Table I.A.2 Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance 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 45.3%    21.7%    49.4%    74.6%    96.3%    99.8%    28.6%    97.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 14.3%    8.8%    30.2%    57.4%    85.4%    100.0%    12.0%    76.9%   
Mining and manufacturing 57.9%    30.2%    63.3%    89.7%    99.3%    99.9%    43.7%    99.3%   
Construction 30.8%    18.9%    59.6%    87.7%    99.7%    99.8%    27.2%    96.9%   
Utilities and transp. 53.7%    26.2%    59.6%    76.8%    94.8%    99.9%    34.1%    97.7%   
Wholesale trade 57.9%    27.9%    76.5%    87.1%    99.8%    100.0%    41.3%    99.0%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 58.7%    24.8%    72.2%    92.1%    96.9%    99.8%    31.2%    98.7%   
Retail trade 51.3%    18.3%    40.0%    77.4%    96.7%    100.0%    24.4%    98.5%   
Professional services 47.8%    26.8%    63.2%    82.9%    96.5%    99.4%    34.4%    97.1%   
Other services 36.8%    18.2%    31.5%    56.1%    93.5%    99.6%    22.7%    93.1%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 48.7%    22.8%    50.5%    74.1%    96.9%    99.8%    30.0%    97.4%   
For profit, unincorporated 30.4%    16.4%    40.5%    67.2%    93.5%    99.7%    21.3%    94.3%   
Nonprofit 61.0%    34.9%    64.1%    87.6%    96.5%    99.0%    44.2%    96.7%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 17.5%    13.1%    28.3%    61.7%    85.7%    99.7%    15.7%    83.3%   
5-9 years 26.0%    17.4%    38.0%    65.6%    92.9%    98.6%    22.3%    87.0%   
10-19 years 35.0%    22.7%    49.3%    68.8%    94.4%    99.7%    28.5%    92.2%   
20 or more years 67.4%    30.9%    60.9%    81.8%    97.3%    99.8%    41.1%    98.2%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 95.1%    45.8%    65.4%    82.6%    96.8%    99.8%    68.1%    98.1%   
1 location only 29.2%    21.6%    47.8%    70.2%    92.5%    93.8%    27.3%    86.9%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 16.0%    5.4%    13.1%    38.3%    79.8%    98.0%    7.3%    83.6%   
25-49 % 46.0%    14.0%    31.8%    56.5%    96.8%    99.9%    21.7%    95.1%   
50-74 % 42.9%    22.4%    40.5%    67.3%    97.3%    99.9%    27.1%    97.1%   
75% or more 53.6%    28.0%    64.9%    86.4%    98.4%    99.9%    36.7%    98.7%   
Union presence
No union employees 42.7%    21.3%    48.5%    74.1%    96.2%    99.7%    28.1%    96.4%   
Has union employees 86.3%    43.1%    73.9%    88.8%    98.3%    100.0%    52.7%    99.8%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 32.5%    9.0%    19.5%    49.3%    92.9%    99.6%    12.5%    93.1%   
Less than 50% low-wage 50.4%    26.8%    61.1%    85.2%    97.8%    99.9%    35.0%    98.5%   

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.A.2 Standard errors for percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance 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 0.41%    0.64%    1.14%    0.86%    0.49%    0.06%    0.54%    0.20%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 2.14%    2.10%    8.39%    8.93%    9.13%    0.00%    2.12%    7.40%   
Mining and manufacturing 2.19%    3.83%    4.01%    1.79%    0.47%    0.06%    2.76%    0.26%   
Construction 1.60%    1.82%    3.69%    2.01%    0.35%    0.24%    1.65%    1.21%   
Utilities and transp. 2.96%    4.44%    6.51%    4.69%    2.54%    0.04%    3.72%    0.85%   
Wholesale trade 2.39%    3.37%    4.04%    2.58%    0.16%    0.00%    2.85%    0.47%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.57%    2.21%    4.07%    1.80%    1.43%    0.08%    2.05%    0.39%   
Retail trade 1.34%    1.84%    3.19%    2.60%    1.29%    0.00%    1.57%    0.32%   
Professional services 0.97%    1.29%    2.16%    1.49%    0.85%    0.32%    1.12%    0.43%   
Other services 0.92%    1.24%    1.91%    1.80%    1.19%    0.14%    1.00%    0.60%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.54%    0.83%    1.38%    1.06%    0.58%    0.07%    0.69%    0.21%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.90%    1.03%    2.33%    2.12%    1.36%    0.18%    0.93%    0.74%   
Nonprofit 1.64%    2.79%    3.49%    1.75%    1.14%    0.57%    2.19%    0.75%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.05%    1.14%    2.95%    3.34%    4.22%    0.27%    1.06%    2.85%   
5-9 years 1.18%    1.38%    2.72%    2.58%    2.49%    1.08%    1.21%    1.96%   
10-19 years 1.01%    1.25%    2.15%    1.90%    1.35%    0.25%    1.08%    0.95%   
20 or more years 0.64%    1.31%    1.67%    1.05%    0.52%    0.07%    1.02%    0.18%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.30%    9.46%    3.47%    1.40%    0.53%    0.06%    2.18%    0.19%   
1 location only 0.53%    0.64%    1.19%    1.07%    1.24%    3.33%    0.55%    1.00%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.80%    0.81%    1.82%    2.87%    3.43%    0.95%    0.73%    1.68%   
25-49 % 1.54%    1.93%    3.19%    2.99%    1.13%    0.05%    1.60%    0.75%   
50-74 % 1.30%    1.67%    2.83%    2.58%    1.26%    0.06%    1.42%    0.49%   
75% or more 0.60%    0.92%    1.41%    0.86%    0.34%    0.05%    0.77%    0.15%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.44%    0.64%    1.15%    0.89%    0.51%    0.09%    0.54%    0.24%   
Has union employees 1.60%    5.56%    6.81%    3.18%    0.92%    0.01%    4.28%    0.08%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.79%    0.92%    1.64%    1.90%    1.16%    0.19%    0.79%    0.56%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.54%    0.80%    1.29%    0.81%    0.45%    0.05%    0.67%    0.16%   

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.