Table I.B.2.b(2010) Percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at 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 59.8%    64.4%    57.3%    56.2%    57.7%    61.4%    59.2%    60.0%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 44.4%    74.8%    53.5%    41.9%    27.6% * 49.7%    59.1%    38.2%   
Mining and manufacturing 79.2%    72.7%    66.2%    71.5%    78.7%    83.0%    69.8%    80.9%   
Construction 65.2%    69.2%    62.4%    61.8%    66.9%    69.7%    64.0%    66.6%   
Utilities and transp. 74.4%    68.9%    62.4%    57.3%    71.4%    77.7%    63.2%    75.6%   
Wholesale trade 75.6%    70.8%    68.7%    72.8%    73.1%    80.9%    70.9%    77.2%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 73.1%    69.2%    69.9%    66.6%    72.1%    74.6%    69.7%    73.6%   
Retail trade 43.5%    61.6%    46.3%    55.4%    46.4%    39.8%    53.1%    41.8%   
Professional services 64.0%    64.9%    59.5%    60.0%    58.5%    67.9%    61.6%    64.5%   
Other services 39.1%    54.1%    44.8%    34.6%    36.6%    39.0%    44.4%    37.8%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 60.0%    66.3%    58.8%    58.3%    59.1%    60.2%    60.5%    59.8%   
For profit, unincorporated 55.7%    63.2%    55.5%    50.5%    52.7%    57.6%    58.3%    54.8%   
Nonprofit 62.6%    51.0%    47.4%    51.9%    57.5%    70.1%    51.1%    64.2%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 52.7%    69.9%    47.2%    49.1%    39.1%    61.9%    56.3%    49.3%   
5-9 years 54.0%    65.3%    55.2%    48.5%    48.9%    55.7%    57.7%    50.6%   
10-19 years 54.5%    64.7%    59.6%    53.0%    49.9%    53.8%    60.2%    51.7%   
20 or more years 61.3%    62.7%    58.3%    58.9%    60.9%    62.0%    59.5%    61.6%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 60.9%    72.5%    61.2%    64.1%    59.5%    61.0%    63.4%    60.9%   
1 location only 57.6%    64.2%    57.1%    54.1%    55.1%    69.1%    58.8%    56.4%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 16.4%    32.6%    16.0%    14.3%    12.8%    18.0%    20.4%    15.6%   
25-49 % 27.1%    41.3%    27.1%    25.8%    26.7%    26.6%    30.3%    26.5%   
50-74 % 49.1%    53.8%    42.9%    41.8%    42.3%    51.8%    46.6%    49.5%   
75% or more 68.7%    70.2%    64.5%    65.7%    67.8%    70.2%    66.4%    69.2%   
Union presence
No union employees 57.8%    63.8%    57.0%    55.9%    57.1%    58.2%    58.7%    57.5%   
Has union employees 64.5%    77.9%    59.8%    61.0%    65.4%    64.6%    66.6%    64.4%   
Unknown 64.1%    71.2%    66.7%    53.9%    49.6%    65.1%    64.1%    64.1%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 35.2%    50.5%    33.4%    32.8%    31.1%    36.6%    37.2%    34.8%   
Less than 50% low wage 68.4%    67.2%    63.1%    64.2%    69.0%    70.0%    64.7%    69.3%   

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.

* 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.B.2.b(2010) Standard error for percent of private-sector employees that are enrolled in health insurance at 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 0.50%    0.49%    0.76%    0.72%    1.15%    0.55%    0.55%    0.58%   
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest. 3.91%    4.40%    10.22%    11.57%    11.25% * 7.88%    5.49%    6.02%   
Mining and manufacturing 0.43%    2.17%    2.42%    1.16%    1.23%    0.66%    1.36%    0.49%   
Construction 2.03%    1.18%    1.64%    3.43%    5.47%    5.54%    1.62%    2.87%   
Utilities and transp. 2.07%    5.41%    6.29%    4.80%    2.10%    2.38%    2.66%    2.13%   
Wholesale trade 1.24%    1.59%    1.96%    1.35%    2.28%    2.43%    0.75%    1.66%   
Fin. svs. and real estate 1.31%    2.38%    2.46%    1.79%    1.18%    1.48%    1.48%    1.40%   
Retail trade 0.52%    1.86%    1.04%    1.57%    2.73%    0.60%    1.12%    0.56%   
Professional services 0.80%    1.04%    1.54%    1.86%    1.55%    1.06%    0.92%    0.96%   
Other services 1.54%    1.45%    2.44%    1.26%    3.22%    1.78%    1.10%    1.89%   
Ownership
For profit, incorporated 0.47%    0.35%    0.86%    1.07%    1.54%    0.67%    0.72%    0.54%   
For profit, unincorporated 1.36%    1.74%    2.13%    1.76%    2.94%    1.74%    1.46%    1.49%   
Nonprofit 0.98%    1.65%    2.36%    1.84%    1.59%    1.40%    1.17%    1.05%   
Age of firm
Less than 5 years 1.55%    2.03%    1.90%    4.64%    5.18%    5.82%    1.80%    3.18%   
5-9 years 1.67%    1.32%    1.82%    2.46%    4.58%    5.49%    1.47%    3.11%   
10-19 years 1.40%    0.66%    1.09%    1.66%    2.45%    2.98%    0.63%    2.03%   
20 or more years 0.53%    1.03%    1.11%    0.86%    0.93%    0.59%    0.84%    0.52%   
Multi/single status
2 or more locations 0.49%    6.24%    1.40%    1.01%    1.13%    0.50%    1.68%    0.50%   
1 location only 0.70%    0.52%    0.84%    0.84%    1.96%    4.92%    0.60%    1.37%   
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25% 0.81%    2.80%    2.57%    1.58%    1.16%    1.09%    1.64%    0.99%   
25-49 % 0.85%    1.90%    1.09%    1.77%    1.45%    1.41%    1.56%    0.89%   
50-74 % 1.21%    1.20%    1.95%    1.05%    0.74%    1.46%    0.81%    1.28%   
75% or more 0.38%    0.57%    0.54%    0.79%    0.94%    0.78%    0.49%    0.47%   
Union presence
No union employees 0.58%    0.47%    0.79%    0.78%    1.24%    0.87%    0.49%    0.74%   
Has union employees 0.91%    3.87%    4.58%    3.06%    2.99%    0.92%    3.37%    0.86%   
Unknown 0.97%    4.36%    5.31%    4.56%    3.49%    1.10%    3.91%    0.94%   
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage 0.72%    1.74%    1.30%    1.36%    1.00%    1.04%    0.75%    0.90%   
Less than 50% low wage 0.57%    0.59%    0.82%    0.85%    0.88%    0.77%    0.56%    0.61%   

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.

* 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.