Table I.B.2(2010) Percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
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 86.5%    40.5%    64.7%    83.3%    95.4%    99.6%    57.8%    97.4%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 58.3%    25.8%    35.6%    62.4%    82.8%    100.0%    34.7%    81.7%   
Mining and manufacturing 94.7%    54.3%    82.2%    93.2%    95.4%    100.0%    79.6%    98.0%   
Construction 76.0%    43.7%    75.5%    91.1%    99.0%    100.0%    62.8%    98.7%   
Utilities and transp. 90.8%    32.8%    62.2%    80.1%    94.5%    99.2%    56.8%    97.1%   
Wholesale trade 91.6%    55.5%    84.8%    92.3%    98.0%    99.9%    74.9%    99.0%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 94.0%    48.3%    87.8%    96.0%    99.4%    99.9%    66.4%    99.6%   
Retail trade 87.7%    30.7%    64.2%    87.8%    96.3%    99.8%    52.6%    98.9%   
Professional services 90.8%    50.3%    76.0%    89.7%    98.3%    99.3%    66.9%    98.3%   
Other services 75.5%    29.7%    43.9%    67.1%    89.5%    99.5%    42.5%    93.5%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 87.7%    43.6%    67.7%    83.5%    94.5%    99.8%    61.1%    97.4%   
For profit, unincorporated 73.5%    32.3%    52.1%    74.6%    92.8%    97.9%    44.2%    94.1%   
Nonprofit 94.1%    43.9%    69.2%    93.2%    99.8%    99.8%    67.1%    99.4%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 51.4%    26.6%    42.4%    62.6%    92.0%    91.5%    36.5%    84.7%   
5-9 years 63.3%    36.1%    59.2%    68.8%    93.2%    98.4%    48.0%    88.8%   
10-19 years 75.2%    39.8%    59.9%    80.5%    87.2%    99.4%    54.2%    92.6%   
20 or more years 93.2%    48.2%    73.5%    89.4%    97.7%    99.8%    68.3%    98.7%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 98.7%    63.6%    77.5%    91.3%    97.3%    99.8%    84.1%    99.1%   
1 location only 68.9%    40.3%    64.2%    81.4%    92.8%    96.8%    56.3%    90.7%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 55.6%    10.4%    22.0%    51.4%    84.6%    98.6%    20.6%    87.7%   
25-49 % 79.9%    26.2%    50.0%    73.5%    94.5%    99.8%    44.1%    96.0%   
50-74 % 85.2%    35.3%    54.7%    78.3%    97.4%    99.9%    47.5%    98.2%   
75% or more 91.2%    52.6%    77.8%    90.6%    96.4%    99.6%    70.7%    98.1%   
Union presence
No union employees 82.5%    40.6%    64.7%    82.9%    94.8%    99.6%    57.6%    96.2%   
Has union employees 97.3%    41.4%    79.3%    88.1%    99.7%    99.9%    69.1%    99.4%   
Unknown 96.7%    33.7%    44.4%    89.1%    97.5%    99.5%    46.6%    99.3%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 74.7%    19.9%    36.3%    64.7%    89.8%    99.2%    34.1%    93.5%   
Less than 50% low wage 91.5%    51.2%    80.0%    92.3%    98.1%    99.8%    70.2%    98.9%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.2(2010) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees in establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2010
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 0.21%    0.64%    1.21%    0.61%    0.46%    0.10%    0.53%    0.18%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 4.45%    3.29%    9.36%    6.65%    13.07%    0.00%    1.98%    5.76%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.76%    3.32%    3.47%    2.04%    1.91%    0.02%    1.87%    0.83%   
Construction 1.23%    2.38%    3.58%    2.37%    0.39%    0.00%    1.75%    0.54%   
Utilities and transp. 1.30%    3.05%    3.92%    6.24%    3.77%    0.53%    1.77%    1.29%   
Wholesale trade 0.65%    3.74%    1.78%    2.26%    1.27%    0.06%    2.00%    0.59%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 0.36%    2.38%    2.24%    1.26%    0.42%    0.04%    1.83%    0.22%   
Retail trade 0.46%    1.71%    3.70%    2.58%    0.98%    0.16%    1.59%    0.24%   
Professional services 0.41%    1.63%    2.23%    1.66%    0.36%    0.27%    0.80%    0.38%   
Other services 0.48%    1.24%    1.36%    1.99%    1.36%    0.29%    0.82%    0.65%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.22%    0.76%    1.30%    0.66%    0.75%    0.05%    0.62%    0.20%   
For profit, unincorporated 0.97%    1.00%    2.47%    1.71%    1.84%    0.79%    1.09%    0.75%   
Nonprofit 0.54%    2.01%    4.04%    1.55%    0.07%    0.10%    1.69%    0.20%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.12%    1.13%    2.44%    2.81%    3.60%    3.00%    1.05%    3.74%   
5-9 years 1.20%    2.06%    2.98%    2.30%    1.75%    1.32%    1.90%    1.72%   
10-19 years 0.99%    1.47%    2.03%    2.07%    1.86%    0.50%    1.00%    1.42%   
20 or more years 0.19%    1.03%    1.28%    0.46%    0.30%    0.09%    0.66%    0.10%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.07%    6.81%    3.43%    0.89%    0.41%    0.07%    1.87%    0.08%   
1 location only 0.58%    0.67%    1.26%    0.69%    1.04%    2.56%    0.54%    0.78%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 1.84%    1.10%    3.54%    3.58%    2.51%    0.48%    1.95%    1.30%   
25-49 % 0.73%    2.28%    4.14%    2.86%    1.32%    0.13%    2.44%    0.63%   
50-74 % 0.67%    0.97%    2.44%    1.89%    0.99%    0.07%    0.83%    0.22%   
75% or more 0.20%    0.88%    1.30%    0.63%    0.61%    0.13%    0.66%    0.22%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.32%    0.66%    1.16%    0.60%    0.53%    0.16%    0.50%    0.22%   
Has union employees 0.29%    3.67%    4.71%    4.89%    0.20%    0.10%    3.23%    0.30%   
Unknown 0.39%    4.36%    4.33%    3.00%    1.05%    0.30%    1.83%    0.32%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.68%    0.99%    1.32%    1.18%    1.39%    0.33%    0.72%    0.63%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.22%    0.77%    0.90%    0.69%    0.34%    0.11%    0.53%    0.15%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2010 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.