Table I.D.4 Percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family 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 26.8%    23.3%    24.5%    20.5%    23.5%    30.0%    22.7%    27.6%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 18.0%    29.4%    17.4% * 18.7% * 8.8% * 22.2%    26.8%    14.4%   
Mining and manufacturing 28.7%    26.8%    25.2%    21.8%    28.3%    30.7%    24.7%    29.2%   
Construction 27.8%    22.8%    31.8%    26.7%    27.4%    28.6%    26.6%    28.6%   
Utilities and transp. 32.0%    31.1%    25.2%    17.5%    23.1%    35.2%    22.5%    32.9%   
Wholesale trade 30.7%    21.6%    28.4%    23.3%    27.5%    36.4%    23.5%    32.7%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 30.4%    23.2%    22.7%    21.5%    24.9%    33.2%    23.3%    31.2%   
Retail trade 22.1%    18.0%    13.5%    15.1%    17.8%    25.4%    15.5%    23.3%   
Professional services 25.9%    26.9%    23.6%    19.5%    21.7%    28.9%    23.7%    26.2%   
Other services 22.7%    19.1%    23.4%    18.4%    20.6%    25.6%    20.3%    23.3%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 27.6%    25.4%    24.9%    21.4%    24.3%    30.4%    23.9%    28.3%   
For profit, unincorporated 25.3%    18.8%    22.2%    18.2%    25.0%    30.3%    19.9%    26.8%   
Nonprofit 25.1%    19.1%    26.3%    18.4%    20.2%    28.5%    19.9%    25.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 20.0%    22.9%    25.8%    17.5%    19.1%    19.6%    22.1%    18.5%   
5-9 years 24.6%    25.1%    24.5%    19.9%    24.8%    37.7%    23.1%    25.7%   
10-19 years 22.7%    23.4%    24.1%    21.1%    20.6%    26.1%    23.2%    22.4%   
20 or more years 27.8%    22.7%    24.6%    20.7%    24.3%    30.2%    22.5%    28.4%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 28.5%    7.4% * 22.1%    18.6%    24.6%    30.0%    21.1%    28.7%   
1 location only 22.8%    23.4%    24.7%    21.0%    22.0%    30.9%    22.9%    22.8%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 20.7%    39.1%    40.4% * 15.4%    14.3%    19.9%    32.9%    17.5%   
25-49 % 22.3%    22.1%    17.2%    14.5%    20.1%    26.0%    17.4%    23.2%   
50-74 % 23.3%    27.8%    19.4%    14.0%    17.5%    26.9%    20.5%    23.7%   
75% or more 27.6%    22.1%    25.0%    21.5%    24.6%    30.7%    23.0%    28.4%   
Union presence
No union employees 25.6%    22.5%    22.0%    19.1%    22.8%    29.7%    21.5%    26.5%   
Has union employees 31.6%    41.4%    51.8%    38.6%    30.1%    30.8%    43.7%    31.1%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 17.7%    26.2%    17.0%    11.0%    12.7%    21.1%    17.8%    17.7%   
Less than 50% low-wage 27.9%    23.0%    25.0%    21.5%    25.0%    31.0%    23.1%    28.8%   

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.

* 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.D.4 Standard errors for percent of private-sector employees enrolled in a health insurance plan that take family 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 0.26%    1.00%    0.99%    0.61%    0.53%    0.36%    0.53%    0.29%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.97%    7.77%    5.79% * 7.33% * 3.66% * 3.86%    5.09%    3.06%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.62%    4.15%    2.76%    1.29%    1.10%    0.90%    1.45%    0.67%   
Construction 1.50%    3.02%    3.42%    2.93%    2.26%    5.48%    1.87%    2.18%   
Utilities and transp. 1.12%    8.40%    4.56%    2.31%    2.20%    1.31%    2.84%    1.19%   
Wholesale trade 1.13%    3.62%    3.32%    2.41%    1.68%    1.82%    1.85%    1.32%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.69%    2.60%    3.26%    1.66%    1.43%    0.86%    1.61%    0.74%   
Retail trade 0.63%    2.65%    1.88%    1.16%    1.41%    0.81%    1.14%    0.70%   
Professional services 0.45%    1.89%    1.50%    0.92%    0.82%    0.64%    0.92%    0.51%   
Other services 0.74%    2.02%    2.59%    1.45%    1.82%    1.06%    1.33%    0.86%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.31%    1.30%    1.19%    0.77%    0.66%    0.41%    0.64%    0.34%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.83%    1.70%    2.00%    1.28%    1.61%    1.41%    1.11%    1.00%   
Nonprofit 0.61%    2.74%    3.36%    1.45%    0.86%    0.87%    1.51%    0.65%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.17%    2.66%    4.33%    2.01%    2.17%    2.09%    1.80%    1.52%   
5-9 years 1.40%    2.68%    2.49%    1.69%    3.22%    4.85%    1.47%    2.19%   
10-19 years 0.77%    1.78%    1.83%    1.29%    1.52%    1.93%    1.02%    1.05%   
20 or more years 0.29%    1.54%    1.39%    0.82%    0.54%    0.37%    0.73%    0.31%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.31%    3.38% * 2.66%    0.89%    0.60%    0.37%    1.28%    0.32%   
1 location only 0.45%    1.01%    1.05%    0.74%    0.93%    1.79%    0.57%    0.69%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.52%    6.41%    12.70% * 2.24%    2.20%    1.17%    5.63%    1.02%   
25-49 % 1.46%    4.90%    2.96%    1.71%    5.31%    1.20%    1.82%    1.67%   
50-74 % 0.63%    3.03%    2.18%    1.17%    1.36%    0.82%    1.48%    0.69%   
75% or more 0.29%    1.07%    1.08%    0.70%    0.55%    0.41%    0.57%    0.32%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.29%    0.98%    0.85%    0.52%    0.55%    0.45%    0.49%    0.34%   
Has union employees 0.59%    7.67%    5.43%    4.57%    1.64%    0.61%    3.69%    0.59%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.53%    4.03%    2.62%    1.04%    0.84%    0.75%    1.61%    0.57%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.28%    1.03%    1.04%    0.66%    0.58%    0.39%    0.55%    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.

* 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.