Table I.A.2(2009) Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009
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 55.0%    33.6%    62.5%    81.6%    94.3%    99.2%    41.0%    96.2%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 26.4%    20.6%    39.1%    83.1%    68.2%    100.0%    24.1%    85.7%   
Mining and manufacturing 67.7%    43.0%    79.2%    90.4%    97.9%    99.8%    56.9%    97.2%   
Construction 42.3%    31.1%    73.5%    87.8%    90.1%    100.0%    39.3%    92.0%   
Utilities and transp. 57.1%    26.7%    67.8%    84.5%    94.2%    99.3%    37.6%    97.9%   
Wholesale trade 66.6%    44.9%    81.8%    90.2%    98.5%    99.0%    54.2%    98.2%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 67.8%    39.0%    75.7%    90.0%    97.4%    98.5%    45.6%    97.8%   
Retail trade 59.1%    25.5%    60.4%    84.7%    93.0%    99.6%    34.4%    97.9%   
Professional services 58.8%    40.7%    72.3%    88.1%    97.8%    99.4%    48.2%    97.3%   
Other services 45.4%    28.1%    43.4%    65.2%    86.1%    99.4%    33.2%    91.5%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 59.6%    36.3%    65.1%    81.8%    93.4%    99.3%    44.4%    96.3%   
For profit, unincorporated 37.9%    25.5%    49.5%    72.8%    92.5%    99.0%    29.6%    94.6%   
Nonprofit 67.5%    45.5%    71.0%    91.9%    98.2%    99.1%    54.5%    97.6%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 27.6%    21.5%    40.4%    63.7%    77.6%    89.0%    25.1%    78.4%   
5-9 years 37.4%    28.8%    52.1%    68.0%    87.6%    93.9%    33.9%    85.4%   
10-19 years 47.9%    35.3%    63.3%    76.6%    92.2%    95.2%    41.9%    90.0%   
20 or more years 69.6%    40.5%    71.7%    88.7%    95.9%    99.7%    49.9%    98.0%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 95.2%    48.3%    74.3%    86.7%    94.8%    99.2%    75.8%    97.3%   
1 location only 41.6%    33.6%    61.5%    78.9%    91.1%    97.6%    39.8%    87.3%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 21.0%    10.1%    21.4%    40.3%    77.0%    93.7%    12.7%    80.8%   
25-49 % 54.0%    30.4%    51.0%    68.1%    90.4%    99.6%    36.8%    93.8%   
50-74 % 52.8%    32.2%    51.5%    78.7%    92.4%    99.4%    37.4%    96.3%   
75% or more 63.4%    41.4%    75.2%    90.0%    96.8%    99.7%    50.2%    98.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 52.2%    33.2%    62.2%    81.6%    94.3%    98.9%    40.5%    95.5%   
Has union employees 85.9%    55.2%    82.7%    92.1%    95.8%    99.9%    63.7%    99.3%   
Unknown 77.5%    28.9%    43.4%    56.9%    92.4%    99.7%    33.4%    97.8%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 41.0%    17.9%    32.8%    59.5%    88.7%    98.5%    22.2%    92.7%   
Less than 50% low wage 62.2%    41.7%    76.4%    91.4%    97.1%    99.7%    50.4%    98.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.A.2(2009) Standard error for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2009
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 0.35%    0.56%    0.90%    0.51%    0.41%    0.21%    0.43%    0.19%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.37%    2.61%    9.05%    12.09%    12.94%    0.00%    2.49%    6.16%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.59%    2.26%    3.76%    1.04%    1.33%    0.16%    1.89%    0.62%   
Construction 1.15%    1.70%    2.50%    2.76%    4.98%    0.00%    1.32%    1.86%   
Utilities and transp. 2.42%    3.35%    5.22%    5.13%    2.62%    0.30%    3.07%    0.64%   
Wholesale trade 1.33%    2.22%    3.35%    2.56%    0.75%    0.82%    1.73%    0.54%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.99%    1.75%    3.69%    1.93%    0.60%    0.56%    1.54%    0.49%   
Retail trade 1.01%    1.51%    2.70%    1.64%    0.97%    0.24%    1.21%    0.27%   
Professional services 0.54%    0.99%    1.26%    1.29%    0.24%    0.25%    0.71%    0.29%   
Other services 0.80%    1.05%    1.31%    1.66%    1.29%    0.24%    0.75%    0.59%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.33%    0.42%    1.12%    0.50%    0.68%    0.23%    0.34%    0.28%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.95%    1.18%    1.32%    2.77%    1.22%    0.32%    1.05%    0.49%   
Nonprofit 1.01%    2.03%    1.70%    1.12%    0.53%    0.74%    1.36%    0.56%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.23%    1.49%    3.62%    4.81%    4.43%    3.97%    1.30%    2.11%   
5-9 years 0.52%    0.91%    2.72%    1.80%    2.49%    2.25%    0.59%    2.26%   
10-19 years 0.86%    1.28%    2.27%    1.81%    1.48%    2.36%    1.04%    1.75%   
20 or more years 0.49%    1.22%    0.90%    0.55%    0.39%    0.07%    0.76%    0.12%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.17%    6.33%    2.89%    1.16%    0.43%    0.21%    1.97%    0.19%   
1 location only 0.45%    0.57%    0.88%    0.63%    1.30%    2.20%    0.48%    1.02%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.68%    0.65%    1.75%    3.32%    2.57%    2.46%    0.52%    2.49%   
25-49 % 1.13%    1.95%    3.35%    3.13%    2.25%    0.38%    1.24%    0.99%   
50-74 % 0.52%    0.81%    2.04%    1.96%    1.25%    0.32%    0.84%    0.55%   
75% or more 0.35%    0.70%    1.02%    0.47%    0.38%    0.10%    0.53%    0.19%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.38%    0.58%    0.92%    0.56%    0.43%    0.31%    0.45%    0.27%   
Has union employees 0.92%    3.05%    4.55%    2.62%    1.67%    0.06%    2.26%    0.23%   
Unknown 1.88%    4.27%    3.54%    8.24%    2.56%    0.11%    3.35%    0.55%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.61%    0.86%    1.27%    1.26%    0.65%    0.56%    0.64%    0.39%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.38%    0.67%    0.86%    0.64%    0.49%    0.16%    0.49%    0.30%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2009 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.