Table I.A.2 Percent of private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2017
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 46.9%    23.5%    49.2%    74.6%    96.3%    99.3%    30.2%    96.6%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 22.9%    17.9%    21.2% * 47.7%    83.7%    100.0%    18.8%    77.8%   
Mining and manufacturing 58.4%    35.5%    59.4%    90.0%    99.4%    99.5%    45.8%    98.6%   
Construction 33.0%    20.7%    61.1%    83.5%    99.1%    99.9%    29.0%    96.2%   
Utilities and transp. 49.8%    20.1%    47.0%    81.4%    98.4%    100.0%    28.0%    98.2%   
Wholesale trade 60.5%    34.7%    78.5%    94.3%    98.6%    100.0%    45.5%    98.7%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 60.3%    26.1%    72.0%    86.6%    99.0%    99.7%    33.0%    99.0%   
Retail trade 51.1%    15.2%    42.6%    74.1%    97.1%    99.1%    22.2%    98.0%   
Professional services 49.8%    29.3%    56.5%    82.8%    96.3%    99.1%    36.1%    96.6%   
Other services 37.3%    19.0%    34.6%    56.4%    92.1%    99.1%    24.0%    92.1%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 49.8%    24.5%    50.5%    74.2%    95.5%    99.3%    31.5%    96.7%   
For profit, unincorporated 33.3%    18.2%    39.6%    66.1%    96.9%    99.9%    22.8%    95.3%   
Nonprofit 59.7%    34.3%    61.7%    88.3%    98.7%    98.6%    43.1%    97.4%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 20.1%    15.5%    35.5%    56.7%    85.5%    98.9%    18.6%    76.9%   
5-9 years 27.0%    18.9%    37.3%    59.3%    93.2%    98.6%    23.3%    83.6%   
10-19 years 35.2%    22.9%    46.5%    69.5%    97.1%    99.9%    28.8%    93.3%   
20 or more years 68.2%    33.0%    60.8%    83.6%    96.7%    99.3%    42.5%    97.8%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 94.3%    48.3%    63.4%    83.7%    96.7%    99.3%    66.1%    97.9%   
1 location only 30.6%    23.2%    47.8%    69.3%    93.6%    97.7%    28.7%    85.0%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 18.4%    7.7%    14.2%    35.5%    83.9%    94.0%    9.5%    82.0%   
25-49 % 48.5%    22.6%    33.8%    56.9%    93.3%    98.9%    27.4%    94.0%   
50-74 % 44.1%    22.7%    40.2%    70.9%    95.3%    99.9%    27.4%    96.7%   
75% or more 54.5%    28.7%    65.0%    86.6%    98.4%    99.8%    37.5%    98.6%   
Union presence
No union employees 44.6%    23.2%    48.6%    73.9%    96.3%    99.2%    29.8%    96.0%   
Has union employees 88.4%    41.1%    72.1%    95.1%    97.5%    99.9%    53.2%    99.6%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 33.5%    9.6%    20.0%    54.4%    91.7%    98.3%    13.4%    92.5%   
Less than 50% low-wage 52.0%    28.6%    61.6%    83.2%    98.2%    99.7%    36.5%    98.2%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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, 2017
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 0.43%    0.69%    1.15%    0.87%    0.50%    0.17%    0.57%    0.22%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.15%    3.73%    6.37% * 10.60%    7.38%    0.00%    3.31%    6.02%   
Mining and manufacturing 2.34%    3.79%    4.52%    1.61%    0.43%    0.31%    2.86%    0.41%   
Construction 1.68%    1.96%    3.45%    2.50%    0.92%    0.11%    1.75%    1.50%   
Utilities and transp. 2.89%    3.55%    7.31%    4.12%    0.80%    0.01%    3.21%    0.65%   
Wholesale trade 2.35%    3.42%    3.89%    1.51%    1.29%    0.00%    2.90%    0.52%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.58%    2.38%    4.36%    3.04%    0.63%    0.15%    2.14%    0.32%   
Retail trade 1.34%    1.63%    3.43%    2.71%    1.17%    0.50%    1.47%    0.47%   
Professional services 1.03%    1.48%    2.23%    1.42%    0.93%    0.30%    1.24%    0.44%   
Other services 0.94%    1.25%    2.01%    1.84%    1.59%    0.38%    1.03%    0.72%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.55%    0.86%    1.39%    1.04%    0.73%    0.19%    0.72%    0.26%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.99%    1.21%    2.40%    2.26%    0.92%    0.09%    1.06%    0.60%   
Nonprofit 1.59%    2.73%    3.63%    1.75%    0.44%    0.83%    2.14%    0.61%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.16%    1.29%    3.35%    3.33%    5.78%    0.69%    1.18%    3.76%   
5-9 years 1.28%    1.54%    2.66%    2.89%    1.99%    1.18%    1.32%    2.18%   
10-19 years 1.04%    1.32%    2.22%    1.86%    0.76%    0.04%    1.12%    0.85%   
20 or more years 0.64%    1.33%    1.70%    0.97%    0.58%    0.18%    1.03%    0.21%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.36%    7.99%    3.89%    1.33%    0.55%    0.17%    2.39%    0.21%   
1 location only 0.56%    0.69%    1.19%    1.10%    1.16%    1.05%    0.58%    1.09%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.97%    1.14%    1.94%    2.83%    2.89%    1.95%    0.97%    1.72%   
25-49 % 1.61%    2.61%    3.26%    3.18%    2.65%    0.84%    1.96%    1.06%   
50-74 % 1.35%    1.82%    3.06%    2.35%    1.68%    0.05%    1.54%    0.56%   
75% or more 0.60%    0.94%    1.42%    0.85%    0.39%    0.09%    0.79%    0.16%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.45%    0.69%    1.16%    0.89%    0.52%    0.22%    0.57%    0.26%   
Has union employees 1.64%    6.61%    7.01%    1.67%    1.92%    0.05%    5.03%    0.18%   
Percent low-wage employees
50% or more low-wage 0.81%    1.01%    1.71%    1.94%    1.38%    0.57%    0.85%    0.65%   
Less than 50% low-wage 0.55%    0.85%    1.32%    0.87%    0.41%    0.09%    0.70%    0.18%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 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.