Table I.A.2 Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2015
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 45.7%    22.7%    48.9%    73.5%    95.1%    99.4%    29.4%    96.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 21.3%    15.8%    20.0% * 79.1%    86.2%    100.0%    17.9%    83.4%   
Mining and manufacturing 57.7%    28.4%    70.0%    86.8%    99.6%    100.0%    44.6%    98.5%   
Construction 31.3%    20.8%    54.4%    83.3%    98.1%    100.0%    27.7%    96.1%   
Utilities and transp. 47.9%    18.5%    49.7%    71.4%    97.8%    98.9%    26.9%    96.5%   
Wholesale trade 60.6%    33.8%    78.3%    94.9%    98.1%    100.0%    45.4%    98.7%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 59.1%    23.9%    76.8%    93.1%    98.4%    100.0%    31.3%    99.2%   
Retail trade 52.8%    18.5%    36.1%    72.6%    92.5%    98.7%    24.0%    96.6%   
Professional services 48.5%    28.8%    60.5%    81.0%    97.0%    99.5%    36.0%    96.8%   
Other services 35.8%    17.9%    32.1%    52.7%    89.6%    99.5%    22.6%    90.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 49.2%    24.0%    51.0%    73.6%    94.5%    99.4%    31.3%    96.2%   
For profit, unincorporated 30.7%    17.4%    35.3%    64.8%    93.9%    100.0%    21.2%    93.9%   
Nonprofit 59.8%    33.7%    62.7%    86.1%    97.8%    97.3%    42.9%    97.0%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 18.5%    13.9%    33.0%    53.9%    87.9%    98.3%    17.0%    73.4%   
5-9 years 25.5%    19.0%    33.1%    60.6%    91.5%    99.7%    22.4%    84.2%   
10-19 years 36.3%    24.1%    48.8%    71.6%    90.8%    97.6%    30.6%    88.0%   
20 or more years 66.9%    31.1%    60.5%    81.0%    96.5%    99.4%    40.8%    97.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 94.3%    50.0%    65.2%    80.5%    95.7%    99.4%    66.1%    97.5%   
1 location only 30.0%    22.6%    47.6%    69.3%    91.7%    97.0%    28.2%    82.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 16.8%    4.7%    12.2%    32.9%    81.7%    94.9%    6.7%    82.0%   
25-49 % 47.2%    20.5%    31.1%    53.9%    86.9%    99.3%    25.2%    92.7%   
50-74 % 47.1%    24.7%    43.6%    65.3%    96.4%    100.0%    29.6%    97.3%   
75% or more 53.4%    28.8%    64.5%    86.5%    97.9%    99.9%    37.5%    98.3%   
Union presence
No union employees 43.2%    22.3%    48.2%    72.7%    94.9%    99.2%    28.9%    95.2%   
Has union employees 86.0%    42.0%    73.7%    91.0%    99.9%    100.0%    52.2%    99.7%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 33.6%    10.6%    16.9%    48.0%    88.3%    98.7%    13.4%    91.6%   
Less than 50% low-wage 51.4%    28.2%    63.5%    84.6%    98.6%    99.7%    36.7%    98.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.A.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2015
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%    0.53%    1.10%    0.95%    0.54%    0.21%    0.46%    0.26%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.23%    2.38%    6.92% * 6.00%    6.16%    0.00%    2.28%    4.78%   
Mining and manufacturing 1.90%    2.94%    3.82%    2.31%    0.28%    0.00%    2.30%    0.61%   
Construction 1.43%    1.60%    3.67%    3.09%    1.43%    0.00%    1.47%    1.54%   
Utilities and transp. 2.39%    2.80%    6.27%    5.98%    1.13%    1.09%    2.63%    1.15%   
Wholesale trade 1.88%    2.75%    3.78%    1.53%    1.05%    0.00%    2.34%    0.53%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.28%    1.79%    3.94%    1.75%    0.64%    0.00%    1.68%    0.22%   
Retail trade 1.14%    1.51%    3.08%    2.93%    2.15%    0.64%    1.33%    0.67%   
Professional services 0.85%    1.13%    2.07%    1.68%    0.75%    0.38%    0.98%    0.47%   
Other services 0.80%    0.97%    1.88%    2.05%    1.60%    0.23%    0.83%    0.77%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.46%    0.68%    1.31%    1.14%    0.72%    0.24%    0.58%    0.29%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.84%    0.93%    2.35%    2.50%    1.49%    0.05%    0.85%    0.83%   
Nonprofit 1.37%    2.18%    3.40%    2.03%    0.80%    1.55%    1.78%    0.66%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 0.89%    0.95%    2.90%    3.64%    4.58%    1.80%    0.89%    4.07%   
5-9 years 1.03%    1.17%    2.61%    3.08%    2.20%    0.24%    1.05%    2.33%   
10-19 years 0.87%    1.06%    2.10%    1.92%    1.92%    1.87%    0.92%    1.33%   
20 or more years 0.54%    1.06%    1.63%    1.15%    0.55%    0.21%    0.86%    0.23%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.32%    7.84%    3.33%    1.47%    0.59%    0.21%    2.09%    0.24%   
1 location only 0.45%    0.53%    1.16%    1.22%    1.26%    1.72%    0.47%    1.27%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.77%    0.60%    1.77%    2.93%    2.91%    2.25%    0.58%    1.87%   
25-49 % 1.43%    2.02%    3.06%    3.33%    2.70%    0.51%    1.60%    1.01%   
50-74 % 1.10%    1.43%    2.78%    2.94%    1.48%    0.02%    1.23%    0.50%   
75% or more 0.51%    0.76%    1.38%    0.89%    0.48%    0.07%    0.64%    0.20%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.38%    0.53%    1.12%    0.98%    0.57%    0.29%    0.46%    0.31%   
Has union employees 1.34%    4.68%    6.23%    2.84%    0.07%    0.01%    3.68%    0.15%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.66%    0.72%    1.44%    2.03%    1.43%    0.57%    0.64%    0.66%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.47%    0.69%    1.26%    0.93%    0.31%    0.12%    0.58%    0.19%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2015 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.