9%    52.2%    47.8%    57.7%    50.1%   
Construction 56.2%    64.0%    56.7%    56.3%    54.4%    54.2%    59.2%    54.1%   
Utilities and transp. 50.5%    62.1%    61.0%    64.1%    56.6%    47.5%    63.0%    49.4%   
Wholesale trade 51.3%    65.6%    55.2%    62.4%    53.3%    44.0%    61.9%    48.3%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 50.1%    64.2%    59.8%    58.6%    55.3%    47.0%    59.6%    49.1%   
Retail trade 63.3%    71.9%    73.2%    72.1%    66.4%    59.5%    72.3%    61.6%   
Professional services 55.6%    59.9%    61.2%    64.6%    62.0%    50.6%    62.0%    54.6%   
Other services 62.2%    66.8%    63.6%    67.5%    65.7%    57.7%    66.4%    61.1%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 54.7%    61.9%    61.0%    62.7%    58.2%    50.8%    61.6%    53.4%   
For profit, unincorporated 58.1%    68.1%    62.7%    65.1%    58.7%    51.9%    65.3%    56.0%   
Nonprofit 55.6%    65.7%    60.7%    64.9%    62.6%    50.4%    66.4%    54.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 65.0%    61.1%    60.2%    68.7%    66.4%    60.1%    63.0%    66.3%   
5-9 years 59.7%    63.3%    61.5%    61.9%    58.5%    48.6%    62.6%    57.3%   
10-19 years 60.9%    65.5%    61.6%    63.5%    63.1%    51.7%    63.3%    59.6%   
20 or more years 53.9%    63.4%    61.2%    62.9%    58.0%    50.7%    62.5%    53.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 52.6%    57.5%    60.5%    63.8%    57.4%    50.9%    61.5%    52.4%   
1 location only 61.8%    63.8%    61.4%    63.3%    61.8%    49.1%    62.9%    60.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 64.9%    45.9%    50.8%    72.6%    71.4%    63.8%    54.3%    67.7%   
25-49 % 63.6%    66.3%    65.6%    74.7%    68.8%    57.8%    69.2%    62.7%   
50-74 % 60.7%    61.2%    66.2%    70.8%    67.8%    55.7%    66.4%    59.6%   
75% or more 54.2%    64.6%    60.8%    61.9%    57.5%    49.8%    62.3%    52.7%   
Union presence
No union employees 56.9%    64.2%    63.9%    65.0%    59.9%    51.4%    64.1%    55.4%   
Has union employees 49.1%    51.8%    32.4%    42.8%    52.7%    49.4%    40.7%    49.5%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 68.0%    65.8%    69.1%    75.9%    75.0%    63.1%    70.9%    67.7%   
Less than 50% low-wage 53.9%    63.5%    60.8%    62.1%    57.0%    49.5%    62.2%    52.3%   

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.

** 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 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take single coverage 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 0.27%    1.15%    1.07%    0.68%    0.62%    0.34%    0.60%    0.30%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.11%    7.90%    10.04%    7.29%    10.55%    5.26%    5.46%    4.98%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.67%    4.58%    3.59%    1.49%    1.19%    0.95%    1.70%    0.72%   
Construction 1.44%    3.21%    3.25%    2.66%    2.20%    5.73%    1.85%    2.09%   
Utilities and transp. 0.91%    8.23%    5.39%    3.78%    2.47%    0.98%    3.49%    0.93%   
Wholesale trade 1.06%    4.31%    3.18%    2.48%    1.65%    1.56%    2.01%    1.18%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.71%    3.38%    4.11%    1.86%    1.54%    0.86%    2.06%    0.75%   
Retail trade 0.65%    3.49%    2.35%    1.51%    1.70%    0.78%    1.53%    0.70%   
Professional services 0.50%    2.00%    1.63%    1.21%    1.12%    0.62%    1.04%    0.55%   
Other services 0.73%    2.50%    3.08%    1.74%    1.94%    0.80%    1.55%    0.82%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.32%    1.42%    1.26%    0.81%    0.83%    0.39%    0.71%    0.35%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.79%    2.24%    2.39%    1.71%    1.66%    1.10%    1.35%    0.91%   
Nonprofit 0.68%    3.69%    3.82%    1.85%    1.05%    0.92%    1.87%    0.71%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.45%    3.31%    3.99%    2.56%    2.92%    2.91%    2.06%    1.96%   
5-9 years 1.39%    3.02%    2.76%    2.16%    3.00%    3.84%    1.64%    2.07%   
10-19 years 0.96%    1.97%    1.97%    1.41%    2.03%    2.31%    1.15%    1.36%   
20 or more years 0.29%    1.79%    1.55%    0.88%    0.63%    0.35%    0.84%    0.30%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.30%    9.59%    2.99%    1.15%    0.66%    0.35%    1.58%    0.31%   
1 location only 0.52%    1.15%    1.13%    0.82%    1.14%    1.77%    0.64%    0.80%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.54%    6.26%    10.28%    3.08%    3.05%    1.37%    4.70%    1.39%   
25-49 % 1.41%    6.69%    3.51%    2.17%    4.76%    1.27%    2.30%    1.59%   
50-74 % 0.70%    3.10%    2.90%    1.83%    1.81%    0.74%    1.78%    0.75%   
75% or more 0.30%    1.27%    1.18%    0.76%    0.67%    0.39%    0.66%    0.33%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.30%    1.15%    0.96%    0.64%    0.66%    0.41%    0.57%    0.35%   
Has union employees 0.60%    7.42%    4.87%    3.85%    1.76%    0.63%    3.62%    0.60%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.67%    4.29%    2.91%    1.70%    1.29%    0.84%    1.77%    0.72%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.28%    1.19%    1.13%    0.72%    0.67%    0.36%    0.63%    0.31%   

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.

** 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.