Table I.B.3.b(2012) Percent of private-sector full-time employees at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2012
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 88.7%    42.1%    71.6%    85.9%    95.8%    99.7%    61.5%    97.7%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 67.0%    32.6%    43.5%    73.2%    77.9%    94.0%    41.5%    85.4%   
Mining and manufacturing 95.7%    48.6%    82.0%    90.0%    99.2%    100.0%    76.5%    99.0%   
Construction 75.0%    38.8%    75.8%    87.9%    92.5%    96.0%    61.2%    93.4%   
Utilities and transp. 94.3%    51.1%    68.8%    84.3%    100.0%    99.9%    67.3%    99.0%   
Wholesale trade 91.5%    50.0%    82.9%    95.2%    97.2%    100.0%    74.5%    98.7%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 95.1%    48.8%    88.3%    96.4%    99.1%    100.0%    67.5%    99.8%   
Retail trade 86.7%    30.3%    67.3%    88.4%    96.0%    99.6%    53.1%    98.5%   
Professional services 92.5%    53.0%    79.7%    92.8%    98.0%    99.8%    69.9%    99.0%   
Other services 78.9%    32.3%    53.9%    68.9%    87.6%    99.4%    47.4%    93.4%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 89.0%    44.4%    72.1%    84.8%    94.6%    99.6%    63.2%    97.5%   
For profit, unincorporated 79.6%    32.7%    64.0%    82.9%    95.8%    99.9%    49.0%    96.8%   
Nonprofit 97.0%    60.6%    85.0%    95.4%    99.3%    99.9%    80.4%    99.5%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 56.4%    28.8%    54.9%    69.9%    91.4%    84.7%    42.2%    85.0%   
5-9 years 67.1%    36.6%    63.9%    78.5%    91.7%    99.5%    51.5%    90.1%   
10-19 years 77.6%    43.9%    69.7%    84.4%    95.2%    97.4%    61.2%    94.2%   
20 or more years 95.7%    53.6%    81.7%    91.9%    96.8%    99.9%    74.7%    98.9%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.9%    66.8%    82.5%    92.9%    97.6%    99.8%    86.6%    99.2%   
1 location only 72.6%    41.9%    70.8%    84.3%    93.5%    96.9%    59.9%    91.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 73.0%    25.2%    34.2%    57.7%    86.1%    98.9%    36.5%    90.5%   
25-49 % 81.1%    31.9%    45.4%    63.9%    91.6%    99.6%    43.8%    95.1%   
50-74 % 82.3%    34.8%    50.5%    74.5%    94.2%    99.8%    46.6%    96.7%   
75% or more 90.4%    44.4%    77.8%    89.5%    96.3%    99.7%    65.8%    98.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 84.4%    42.1%    71.1%    85.8%    95.4%    99.3%    61.2%    96.5%   
Has union employees 98.9%    58.5%    92.0%    95.4%    98.2%    100.0%    84.1%    99.6%   
Unknown 98.0%    19.8%    51.2%    61.6%    97.3%    100.0%    36.7%    99.6%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 76.3%    19.2%    38.7%    63.0%    89.4%    99.2%    34.0%    93.4%   
Less than 50% low wage 92.3%    50.7%    82.0%    92.4%    98.0%    99.8%    71.0%    98.9%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.B.3.b(2012) Standard error for percent of private-sector full-time employees at establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2012
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 0.19%    0.81%    0.85%    0.43%    0.58%    0.10%    0.48%    0.22%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.48%    5.45%    7.41%    10.50%    8.21%    4.94%    3.41%    3.72%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.32%    2.97%    2.02%    1.89%    0.36%    0.01%    1.53%    0.28%   
Construction 1.55%    1.81%    3.25%    2.41%    3.25%    1.70%    2.13%    1.51%   
Utilities and transp. 0.59%    6.43%    7.60%    4.35%    0.00%    0.08%    3.96%    0.47%   
Wholesale trade 0.65%    2.71%    3.26%    1.50%    1.49%    0.00%    2.09%    0.49%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.16%    2.11%    1.65%    1.25%    0.47%    0.00%    1.48%    0.10%   
Retail trade 0.45%    2.00%    1.82%    2.02%    1.70%    0.26%    1.97%    0.36%   
Professional services 0.34%    1.14%    1.32%    0.74%    0.50%    0.14%    1.03%    0.16%   
Other services 1.07%    1.94%    2.95%    2.06%    2.79%    0.31%    1.71%    1.05%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.23%    0.85%    0.85%    0.38%    0.70%    0.13%    0.44%    0.26%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.48%    1.36%    1.70%    1.65%    1.19%    0.07%    1.49%    0.43%   
Nonprofit 0.19%    2.37%    1.78%    1.06%    0.43%    0.07%    0.89%    0.16%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.21%    2.14%    3.23%    3.50%    3.51%    6.27%    2.44%    2.31%   
5-9 years 1.51%    1.55%    3.51%    2.43%    2.06%    0.25%    1.49%    2.03%   
10-19 years 0.75%    1.88%    1.24%    1.42%    0.74%    1.52%    0.58%    0.71%   
20 or more years 0.10%    1.08%    1.11%    0.68%    0.51%    0.06%    0.72%    0.15%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.16%    7.42%    3.10%    1.07%    0.62%    0.10%    1.47%    0.17%   
1 location only 0.38%    0.80%    0.86%    0.56%    1.26%    2.03%    0.47%    0.91%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.03%    2.53%    2.82%    2.57%    3.01%    0.56%    1.98%    1.41%   
25-49 % 1.08%    2.09%    3.17%    2.97%    1.83%    0.23%    1.85%    0.70%   
50-74 % 0.53%    1.38%    3.02%    2.27%    1.77%    0.10%    0.99%    0.48%   
75% or more 0.22%    1.14%    0.86%    0.29%    0.54%    0.12%    0.63%    0.23%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.26%    0.85%    0.86%    0.51%    0.61%    0.21%    0.50%    0.32%   
Has union employees 0.21%    5.59%    3.37%    2.60%    0.95%    0.00%    2.75%    0.16%   
Unknown 0.23%    5.33%    13.13%    10.52%    1.69%    0.00%    5.28%    0.17%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.81%    0.72%    2.38%    2.33%    1.86%    0.28%    0.97%    0.64%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.09%    0.85%    0.95%    0.68%    0.35%    0.09%    0.38%    0.15%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2012 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.